"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
From reader Lawrence Krubner I’d like to point out a new weblog to you. It is written by my friend Alex Marshall, a journalist who writes on urban issues. His weblog focuses on the political forces that are shaping America’s…
“The struggle in terms of what it was 10 years ago is now over and we are now dealing with criminal gangs that are still using the cloak of romanticism around the IRA to murder people on the streets and…
One of the creators of Podcasting is going to invest to encourage more people to get into the business. Adam Curry announced the launch of BoKu Communications and its first Web site, Podshow.com, “to bring together the elements necessary to…
The US president is reportedly set to ask Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank. Wolfowitz: blind to the impact of global poverty “If we want stability on our planet, we must fight to end poverty. Since…
Ex-chief of WorldCom convicted of fraud charges. Bernard J. Ebbers was found guilty on all nine counts of orchestrating a record $11 billion fraud. The convictions carry a maximum penalty of 85 years in jail. His entire defense appeared to…
The family of IRA murder victim Robert McCartney today dismissed Sinn Féin’s warning that they are in danger of being used as political pawns. Catherine McCartney, who left Dublin this morning with her four sisters and Mr McCartney’s financee for…
Army ignored broker on arms deal U.S. general supervised an Iraq contract that a slain American said was tangled in kickbacks. Pentagon audit calls Halliburton’s price ‘illogical’ A new report questions $100 million in possible excess charges on the oil…