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The Compromises in the Bailout Bill - Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds — DealBook - New York TimesIn the end, the bill is largely what Mr. Paulson wanted, with some interesting side bars. The House put in some oversight, but judicial review of the Treasury secretary’s actions is still subject to an “arbitrary and [...]

Bench Memos on National Review OnlineThey are sitting judges who have already established themselves as SCOTUS material: Edith Jones and Edith (Joy) Clement of the Fifth Circuit; Mike McConnell of the Tenth Circuit; Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit; and Maura Corrigan of the Michigan Supreme Court. Thanks to the good work of [...]

FOXNews.com - West Virginia Man Charged with Assaulting an Officer - Local News | News Articles | National News | US NewsDuring fingerprinting, Cruz then allegedly moved closer to one of the officers and passed gas, the station reported. In the complaint, the investigating officer wrote that police noticed a "very strong" odor.
The alleged stunt [...]

How much is $700 billion? - By Juliet Lapidos - Slate MagazineA lot, or not that much. There are about 300 million men, women, and children currently living (legally) in the United States, so the bailout is equal to roughly $2,300 per person. That's right around what we each paid, on average, for gas and [...]

The cost of tragedy - The Boston GlobeLawyers negotiated settlements of $5 million with Anheuser-Busch and $16 million with McLaughlin & Moran Inc., a local beer distributor that promoted and sponsored the Great White show. Plaintiffs alleged that both defendants should have known that the band had used unlicensed pyrotechnics at other concerts.
Similarly, plaintiffs' attorneys [...]