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Treasury Secretary Addresses Crisis in Markets

September 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Offering the basis for what might one day become a reality television show, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. delivered “Extreme Makeover: Financial Markets Edition,” the name I apply to the statement he delivered in Washington, D.C., this morning:
“Last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, SEC Chairman Chris Cox and I had a lengthy and [...]

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Scott Spezio Released by St. Louis Cardinals

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Law enforcement officials in Irving, Calif., issued an arrest warrant for 35-year-old Scott Spezio on a number of charges related to a hit-and-run incident in late December. According to more than one news report today, the utilityman who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series in 2006, was later released by the [...]

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Blogger Describes 2007 as a Very Good Year

January 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

If I had to rate 2007, my first complete year as a professional blogger, I’d have to say it was a very good year at Bob McCarty Writes.
During the past 12 months, Bob McCarty Writes grew, became more well-known throughout the blogosphere and grew some more. With help from scores of other bloggers, radio [...]

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‘Extreme Makeover’ Star Apologizes for DUI Bus?

May 8th, 2007 · No Comments

This morning, I found humor in one of the news feeds coming to Bob McCarty Writes via RSS from Fox News. The headline of the feed was as follows:
‘Extreme Makeover’ Star
Ty Pennington Apologizes for DUI Bus
What Fox News meant to have in that headline was the word, “Bust”, to describe the fact that the [...]

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