Posts Tagged “email”
- Hillary Clinton’s decisive win last night in West Virginia still makes her an underdog in the battle for the Democratic nomination, but you wouldn’t know if from her statements, saying, "I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign until everyone has had a chance to make their voices heard." I’m pretty sure the only voice she really wants heard is hers…
- Social networking giant MySpace says it has won a $234 million judgement for junk e-mai sent to its members by a man known as "Spam King". My guess is they’ll collect once they hook up with that rich dude in Nigeria…
- Airlines will likely couple higher fares with fewer flights this summer to help offset the skyrocketing cost of fuel. If you’re flying anywhere for vacation, don’t be surprised if you crave some really expensive sardines when you arrive…
- The worst drought in Spain in a decade has forced Barcelona to import drinking water via tanker ships–a public relations disaster for what’s considered one of Europe’s top tourist destinations. Apparently visitors aren’t that keen on taking a cruise on the USS Aquafina…
- The escalating price of gold has led thieves to steal over $2 million in jewelry from about a dozen J.C. Penney stores in California. It makes sense–you nab a couple hundred grand in precious metals and snag plenty of Towncraft undies all in one trip…
- A medical study concludes that teen girls who begin moderate exercise by age 12 can help protect themselves against breast cancer as women. They get a double benefit with an early start–they can also defend against groping teenage boy cancer…
Tags: airline, Barcelona, breast cancer, Democrat, email, gold, Hillary Clinton, MySpace, West Virginia
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- As the Democratic nomination race tightens up, attention has turned to the rejected primaries from Michigan and Florida. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton want the delegates seated at this summer’s convention, but can’t agree on how it should happen–at least as long as Hillary insists they go to the candidate with the nicer pants…
- A private watchdog group claims that the White House made conflicting statements about its email controversy, both in congressional hearings last week and to a federal court in January–suggesting that some of what they said was false. These West Wing folks have gotta learn that "terrorism", "9/11" and "freedom" don’t work like wild cards in a bad poker game…
- A congressional report finds that banking industry executives were earning hundreds of millions of dollars in salary and other benefits while their companies were imploding in the mortgage market meltdown. What’s the chance that any of these guys are named Ken Lay?
- Los Angeles city officials have filed criminal charges against an importer they accuse of distributing toothpase containing a poisonous antifreeze additive. However, I don’t think you can buy it on the cheap and put it in your radiator…
- The Pentagon has banned Google Earth from making detailed street-level video maps of US bases, saying it could provide sensitive information to advesaries and endanger base personnel. For example, they could show a secret all-night party that could endanger the marriages of many officers…
- A Minnesota ban on smoking in night spots has a loophole permitting actors on stage to smoke, which has led several bars to call their customers "actors" so they can puff away. How nice–a little play about the world’s least clever people…
Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, email, Florida, Hillary Clinton, Michigan, Minnesota, Pentagon, primary, smoking, subprime mortgage, White House
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- Some experts say that gas prices could reach $4 a gallon by spring. They also say "taxi" an awful lot…
- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debated again last night in Ohio, a week before primaries there and in Texas may determine whether Clinton can remain in the race. It probably explains the way she kept calling Obama "Bill" whenever she accused him of being dishonest with voters…
- A raid in New York City’s Chinatown seized a million dollars’ worth of fake Gucci, Prada, Rolex, Coach and other designer products yesterday. The only problem is that most of the people selling it are as fake as the merchandise…
- In a statement to a Congressional hearing, a computer expert called the White House’s email system setup "primitive", which he said created a high risk of data being lost. Frankly, notes tied to rocks and thrown down the hall leaves something to be desired…
- US Airways announced it will begin charging passengers $25 to check in a second bag. They’re gonna make you travel light, one way or another…
- An electrical grid problem in Miami shut down a nuclear plant and cut power to about 3 million residents along the Florida Keys. It was a near-disaster–think of all the blenders out of commission…
Tags: Barack Obama, Congress, debate, email, Hillary Clinton, New York City, White House
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- Congress and the White House are scrambling to take steps to avoid a recession, with tax rebates of up to $800 per person a likely solution to put money into the hands of those who might quickly spend it. If there are those unwilling to go on a buying spree, Uncle Sam can just send their check my way…
- A $97 million winning Powerball lottery ticket puchased at a suburban New Orleans gas station is likely a local resident according to the station owner, who like others there hope the winner is someone from the neighborhood which is still struggling to return to normal after Hurricane Katrina. One thing’s for sure–it would definitely make for one fine Mardi Gras…
- Scientists say they have been able to create a mature cloned embryo from adult skin cells–another step towards growing personalized stem cells for patients suffering from various diseases. This is certainly an amazing breakthrough, although I’m not sure I want even a little bit of a cloned Ryan Seacrest around…
- The White House says it has no reason to believe that millions of emails from the early days of the Bush administration are missing–a change from statements it made last spring that suggested it was uncertain about the possibility. They still don’t know where they are–it’s just that now they’re sure they aren’t missing…
- France is abuzz with rumors about whether its new president Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni were secretly married–and Sarkozy is saying nothing to suggest otherwise. After almost 8 years of no Bill Clinton, it’s nice to have a world leader again whose love life is news…
- A group of actors including John Turturro, Robert DeNiro and Susan Sarandon have asked New York mayor Michael Bloomberg to save nearly 3 dozen Carnegie Hall studios from renovation in order to preserve the homes of artists and musicians who have taught many great performers. I think this is a very noble cause–just as long as none of them take credit for that obnoxious infomercial guy Billy Mays…
Tags: Bill Clinton, Bush administration, Carnegie Hall, Congress, email, France, Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras, Michael Bloomberg, New Orleans, New York, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ryan Seacrest, White House
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