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  • States want $1 trillion to 'keep afloat' (group of Dem Gubs, many states will go broke and soon)

    01/02/2009 1:05:34 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 39 replies · 998+ views
    Politico on Yahoo ^ | 1/2/09 | Andy Barr
    A group of Democratic governors warned Friday that without as much as $1 trillion in federal assistance, many states will not be able to pay their bills in the next year. “There are states that are talking as California has of not being able to meet their financial obligations in the coming months,” New York Gov. David Paterson (D) said on a conference call with reporters. California announced in December that all state employees would be forced to take two days of unpaid leave. Paterson was joined by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D), Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D), Ohio...
  • 'Angel investors' keep space tourism afloat

    07/02/2007 2:37:35 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 5 replies · 317+ views
    ap on Contra Costa Times ^ | 7/2/07 | Alicia Chang - ap
    LOS ANGELES -- Just a few years ago, the idea of bankrolling starry-eyed ventures to fly ordinary people into space was laughed off as science fiction. Now some investors are betting on space tourism as the next big thing. The infant industry got a boost in June when a Boston-area investment group backed a private rocket company developing a spaceship that will take off and land like an airplane. The deal between Boston Harbor Angels and XCOR Aerospace, believed to be the first investment by a group of angel investors in a commercial launch company, raised hopes that others will...