New Oval Office Rug, Made In America - NPR
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:40:57 GMT+00:00
npr ruggeri says every aspect of the rug, including the wool and the cotton backing, were made in America . A year and a half into the Obama presidency, ... Obama's new Oval Office digs American Thinker (blog) A makeover for a more subdued Oval Office, courtesy of the Obamas Independent

America's Got Talent Semis Set: Singers, Magicians, High-Flyers, Oh My! - E! Online (blog)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:44:01 GMT+00:00
Got Talent Semis Set: Singers, Magicians, High-Flyers, Oh My! E! Online (blog) But at last, five more acts got the good news Wednesday that they'd be joining last week's top five in next week's semifinals on America's Got Talent. ... Final America's Got Talent Finalists TV.com

'Good Morning America' Announces 'Dancing With the Stars' Pairings - OK! Magazine
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:44:59 GMT+00:00
' Announces 'Dancing With the Stars' Pairings OK! Magazine Good Morning America announced Wednesday the celebrity/pro pairings for season 11 of Dancing With the Stars. Who do you think will be the winner? ... Dancing with the Stars season 11 celebrity contestants on Good Morning ... Newspost Online (blog) Dancing With The Stars Season 11 Partners On Good Morning America Thaindian.com 'Dancing with the Stars' eleventh-season celebrity cast announced Reality TV World Examiner.com  - Snark Food  - Parade Magazine

Kids II Named One of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies - MarketWatch (press release)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:56:35 GMT+00:00
Fastest-Growing Private Companies MarketWatch (press release) And, more than ever, this year's list is a testament to the creativity, resilience, and tenacity of America's top entrepreneurs," said Jane Berentson, ...

Auto sales in America dip overall in August - Toledo Blade
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:01:30 GMT+00:00
dip overall in August Toledo Blade ap detroit - Auto sales, once a bright spot in the economic recovery, grew fainter last month. The pain was widespread. Big car companies General Motors Co. ...

Bank Of America Prices A$1.2B 3-Year Bonds At Swap +210 BPs - Wall Street Journal
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:45:36 GMT+00:00
Prices A$1.2B 3-Year Bonds At Swap +210 BPs Wall Street Journal sydney (Dow Jones)--Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Wednesday priced A$1.2 billion in three-year senior unsecured notes at 210 basis points over swap, ... BofA settlement fund sets November deadline Reuters BofA Merrill sees 'growth recession' -- and another dive in interest rates Los Angeles Times (blog) Bofa Merrill Lynch Raises Junk Issuance Forecast to $240 Billion Bloomberg The Associated Press  - DailyFinance  - TheStreet.com (subscription)

Illegal immigrant population is down in U.S., study reports - Boston Herald
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:34:38 GMT+00:00
Boston Herald philadelphia the number of illegal immigrants in America stopped growing for the first time since 1990 ... Illegal immigrants down, but not in Illinois Chicago Tribune Report: Illegal Immigration To US Decreasing In Recent Years New York Magazine Number of illegal immigrants entering US plunges: study afp newser  - Austin American-Statesman  - California Watch (blog)

Ex-Chief Haunts Bank of America - New York Times (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:53:17 GMT+00:00
New York Times (blog) The ghost of the former chief executive, Ken Lewis, keeps haunting Bank of America . Since he resigned almost a year ago, the Charlotte-based bank has made ... Fragile rebound Business Standard

Rochester's farmers market lauded as America's fave - WCAX
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:31:46 GMT+00:00
fave wcax ap - September 2, 2010 3:15 AM ET The contest attracted more than 5000 votes from across the country. Rochester had more than 5000 votes in the category of ... Rochester's Public Market Is Best in America 13WHAM-TV Rochester Public Market ranked top in United States Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Falls Church Farmers Market Voted No. 1 Falls Church Times Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The Grading of America - Baltimore Sun (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:24:39 GMT+00:00
Baltimore Sun (blog) School is back in session. Could that be why it seems like everybody is handing out report cards these days? The University of Maryland Center for ...

Lee DeWyze teams with Feeding America for Hunger Action Month - USA Today
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:55:17 GMT+00:00
for Hunger Action Month USA Today While in Chicago this past weekend, Lee DeWyze helped launch Feeding America's Hunger Action Month. The Cheesecake Factory is the lead sponsor for Hunger ... Feeding America Launches Hunger Action Month in September: Celebrities ... PR Newswire (press release)

[Movies] Does Captain America Have Its Union Jack? - 411mania.com
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:52:42 GMT+00:00
Have Its Union Jack? 411mania.com IMDB is reporting that JJ Feild (Centurion, Blood: The Last Vampire) has been cast in Captain America : The First Avenger as Montgomery Falsworth, ... Cap's Union Jack is ... American? IGN

Coming Home to America - Huffington Post (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:20:21 GMT+00:00
Huffington Post (blog) President Obama's announcement last night that America's combat troops in Iraq are coming home is good news indeed. After the tragic loss of 4400 lives of ...

Jewish reflections on America's relationship with Islam - Washington Post (blog)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:19:35 GMT+00:00
relationship with Islam Washington Post (blog) ... confronting the bigotry that America must confront if she is to be all she can be, and recommitting ourselves to the civil behavior and civil discourse ...

Conservative icon of the 'Contract with America' era speaks to Tea Party activists - Macon County News
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:23:16 GMT+00:00
' era speaks to Tea Party activists Macon County News These folks are changing the personnel that have the privilege to hold high office in America , he said. He went on to cite a New York Times report which ...

Identity Theft: America's Fastest Growing Crime - Dealerscope
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:15:25 GMT+00:00
Fastest Growing Crime Dealerscope There's an epidemic sweeping across America and it's called identity theft. Most of us know someone who is a victim of the crime. ...

Stanzi: Still loves America, despises interceptions - Gazette Online (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:18:28 GMT+00:00
, despises interceptions Gazette Online (blog) Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi puts up an eventual interception as he is tackled by Syracuse's Jameel McClain during the second half of their game against ...

America's first Rallycross a success - Free Press Courier
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:52:25 GMT+00:00
first Rallycross a success Free Press Courier Foust now lays claim to winning America's first-ever Rallycross. The American event was great! exclaimed Tanner Foust, The Ford Fiesta was built ... Rallycross Comes to US, Foust, Wimpey Are Winners RallySport Magazine Tanner Foust - Ford interview 2010-09-01 Motorsport.com

Chicago banker to cycle across America - Chicago Tribune
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:42:44 GMT+00:00
Chicago Tribune Chicago banker Steve Koch begins cycling across America next week to raise money for Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is chairman of the board. ...

How a Beefeater and a Tortoise Captured America's Attention - Huffington Post (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:16:44 GMT+00:00
Attention Huffington Post (blog) But in all my escapist reveries I never imagined the amazing response that my second novel, The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise, is receiving in America . ...