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Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
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Prosecutor: Ex-B-2 bomber engineer sold secrets to make $15k mortgage payments on Hawaii home
A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built ...
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Squeeze play
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is not only chasing his 600th home run -- but also money from leveraged buyout king Tom Hicks. The bankrupt Texas Rangers owned by Hicks Sports Group did not put $40 million of players' deferred compensation into an escrow account, meaning former player A-Rod could be...
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Home gun shop in Arlington gets OK amid potshots
David Dick hopes to turn his hobby into a home-based business. But the description alone of his tentative endeavor firearms sales and manufacturing was enough to rattle a Jacksonville citizens group and almost derail his application for a required zoning exception. Thursday, thanks in part to timely presence of a lobbyist he didnt know plus support from his neighbors Dick received ...
jacksonville.com
Celebrity Money Meltdowns
Tough economic times have tested the vast majority of Americans - and that includes celebrities.
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Homeowners Save Money With Eco-Savvy New Homes in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD, CA--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - Quality new-home construction practices and the commitment by one local builder to take a more sustainable approach to building have resulted in an eco-savvy new home neighborhood that saves homeowners money.
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Money-Saving Cloth Diapers Make Comeback
One of the biggest expenses of having a baby is the cost of disposable diapers. But WDSU consumer reporter Melanie Hebert reports that more parents are turning back to cloth diapers to lift the strain on their wallets and the environment.
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Home Office hits international students - again
New rules, to make it harder for international students to come and study in the UK, will become law unless Parliament intervenes.
www.irr.org.uk
Ex-NY money manager admits bilking investors
A former money manager pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud, admitting that he cheated charities, schools, pension funds and others out of at least $331 million, using a portion of the funds to buy collectible teddy bears and to invest in $100,000 horses.
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Home education: precious, not dangerous | Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison
The case of Khyra Ishaq was tragic. But to blame home education would be naive and destructive The idea that child abuse can be thwarted by tightening laws about home education has been around for some time. The tragic case of Khyra Ishaq prompted Ed Balls to commission a review of home education in 2009 that was undertaken by Graham Badman. He reached the same conclusions as this week's serious ...
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