Day December 2, 2006

Motive?

The Guardian is reporting Livinenko “planned to make tens of thousands of pounds blackmailing senior Russian spies and business figures.”

Baker Commission. Another study group charade

Politicians fiddle: Iraq burns From Brian Becker, National Coordinator of the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, and Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, civil rights attorney and co-founder of the Partnership for Civil Justice. The lesson of Vietnam should not be lost on those who are putting…

Hardwood floor installers, sheesh

We’ve been doing lots of work on the house, preparing to put it on the market in January, part of our planned escape from Los Angeles. We’ve knocked down a wall to turn the living room and dining room into…

Global Power Barometer

What the world is thinking — A graphic snapshot It rates “which nations, ideologies and/or movements are most powerful (most successful) in moving global opinion and events in directions they desire” Produced by the Denver Research Group and WaPo, you…