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Video: Goldman's Economic Forecast

MSNBC | MSNBC | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

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Some of the world's top financial policy makers and economists are meeting in Santa Barbara, with Jan Hatzius, Goldman. (CNBC) ...

When Harry Met Sadness: (500) Days of Summer Reconsiders American Romantic Comedy

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


Gregory Weinkauf

(500) Days of Summer is not the smartest, funniest or sleekest movie to which Fox didn't invite me this year -- but in its pretentious mope-rock way it is ambitious, thoughtful and fulfilling.

Jackson Funeral Won't Convince Followers He Is Dead

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living


Francesca Biller-Safran

Since Elvis, the social pathos and obsession with celebrities has grown more than a hundred-fold, and this King of Pop will never be laid to rest or allowed to rest in peace.

In Focus: Neverland Ranch Investigators Discover Corpse Of Real Michael Jackson

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 07.27.2009 | Home

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SANTA BARBARA, CA—During a search for evidence at the Neverland Valley Ranch, investigators discovered a corpse that has been identified as that...

Morning Fog Brings Relief For California Fire Crews

AP | RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 06.09.2009 | Home


SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Thousands of residents were back home Saturday as a blanket of cool, moist air flowing in from the Pacific Ocean tamed a...

Santa Barbara Wildfire: More Than 30K Ordered To Flee

AP | RAQUEL MARIA DILLON | Posted 06.08.2009 | Home


SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fire officials have more than doubled their estimate of how many acres have burned in a wildfire raging along mountain s...

Santa Barbara Fires Spread, Otherworldly Scene [SLIDESHOW]

Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics


High winds and hundred-degree weather have proved a dangerous combination in Southern California, leading the Santa Barbara fire spread at a rapid pac...

California Wildfire Destroys 20 Homes at the Sea

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 06.07.2009 | Home

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An out-of-control, wind-driven wildfire bore down on Santa Barbara on Wednesday, destroying some 20 homes in the rugged central California foothills, ...

Santa Barbara Opposed To Offshore Oil Exploration Once More

AP | BY NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green


LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Months after making national headlines for supporting offshore oil drilling, the county famous for spawning the modern env...

Men's Warrior Weekend

Peter Clothier | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living


Peter Clothier

Too many of us men, in today's troubled world, have failed to grow out of being little boys. We need more good, well-directed masculine energy in this world.

Murdoch and Fox Portray Black Men as Terrorists on 24

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media


Ronald B. Robinson

The first two Presidents on 24 were Black men. The first was assassinated and the second was responsible for allowing nuclear bombs into the country, causing mass destruction.

Sixth Mass Extinction Underway: Save the Buttercup?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green


Josie Garthwaite

In general, loss of species that perform unique functions and have few close relatives (in evolutionary terms) would cause the most disruption.

One Person Can Make a Difference -- 83 Year-Old Peace Activist

Steven Crandell | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green


Steven Crandell

When we think about global issues like peace it's easy to feel intimidated by the enormity of the task. Ah, but something can be done. And sometimes it takes an 83 year-old woman to show the way.