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Bernfeld notes that DiPascali appeared in response to a criminal-information hearing rather than to a grand-jury indictment. This usually means the person has taken a plea and is cooperating with prosecutors to get leniency in sentencing, he says. "Is he going to take down the remaining house of cards? I can't say that, but I would think he could be a significant player in the mosaic," says Bernfeld...
...barrel, you keep the $1 per barrel difference. On one contract, or 1,000 barrels, that comes to $1,000. Not bad for a hard day's work. But take the other side of that trade - buy for $66 and sell for $65 - and you've lost a grand per contract. Remember that on both trades, you're going to pay high transaction fees and commissions, and you'll likely be forced to take a worse price in order to guarantee that your trade executes. In all, you'll probably give up at least $20 per contract. That adds...
...scene at this sweaty central American checkpoint was grand political theater. On July 24, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, threatened with arrest if he ever again set foot in his homeland, ducked across the border before crowds of media and supporters--and then rapidly strode back into neighboring Nicaragua to set up camp. The action put Honduras' political crisis back in the headlines, and it set tensions boiling and troops firing tear gas on Zelaya's supporters nearby, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to dub the move "reckless...
...mainstream media is suppressing the truth about Obama's birth and has likened them to the brownshirts of Nazi Germany. If her allegations were correct, Obama would be ineligible to serve as President. But her evidence is scant, and Taitz may have to just settle for being the peroxided grand poobah of a small - but vocal - fringe. (See the top 10 Obama gaffes...
Located on the Grand Trunk Road, the subcontinent's lifeline dating back to the 16th century, the store is a good half-hour's drive out of the city but has been attracting a steady, if small, stream of customers and wide-eyed spectators since its launch on May 30. At 50,000 sq. ft. (about 4,600 sq m), it is almost tiny by U.S. standards, and there are fewer than 50 vehicles in the parking lot outside - mostly passenger cars, with a handful of small commercial vehicles, SUVs and some motorbikes. A blue-turbaned, elderly Sikh with...