"Yikes! I Might Be...Militia!"
Loyal readers of this blog will remember the name of Richard Cabrera as one that has appeared in a half-dozen posts on this blog, including one in which I asked the question, What Will Be The Outcome of the Amazon Defense Coalition’s Lawsuit Against Chevron in Ecuador? Thanks to news that broke today out of [...]
Conflict of Interest in $27B Suit Against Chevron
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments
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Was Trucker Cell Phone, Texting Ban Premature?
January 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Only three days after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the new rules that prohibit drivers of trucks and buses from using cell phones and texting while behind the wheel, officials at the Highway Loss Data Institute released study findings that show no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone bans take effect.
Rresearchers for HLDI, an affiliate [...]
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Ten ‘Heistman Trophy’ Finalists Named
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Today, one year after sharing a similar report in 2008, I share a new oversight report issued this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.). Inside, it contains candidates for what an annual award I’ve decided to call “The Heistman Trophy.” Among those, descriptions of [...]
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Victimhood Alive, Well at Single-Payer Conference
November 16th, 2009 · No Comments
In the beginning of her speech, Ethel Long Scott didn’t present herself as the most-polished of the six speakers who addressed attendees during the opening session of the 2009 Healthcare-Now.org National Strategy Conference Saturday afternoon in St. Louis. She did, however, come off as the loudest, most-outspoken and most-victimized liberal granted access to a microphone.
Scott, [...]
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Contract Gives Whole New Meaning to ‘Pork’ (Update 3)
July 19th, 2009 · No Comments
Nowhere on the web page for FARMER JOHN® Premium Spiral Sliced Half Hams could I find a “2-lb. frozen ham sliced” priced at $1,191,200. I could, however, find a contract summary (shown below) that appears to reveal that the Department of Agriculture paid Clougherty Packaging, L.L.C., $1,191,200 for a “2 POUND FROZEN HAM SLICED.”
The [...]
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