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April 2009 Current Events: Business/Science News
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of April 2009. Unemployment Rate Reaches 8.5%; 663,00 Jobs Lost in March (Apr. 3): The government reports…Shaun Donovan
Shaun Donovan was President Barack Obama's Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD, 2009-14) and then the director of the Office of Managment and Budget (OMB, 2014-17…Itemized Deductions
Taxpayers may itemize deductions or take the standard deduction. The standard deduction amounts for 2014 are as follows: $6,200 for single persons, $9,100 for…James Rouse
James W. Rouse was an urban planner and real estate developer who pioneered indoor malls and is often credited with rejuvenating downtown areas in the United States during the 1970s. Rouse co-…Six Warning Signs of a Financial Problem
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation offers the following guidelines to evaluate whether you are facing significant financial difficulties.Loan payments, excluding mortgages, but…Banking in the United States
Here are key moments in the history of U.S. banking 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the United…The Devil's Dictionary: Druids
by Ambrose Bierce DRAMATISTDUCK-BILLDRUIDS -n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not disdain to employ the humble allurement of human sacrifice. Very little is…The Devil's Dictionary: House
by Ambrose Bierce HOURIHOUSELESSHOUSE -n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. House of Correction…Henry Paulson, Jr.
Henry Merritt Paulson, Jr. was United States Secretary of the Treasury from July of 2006 until January of 2009. A graduate of Dartmouth University (1968) and Harvard Business School (1970), Paulson…Robert Lewis RODGERS, Congress, PA (1875-1960)
RODGERS Robert Lewis , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in El Dorado, Butler County, Kans., June 2, 1875; raised on a farm near Jamestown, Mercer County, Pa.; attended district school and…Trending
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