AP – Whether in cold, blustery Iowa City, or soggy Happy Valley, Iowa has Penn State figured out.
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Five small regional banks were closed by regulators on Friday evening, pushing 2009’s tally so far to 88 institutions. Of the five failures, two were in Illinois, and there was one each in Arizona, Iowa and Missouri.
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By Ross Kerber
BOSTON – Standing just a few feet from the flag-draped casket of Senator Edward Kennedy, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger shared the best political advice he said he ever got from the uncle of his wife, Maria Shriver. When speaking in public, stay away from the specifics.
”He was a big believer in giving the [...]
AP – Sen. Charles Grassley, a Republican who is a key bargainer on health care reform, played to packed crowds across the state who left little doubt that they are not happy with what’s on the table.
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Come in and have a seat, Mr. Johnson, and thanks for your application to join our little company.
Let’s see, it says here your last position was in Somalia! Well, that’s quite a long ways away, I guess. Iowa, or someplace?
And what line of work were you in over there? Ah, shipping-related? Interesting.
Your application says you [...]