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Conflict of Interest in $27B Suit Against Chevron

February 9th, 2010 · No Comments

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 [...]

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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.

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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.
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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.”

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