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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Archive
Thursday, Sept. 25Sun Valley Ernest Hemingway Festival, 6 p.m., nexStage Theatre – Sept. 25 through Sept. 28, Hemingway in Cuba themed Festival. Mr. Gnome and guests, $3, Neurolux - The indie rock duo had an explosive year. They will turn up the volume for Boise Thursday.
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Archive
World
Pakistan hit by smaller attacks, killing at least 10ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – More extremist attacks shook Pakistan Monday on the heels of a devastating bomb attack at the capital’s best-known hotel. Gunmen took the Afghan consul-general hostage after killing his driver, and suicide bombers killed nine policemen at a checkpoint in the valley of Swat, northwest [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2008 by Archive
The Federal Reserve, Joe. The Fed. The institution that determines your interest rates and controls the supply of money in the market. Those little green pictures of George Washington, you know? Those are federal reserve notes backed by the The Fed's word; worth its weight in ... err, Gold. The Fed's predecessor was the National Banking Act, which chartered national banks to use the U.S. dollar supported by the gold standard.
