In picking roommates, students get pickier (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

7 September 2008, 12:36 am

Remember that uncomfortable moment when you met your freshman roommate - a virtual stranger who now would sleep six feet away from you every night? Would it be some psycho partier or finicky fellow, super slob or chronic borrower?... read more

Russian firms spend billions to acquire region's plants (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

6 September 2008, 9:13 pm

Russians are doing more than just visiting steel mills and steel-supply plants to see how they work -- they're buying some of the nation's steel industry assets, thanks in large part to Russian tycoons who are worth billions of dollars, experts say.... read more

Russian companies spend billions to acquire plants in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

6 September 2008, 9:12 pm

Today, the Russians are doing more than just visiting steel mills and steel-supply plants to see how they work -- they're buying some of the nation's steel industry assets.... read more

$3 Million in Grants Awarded to 200 Museums, Historical Groups and Local Governments (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

5 September 2008, 1:05 pm

As part of Governor Edward G. Rendell's commitment to creating a first-rate public education system, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission today announced the award of more than $3 million in grants to more than 200 museums, historical organizations and local governments statewide.... read more

Religion Calendar (The Beacon News)

5 September 2008, 2:27 am

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JPMorgan, Facing Federal Probe, Exits Municipal Swaps (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

4 September 2008, 5:53 am

Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in the $2.6 trillion U.S. municipal bond market roiled by an antitrust probe and the near bankruptcy of Alabama's most-populous county.... read more

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