According to an October 12, 2009 NY Times article, " Trick or Treat: The Madoff Halloween Mask ," Halloween masks with the face of Bernard L. Madoff are selling very well at stores and on web sites. Rubie’s Costume Company makes a rubber Madoff mask. As stated in the NY Times article, the store "has sold 15,000 […]
Health Care Reform: Search the Competing Bills-and See What Hoops They Have to Jump Through
The hubbub has subsided after President Obama’s health care speech [1], but reform’s treacherous route through Congress remains the same. Obama called for reining in the insurance industry, creating a public option to help make insurance available to everyone, and requiring everyone to have coverage. But he must still reconcile his views with proposals in […]
Uganda: Blogs, Twitter Keep World Informed as Kampala Riots Continue
As riots shook Kampala, the capital of Uganda, for the second day, bloggers and other netizens rallied to keep the world informed. Within 24 hours of the first riots, concerned Kampalans launched Uganda Witness, a crisis reporting site where Ugandans can share news of deaths, looting, presence of government forces and other related information. As […]
Remote Area Medical Coming To The Forum
I was born in the mid sixties and grew up watching Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom every Sunday night. Martin Perkins or his assistant Jim Fowler and later Stan Brock were often seen wrestling with giant snakes or being chased around then eventually tackling to the ground a whole host of wild animals. The program was my first […]
NFL Training Camps Open This Week: Back To Work
NFL Training Camps Open This Week: Browns First NFL 2009 NFL Training Camps Open This Week; Browns First in on Friday 07/20/2009 NFLTRAINING CAMPS OPEN THIS WEEK; BROWNS FIRST IN ON FRIDAY Back to work! That’s where NFL players and coaches are headed as the first group of teams report to training camp this week. […]
Obama’s Actual Words on Indefinite Detention
by Eric Umansky, ProPublica On Thursday we flagged an Associated Press interview with President Obama in which he seemed to suggest that if he goes ahead with indefinite detentions for terrorism suspects, he wouldn’t do it via an executive order and would instead ask for approval from Congress. ProPublica and the Washington Post reported in June that the White House was […]
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