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More Investors Pile Into Twitter’s Funding Round, Now Reportedly Close To $100 Million

More Investors Pile Into Twitter’s Funding Round, Now Reportedly Close To $100 Million

Twitter is about to raise a boatload of cash. Last week we broke the news that Twitter is raising another round of funding at a $1 billion valuation and that one of the new investors in that round is Insight Venture Partners.

 

'Clunkers' Rebates at Risk Unless Senate Acts

'Clunkers' Rebates at Risk Unless Senate Acts

The "cash for clunkers" program could be ended as early as Tuesday unless the Senate approves $2 billion in additional funding, as consumers have jumped at the chance to trade in their aging gas guzzlers.

 

Health Care Costs Worry Governors

Health Care Costs Worry Governors

Republican and Democratic governors criticize health bill, saying it could become another unfunded mandate.

 

Gloves off on cost of Michael Jackson's services

City attorney plans investigation of $1.4-million bill, but some see long-term gains from global exposure. Hours after the last eulogy to Michael Jackson bounced off the rafters of Staples Center, discussion in Los Angeles civic circles turned to more down-to-earth matters: Were the pop star's death and memorial a net fiscal loss or gain to the city, and should taxpayers get stuck with the tab?

 

Senator: Lawmakers $320B short for health plan

Senator: Lawmakers $320B short for health plan

After huddling Wednesday with Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Max Baucus told reporters that lawmakers still need to come up with $320 billion over the coming decade in taxes to pay for the health care plan.

 

House OKs $106 billion war funding bill

House OKs $106 billion war funding bill

War-funding legislation survives a fierce partisan battle in the House, a major step in providing commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan the money for military operations.

 

Specter Claims Kemp Would Be Alive if Congress Better Funded

Sen. Arlen Specter suggests that one of the reasons he left the GOP was because it did not share his interest in funding medical research.

 

Twitter Raises Third Round of Funding From Benchmark and IVP

Biz Stone just announced on the official Twitter blog that Twitter closed a round of funding last night with Benchmark and Institutional Venture Partners. Stone says the company was not actively looking for additional funding but was impressed by both of the VCs (and presumably impressived by very favorable terms, as well).

 

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