Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:10:05 +0100 (Reuters) - Newly elected Harrisburg treasurer John Campbell walks through the treasury office area at the municipal building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, January 18, 2012. In the battle to repair the tattered finances of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, residents have turned to an unlikely city treasurer: a 23-year-old college student. Campbell won a primary election last spring and faced little opposition in November's general election. On January 3 he was sworn in as treasurer, a position responsible for collecting taxes and other fees as well as investing what little money the city has. The Keystone State's capital city faces a $317 million debt that accumulated after a municipal incinerator was repaired and retrofitted in 2003. After Harrisburg's attempt to file bankruptcy was rejected by a judge last fall, Pennsylvania's governor installed a receiver that has sole authority over how tax dollars are spent. Picture taken January 18, 2012. To match Feature HARRISBURG-CAMPBELL/ REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
An embroiderer works on a Haute Couture Chanel dress at the ...
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:00:08 +0100 (Reuters) - An embroiderer works on a Haute Couture Chanel dress at the luxury Montex embroidery workshop in Paris January 18, 2012. Embroidery House Montex, specialized in the creation of embroidery of hook Luneville, the needle and the cornely, was created in 1939 and acquired by Chanel last December. Picture taken January 18, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: FASHION)
Twitter index: Twitterers recount sad moments on the ‘most depressing day of the year’
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:10:09 +0100 Tweeps have started to trend the hashtag “#SadMomentWhen” to coincide with Blue Monday -- the (alleged but fictional) most depressing day of the year. (Source: AFP Relax News)
A labourer talks on his mobile phone as he sits beside his tools ...
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:30:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A labourer talks on his mobile phone as he sits beside his tools while waiting for work along a roadside in Karachi January 15, 2012. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
Twitter index: Twitterers provide live updates of Australia vs. India Test cricket match
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:10:10 +0100 Crowds are cheering on their favorite teams at Perth’s WACA as Australia goes head to head against India on the first day of the third Test cricket match. (Source: AFP Relax News)
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