In response to the outbreak of H1N1, or swine ‘flu, which has killed more than 100 people in Mexico, the White House held a briefing on Sunday afternoon with the Secretary of Homeland Security, Acting Director of CDC and National Security adviser to the President, in attendance. The briefing didn’t provide a lot in the way [...]
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Hog Wild: Swine Flu In The U.S.
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The $50B Question: Where’s The Fucking Money, Bernie?
Federal prosecutors in the case of the United States vs Bernard L Madoff yesterday unsealed formal charges, and dear old Bernie is expected to plead guilty to all 11 counts, amongst them securities fraud, investment advisor fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, making false statements, perjury, false filing with the SEC, and theft from [...]
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As Ye Reap, So Shall Ye Sow
Thanks to the Wall Street crash and resultant economic sphincter clench, the job market is just fucking awful. But if the old saying, “misery loves company” is anything to go by, I’m feeling a touch more cheery upon reading in the Wall Street Journal that close to a whopping 75% of job-seeking former Bush administration [...]
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