Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Derivatives are responsible for much of the interconnectedness between banks and other institutions that made the financial collapse accelerate in the way that it did, costing taxpayers hundreds of billions in bailouts. Yet credit default swaps have been largely untouched by financial reform efforts
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Credit Default Swaps Are Dangerous, US Taxpayers Are Still On The Hook
Saturday, February 27th, 2010
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee on Friday proposed creating a Bureau of Financial Protection inside the Treasury Department to regulate mortgages, credit cards, payday loans and other consumer products.
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Dodd Proposes Financial Protection Agency Within Treasury
Friday, February 26th, 2010
For the rest of the best in art and culture this weekend, check out Flavorpill LA Easier with Practice To the Hollywood films that portray women as ball-busters, constantly demanding commitment from aloof men, director Kyle Patrick Alvarez’s first feature offers a rebuttal.
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Phone Sex & Architectural Modernism: Your Weekend To-Do List
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Soldiers and Defense Department employees will now be able to access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media sites on the military’s unclassified network, according to new policy issued this week.
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DoD Social Media Ban LIFTED: Agency Grants Access To Facebook, Twitter
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos that paved the way for waterboarding of terrorism suspects and other harsh interrogation tactics “exercised poor judgment” but will not face discipline for their actions, according to long-awaited Justice Department documents released Friday.
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Authors of waterboarding memos won’t be disciplined
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Bush administration lawyers who wrote memos blessing the waterboarding of terrorism suspects and other harsh interrogation tactics “exercised poor judgment” but will not face discipline for their actions…
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THE WASHINGTON POST: Bush lawyers who approved waterboarding to face no discipline
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
CNN is monitoring tweets and other messages from people in Haiti and reports from those who said they have been in touch with friends and family.
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What we’re hearing
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Almost unnoticed amid bulging tour buses and packed cruise ships, a small eco-travel movement is emerging in Egypt. Eco-tourism advocates are trying to tap into the skills and knowledge of Bedouins and other tribespeople who have been virtually ignored by mainstream tourism. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Egypt Explores Tourism Beyond The Package Tour
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Twitter’s pedigree is getting increasingly rich at the expense of Google and other Silicon Valley tech titans. With the holidays behind us, the microblogging powerhouse is starting the new year with more new faces at its San Francisco headquarters.
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SILICON VALLEY BLOG: Twitter Expands Legal Talent, Adding @BakariBrock from Google
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
They are trying to create a digital standard that would let consumers buy or rent a movie once and then play it on any device.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: Trying to Add Portability to Movie Files
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Pro-government Iranians jammed the streets of the capital and other cities in response to anti-government rallies during observances of the holy day of Ashura.
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Iran government backers pack rallies
Thursday, December 24th, 2009
‘The Blind Side’ is leading the box office to a record finish for 2009, but lost in that glow are the major flops and other bumps along the way. ‘The Blind Side’ is leading the box office to a record finish for 2009, but lost in that glow are the major flops and other bumps along the way.
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A record year for Hollywood
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Google Inc. is reportedly in talks to buy Yelp Inc., whose website enables users to review restaurants and other businesses — a possible sign that the search giant is ready to train its computing power on the local advertising market.
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Google, Yelp Deal: Google Reportedly Close To Buying Yelp
Monday, December 14th, 2009
While the possibility of a nuclear attack in Los Angeles seems almost unthinkable, local officials are inventorying hundreds of old bomb and fallout shelters as part of their preparations for a “radiological or nuclear event.” Los Angeles and other metropolitan areas are drafting emergency plans while federal agencies study how to prepare the public for what county public health Director Jonathan Fielding describes as a “low-likelihood, huge-consequences event.”
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Preparing For A `Nuclear Event’ In Los Angeles
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
George Stephanopoulos signed off from ABC’s “This Week” Sunday with a special message for viewers about his upcoming departure from the program.
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George Stephanopoulos Thanks "This Week" Viewers (VIDEO)
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