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Despite Recession</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-pic"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://marcovilla.instablogs.com/entry/apple-still-strong-despite-recession/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/12/22/cr_3d_apple_logo_102_sHKQ9_3868.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://marcovilla.instablogs.com/"><img class="img1" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/user-img/m/mar/t_marcovilla.jpg"/></a><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://marcovilla.instablogs.com/">Marco Villa</a>, <span>Connecticut</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Apple, Inc., maintains strong sells in the electronics market despite an economic recession. While overall the industry is expecting flat growth in the fourth-quarter,... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/apple/"> Apple</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/ipod/"> iPod</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/iphone/"> iPhone</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular 33 min ago</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj385059" "> <div id="lb-edit385059" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main385059"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,385059,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - postid --> </div> <!-- end comment-star --> <a class="cj-comment1" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/tata-motors-keeps-spending-on-jaguar-land-rover/#add-comment" title="0 Comments"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-comment.gif" class="img2"></a> <div class="count-com">(0)</div> <div class="md-trash"> <a title="Trash this story" href="javascript:trash('single-cj385059',385059,0)"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-trash.gif"></a> </div> <div class="md-share"><a title="Share this story" href="javascript:lightboxshareon('lb-edit385059','385059' ,'http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/tata-motors-keeps-spending-on-jaguar-land-rover/')"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-share.gif"></a></div> </div><!-- end of left-mod --> <div class="right-mod"> <div class="cj-title"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/tata-motors-keeps-spending-on-jaguar-land-rover/"> Tata Motors keeps spending on Jaguar Land Rover</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Mumbai</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Tata Motors Ltd. has been spending money on its Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary and will continue to do so as needed, a Tata spokesman said Monday after media reports that... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/as/"> AS</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/india/"> India</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/tata/"> Tata</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/motors/"> Motors</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular 37 min ago</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj385058" "> <div id="lb-edit385058" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main385058"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,385058,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - 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Gold rose. </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/eu/"> EU</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/dollar/"> Dollar</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/gold/"> Gold</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/business/"> Business</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular 47 min ago</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj385053" "> <div id="lb-edit385053" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main385053"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,385053,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - postid --> </div> <!-- end comment-star --> <a class="cj-comment1" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/wall-street-points-to-moderately-higher-open/#add-comment" title="0 Comments"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-comment.gif" class="img2"></a> <div class="count-com">(0)</div> <div class="md-trash"> <a title="Trash this story" href="javascript:trash('single-cj385053',385053,0)"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-trash.gif"></a> </div> <div class="md-share"><a title="Share this story" href="javascript:lightboxshareon('lb-edit385053','385053' ,'http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/wall-street-points-to-moderately-higher-open/')"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-share.gif"></a></div> </div><!-- end of left-mod --> <div class="right-mod"> <div class="cj-title"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/wall-street-points-to-moderately-higher-open/"> Wall Street points to moderately higher open</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>New York</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Wall Street prepared to begin a holiday-shortened week on a cautious note Monday, with stock futures pointing slightly higher as investors searched for any signs of... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/wall/"> Wall</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/street/"> Street</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/business/"> Business</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/wall-street/"> Wall Street</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular 52 min ago</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj385052" "> <div id="lb-edit385052" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main385052"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,385052,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/4-year-old-venecia-helped-by-food-aid-in-haiti/"> 4-year-old Venecia helped by food aid in Haiti</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-pic"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/4-year-old-venecia-helped-by-food-aid-in-haiti/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogsimages.com/ap/2008/12/15/cr_2aa6c61d-1e15-42f2-9cca-7c6e4dea846f.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Baie D'orange</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> It was late afternoon and the young mother was hiding in the kitchen of her banana-thatch shack, lighting a cooking fire she hoped her neighbors would not see _ she... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/cb/"> CB</a>, <a 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/imf-satisfied-with-ukraine-loan-plan-amid-crisis/"> IMF satisfied with Ukraine loan plan amid crisis</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Kiev</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Ukraine is on the right track in implementing policies it had committed to when accepting an emergency loan to survive its worst economic crisis in a decade, an... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/eu/"> EU</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/ukraine/"> Ukraine</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/financial/"> Financial</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/crisis/"> Crisis</a> </div> <div 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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/ukraine-passes-laws-to-battle-financial-crisis/"> Ukraine passes laws to battle financial crisis</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Kiev</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday backed severe restrictions on public spending and a government-wide hiring freeze to help the economy survive the global financial... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/eu/"> EU</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/ukraine/"> Ukraine</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/financial/"> Financial</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/crisis/"> Crisis</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made 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</div> <!-- end comment-star --> <a class="cj-comment1" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/russias-putin-creates-anti-crisis-body/#add-comment" title="0 Comments"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-comment.gif" class="img2"></a> <div class="count-com">(0)</div> <div class="md-trash"> <a title="Trash this story" href="javascript:trash('single-cj377002',377002,0)"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-trash.gif"></a> </div> <div class="md-share"><a title="Share this story" href="javascript:lightboxshareon('lb-edit377002','377002' ,'http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/russias-putin-creates-anti-crisis-body/')"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-share.gif"></a></div> </div><!-- end of left-mod --> <div class="right-mod"> <div class="cj-title"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/russias-putin-creates-anti-crisis-body/"> Russia's Putin creates anti-crisis body</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Moscow</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced plans Wednesday to set up a new anti-crisis body and put one of his top deputies in charge, as Russia battles with its worst... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/eu/"> EU</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/russia/"> Russia</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/crisis/"> Crisis</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/business/"> Business</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular Dec 10 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out of drugs and most cannot afford private medical... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/af/"> AF</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/zimbabwe/"> Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/health/"> Health</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/crisis/"> Crisis</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular Dec 8 2008</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj373330" "> <div id="lb-edit373330" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main373330"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,373330,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - postid --> </div> <!-- end comment-star --> <a class="cj-comment1" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/canadian-leader-suspends-parliament-to-keep-power/#add-comment" title="0 Comments"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-comment.gif" class="img2"></a> <div class="count-com">(0)</div> <div class="md-trash"> <a title="Trash this story" href="javascript:trash('single-cj373330',373330,0)"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-trash.gif"></a> </div> <div class="md-share"><a title="Share this story" href="javascript:lightboxshareon('lb-edit373330','373330' ,'http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/canadian-leader-suspends-parliament-to-keep-power/')"><img src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/lil-share.gif"></a></div> </div><!-- end of left-mod --> <div class="right-mod"> <div class="cj-title"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/canadian-leader-suspends-parliament-to-keep-power/"> Canadian leader suspends Parliament to keep power</a></span> </div> <div class="cj-pic"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/entry/canadian-leader-suspends-parliament-to-keep-power/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogsimages.com/ap/2008/12/04/cr_c550aaea-904f-424a-bdc6-1cf6e0fcf037.jpg"></a> </div> <div class="cj-author-name"> <img class="img1" src="/web/20081222125205im_/http://www.instablogs.com/css-img/ap.gif"/>AP, <span>Ottawa</span> </div> <div class="cj-content" "> Prime Minister Stephen Harper suspended Parliament on Thursday to avoid almost certain defeat in a confidence vote _ an unprecedented move allowing him to retain power... </div> <div class="inner-more-tags"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/canada/"> Canada</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/political/"> Political</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/crisis/"> Crisis</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081222125205/http://www.instablogs.com/world/"> World</a> </div> <div class="md-date">made popular Dec 5 2008</div> </div><!-- EOF right-md--> </div><!-- EOF single-cj--> <div class="single-cj" id="single-cj373245" "> <div id="lb-edit373245" class="white_content_share" style="display:none;"></div><!-- EOF white_content --> <div class="left-mod"> <div class="comment-star"> <div id="main373245"> <div class="star-it"> <div class="star-img"> 1 </div> <a href="javascript:increase_vote(0,373245,0)"> Star It</a> </div> <!-- end of starit --> </div> <!-- end of main - postid --> </div> <!-- end comment-star --> <a class="cj-comment1" 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