Srinagar, November 19 (Scoop News) – Expressing concern over the latest revelation on the deal between Air India owned Hotel Corporation of India (HCI) and the New Delhi-based DB realty, the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday has called for an immediate takeover of the Hotel by the state government and a probe into […]
Topless bar funded with federal AIDS money
The city that allowed a councilman to blow $300,000 — that was supposed to fund youth sports — on personal travel and a luxury sports utility vehicle, has now spent federal AIDS prevention money on a strip club built by a drug trafficker in Washington, D.C. The AIDS money — around $330,000 — that helped transform a rundown warehouse into […]
Creating the Illusion of Wealth
How to get upgraded to first class… and beat the government at its own game. A colleague of mine, Chip, saw the stub of my Lufthansa Chicago to Munich airline ticket and the bold letters that read 2A – FIRST CLASS. These seats routinely sell for $5,000 or higher. Chip also knows I would never […]
Health Care Deform: No Coverage? Fines Again Proposed
In several media sources today it was announced that a "draft" of some changes on the proposed health care reform legislation was "leaked" to the AP media stating that the liberal and moderate Congressional members in both the Republican and Democratic parties have now scrapped the proposed public health care "option" and instead have now included a new […]
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SPLITSVILLE If Indian TV broadcasting has to deliver on its promise, it has to do to TV what multiplThe wonder of it never ceases to amaze me. Just 12 years back, you and I were waiting for the Sunday evening film on Doordarshan. As slaves to the state-owned broadcaster, we waited with bated breath for […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Super Bowl News Conference
Commissioner Goodell — Super Bowl XLIII News Conference 01/30/2009 NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL Super Bowl XLIII News Conference Tampa, Florida — January 30, 2009 Opening Statement: ”Good morning. Let’s get started, if people want to sit down. First, let me welcome all of you. We’re glad to have you here and we hope you’ve had […]