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Poll: Democrats Are Losing Keys to Victory They Held in 2008

freshcontentengine.com — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 04:09:22 +0000

Many of the major building blocks in the big 2008 victory by President Obama and fellow Democrats have crumbled this year, with voters in them showing big swings to the Republican side in the midterm elections, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted Oct. 16-21. (Story; Poll Data). The most dramatic shift has [...]

Google Said Near $2 Billion Deal for N.Y.C. Building

freshcontentengine.com — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 08:22:01 +0000

Google is nearing a deal to buy an office building at 111 Eighth Ave. in Manhattan for a price close to $2 billion, The New York Post reported. Google is already a tenant in the 18-story building, which occupies a whole city block in the Chelsea district, the newspaper said. Its neighbors in the building [...]

Musical Chairs: Morgan Considers Goldman’s Old Building

freshcontentengine.com — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:17:06 +0000

JB Reed/Bloomberg News Goldman’s old headquarters, 85 Broad Street In its quest to consolidate its Manhattan office space, could Morgan Stanley choose its archrival’s old headquarters? Morgan Stanley is weighing moving some of its back-office operations to 85 Broad Street, Goldman Sachs’s headquarters until this year, a person briefed on the matter told DealBook. Morgan [...]

BP Hirings at Barclays: Building Up an Energy Team

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:58:26 +0000

Barclays Capital has hired seven sales executives from BP, in a move meant to bolster its energy trading business in North America, according to an internal memorandum obtained by DealBook. The hirings are part of Barclays’ effort to expand its physical trading business and better compete against the likes of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. [...]

Barbara Boxer Aide Charged With Bringing Pot Into Senate Building

freshcontentengine.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:25:15 +0000

A senior aide for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has resigned after being arrested on charges of bringing marijuana into the Hart Senate Office Building, Politico reported. U.S. Capitol Police said Marcus Stanley was detained Tuesday at a security checkpoint when he allegedly tried to “remove and conceal” a leafy green substance from his pocket. The [...]

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform: Building a Better Trap

freshcontentengine.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:01:35 +0000

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6 in 10 New Yorkers Oppose Building Mosque Near Ground Zero

freshcontentengine.com — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:29:31 +0000

The New York City Landmarks and Preservation Commission has cleared the way for construction of a controversial 15-story mosque and Islamic center to be built two blocks from Ground Zero, but New Yorkers oppose the project by 61 percent to 26 percent with 13 percent undecided, according to a Siena Research Institute poll conducted July [...]

Verbatim Championship Robot Game

hagdawg — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:38:47 +0000

Found this fun robot game today not really a lot to it but its a fun time killer. You choose four pieces of Verbatim storage to create your robot and then choose which random robot you want. Then just name it with a three letter name and hit random match. The robots fight automatically but you get three buttons to get an advantage. A big punch, restore some health, and a rocket. I thought it was enjoyable check it out there are even rankings and you can post your robots to your blog or webpage.

National Robotics Week begins this Saturday (mt-soft.com.ar)
Bountiful ‘bots: National Robotics Week arrives this weekend (scienceblog.com)
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