Archive for February, 2009

Sell home yourself? It may be smart, survey finds (Orlando Sentinel)

Written by Admin on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Uncategorized.

For the second year in a row, a survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that people who did not use a professional real-estate agent actually sold their home faster and got closer to their asking price.

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is bringing the Irish prime minister to the White House on St. Patrick’s Day. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Thursday that Obama is welcoming Prime Minister Brian Cowen on March 17.

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama’s first budget plan moves aggressively to tackle climate change and shift the nation from reliance on foreign oil to green energy.

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Recipe for adventure: 52 weeks, 52 ‘Friends’ (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Written by Admin on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Uncategorized.

When Josh Sullivan suddenly decided to chuck his day job and become a nomad for a year, he reached out to relatives, friends, friends of friends and Internet contacts.

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Minneapolis freeway fatality IDd (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Written by Admin on Friday, February 27th, 2009 in Uncategorized.

A driver who died after sideswiping a truck at high speed on Interstate 35W in downtown Minneapolis early Wednesday has been identified as Jonathan Mercado-Chaparro, 21, of Richfield.

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WASHINGTON - The White House says Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit Washington next month. Officials say Rudd will meet with President Barack Obama on March 24 to discuss the global financial crisis, the war in Afghanistan and climate change.

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WASHINGTON - The Senate has barred federal regulators from reviving a policy, abandoned two decades ago, that required balanced coverage of issues on public airwaves.

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5 Real Estate Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make (NBC 5 Chicago)

Written by Admin on Thursday, February 26th, 2009 in Uncategorized.

If you have to jump into this lousy real-estate market, you can’t afford to leave anything to chance. Real estate agents offer the five worst mistakes you can make when selling your home.

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NEW YORK - Firefighters are battling a blaze in a six-story apartment building in Manhattan’s Chinatown that has killed one person. Fire officials say another 21 people have been injured, including two firefighters.

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