Osama bin Laden was within the grasp of US forces in late 2001 and could have been caught if then-defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld hadn’t rejected calls for reinforcements, a hard-hitting US Senate report says.
The report indicates this happened about Dec. 2001, after 9/11, but before the start of the [...]
Shorter George Will:We shouldn't legalize marijuana because it will result in more identity theft.Or something like that.As we enter the Christmas season and celebrate what this season is really about, let's not forget those who are victims of domestic violence. Unfortunately, abuse increases during the holidays. Our editorial today explains how you can help victims, and how you can get help if you are a victim [...]
What if accounting data was presented in a uniform, standardized way in an open XML format that everyone understood. Why, that would be “radical transparency,” and that’s precisely what we need now, an eXtensible Markup Reporting Language (XBRL)
Wired says let’s use XBRL on [...]
A Scottish startup has tested a prototype wind turbine where the blades connect directly to the generator via an axle. This drastically cuts down the weight of the generator and makes installation simpler. Plus, with fewer parts, the turbines would require less maintenance in the harsh offshore environment.
Remember how the ONLY Republican in Congress to vote in favor of healthcare was Louisiana's bold Joseph "Anh" Cao - who also happens to be the only Vietnamese-American in Congress. Josh pointed out that, with the exception of Cuban gusano Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Cao is also the only [...] Judge erases $525g mortgage for NY couple, citing ‘repulsive’ acts by bank
This is getting to be a trend. What is not a trend yet though is criminal prosecutions of the banks involved.
Paris is a city where you always discover new things - or old things that are new to you (i.e. to me). I was wandering around the university area, near the rue du Pot de Fer where George Orwell lived: he was just Eric Blair in those days, but this is where [...]
The LA Times ran an amusing (if cynical) opinion piece listing what its 'thankful' for as residents of the state's largest metropolis. Among out favorites:
I'm thankful that the Los Angeles City Council passed a law limiting households to one rooster because this should end whispers that the council is out [...]
Dave Riley has a thoughtful essay on the tendency of the far left to build castles of rhetoric based on their interpretation of Marxism and to defend it against all other factions.
The complication being that inasmuch as you are isolated from the main business of society [...]
via www.sfgate.com
Why can't [...]
"The Blind Side" is more than a feel-good movie based on a true story. With a director who takes his time, an excellent cast throughout, and Sandra Bullock leading the charge, it's an affecting and warm-hearted portrait of the modern American South. [...] As I finished Sarah Palin’s book earlier this morning, I wondered if she were the right person to spearhead a Republican Renaissance in the United States. She clearly understands why our party has lost its way, but remains a controversial figure, even a divisive one. The mere mention of [...]
The COBRA subsidy runs out next week. 7 million Americans are receiving that subsidy so next week the first wave of them loses their health insurance.
Well, they don't technically lose their insurance, they just have to pay hundreds of dollars' [...]
Every now and again, I support a candidate for public office, only to find that the more I study his (or her) record, the more I find he (or she) has a firm grasp on the issues of greatest concern to me. This is not to say I agree with [...]
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