Month November 2006

Black leaders, including Jesse Jackson, say it’s time for everyone, including the entertainment business and rappers, to stop using the “n-word.” “We want to give our ancestors a present,” Jackson said at a news conference. “Dignity over degradation.”

Not just any baggie will do when going through airport security. Oh no. It must be a Ziploc baggie, no other brand is allowable. (I am not making this up…)

The contracts were worth 2.3 billion, so that’s about a 10% kickback. Top execs of the company are facing prison and this looks to be a mega-scandal indeed as it could blow up the second-largest wheat exporter on the planet.…

Full quote: “This is more than deeply disturbing,” Bloomberg told a packed news conference at City Hall Monday morning. “It sounds to me that excessive force was used but that’s up to the district attorney to find out.” Also Witnesses…

Jordan’s King: Middle East faces civil wars in Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine.