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Philly schools chief leaves with $905k buy-out

August 25, 2011 No Comment

The city of Philadelphia is giving city schools chief Arlene Ackerman a $905,000 buy-out package to send her out the door long before her $1.5 million contract is up. But what’s proving controversial is that more than $400,000 of that sum comes from private donors who have so far remained anonymous. The city announced the payment

Amid federal probe, Goldman CEO hired top criminal defense lawyer

August 25, 2011 No Comment

The head of Goldman Sachs hired a top white-collar criminal defense lawyer amid a Justice Department investigation into the bank’s activities. Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein hired Reid Weingarten, who previously has represented former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers–currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy–as well as a former Enron accounting officer. The move

Amid controversy, S&P chief to step down

August 25, 2011 No Comment

The head of Standard & Poor’s is stepping down–just weeks after the rating agency’s controversial decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating. Deven Sharma (pictured) will leave his post next month, to be replaced by Citigroup exec Douglas Peterson, the company said Monday night. S&P said the move had been planned since the beginning of

Earthquake strikes Eastern seaboard

August 25, 2011 No Comment

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Mineral, Virginia, 87 miles outside of Washington, D.C., today. You can see the White House during the quake as the Secret Service walks on its roof in the video above. Shaking could be felt from Toronto to New York and all the way to North Carolina at close to 2 p.m.

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August 25, 2011 No Comment

BreakingBWnews says: Rihanna J – Cole Tape Allegations Fly From Flynt: LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Is there a Rihanna J – Cole tape ? Rapper J – Cole … http://t.co/VFIPqSM

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August 25, 2011 No Comment

Hurricane Irene Speeds Towards US East Coast: Where Will Storm Make Landfall? CATEX News August 25, 2011: Hurricane Irene; VA Quake Aftershock; Manchurian Diplomacy Hurricane IRENE up date Kitty Hawk NC 8 25 2011 part 2.mp4 EdwardLawrence says: @ AnnSterling # Hurricane # Irene #OBX thanks.

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August 25, 2011 No Comment

saturday night live – sara gilbert/counting crows part 1 The Talk : Clip – Duff Goldman: From Serving Time to Serving Cake! [08/11/2011] The Talk : Clip – Jessica Alba on Second Baby, Embracing Her Sexuality & HypnoBirthing [08/11/2011] autostraddle says: Jane Lynch Writes About Addiction, Sara Gilbert Splits From Partner, Shay Mitchell Has Feelings http://t.co/EKOWtHP

French Don’t Want DSK to Run: Poll

August 25, 2011 No Comment

Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have beat rape charges in New York , but the French electorate does not look very forgiving—just 23% of people in France want DSK to even attempt to squeeze his way into the Socialist primary, according to a new poll. With the Socialist nomination process already underway,…

Who’s Hosting Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards? No One

August 25, 2011 No Comment

One day, all awards shows will see the light. This Sunday marks the MTV Video Music Awards, taking place at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. But if you were concerned that the host was going to ruin a perfectly pleasant evening of performances, ridiculous rants (hello Kanye!) and water-cooler moments (NewsFeed is still talking

College dropouts lost $3.8 billion in potential earnings last year

August 25, 2011 No Comment

People who started college in 2002 but never finished lost $3.8 billion in potential earnings last year, according to a new report. America’s colleges do not do a good job on average of retaining students, getting them to graduate on time, or even to graduate at all. Only slightly more than half of all people

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