Archives for May, 2009
36,000 AMERICAN KIDS DEAD–A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
A Red State Booster Shot By Alec MacGillis Sunday, May 31, 2009 Those in the red states still smarting over Barack Obama's election victory can perhaps take solace in this:…
OVERSEERS SELDOM SEEN–IT’S ONLY YOUR PENSION
Pension Insurer May Need Aid as Deficit Soars Shortfall Fed by Flood of Corporate Bankruptcies By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 21, 2009 The federal agency…
IRONY IS DEAD
Grisly Video May Slow Nuclear Pact Lawmakers Cite UAE Sheik's Abuse of Man By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 20, 2009 The emergence of a videotape…
LIFE IN PRISON, BECAUSE YOU ARE “STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT”
May 18, 2009 Prosecutors Block Access to DNA Testing for Inmates By SHAILA DEWAN In an age of advanced forensic science, the first step toward ending Kenneth Reed’s prolonged series…
1,015 AMERICANS PROVIDE A DRAMATIC AND MEANINGLESS HEADLINE
Poll: More Americans calling themselves pro-life By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press Saturday, May 16, 2009 2:23 AM NEW YORK -- A Gallup Poll released Friday found that 51 percent…
BUT WE’RE OUT OF THE WOODS, HUH?
May 13, 2009 Ships Tread Water, Waiting for Cargo By KEITH BRADSHER SINGAPORE — To go out in a small boat along Singapore’s coast now is to feel like a…
WHY NOT JUST SAVE TEN TRILLION AND DO AWAY WITH THE HEALTH CARE MIDDLEMAN?
Health Groups Vow Cost Control $2 Trillion in Savings Offered Over Decade, White House Says By Michael A. Fletcher and Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, May 11, 2009…
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED–BUT ONLY THE MONEY IS GONE, THE FOOL REMAINS AND THIS TIME HE’S SUING
Stocks Go Down, Complaints Go Up Investors Increasingly Aim Anger at Advisers, Brokers By Elizabeth Razzi Special to The Washington Post Sunday, May 10, 2009 A lot of investors are…
DESPERATION SPIN–WHEN LOSING $4.35 BILLION IS ‘A RARE MOMENT OF GOOD NEWS’
AIG Narrows Loss In First Quarter By Brady Dennis Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 8, 2009 American International Group yesterday announced a first-quarter loss of $ billion, down from…
LISTENING TO A NOBEL LAUREATE GET IT WRONG
Falling Wage Syndrome By PAUL KRUGMAN Wages are falling all across America. Some of the wage cuts, like the givebacks by Chrysler workers, are the price of federal aid. Others,…