Posts Tagged ‘dollars’

Man Who Plays Game For Millions Of Dollars Called Gutsy

BOSTON—Several sources confirmed Friday that a man who is paid millions of dollars to play a game was reportedly called gutsy and lauded for a “valiant effort” to hit a small white ball with a wooden stick. The Onion Tweet This Post

Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The farm bill the Senate is considering this week would cut some farm subsidies but also expand government-subsidized crop insurance, a safety net used by many farmers in case of bad weather or lost revenue. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Official Government Portraits

David Kerley, Jennifer Abbey, and Betsy Klein contributed to this report: Long before cameras were invented, our founding fathers kept their images alive with painted portraits. Paintings of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson are part of American history. But what began as official documentation… Tweet This Post

Ukrainians, fearing devaluation, buy dollars before election

KIEV (Reuters) – Many Ukrainians, fearing an imminent devaluation of the national currency, rushed to buy dollars on Thursday ahead of a parliamentary election on Sunday, pushing the hryvnia to a seven-week low. Though there were no visible queues at exchange points and banks as there were four years ago when the hryvnia plunged by [...]

Donors with dollars: Top 5 fundraisers for Obama

Shrek would be green with envy. Movie producer Jeffrey Katzenberg is animating the presidential race this election season, raising more money than any other Democratic donor. Tweet This Post