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7 films qualify for VFX Oscar nods
UPI - 6th Jan 2011BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says seven films qualify for nomination in the Visual Effects category for the 83rd Academy Awards. The list will be whittled down to five and announced…
Read more >>Long-term mortgage rates drop in week
UPI - 6th Jan 2011WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Average Interest Rates for 30-year and 15-year Mortgage contracts dropped in the week ending Jan. 6, the U.S. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell from 4…
Read more >>Men shave heads to spite genetics
UPI - 6th Jan 2011Sandy Poirier, the owner of Shag salon, said he started shaving his head five years ago "when no one else was doing it," and he learned there are new obligations that come with the style. "You have to dress well, be more fashionable, or you're goi…
Read more >>FBI investigating body on cargo ship
UPI - 6th Jan 2011HOUSTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating the death of a Ukrainian man aboard the cargo ship Alexia. The unnamed man, a sailor, was assaulted and died around New Year's Eve, KCRP-TV, Houston, reported. …
Read more >>Dick Cheney, Halliburton and KBR.
Examiner.com - 9th Dec 2010A sixteen count charged was filed by the Nigerian government at the Abuja High Court against Dick Cheney over his alleged complicity in the $180 million bribe-for-contract Scandal by Halliburton.The case was brought by the country's anti-corruptio…
Read more >>New deepwater drilling permits: Zilch
CNNMoney.com - 12th Nov 2010NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Obama lifted his Moratorium on Deepwater Oil Drilling nearly a month ago, but the government still hasn't issued any new permits in the Gulf of Mexico. And most analysts say permits will be slow in coming thro…
Read more >>update info
Gretawire - 16th Aug 2010The following information was released by the Office of Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton: Today, U.S. Senator Mark Dayton voted against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to harmful Oil Drilling. According to the U.S. Department of E…
Read more >>Candidates for Senate deeply split on energy, climate
Seattle Times - 11th Jul 2010Washington — If you were to vote for the next U.S. senator from Washington State based solely on Energy and Climate issues, you couldn't complain for lack of choices. Among the four leading Candidates is an Incumbent who has voted in align…
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