Bulgaria delays eurozone application as deficit soars

(SOFIA ) – Bulgaria’s public deficit for 2009 will be way above expectations and accordingly the country would not be able to apply for euro membership this year, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said Friday.

The Triumph of the Ordinary Cellphone

What if, globally speaking, the iPad is not the next big thing? What if the next big thing is small, cheap and not American?

Letters to the Editor for April 10

• War continues to drain Treasury • McKenna’s lawsuit is not partisan

Holder confident of new EU-US data deal ‘shortly’

MADRID (AFP) – US Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday he was “confident” a new deal will be struck shortly with the EU to allow the United States to once again access Europeans’ personal data in anti-terrorism probes.

AMP moving forward with study of Meigs Co. site; Plant dependent on incentives, abatements

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When you donate to charity, have a lot of medical expenses or own your own home, you may not feel like you’re getting the most bang for your tax buck if the total amount you are allowed to deduct is less than or barely over the amount of your standard deduction amount.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens retiring

Justice John Paul Stevens. (AP file photo from June 15, 2006.) WASHINGTON – Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court’s oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill.

Dishman offers rebuttal

Only a talented carpenter can build a house, but just about anyone can tear it down. That’s the adage Boaz Superintendent Leland Dishman used to describe the past week of his career during a press conference Thursday evening.

Nondeductible IRA gets interesting in 2010

Dear Dr. Don, I participate in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan and I do max out my contributions. My income is such that I cannot contribute to an IRA due to phaseouts. Would it be worthwhile for me to contribute to a nondeductible IRA? If so, how much can I contribute?

Former PA Senator Rick Santorum Eyeing the White House?

Asked if he’d be making a run for president in 2012, former Senator Rick Santorum acknowledged his recent trips to Iowa and New Hampshire, but stopped short of announcing political aspirations.