Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R) announced today that he is scaling back his presidential campaign operation. He said in a statement that he will continue to fight former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for delegates at state conventions around the country, but he will no longer spend any money on upcoming primary contests. Read full article > >
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Ron Paul no longer campaigning in primaries
Mike Tyson, “Jackass” star Steve-O and TMZ founder Harvey Levin have committed to making fun of Charlie Sheen on national television. Comedy Central announced today via news release that the aforementioned trio will participate in the upcoming “ Roast of Charlie Sheen ,” to be recorded on Saturday, Sept. 10, and broadcast Monday, Sept. 19, at 10 p.m. EST, shortly after “ Two and Half Men ” makes its Sheen-less season premiere . Steve-O, a recovering addict who has done more than one ridiculous thing in public, and Levin, whose Web site has closely chronicled Sheen’s descent into Warlock-dom, are logical choices for Sheen commentary. As for Tyson, he came to Sheen’s defense earlier this year. Also, he knows a little something about straightening people out after freaky things happen in Las Vegas hotel rooms . Read full article > >
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Mike Tyson, Steve-O and Harvey Levin to roast Charlie Sheen
People in this town like to grumble about cab drivers, and one grumble heard frequently is that many don’t pay their taxes. No less than Leon Swain , former D.C. Taxicab Commission chairman and famed federal informant, has insisted to me on numerous occasions that tax evasion is widespread among cabbies, who of course operate in a largely cash business. Industry leaders, meanwhile, tell me that drivers are by and large a law-abiding group, with the occasional bad apples you find in any bushel. Well, Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan announced today that the city has successfully concluded three rare prosecutions of cabdrivers for tax fraud. Cabbies Joseph Lane Jr. , Robert L. Reeder and Southall E. Seay Jr. seem to have failed by dealing not strictly with everyday street hails, but with a government program with actual accountability: Read full article > >
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Cab drivers nailed for tax evasion
Queen Elizabeth II sure knows how to party: To mark the English monarch’s 60th year on the throne in 2012, Buckingham Palace announced today plans for a four-day celebration. The lavish ceremonies will include a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the…
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Queen’s Jubilee Plans Announced
Queen Elizabeth II sure knows how to party: To mark the English monarch’s 60th year on the throne in 2012, Buckingham Palace announced today plans for a four-day celebration. The lavish ceremonies will include a flotilla of 1,000 boats along the…
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The Tennessee Valley Authority announced today that they were considering upgrading some of their facilities in wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Three of the TVA’s six nuclear reactors have the same design as the Japanese plants. The big changes appear to be reducing the amount of spent fuel kept in pools and adding backup generation. But it’s the little changes that the TVA is considering that are most interesting because of the problem set that they imply. The Times lays them out: “…improving electrical switchyards to make them more resistant to earthquakes, adding small generators to recharge cellphone batteries and keep the lights on, and reinforcing the pipes that provide cooling water to spent fuel pools.” Think about the problems they’re trying to solve with these changes. Any part of the grid could get knocked and cause trouble. That’s an appropriately high-tech problem. But look at the others: cellphone charging, lights and leaky pipes. In some other setting, problems with these things would be mildly important. At a nuclear power plant, they could make responding to a disaster difficult or help cause one. And it’s these small safety problems that make current-gen nuclear power difficult. Every single little thing has to work just right.
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Nuclear Power’s Little Problems
Cuba announced today it’s laying off at least half a million state workers and allowing more private sector jobs as the communist nation’s economy struggles to recover.
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Cuba to lay off 500,000 workers
You know the budget deficit is serious when even the military is tightening its belt. To prove that it’s doing so, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today that the Defense Department will be cutting 10 major military commands. It’s part of an…
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