| Senator Brown Pushes For Money To Fix Ohio Bridges
We've spoken with federal highway administrators. There's a billion dollars available. Ohio should get a significant share of that, said Brown.According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, both Warren and Hamilton counties have potentially dangerous bridges. .
Bucking the Tide on Private Loans
As the scandals and debates over private lending have grown in recent months, conventional wisdom has held that private loans are a necessary evil. Sure, students and their families are taking on debt that is typically more expensive and more risky than federally backed loans. But as long as families feel that college costs are otherwise beyond their reach, private loans will continue to become more popular. .
Analysis: SC Strategy Focused on Race
Poll Manager Brittany Coleman, left, assists Elizabeth Jenkins, right, and Craig Williams, center, as they prepare to cast their votes in the South Carolina Democratic Presidential Primary at Joseph Floyd Manor in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney) (Alice Keeney - AP) .
Travel books: January 2008 round up
Sophie Campbell enjoys an American woman's solo adventure down the Nile, Nigel Richardson immerses himself in an enigmatic and little-known culture, while James Owen observes a portrait of 1980s Greece.
A brisk jaunt down the lifeline of Egypt Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff by Rosemary Mahoney (Little, Brown, £16.99) .
DAVID LEASK and DOUGLAS FRASER
The research represents a vital contribution to a debate over whether Scotland should take on more tax-raising powers or become independent. Our findings come amid a growing clamour from English politicians and the London-based media to curb Scotland's £26bn spending grant from the Treasury. But, as The Herald shows, much of this mischief is based not on facts but a series of myths, mistakes and misconceptions. .
Société Générale in danger of takeover
While the market turmoil may make bidders wary, they may see the extraordinary revelation about the alleged fraud as an unique opportunity to strike. "This will be the time we look back to and say this is when SocGen lost its independence," one source said. A senior banker added: "The rights issue has strengthened their capital, but from a sentiment point of view they are weak. Whether they survive the next three to six months will be key." SocGen's shares fell 4pc to €75.81. Traders said speculation about a takeover prevented the stock from falling further. Among the bidders for SocGen could be Barclays, which last year lost out to a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland in an attempted cross-boarder merger with Dutch bank ABN Amro. Italy's Unicredit could also be a serious contender.
Chasing Perfection (It ain't over yet)
It has been a wild year for Bill Belichick's club. They were punished by the NFL for cheating after a win over the New York Jets in Week 1 and since that time, they have been on a mission. After a busy off-season the Pats upgraded their passing attack and the results have been impressive. The combination of Pro Bowl starters Tom Brady and Randy Moss has been outstanding. Brady was named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and also broke Peyton Manning's single season TD pass record (click here for the Brady TD Pass Tracker) and Moss broke Jerry Rice's single season TD reception record. (click here for the Moss TD Catch Tracker). Click here for the Randy Moss and Tom Brady photo gallery. Now it's on to the playoffs. .
Halloween II: Back from the dead
But for investors, trusts for the time being still offer the same old attributes of high income and potential for capital gains. That's why it's premature to write them off as an investment. They'll never again be the force they were prior to last Oct. 31, but some of them are still worth owning. As we know, there were some businesses that didn't belong as trusts and, if the federal government hadn't stepped in, then the marketplace would have fixed it, said Dirk Lever, chief income strategist at RBC Dominion Securities Inc. But there are a whole bunch of businesses that make great trusts. They've done a very good job of delivering returns. A good trust is one based on a growing business, like CML Healthcare Income Fund, which runs a chain of medical labs, or Energy Savings Income Fund, which has increased its monthly cash payouts a staggering 28 times.
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