Day December 4, 2005

Lamest excuse of the week

A key U.S. Senator says the military bought advertisements in Iraqi newspapers to promote the U.S.-led coalition’s work in Iraq, but that some had been published without the disclaimer that they had been funded by the military. So THAT’s what…

D.C. scandal with tentacles

The plot is over the top and ever-expanding. The cast of characters is so convoluted you’ll need a map, a calculator and a wall chart to keep up. Lobbyists. Indian tribes. Casinos. Religious conservatives. Antitax crusaders. Tens of millions of…

Curry-Winer split

It’s public and irrevocable now. The podfathers, Adam Curry and Dave Winer, have seriously gone their separate ways. The split at root may have been over money, but the stress lines have been there for months. It was compunded by…