Is anyone else sick of the Chris Christie “will he or won’t he ” dance? Maybe not if if your presidential hopes lie in either Rick Perry or Mitt Romney beating Barack Obama. It was a busy week of news.

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Real estate transactions sometimes fail; that’s life. When they do liquidated damages clauses can eliminate some of this complexity. Q&A?

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Nominated by the agents of Sotheby’s International Realty® Sunset Brokerage, these are our “Hot Properties” for the week of September 14th to September 21st, 2011. Are they available this week for appointments by interested buyers? If you’re looking, I sure hope so. Call me at 3108881881 -Carlo.

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But behind the pomp and pageantry, Solyndra was rotting inside, hemorrhaging cash so quickly that within weeks of Mr. Obama’s visit, the company canceled plans to offer shares to the public. Barely a year later, Solyndra has become one of the administration’s most costly fumbles after the company declared bankruptcy, laid off 1,100 workers and was raided by F.B.I. agents seeking evidence of possible fraud.

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“They China have made possible systematic stealing of intellectual property of American companies and have not been very aggressive to put in place the basic protections for property rights that every serious economy needs over time,” Geithner told a forum in Washington.

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President Barack Obama will be in the Los Angeles area on Monday, September 26, 2011, attending two separate events. One event will be held at the House of Blues in the City of West Hollywood and the second event will be held nearby in Los Angeles. Expect street closures and major traffic delays throughout the afternoon and evening in the City of West Hollywood and surrounding areas. Please plan ahead to avoid any inconvenience.

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The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!

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Nominated by the agents of Sotheby’s International Realty® Sunset Brokerage, these are our “Hot Properties” for the week of September 7th to September 21st, 2011. Are they available this week for appointments by interested buyers? If you’re looking, I sure hope so. Call me at 3108881881 -Carlo.

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