August 2011
33 posts
Calling it a ‘staggering” prohibition of free speech, Cole County...
– Ban on teacher-student online talk is blocked, will be revised
Almost 9 in 10 investors expect to turn down at least some requests by private...
– Private equity investors to become much more selective - FierceFinance
When we take a position that isn’t willing to embrace evolution, when we...
– The Associated Press: Huntsman pounds Perry on climate change and Fed
Here’s the pitch: have the White House take the several hundred letters GOP...
– Political Animal - How about a Bachmann-inspired stimulus?
They’re closeted Keynesians. Using their own vernacular, they’re...
– Bob Cesca: Rick Perry Is a Socialist in a Secessionist Costume
Politico reports that NYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini tweeted of...
– Rick Perry: It Would Be ‘Almost Treasonous’ For Ben Bernanke To Print More Money Before Election (VIDEO)
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The fact that a group of competitors could orchestrate a set of legal moves that...
– Google, Motorola, Android, Patents, Apple, Microsoft | Google’s Moto bid: It’s all about the patents
Our imaging and diagnostic tests are so good, we can see things we couldn’t see...
– Some Medical Tests, Procedures Do More Harm Than Good - The Daily Beast
Every study found that the surgical procedures didn’t improve survival rates or...
– Some Medical Tests, Procedures Do More Harm Than Good - The Daily Beast
That less health care can lead to better health and, conversely, that more...
– Some Medical Tests, Procedures Do More Harm Than Good - The Daily Beast
This downgrade would be very upsetting to Republicans in Iowa,” said an S &...
– S & P Downgrades Iowa’s IQ « Borowitz Report
If Standard & Poor’s graded stagecraft, Bachmann would be a cinch for an AAA...
– Michele Bachman: Misstatements Cloud Her Candidacy - The Daily Beast
Unfortunately for Chanel, she falls into the first category. Fiercely...
– ‘Coco Chanel’s Secret Nazi History’: New Book by Hal Vaugh Reveals - The Daily Beast
Michele Bachmann, the one who’s made “being right” about the...
– The S&P Downgrade Was Basically Michele Bachmann’s Fault
Americans don’t share the priorities of either party on taxes, budgets or any of...
– What Happened to Obama’s Passion? - NYTimes.com
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These efforts raise the question: What if professors aren’t that good at...
– To Justify Every ‘A,’ Some Professors Hand Over Grading Power to Outsiders - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education
All around you, you see excess and nonsense, companies being bought or funded...
– Lessons Learned: Winter is coming
Do we have enough groups that are focused on the nuts-and-bolts of real...
– Lessons Learned: Winter is coming
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Choking off spending can only make matters worse. Mark Zandi, the well-known...
– The Tea Party, Take Two - NYTimes.com
These agencies have been elevated to heights that should not ascend; they have...
– S&P Downgrade: How the Ratings Agency Is Now Partnering With the Tea Party - The Daily Beast
what makes America look unreliable isn’t budget math, it’s politics. And please,...
– Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt - NYTimes.com
Start with interest rates. What matters for debt sustainability is the real...
– The Arithmetic of Near-term Deficits and Debt - NYTimes.com
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It is truly an incredible record when you stack it up. First, the party fought...
– Economic Meltdown Villain George W. Bush’s Staggering Debt Numbers - The Daily Beast
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When I haven’t had to leave the room to avoid smashing the television, I can...
– Economic Meltdown Villain George W. Bush’s Staggering Debt Numbers - The Daily Beast
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The bottom line? In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the U.S. created...
– S&P Debt Rating Downgrade Hypocrisy - The Daily Beast
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Banks concocted $14 trillion of toxic assets that S&P rated AAA between 2003...
– S&P Debt Rating Downgrade Hypocrisy - The Daily Beast
The days of living large with a 26-letter alphabet are over,” Rep. Bachmann...
– Bachmann Proposes Slashing Half of Alphabet « Borowitz Report
Cheers Scene Investigations...
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Tassler said “Men,” television’s top-rated comedy and top show in syndication, could lose ratings, and that “CSI” may slip as well as it again replaces its lead actor, this time with Ted Danson taking over for Laurence Fisburne, who replaced William Petersen.
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I didn’t go start a small business with my tax break, and I don’t...
– Matt Damon Rips Debt Deal, Republicans, Tea Party (VIDEO)
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