Day February 16, 2008

The lines meet

Obama pulls ahead on Pollster’s poll of polls for the first time. The sniping between the Obama and Clinton is definitely getting a bit pitched. But then, the hard right and libertarians seriously dislike McCain. So there’s plenty of internal…

Baghdad drowning in sewage: Iraqi official

One of three sewage treatment plants is out of commission, one is working at stuttering capacity while a pipe blockage in the third means sewage is forming a foul lake so large it can be seen “as a big black…

TSA testing self-select lanes

They’re patterning them after ski trail signs; green for families and special assistance needed (beginner), blue for casual travelers (intermediate), and black for expert travelers. This is a good idea. A family with a baby in a stroller can seriously…

Bond insurers. Beginning of the end

Privately held FGIC, the third largest bond insurer, has asked the NY Dept. of Insurance to be split in half. One company would get their still safe municipal bonds, the other would be the repository of the toxic financial sludge.…