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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Stocks Bounce Back, But Credit Worries PersistWall Street snapped back Tuesday after its biggest sell-off in years amid growing expectations that lawmakers will salvage a $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. But the seized-up credit markets where businesses turn to raise money showed no sign of relief. |
Survey Finds Americans Wary of BailoutAmericans' opinions about the U.S. House's defeat of the $700 billion bailout plan reflect a wariness about their leaders in Washington, a survey indicates. |
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation Lamenta el Fallecimiento del Fundador Dionicio MoralesDionicio Morales, fundador de la Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF), la mayor organización sin fines de lucro de servicios humanos y base latina del país, falleció el miércoles por la noche a la edad de 89 años. Había sido hospitalizado por complicaciones respiratorias. |
Gonzalez Unhappy He Didn't Break Record at ArrowheadTony Gonzalez didn't just want the NFL record for receiving yardage for tight ends. He wanted to set the mark at Arrowhead Stadium. So when Gonzalez got within 3 yards of the record in Sunday's 33-19 home win over Denver, he began pestering head coach Herm Edwards, tight-ends coach Jon Embree and anyone else who would listen to pass him the ball one more time. That pass never came. |
A Hispanic Men's Network: HombreTV's CEO SpeaksWe recently had the opportunity to speak with Dennis N. Richard, CEO and founder of HombreTV.com, a broadband bilingual platform for Hispanic men. Mr. Richard has been involved in the television industry for more than 20 years; he is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He took the time to answer a myriad of questions on the challenges of broadcasting TV shows on the Internet, as well as advertising, demographics, and the demand for such an online channel. |
McCain, Obama React Differently to Failed Bailout BillU.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama reacted in different ways to Monday's failure of the bailout bill in the House, the U.S. News and World Report reported Tuesday. Republican McCain took credit for positive changes he said were made to the bill while blaming its defeat on Obama and his fellow Democrats. But U.S. media pointed out that Democrats in the House mustered 140 votes for the bailout plan drafted by lawmakers from both parties and the Bush administration, while Republicans delivered only 65 votes. |
House of Reps Passes Webcaster Settlement ActAfter a furor of complaints from Pandora users and concession by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed the Webcaster Settlement Act. It paves the way for private agreements with SoundExchange on music royalty rates and exemption from the Copyright Board mandatory rules that would have put many Internet radios stations, including Pandora, out of business. |
NASA Conference Aims to Launch Hispanic Youths into Science, Oct. 2-3NASA is holding a two-day cultural and motivational workshop that aims to inspire young Hispanics to not only complete high school, but to pursue higher degrees in the sciences, math, and engineering. |