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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Sweet success
Rupert Murdoch – whose News Corp repeatedly violated the law in Britain and whose publications in the U.S. have redefined journalism – and his son are rewarded well for their activities. Rupert’s cash bonus this year was $12.5 million (for … Continue reading
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Unemployment
Press reports indicate that: – The economy added no jobs in August. None. – The numbers of June and July have been revised downward. – The unemployment rate looks stuck at 9.1 percent. The Washington Post calculates that “unemployment would … Continue reading
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Wanna go home
Some fascinating research reported on NPR explains why the ride TO destination often feels longer than the ride back. It’s called the “return trip effect.” Niels van de Ven, a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, says the conventional … Continue reading
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A suit we can believe in?
The government’s “Federal Housing Finance Authority” is going to sue the big banks that sold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac junk securities that contributed to the collapse of the mortgage industry during the Bush Administration. Fannie and Freddie – and … Continue reading
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Another investigation confirms again …
A non-governmental panel has found (as if we didn’t know) that the U.S. government has lost billions of dollars to waste and fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan. That is, of course, that the U.S. taxpayer has lost billions of dollars … Continue reading
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Birdbrains
Some people claim that windmills shouldn’t be built because they sometimes kill birds. Here’s the lineup of the key threats to birds:
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