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January 06, 2006

Spying on the US

Spying on the US Security State. Countermeasures for US Citizens
Pravda - Is anyone really surprised that the USA now openly advocates torture, spying on its own citizens, or equates dissent with aiding and abetting the"brutal killers"as Bush describes them? Whew! Life is imitating art. President Bush stars as Sgt. Bob

The Andrew Davidson Interview: Hedge fund man makes charity an art
Times Online - I can t, but I suspect Harvey McGrath can. As chairman of London-based Man Group, one of the world s biggest hedge-fund companies, he is pretty much the respectable face of the industry over here. He is also the one who cited that trillion-dollar

Condo developer takes over Jackson Square
Galveston County Daily News - Old building, new look: A Houston developer has purchased the Jackson Square building at 621 21st St. across from the county courthouse and intends to turn the historic, Spanish-style building into luxury condominiums by the end of 2006. J.S

Making sure retirement is possible
Contra Costa Times - Hao-Lin Chen retired from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory a year and a half ago, but found he couldn't stay away. Chen, 64, continued to consult for the lab, and several months later, became the executive director of UC Berkeley's Center for

Hill's fire still burns
Detroit News - Tough road: It's been difficult since he was traded by the Pistons in August 2000 to the Magic for Chucky Atkins and Ben Wallace. He's been through five surgeries to fix his left ankle, limiting his play from 2000-03. He missed all of 2003-04. This

NWC changes course, restores some pensions
Billings Gazette - Twenty former Montana Power Co. managers received unexpected holiday gifts: supplemental pension payments of between $2,400 and $45,000, before taxes and other benefits are deducted. Montana Power Co.'s successor, NorthWestern Corp., decided to

Posted by auctionbullet at January 6, 2006 09:57 AM