Canadian Government Announces Major Tax Reductions
October 31, 2007
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a five-year program that could reduce taxes by a total C$60 billion. Read more
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Crude Oil Prices Break New Record High Heading Towards $100 a Barrel
October 31, 2007
Another record has been set in crude oil prices. The price of crude lept past US $94.00 a barrel. New York Mercantile Exchange crude oil for December delivery closed at US$94.23 per barrel, after peaking at US$94.74. the highest price on record. Read more
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U.S, Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25%
October 31, 2007
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points to 4-1/2 percent. Read more
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President Bush To Meet With Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
October 31, 2007
President Bush will meet with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington on November 5, 2007. The meeting comes amid growing tension and frustration as Turkey seeks to stop the Kurdish rebel attacks in its territories. Read more
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Actor Jerry Seinfeld Admits Considering Joining Scientology
October 31, 2007
Jerry Seinfeld said he’d briefly considered becoming a Scientologist. Speaking to Access Hollywood, entertainment television show, the comedian said he studied the practice about 30 years ago.”The only thing that bothers me about people knowing that is that it is not my complete wacko resume. It’s just one aspect,” he said.
Speaking about what founder L. Ron Hubbard described as an “applied religious philosophy,” Seinfeld said “I am very interested in self-help things. When I was a young man in my 20s, I would explore like meditation, and I studied Aikido and karate and yoga and I would just take little things from each of these things.” Seinfeld said he dropped Scientology to move on to other self-help practices.
Married for seven years, the 53-year-old comedian is now a father of three. When asked if married life provides fertile ground for material, the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Seinfeld said “it is the gold mine. It is the ultimate comedy gold mine, marriage. If I did another TV series it would be called ‘Mrs. Seinfeld.’”
His latest project, the animated comedy Bee Movie, opens November 2.
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Singer, Actor Robert Goulet Dies
October 31, 2007
Entertainer Robert Goulet, who gained legions of fans with his rich, baritone singing voice and handsome features, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 73.Goulet passed away Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was was awaiting a lung transplant. He was admitted to the hospital last month with a lung disease known as pulmonary fibrosis.
He first gained fame in 1960 for his role as Sir Lancelot in the Broadway musical Camelot,which led to dozens of appearances on television variety shows.
He won a Grammy Award for best new artist in 1962, and a Tony Award in 1968 for his role in the musical The Happy Time. Goulet also became a popular attraction in the western U.S. city of Las Vegas, a popular destination for tourists and gamblers.
Goulet was born in Massachusetts in 1933 of French-Canadian parents. His family moved to Canada after his father’s death, while Goulet was still in his early teens.
He made his first professional appearance at the age of 16, when he performed with the Edmonton Symphony. He later won a vocal scholarship to the Royal Conservatory of Music at the University of Toronto.
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