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Computeracalypse, Cheney Has Heart
Monday, October 21, 2013
Glitchlock: The NY Times quotes computer experts saying that it could be mid-December before the Obamacare website problems are fixed and that’s after the deadline to buy medical insurance that starts in January. As many as 5 million lines of …
JP Morgan to Pay Billions, Grand Slam
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Money, Money: JP Morgan Chase is considering a record $13 billion settlement with the Justice Department over its sale of bad mortgage securities. If it goes through, it would be the largest such settlement in US history. The settlement …
Saudis Reject Seat, Bourbon Caper
Saturday, October 19, 2013
World: Saudi Arabia stunned the UN and the diplomatic world by rejecting a long-desired seat on the Security Council as an act of protest against the UN’s failure to deal with major problems in the Middle East. High on Saudi …
Wag of the Finger, Taste of the Pork
Friday, October 18, 2013
Kick Butt: President Obama came out from the government shutdown yesterday to give Congress a scolding. In a morning speech he said, “to all my friends in Congress, understand that how business is done in this town has to change.” …