Posted on 10 March 2010. Tags: AP, United States
NEW YORK – Pepsico Inc. is raising prices on its popular Tropicana orange juice because of the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida’s citrus crop.
The company said Wednesday it is shrinking its most popular size by about 8 percent — while maintaining its price — and raising the price on another size starting in May.
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Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Florida, Miscellaneous, U.S.
Posted on 17 February 2010. Tags: China, Japan
What a great way to start the day. I wake-up and read that China has sold $34.2 billion worth of US treasury bonds. This means that Japan is once again the largest holder of US debt! It is way better to have our debt in the hands of a trusted ally rather then a power-hungry adversary. That is just international relations 101.
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Posted in Brooks Report, Business, China, Current Events, Featured Articles, Obama Administration, U.S.
Posted on 31 January 2010. Tags: Hugo Chavez
President Hugo Chavez today congratulated Venezuela’s baseball team Leones del Caracas for Friday’s victory over rivals Navegantes del Magallanes. The team moves on to the Caribbean series to defend its title.
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Posted in Baseball, South America
Posted on 30 January 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Marijuana, United States
It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, bankruptcy and possibly far worse.
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Posted in Barack Obama, Brooks Report, Business, Current Events, Featured Articles, Health, Health Care, Obama Administration, Philosophy, U.S.
Posted on 24 January 2010. Tags: Apple, Minneapolis
The Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster, from Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis, predicts an increase in sales for the Apple computer in 2010. There is also much hype and anticipation for a possible revelation of Apple’s new tablet that will transform the industry with new cutting edge technology and increase sales.
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Posted in Business, Miscellaneous, Technology
Posted on 22 January 2010. Tags: Citizens United v. FEC (08-205)., supreme court
Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced a disastrous rollback of campaign finance laws. Their 5-4 decision gives corporations free rein to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections.
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Posted on 22 January 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Citizens United v. FEC (08-205).
Yesterday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can spend freely in federal elections.
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Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Miscellaneous, Obama Administration
Posted on 22 January 2010. Tags: Brett Favre
Updated on 1-22-2010
So, I was wrong about a few of those games. I went 2-2 in my predictions, missing the Jets victory over the Chargers and the Saints destruction of the Cardinals defense.
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Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Minnesota, Sports
Posted on 20 January 2010. Tags: Anthony Carranza
One of the fastest growing search engines LinkUp, based out of Minneapolis, announced the release of the free Android application for job seekers. The search engine indexes over 22,000 company websites and updates those job listings daily, according to the news release.
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Posted on 16 January 2010. Tags: Martha Coakley, Scott Brown
The once great MLB pitcher Curt Schilling has been known for his off the cuff remarks and fanatical and ignorant adherence to Republicanism. Schilling has made a number of remarks that can only lead me to believe he does not know what the Republican Party stands for.
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Posted in Barack Obama, Baseball, Brooks Report, Bush Administration, Current Events, Featured Articles, Obama Administration, Sports
Posted on 15 January 2010. Tags: Minneapolis
Apple Computer Inc. has begun hiring for new location located in Uptown Minneapolis on Hennepin Ave. On the career section for the computer maker is accepting applications starting January 13, 2010.
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Posted on 15 January 2010. Tags: Earthquake, Haiti
The recent devastation to hit Haiti has caused an outpouring of support from all over the world. It is clear that Haiti is enduring an unforeseen crisis and they need your help. If you would like to donate I have gathered this information from the Red Cross. I will also try my best to keep you updated with different videos from many different sources regarding this tragedy.
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Posted in Brooks Report, Current Events, Featured Articles, Health, Obama Administration, South America, U.S.