Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction
AP - Mon Dec 14, 2:30 pm ETA section of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.
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Times are tough but not tough enough to stop push for global tax
World Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 3:38 pm ETWith President Barack Obama attacking “fat cat bankers on Wall Street,” left-wing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) see a great opportunity to pass a global tax on financial transactions that could generate at least $700 billion a year from the U.S. and other “rich” countries.
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Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction
Newsday - Mon Dec 14, 3:12 pm ETSection of Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000
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Not Losing Is New Winning as Bankers Dilute Overhaul (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 3:01 pm ETDec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Four Wall Street lobbyists and about a dozen lawmakers huddled over eggs and bacon at Tortilla Coast restaurant on Capitol Hill on Dec. 2 to discuss legislation aimed at strengthening bank regulation.
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Plane Insurers May Post Third Straight Loss on Air France Crash
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 2:54 pm ETDec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Airline insurers, a group led by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Allianz SE , may lose money this year on costs from the Air France crash, forcing the industry to raise rates, broker Aon Corp. said.
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Banier to stand trial for exploitation
Hollywood.com - Mon Dec 14, 2:46 pm ETCelebrity photographer Francois-Marie Banier is set to stand trial in France next year (10) for exploitation, amid accusations he cheated L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt out of $1.5 million (£937,500).
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PCHS State Scholars
Paris Beacon-News - Mon Dec 14, 2:46 pm ETBeacon-News Report Paris Cooperative High School Principal Dave Meister is pleased to announce that 16 PCHS students have been recognized as 2010 Illinois State Scholars.
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Local Eagle Scout earns national award
Paris Beacon-News - Mon Dec 14, 2:46 pm ETGrayson Thomas, a Paris High School senior, competed earlier this year in the National Rifle Association/Boy Scouts of America .22 Rifle National Competition. He finished second in the nation to add to his first place and fourth place awards from the same event in prior years. Thomas earned his Eagle rank in November 2008 and was awarded bronze silver and gold palms in August 2009, indicating he ...
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W.Va., France enter drivers license agreement
Charleston Daily Mail - Mon Dec 14, 2:36 pm ETCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia citizens living in France can now exchange their drivers licenses for French licenses without taking knowledge or skills tests. A reciprocal agreement announced Monday also applies to French citizens 18 years ol...
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Historic structure focus of fire code meeting
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:30 pm ETA citizen’s task force appointed by the Paris City Council to examine the 2006 International Fire Code first made sure Tuesday that stand alone historic structures outside specified districts could be included in Paris-specific fire code requirements for historic districts.
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Officials to file for new trial for Holloway
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:30 pm ETAttorney John Stickels of the University of Texas at Arlington Innocence Project said today he will file a writ by Christmas seeking a new trial for Danny Holloway, a Paris man who has spent almost eight years in prison in the stabbing death of a young Paris woman in 2001.
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Foundation formed for historic cemetery
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:29 pm ETThe Paris Evergreen Cemetery Association has established the Evergreen Foundation, a charitable foundation to provide capital for improvements to the most well-known historical cemetery in the Paris area.
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Holiday in Paris activities overflow
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:29 pm ETThe final weekend of the 2009 Holiday in Paris is full to bursting with music, events and activities for the whole family. Bundle up the kids and drop by the Winter Wonderland of Bywaters Park, which is filled with decorations befitting the holiday season.
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City council to review debt
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:29 pm ETThe Paris City Council may take action on refinancing $6.425 million in debt at lower interest rates when council members meet for the last time this year at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers at City Hall, 107 E. Kaufman St.
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Market ready to perk up for home buyers
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:28 pm ETA surprisingly stable year in 2009 with a forecast of better things to come in 2010 give Realtor® Joe Burress reason for optimism as he passes along his gavel as president of the Paris Board of Realtors.
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Appeals court rules on double jeopardy case
The Paris News - Mon Dec 14, 2:28 pm ETThe 6th District Court of Appeals in Texarkana has reversed one of two convictions of a Paris man, citing double jeopardy as the reason. Michael Lee Alberts Sr. was convicted by a Lamar County jury on two counts of indecency by contact of a child and one count of indecency by exposure of a child.
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