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• Greenhill Managing Directors Killed in Plane Crash

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2011

  Two managing directors from investment bank Greenhill & Co., Inc. were killed on Tuesday when the small plane they were in crashed in New Jersey. Ice on the wings was cited as a possible cause for the plane to come down.

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  Labor Day Bad News: Zero Job Growth in August, Unemployment Stuck at 9.1%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 2, 2011

  Unemployment rate held flat in August at 9.1% as no jobs were lost—nor gained. While some observers saw a silver lining, others fret over ongoing economic stagnation.

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  Does Anyone Have a Real Economic Plan?

  By Nicole Gelinas  |  July 26, 2011

  Going into next year’s election, President Obama is in a heap of trouble over the economy. Some evidence: in June, only 29 percent of the people who participated in a Wall Street Journal / NBC News poll thought the country was “headed in the right direction.”

• National Council for Research on Women Honors Six Who Champion Women

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2011

  Financial legend Mickie Siebert, former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet among those honored by NCRW for their work to promote the well-being of women.

• Election 2010, States: GOP Gains Governorships; Prop 24 Defeated in California

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne, Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2010

  Advisors and their clients may have focused on Congressional races, but the voting results present some interesting developments on the state level.

• Cloture Vote Fails in Senate on Dodd Bill; 2d Vote Expected Later in Week

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2010

  Senate Republicans block debate on the financial services reform bill April 26, the GOP also vowed the same day to introduce an alternative financial services reform bill. A second vote is expected this week following more negotiations

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  I was wrong

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 20, 2009

  First time in a while. Last week, I na?vely waded into the health care debate and got the Barney Frank treatment (no, not like that,...

• Danger, Will Robinson

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2009

  A famous faux-commercial from "Saturday Night Live" has Sam Waterston as pitchman for Old Glory Insurance. Waterston, star of NBC's "Law & Order," warns of...

• More boomers need new knees

  By Staff Writer  |  December 2, 2008

  Knee-replacement surgery is being done on boomers more than ever before, NBC reports. NBC cites studies by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons that from 1998...

• The Cobbler's Shoes

  By Susan L. Hirshman  |  September 1, 2008

  On Friday, June 13, Tim Russert, NBC News' Washington bureau chief and the moderator of "Meet the Press," died after suffering a heart attack. He...