Work. It’s a subject people always want to talk about, even though most would probably prefer to forget about it as soon as they down tools for the day. It may be bad for the employed among us to talk about, but I guarantee it’s even worse for those who have no work. Never is it more [...]
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Feature — “Downton Abbey”: If Lady Sybil’s Death Didn’t Kill You, You’ll Survive This, Too [Spoiler Alert - Video]
The makers of Downton Abbey have already moved to console devastated viewers about the “untimely and tragic death” of character Matthew Crawley, after an outpouring of furious complaints about the Christmas special. Viewers complained it was “travasty”, a “tragedy” and an “outrage”, with some saying the ending had “ruined their Christmas”. The makers of the [...]
Austerity 2013
…after this week’s fiscal cliff deal, the United States is now on pace to engage in about as much fiscal consolidation in 2013 as many European nations have been doing in recent years — and more than countries like Britain and Spain. – U.S. now on pace for European levels of austerity in 2013 FROM [...]
Prank Call from DJ’s Not Responsible for Nurse’s Suicide *Updated*
Saldhana took the two radio presenters’ call to King Edward VII Hospital last Tuesday and, believing them to be the British monarch and her son, patched the pair through to another nurse, who revealed details of Middleton’s condition. On Friday, Saldhana was found unconscious and then declared dead at her apartment around the corner from [...]
What’s Next for BP After Felonious Gulf Coast Catastrophe?
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS has a blaring headline and article reporting that the 103-year-old British oil company, founded as an Anglo-Persian venture in 1909, is now seen as a takeover target. A.G. Holder announced BP’s guilty plea to 14 criminal charges and the responsibility of the deaths of 11 crew members last Thursday. Today, in U.S. District [...]
NY Times in Spotlight as Ex-BBC Chief Takes Reins After Damaging Investigation in Britain
NY Times in spotlight as ex-BBC chief takes reins (via AFP) Former BBC chief Mark Thompson took the reins Monday at The New York Times Co. amid questions about whether the crisis engulfing the British broadcaster would spill over to the US news organization. Thompson, named in August as the US media firm’s president and [...]
News Desk: Terror Suspect Qatada ‘To Be Freed on Bail Tuesday’ in Britain
Terror suspect Qatada ‘to be freed on bail Tuesday’ (via AFP) Terror suspect Abu Qatada will be released on bail on Tuesday after he won his appeal against extradition to Jordan. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission, a semi-secret panel of British judges that deals with decisions on national security, granted the Islamist preacher bail despite [...]
News Desk: Abu Hamza Loses Appeal, will be Extradited to U.S. “Quickly as Possible”
THE GUARDIAN reports that the Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other alleged terrorists will now be making their way to the U.S., after losing their extradition appeal. The cases of Abu Hamza, Babar Ahmad, Syed Talha Ahsan, Khaled al-Fawwaz and Adel Abdul Bary have involved appeals up through the hierarchy of British and European courts [...]
Rupert Murdoch and the Pictures of Naked Prince Harry
Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to express his sympathy for Prince Harry in the wake of the naked pictures controversy, urging all to give the royal “a break.” [The Hollywood Reporter] WHAT HAPPENS in Las Vegas if you’re a member of the royal family definitely does not stay in Las Vegas. After TMZ splashed the [...]
Pro Austerity Pasok Wins in Greece, But Tsipras Isn’t Going Anywhere
An early risk asset rally has faltered as traders turn their attention away from Greece and to rising Spanish bond yields. – Financial Times TOO CLOSE TO CALL ended with pro bailout, conservative New Democracy party winning the election in Greece. The elites did, too, as did the banks, but it was a close one [...]
Greek Elections Sunday: Will Anti-Austerity Party Syriza Win?
Central banks from Tokyo to London checked their ammunition on Friday in preparation for any turmoil from Greece’s election, with the European Central Bank hinting at an interest rate cut and Britain set to open its coffers. – Reuters ALL EYES ON GREECE tomorrow for what could evolve into a game-changing world event vote. Will [...]
WSJ Reveals Romney Emails Showing Support for Health Care Mandate
SEVENTY-THREE PAGES OF EMAILS from former Gov. Romney have been disclosed by the Wall Street Journal. “We can’t make this work without an individual mandate,” Mark Maremont reports one of Romney’s aides saying, in what should be a blockbuster story. The individual mandate is something that rubs me wrong, but the health care experts argue [...]
Will Houla Massacre in Syria be Tipping Point?
WARNING – GRAPHIC VIDEO OF CARNAGE The outcome in Houla is so horrific that it may turn the stomachs of the remaining Syrians who are on the fence, and produce a new backlash against the regime. The revolution in Syria is a contest of wills between the regime on the one hand, and on the [...]
Rebekah Brooks Facing Perverting-The-Course-Of-Justice Charges
RUPERT MURDOCH’S “LIEUTENANT” Rebekah Brooks is being charged after News Corp allegations relating to Scotland Yard’s phone-hacking investigation that has humiliated Murdoch and destroyed his credibility. From the UK Guardian: She is accused of conspiring with others, including her husband, Charlie Brooks, the racehorse trainer and friend of the prime minister, and her personal assistant, [...]
Obama’s Reelection Made Easier via the Electoral College
MARK HALPERIN PROVIDES what he calls the “informal slogan” of Obama reelect: “be confident, but take nothing for granted.” From his TIME magazine piece, which lays out four problems for Mitt Romney, the view from the ultimate insider’s insider. First, in the view of the Obamans, Romney is still a weak candidate. His stump skills [...]
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