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The Associated Press
NEW YORK _ Bear Stearns Cos., one of Wall Street’s venerable investment banks, received a bailout Friday by the federal government and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a surprise, last-ditch effort to save the 86-year-old institution.
The Federal Reserve responded swiftly to pleas from Bear Stearns that its coffers had […]

The City of Colorado Springs has created a program that allows its Web site visitors to click on past city council agenda items and watch taped segments from the council meeting.
Previously, site visitors could only access the entire taped meeting and could not select items they preferred to watch.
The program is […]

With Easter falling on March 23, Americans will celebrate the earliest Easter since 1913.
According to the National Retail Federation’s 2008 Easter Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, consumers are expected to spend a total of $14.44 billion on Easter food, apparel, gifts, flowers, decorations and candy.
The average consumer will shell out […]

Airline promotions often include bonus frequent flier miles or limited-time-only fare discounts, but Las Vegas show tickets?
Evidently the marketing folks at Allegiant Air, LLC have decided to partner with the popular Blue Man Group show that appears regularly at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas to offer air, hotel and show ticket […]