Friday, September 2, 2011

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How many camera angles do they need for a Rachael Maddow interview?

Amazon offers California 7,000...............

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc has proposed a hiring spree of 7,000 jobs in California if state leaders put a recently enacted online sales tax on hold for two years. The offer comes as California contends with the second-highest unemployment rate among U.S. states and broad anxiety about the national economy.Link

Failing at picking winners..........

A solar energy company that intends to file for bankruptcy received $535 million in backing from the federal government and has a cozy history with Democrats and the Obama administration, campaign finance records show.Link