Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The United States 2008 federal deficit has reached a record high, US$454.8 billion—more than double last year’s deficit. Financial experts believe that next year, the deficit will reach over $700 billion, while the National Debt Clock has recently run out of digits to record over $10 trillion in national debt. The…
Cuban funds tied to Lula campaign, Brazilian magazine alleges
Sunday, October 30, 2005 Brazil — Former advisors to Brazilian Minister of Finance Antonio Palocci have claimed that three million US dollars from Cuba were used in the 2002 political campaign of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The accusation was printed by the Brazilian magazine Veja in its issue circulating this week. According to Veja,…
Movado: An Unmistakably Classy Style Statement
Submitted by: James Oates There is no mistaking the classic look of a Movado watch. The single dot at the 12:00 spot represents the sun at high noon the way people told time before there were watches. It also represents a museum-quality timepiece. Since the company was founded in 1881 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, the…