Saudi king to buy Facebook to end the revolt: report In what is being termed as pure Wall Street Gordon Gecko tactics, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has decided to make an offer of $150 billion to buy out Facebook. … Continue reading
So imagine your plane is late and you’re all pissed off. You wanted to get where you’re going. It’s such a hassle. Airlines suck. Then while you’re in the air, you get to see history made. The final launch of … Continue reading
Great column from the AJC, and I agree with all the reasons, but there are two big ones: Steven Tyler: A wild-card pick by producers as a new judge, the Aerosmith lead singer has proven to be a delightfully quirky … Continue reading
The showdown in Wisconsin over fringe benefits for public employees boils down to one number: 74.2. That’s how many cents the public pays Milwaukee public-school teachers and other employees for retirement and health benefits for every dollar they receive in … Continue reading
Some senior Democrats are claiming that Social Security does not contribute “one penny” to the federal deficit. That’s not true. The fact is, the federal government had to borrow $37 billion last year to finance Social Security, and will need … Continue reading
We’re just hearing of a story that makes that 10,000 or so emergency calls that didn’t go through over Verizon’s network on January 26 look a little more serious. A house in Silver Spring, Maryland caught fire that evening during … Continue reading
If the U.S. military were to intervene in an increasingly chaotic Libya, it would most likely be part of a NATO action in which Libyan bloodshed has reached a humanitarian crisis, analysts said Thursday. As reports emerged Thursday about deadly … Continue reading
Every once in awhile, I get an comment from someone that really makes me laugh. A few days ago, I got one from Richard Bradford Hall (who signed his e-mail Rich Hall) who was really upset about a post from … Continue reading
General Motors Co. fell to the lowest since its initial public offering in November as rising oil prices dimmed the outlook for truck sales after the largest U.S. automaker’s most profitable year since 1999. GM slid $1.57, or 4.5 percent, … Continue reading
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Treasury is giving up $14 billion in tax revenue because of a sweetheart deal it’s giving U.S. automaker General Motors that’s about to start paying off. The company is expected to post its first … Continue reading
But Life Always is focusing on this statistic from the NYC Health Department: Blacks had the highest number of abortions in 2009, with 40,798. (Hispanics had the second highest at 28,364.) NYC’s abortion rate was almost 40% that year, and … Continue reading
For all the nonsense about President Obama selling out the military or appeasing the terrorists, he has in most respects continued where the previous administration left off. It was just about a year ago when President Bush’s former CIA director, … Continue reading
If you watch this and don’t find it funny, I don’t like you.
This is how househunting feels to me.
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Getting… Sleepy…