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Sometimes both heaven and Earth erupt.

In Iceland in 1991, the volcano Hekla erupted at the same time that auroras were visible overhead. Hekla, one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, has erupted at least 20 times over the past millennium, sometimes causing great destruction.

The green auroral band occurred fortuitously about 100 kilometers above the erupting lava.

Man Caught Living in Underground Bunker -- for 6 years!

The fire investigator declined to give the man's name or say where the bunker is located to protect the man's privacy. He said the man earns money doing occasional odd jobs."It's not the Marriott hotel by any means, but this man has made it comfortable down there," O'Neill said.The man said he has been living in the bunker for about six years."He told me it's a peaceful and tranquil place to live," O'Neill said.



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Fred Thompson to Announce Bid on 7/4/07

From The Politico:

A member of Thompson's inner circle, who insisted on anonymity, said the former senator will offer himself as a consistent conservative who can unite all elements of the Republican Party.

"The public is increasingly cynical and disenchanted with government," this adviser said. "Competence is at the heart of what people want from government, and they need to have a sense that government can do the things they care the most about. They want a reason to continue Republican governance. Thompson can be seen as the adult with a firm hand on the tiller."

Thompson, the "Law and Order" star and former U.S. senator from Tennessee, has been publicly coy, even as people close to him have been furiously preparing for a late entry into the wide-open contest. But the advisers said Thompson dropped all pretenses on Tuesday afternoon during a conference call with more than 100 potential donors, each of whom was urged to raise about $50,000.

Since Thompson began hinting he might get in, polls have generally showed him tied for third with Romney. In the most recent average of national polls on RealClearPolitics.com, each had 10 percent of the vote, behind Giuliani at 26 percent and McCain at 18 percent. Since those polls were taken, Romney has shown increasing strength in early-voting states.

The Legend of Bo Jackson

It's been 20 years since Bo Jackson was a rookie and started one of the most amazing sports careers in history.



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House GOP plots "blue-slip" attack on Senate Immigration bill

From Roni Deutch:

The Hill reports this morning that conservative Republicans in the House have plans to derail the Senate immigration compromise based on a procedural matter. The bill includes tax policy, which according to the Constitution, has to originate in the House, and some Republicans have lined up to issue a "blue slip" stop to the legislation on that basis.

House conservatives are ready to stop the Senate immigration bill in its tracks with a procedural weapon should the contentious measure win passage in the upper chamber. The procedural weapon House conservatives may hold is a constitutional rule that revenue-related bills must originate in the House. The current Senate immigration measure requires that illegal immigrants pay back taxes before becoming citizens. This requirement opens the door to a House protest, dubbed a “blue slip”. The "blue slip" comes from the color of its paper.

House Republicans used the same back-taxes mandate for a blue-slip threat that derailed last year’s immigration conference. The new Senate bill still must survive two more weeks of voter scrutiny and contentious amendments, but several conservatives already are lying in wait for the Senate to “make the same mistake twice,” as one House GOP aide put it.

“If we get an opportunity to do it, believe me, we’ll do it,” the aide said. “I think it’s going to be a matter of who will get there first. A number of people in the House are dying to be fingered as the person who killed [the Senate bill].”

During a blogger conference call with Senator John McCain, one of the bill's architects, the conservative blogger, Captain Ed of Captain's Quarters, mentioned a Boston Globe story that reported the removal of a requirement to pay back taxes before entering either the Z-visa or Y-visa program. The White House reportedly requested that section be removed, and the blogger asked the Senator why illegal immigrants would get a pass on paying back taxes when American citizens don't get that privilege.

Senator McCain hadn't heard about the removal of the requirement. “I’d not heard that proposal on the part of the president,” McCain said, according to a transcript of the call. “I would resist that.” In fact, Senator McCain went back and reinstated the provision after the blogger conference call.

Inadvertently, Senator McCain may have provided an "out" for House Republicans to at least delay the bill's consideration. While any Representative can blue-slip a revenue-producing bill from the Senate, it takes a majority to enforce it. Given the heat from both sides of this debate, that may not be difficult to arrange, and it would require the Senate negotiators to start from Square One.“We would certainly have the right [to a blue slip] and could exercise it,” another House GOP aide said.

Via Captain's Quarters.



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Packers may cut Franks, Ferguson... Gbaja-Biamila?

According to a report by Tom Pelissero of the Green Bay Press Gazette, in addition to tight end Bubba Franks, the Green Bay Packers could release defensive end Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila and wide receiver Robert Ferguson.

Some IRS Cartoons

Gifted, Talented, and Screwed

"Historically, there's been kind of an attitude that if they're smart enough, they'll get by on their own, and it's just not true... the majority of them are going to school expecting to be taught, to find new and interesting things every day, and it's just not happening."

MJS Analysis of the lack of direction and action in determining how to effectively groom and educate our gifted and talented students.

Contrary to popular wisdom, gifted students aren't all happy, easy-to-handle, interested, quiet and passive. They ask questions, get frustrated, act out and sometimes wallow in boredom. They can love learning but dislike school - some so much so that they drop out.

This one of those big, unspoken problems in public eduction. Makes you wish there was some sort of alternative. Like, school vouchers or something.

Brewers End Skid; Extend Lead to 5.5 Games

The Brewers snapped a six-game losing streak and increased their lead in the National League Central Division to with a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves tonight at Miller Park.

Sheets, making his first start since leaving the game last Tuesday with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand, gave up a single, a homer and a double to the first three batters he faced, and it became 3-0 on Andruw Jones' one-out single in the first.

But Sheets recovered to get through six innings without allowing another run, scattering 11 hits along the way but not walking a batter. Sheets got the victory to improve to 5-3.

Atlanta starter John Smoltz, who recorded his 200th win in his previous start, left with one out in the top of the fourth after suffering a shoulder injury warming up for the inning.

The Brewers took the lead in the sixth inning on a pinch single by Tony Gwynn, a sacrifice bunt by Rickie Weeks and a single by J.J. Hardy, who went to second on the throw home.

Hardy reached third on Braun's infield single and scored an insurance run when Braun stole second and catcher Brian McCann's throw went into center field.

Derrick Turnbow pitched a scoreless eighth, and Francisco Cordero worked around a walk and a single to record his 18th save, striking out Matt Diaz to strand the tying run at third.

Who Hates the U.S. policies in the Middle East?

And what were the policies that caused the hate?

I for one think everyone (i.e. Rudy Giuliani v. Ron Paul) is purposefully missing the point for their own selfish reasons.

First, those who hate the U.S. in the Middle East are undoubtedly members of one of three categories:

1. those who are oppressed because of our best efforts to oppress them (i.e. Al-Qaida, Baath Loyalists, Sadr Loyalists, Taliban, Iranian government, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc.)
2. those who are oppressed because of our lack of effort - historically - to free them (i.e. Iraqi (historically - see aftermath of Iraq War 1), Kurdish, Lebanese, Syrian, Iranian, Saudi, Egyptian, Afghan, Pakistani people, etc.)
3. those who are ignorant of the U.S. and our beliefs in democracy, liberty, freedome of religion, and free market capitalism

We don't care about the people in group 1. In fact, we want these groups to die out. In fact, we should be doing everything we can to speed up these groups' destruction/obliteration.

We do care about group 2 and 3. Yet, they still hate us.

Second, I do think that people in Group 1 hate us because of our democracy, liberty, freedom of religion, and free market capitalism. But as I said above, we shouldn't care about Group 1. They are useless to try and "fix". They are better off dead.

But we do care about group 2 and 3. Yet, they still hate us.

Given all of the above, then what is the best policy to advance in the Middle East to address the hatred of groups 1, 2, and 3?

And what would be the worst policy to advance in the Middle East to address the hatred of groups 1, 2, and 3?

Jack Murtha's Friends

Democrats controlling the U.S. House of Representatives demonstrated this month the hollowness of their claim that they have ended the corruption of 12 Republican years. Rep. John Murtha (D - Ohio) quietly slipped into the Intelligence authorization bill two earmarks costing taxpayers $5.5 million. The beneficiary was a contractor headquartered in Murtha's hometown.



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RIAA Successfully Counter-sued

In RIAA copyright infringement case Lava v. Amurao, the defendant has successfully raised an interesting legal theory of copyright misuse. Judge Charles L. Brieant rejected RIAA's motion to dismiss this charge.

The copyright misuse counterclaim states that the plaintiffs should lose their copyrights in the songs that form the basis for their suit on the following grounds:

"they are competitors in the business of recorded music.....[and] are a cartel acting collusively in violation of the antitrust laws and public policy, by litigating and settling all cases similar to this one together, and by entering into an unlawful agreement among themselves to prosecute and to dispose of all cases in an identical manner and through common lawyers..... Such actions represent an attempt....to secure for themselves rights far exceeding those provided by copyright laws......Such acts constitute misuse of copyrights, and lead to a forfeiture of the exclusive rights.....".



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Wow.

Maybe the worst mortgage advertisement. Ever.


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Gotta love Pink

From Professor Althouse.

Useful tips for cleaning an apartment

Thwart the nefarious plans of your evil landlord, muahahahahaha! Requires some sweat and work, though.

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What Is Your Company Worth?

Here is a pretty good articule on how to solicit third party investment in your company. I especially liked this exchange in the story:

"So", I asked, “if we write you a check for $1 million what do we receive?” Then the top hat and cane, along with the soft shoe, were in full motion. Lots of humming and hawing. He finally allowed he was hoping 10% of the company would be reasonable. This usually ends the conversation.



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Man arrested, cuffed for using $2 bills at Best Buy

A man trying to pay a fee using $2 bills was arrested, handcuffed and taken to jail after clerks at a Best Buy store questioned the currency's legitimacy and called police.

According to an account in the Baltimore Sun, 57-year-old Mike Bolesta was shocked to find himself taken to the Baltimore County lockup in Cockeysville, Md., where he was handcuffed to a pole for three hours while the U.S. Secret Service was called to weigh in on the case.

Secret Service agent Leigh Turner eventually arrived and declared the bills legitimate.



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Senators who OK'd War in Iraq didn't read key Intelligence Report

For members of Congress to read the report, they had to go to a secure location on Capitol Hill. The Washington Post reported in 2004 that no more than six senators and a handful of House members were logged as reading the document.

The National Intelligence Estimate concluded that the United States had "compelling evidence" that Iraq was restarting its efforts to develop a nuclear bomb and had concealed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons from U.N. inspectors after the cease-fire that ended the 1991 Persian Gulf War.



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The Top 10 Creation Myths

A look at top ten myths relating to creationism.



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20 Signs that You are About to Get Fired

Here is the post, from Wise Bread.

Here is the list:

1 - Are you no longer in the loop about, well, anything?
2 - Did you recently screw up big-time?
3 - Are people avoiding you at all costs?
4 - Did your last performance review read like a train wreck?
5 - Has your company recently been sold or merged?
6 - Are you being given impossible jobs with no chance of success?
7 - Do you now have less responsibility than the intern?
8 - Has your office, cubicle or working space recently been down-sized?
9 - Do people whisper more, or does the conversation change as you approach?
10 - Did your recently receive a pay freeze or, worse still, a pay cut?
11 - Have you seen a job posting for your company that matches your job description?
12 - Does everyone hate you?
13 - Have you recently been asked to take some time off?
14 - Are you noticing paper-trails between yourself and your superiors?
15 - Are you finding it almost impossible to get approval or ‘buy in’ on projects?
16 - Have you recently been asked to work on a “special project?"
17 - Are your successes and accomplishments being glossed over?
18 - Are you currently being ‘retrained’ or are taking coaching sessions?
19 - Has your immediate boss or mentor gone bye-bye?
20 - Have you recently been promoted to a position of less responsibility?

Blogging the Bible

David Plotz, a writer for Slate.com, is blogging the bible. It is a pretty good read. He has been doing since September 2006. Here is his plan:

My goal is pretty simple. I want to find out what happens when an ignorant person actually reads the book on which his religion is based. I think I'm in the same position as many other lazy but faithful people (Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus). I love Judaism; I love (most of) the lessons it has taught me about how to live in the world; and yet I realized I am fundamentally ignorant about its foundation, its essential document. So, what will happen if I approach my Bible empty, unmediated by teachers or rabbis or parents? What will delight and horrify me? How will the Bible relate to the religion I practice, and the lessons I thought I learned in synagogue and Hebrew School?

Personally, I have read up to Psalms so far.

Another Interesting Painting

What is really weird about this whole particular artist, Tony Speirs, is that the name of his blog, Trout Salad, is what I actually ordered for dinner last night. And it was a mistake! I thought I was ordering Smoked Salmon Salad. But alas, fate intervened.

Stared at this Painting Last Night at Dinner

Creepy yet mesmerizing, no?

Incessant disease mongering turns Americans into guinea pigs

Disease mongering - the practice of pushing disease in order to sell more drugs - has become so routine and so successful in modern medicine that drug companies actually depend on inventing new diseases as a way to ensure future profits.



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Conversation between John Scalzi and his Archive Hard Drive

Funny stuff for nerds.

Dog Breeders Issue Massive Recall Of '07 Pugs

WASHINGTON, DC—While pug owners are accustomed to chronic dog malfunction, the latest animals are prone to more than the usual overheating, seizures, and joint failure.

Hmm... Probably Not Too Smart

In a bankruptcy case in the Southern District of Florida, William P. Smith -- a partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Chicago), and the head of its bankruptcy department -- actually said the following in response to a judge's ruling:

"I suggest to you with respect, your honor, that you're a few French Fries short of a Happy Meal in terms of what is likely to take place."

Literally.

In open court.

Amazing.

Interesting Soccer Field

Man Randomly Attacked By Police Dog, Beaten By Police For Defending Himself

Story about a guy sleeping in his backyard who is randomly attacked by a vicious police dog chasing a "suspect". He naturally tries to defend himself and gets beaten by the police for it. The police justified this by saying the "suspect" they were after was riding a moped without a helmet or headlights on. And it only gets worse from there.



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"Noah's Ark" of 5,000 Rare Animals Found off Chinese Coast

A great ship filled with endangered animals, whose fate was to have been being eaten by the Chinese.



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I PASSED!

Hi-YO!

Comparison of Military Deaths during last two Presidents

VP Cheney's daughter gives birth

Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, became a mother today when she gave birth to a baby boy. Samuel David Cheney was born at 9:46 a.m., weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces, at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. According to reports, Mary's partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, "will have no legal relationship with her child."



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Brett Favre Demands Trade To 1996 Packers

GREEN BAY—Three-time MVP and undisputed future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, disappointed with the Packers' refusal to aggressively pursue receiver Randy Moss and frustrated with his team's apparent indifference to making immediate...

The $8,648 Burger King Bill

Guadalupe Pequino of Fountain Inn, South Carolina bought $8.64 worth of food from Burger King with her Visa Check Card. Unfortunately for Guadalupe, the cashier typed in $8,648.54 as her total and the amount was debited from her account.



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Foreman claims he was drugged before loss to Ali

In his recently-published memoirs, "God in My Corner," Foreman says he was drugged just before the Oct. 30, 1974 title fight in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- then known as Zaire.



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The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century

The official death toll was recorded as 1,746 people, but that was only an estimate, because the survivors had already begun to bury victims in mass graves, and many terrified survivors had fled corpse-filled villages and were hiding in the forest. This bizarre story discusses what happened and how it is being prevented from happening again.



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Roni Deutch Sends Open Letter to Congress, Treasury, and the IRS

She is seeking a simple revision to the IRS's Installment Agreement program. She would like to see the IRS raise the limit from $25k to $75k for tax debt that can be resolved through a payment plan without disclosing personal and financial information.

"It is easy to get a little behind on your taxes one year and find yourself owing thousands to the IRS. Making this change would make it easier for thousands of familes across the country who just need a little extra time to pay their taxes."


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Edwards charges $55,000 to speak to UC Davis students

Guess what the Discussion topic was about? Yep, you guessed it, poverty.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.



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Justice Clarence Thomas sat through 68 hours of oral arguments in the Supreme Court’s current term without uttering a word

Via Ann Althouse:

The last time Thomas asked a question in court was Feb. 22, 2006, in a death penalty case out of South Carolina.

Tax Attorney Roni Deutch Saves Clients Nearly $1 Million in IRS Back Taxes

In the month of March 2007, Roni's law firm, Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation saved it's clients a total of $964,506.96 through Offers in Compromise. The clients whose Offers in Compromise were accepted by the IRS saved $33,258.86 on average.



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Roni Deutch Helps Clients Settle IRS Back Taxes Through Manageable Monthly

In April 2007, tax lawyer Roni Deutch helped clients owing the IRS in aggregate over $2.5 million resolve their tax debts through monthly payments called Installment Agreements, which Roni recommends for any one finding themselves in tax debt for the first time this year.



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Enjoying the Green

Davis enjoying Santa Rosa, California.

Clinton Portis Backs Michael Vick, Says Dog Fighting is Fine

“I don’t know if he was fighting dogs or not, but it’s his property, it’s his dog. If that’s what he wants to do, do it. I think people should mind their business.”



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Hall of Famer Cepeda busted for drugs

Orlando Cepeda, 69, gets busted even though he works as a community representative for the San Francisco Giants speaking to children about the dangers of drugs.



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How About Amnesty For Pot Prisoners Too?

According to statistics recently released by the U.S. DOJ, American taxpayers are now spending more than a billion dollars per year to incarcerate its citizens for marijuana.



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Back Taxes? Fuhgetaboutit.

"The Bush administration insisted on a little-noticed change in the bipartisan Senate immigration bill that would enable 12 million undocumented residents to avoid paying back taxes or associated fines to the Internal Revenue Service, officials said. An independent analyst estimated the decision could cost the IRS tens of billions of dollars."

Sen. Ted Kennedy's draft version included the requirement of the filing and paying of back taxes.

So, while we are talking an amnesty for immigration, how about amnesty for legal American taxpayers?



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2007-08 College Football Bowl Schedule

From CollegeFootballFanatics.com.



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Bruce Bowen: YouTube Greatest Hits

Is Bruce Bowen a dirty player? YouTube has the answers.



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Did the House Hunting thing

Paige and I toured some houses last night. In fact, we toured 7. Two were pretty much dumps. In one, the floors were actually crowned, like a football field. Nice.

However, we did see a couple we liked. One had no yard or kitchen. One was small. One was too close to the freeway (according to Paige). And the last one was too expensive and nice (and someone probably already bought it since I started typing this). So, we are back to the drawing board.

We will probably go to some open houses this weekend. Stay tuned.

Towards a culture of self-defense

Meet 11-year-old Xochil Garcia and read this story: Street-smart 4-foot-5 girl fights off 6-foot-2 kidnap suspect, and helps in his arrest.



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Rudy is Already Running Against the Democrats

From the American Spectator:

We saw this clearly in the debate. First he positioned himself as standing between his Republican party and the liberal media which continues to prophesize Republicans' "inevitable defeat." He also invoked the specter of Hillary Clinton and her anti-free market baggage. Then of course Ron Paul gave him the opening, which he snatched, to stand up not just for the party but for the country against the left wing canard that we brought 9-11 on ourselves. Suddenly we were not in the debate but back in New York City and he was once again back in his role as America's Mayor. In short, Giuliani was not running against the other candidates on that stage; he was running against the terrorists (including the Fort Dix plotters "planning inside our country to come here and kill us"), the Democrats, and the Blame America First crowd.

How Often Should You Have Sex?

"If you have more than 200 orgasms a year, you can reduce your physiologic age by six years," Dr. Oz says.



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IRS Looking To Collect Personal User Data From Internet Firms

Roni Deutch has her premiere featured blog entry:

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is backing the U.S. Treasury Department’s efforts to include a proposal in the 2008 budget requiring many Internet businesses to collect personal data from their users. Specifically, the measures would target online auction sites, such as eBay.



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Bush applauds new Immigration Reform

More reaction from Michelle Malkin.



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The Skittles Thief has been Caught

A suspect charged with stealing a vehicle containing $250,000 worth of candy, was arrested by Dallas police.

After a thorough search, 7 pallets of the 28 in the truck are still missing.

Immigration Reform Deal Struck

From the Associated Press:

The proposed agreement would allow illegal immigrants to come forward and obtain a "Z visa" and—after paying fees and a $5,000 fine—ultimately get on track for permanent residency, which could take between eight and 13 years. Heads of household would have to return to their home countries first.

They could come forward right away to claim a probationary card that would let them live and work legally in the U.S., but could not begin the path to permanent residency or citizenship until border security improvements and the high-tech worker identification program were completed.

A new temporary guest worker program would also have to wait until those so-called "triggers" had been activated. The temporary worker program would bring new arrivals to the U.S. A separate program would cover agricultural workers. New high-tech enforcement measures also would be instituted to verify that workers are here legally.

The key breakthrough came when negotiators struck a bargain on a so- called "point system" that would for the first time prioritize immigrants' education and skill level over family connections in deciding how to award green cards.

Just when you though you hated the IRS enough...

The IRS Whistleblower Law:

The IRS recently received important tips from informants hoping to cash in on a law offering sharply higher rewards in cases involving large amounts of tax cheating and other violations. Since the law was enacted in December, the IRS has received about 20 reward claims, some involving hundreds of millions of dollars, says Stephen Whitlock, head of the IRS's new whistleblower office. Under that law, informants generally may collect as much as 30% of whatever the IRS eventually collects, including penalties and interest.

Work as Prosecutor or Public Defender for 3 Years = $60k in Student Loan Repayment

At least that is what the House of Representatives want. The House on Tuesday passed the Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Act of 2007 (H.R. 916), which would:

• Establish a program of student loan repayment for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as State or local criminal prosecutors or as State, local or Federal public defenders in criminal cases
• Allow eligible attorneys to receive student loan debt repayments of up to $10,000 per year, with a maximum aggregate over time of $60,000

See Rep. David Scott's press release for more information. Sounds good to me, Paige.

After trying to hide it in his Socks, Sandy Berger forfeits Law License

Well, sort of. No, Sandy did not hide his license in his socks. However, he did hide, then steal, the destroy classified documents from the National Archives. And now he has forfeited his license to practice law - some say, in order to avoid having to disclose additional details about his heist.

I agree that not enough has made out of this event. It would be interesting to know why and what he destroyed.

The Magic Paradox

Here is an interesting article that explores whether Magic Johnson has "lived too long for his own good". Seeing as Magic has devoted his life to fighting HIV and AIDS and educating the population on its danger, it is paradoxal that Magic has now entered his second decade of crusading with the disease and is still a pillar of good health.

24 Gets Two More Seasons

I guess next season will be completely different from any season to come before it. Tune in next week, for it sets up an even more unconventional day in Jack's life than the previous seasons. So what, is he going to be frozen in carbonite?



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Protest the Price of Gas

What was the point of this article? It does not even attempt to research the impact a "pump protest" has on gas prices.

Japanese Coercive Interrogation

Think we have it bad in the U.S.?

“Traditionally in Japan, confessions have been known as the king of evidence,” said Kenzo Akiyama, a lawyer who is a former judge. “Especially if it’s a big case, even if the accused hasn’t done anything, the authorities will seek a confession through psychological torture.”

The law allows the police to detain suspects for up to 23 days without an indictment. Suspects have almost no contact with the outside world and are subject to constant interrogation, a practice that has long drawn criticism from organizations like the United Nations Human Rights Committee and Amnesty International.

Marc Anthony to pay $2.5 M in back taxes

Apparently, Marc has been too busy to remember the annual obligation to pay his taxes. In fact, he has forgot to even file since 1999.



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Rectal Exam at Miller Park for free Brewers tickets

Ouch-ee-wa-wa!

This also seems a little contradictory. Why award someone with Brewer tickets if you are concerned about colon cancer? Don't you know all they are going to do is go to the game and try out all 5 featured Johnsonville sausages before the game is over?

Here is a complementary picture of our beloved sausages: http://tommcmahon.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/chorizo2.jpg


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Analyst predicts price cut for the PS3 this summer

Michael Pachter said in an interview that he believes that Sony may drop the price of the PS3 as soon as this summer, due to drops in manufacturing costs. Too bad it couldn't have happened in February, huh, Paige.



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Davis joins the Hein Fam

New Format

What do you think? Well, at least I have links again in the far column.

By the way, all you big Professor Camic fans, her blog changed its name. It is now called, "On the Other Side of the Ocean."

Let me know if there are any blog links missing that you used from before. They are pretty easy to add once I know.

Tax issues related to poker tournaments

Here is an excellent article that talks about how you need to handle tax issues as it relates to winning a texas hold-em poker tournament. Specifically, the article addresses what you are to do when a group of people have a stake in the winner.



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