- This weekend The New York Times is expected to announce that uber-bombast Rush Limbaugh has agreed to accept $400 $Million for signing a multi-year contract. [*source NBC-TV News]
- George Washington's boyhood Virginia home has been found after several years of searching for its location. It is currently being archaeologically excavated.*
- The price of oil closed at a new record high per barrel today, exceeding $143.57. But for a brief time today it was trading at over $144.oo / barrel. So what?
In 1999, Usama bin Laden said that a oil selling for $144.oo / barrel would "punish the West". On the date of that bin Laden interview oil was selling for ~$9.oo / barrel.*
- The price per share of GM stock has dropped below $10.oo / share. It hasn't been that low since 1954, when Eisenhower was President. Though it's not an immediate likelihood, there is some concern about GM going bankrupt.*
Your turn. How's your country today?
note:
In anticipation of the U.S. Independence Day celebration, the subject line of this thread is subject to change.
Any suggestions?

