Obama, McCain talk up ideas for the economy (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama on Monday proposed $60 billion worth of new ideas to stimulate the ailing economy, including a tax credit to prod companies to hire more workers and a new way for consumers to cash out up to 15 percent of their IRAs or 401(k)s with no early-withdrawal penalties.
Home Front: Decorating Bargains, Cooking Smells, Small Spaces, Favorite Blues and Whites and more (Washington Post)
Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas and introduce you to design expert Eddie Ross of Bravo TV's 'Top Design.'
Local entrepreneurs learn to 'fast pitch' ideas (Savannah Morning News)
A dozen eager entrepreneurs had three minutes each to sell their business ideas to a group of savvy angel investors Friday morning as Ariel Savannah Angel Partners LLC and The Creative Coast Alliance sponsored their first "FastPITCH" competition. Held in conjunction with the national Angel Capital Association's regional conference this week at the Westin Savannah Harbor, the competition was ...
Obama, McCain talk up ideas for the economy (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Democrat Barack Obama on Monday proposed $60 billion worth of new ideas to stimulate the ailing economy, including a tax credit to prod companies to hire more workers and a new way for consumers to cash out up to 15 percent of their IRAs or 401(k)s with no early-withdrawal penalties. Republican John McCain, who is behind in polls, reiterated several of his recent proposals to combat the ...
Obama, McCain talk up ideas for the economy (Bradenton Herald)
McCain reiterated his own ideas, pitching his $300 billion plan for the government to buy bad mortgages in exchange for lower-rate government-backed loans, and to take bad debt off banks' books. Obama has criticized that approach as a giveaway to the lending industry.
Green teams: Silicon Valley employees use peer pressure, creative ideas to help the environment (Contra Costa Times)
n Employees at Silicon Valley companies, big and small, have formed volunteer green teams to encourage recycling and carpooling to cut carbon emissions