Howard Madoff Enters Guilty Plea on the Condition That ‘Ponzi Scheme’ Be Renamed ‘Madoff Scheme’ in His Honor...

If we buy them fresh bindlestiffs, they’ll still be bums. These, the folks who spat the word ’socialist’ at me like a vile epithet, now benefit from the worst form of government: reverse meritocracy. The competent haunt the breadlines. I can get behind the rescue, but I insist they...

In case you’re wondering, the $2,300 per person breakfast includes a tour of John Thain’s newly- redecorated office, highlighted by a short talk on how the $87,784 area rug really ties the room together....

Ranking: Texas is 46th this year; it was 37th in 2007. Strengths: Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 19.3 percent of the population, a low prevalence of binge drinking at 15.0 percent of the population, a low rate of cancer deaths at 186.3 deaths per 100,000 population and a moderate i...

This is nothing new… As of this morning, It is difficult to identify who the Global role model really is. Global opinions about the USA are collected by Pew Research Center, and we should not be surprised to find out. As hard as Bush and his religious base tried to make the USA a theocracy, at...

The rampant use of chemical additives in animal feed can be traced to 1999. According to Gao Yinxiang, the research and development of high-protein feed additives was a hot field among scientists about 10 years ago due to shortage of animal fodder in the country at the time. From that time, it’...

Look, on 9-11, we were all scared. Not many Americans knew much about this deadly enemy. Our leaders, though, already knew more, right from the outset. In the first year after, every potential day of Americans gathering seemed a ripe opportunity for the second attack: Veteran’s Day. Post-Thank...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — It is a politician’s dream: Handing out cold, hard cash to people on the street as they plead for help. Iraq’s prime minister has been doing just that in recent weeks, doling out Iraqi dinars as an aide trails behind, keeping a tally. · Goal is to rebuild basi...

Jessica in London wrote a comment to this post. As with Doug, I’m going to respond in a post. Blogger Jessica said… Why does everyone insist on concentrating on Blackwater in this discussion? It’s one company. ONE company. The industry, and all that’s good and noble about it ...

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