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Thursday, Jan 17, 2002

i did not have financial relations with that company

"Until a few weeks ago, Enron Corp. ranked among the biggest contributors to lawmakers and campaign committees of both parties. But now that the Houston-based firm is considered politically radioactive, members of Congress and party officials are devising ways to give away hundreds of thousands of dollars in Enron donations to distance themselves from the company's woes."

auditory nerve

"I know how tough a task this is. When I was chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we put into place a number of reforms to improve audits and minimize conflicts of interest. But we were largely unsuccessful in persuading accounting firms to separate their auditing businesses from their consulting businesses and in convincing the auditing profession to do a better job of policing itself. Congress and federal regulators should use this scandal to demand some long overdue changes."

nothing to sneeze at

Study Suggests Booze Boosts Allergic Reactions

blackhawk downs

"But now certain members of the MoMA brass � Glenn Lowry, the Modern's director, and Mary Lea Bandy, head of the Department of Film and Media � have shut down the Stills Archive. They are burying the collection in a patch of earth 2-1/2 hours by car from Manhattan: in Hamlin, Pa., where the Museum stores its films. With this one ill-considered stroke, a significant portion of our collective cultural memory was just struck with amnesia. The decision echoes the final words in "Kane," when the cynical butler snaps, to a workman holding an old sled, "Throw that junk." And Rosebud goes into the fire."

hoop dreams

"The featured celebrities usually aren't much older than Lebron, but they are a heck of a lot wealthier. At least until March 23, 2003, the day after Lebron James presumably wins his fourth state high school championship, the day he can declare for the NBA Draft, the day the floodgates of wealth can open, the day the lines of credit can be established, the day corporate America can start showering millions on a family that will finally be able to go from nothing to everything quicker than a crossover"

Wednesday, Jan 16, 2002

manila wafers

there was a report on hotline this morning linking to a spanish newspaper which said three american special ops had been killed in the philippines but by the time i tried to find it it was gone. hotline has erased the link and i havent seen anything else about it although i havent looked very hard yet. this links to a time report on our latest engagement in the philippines.

tax relief

"Kennedy said taxpayers earning less than $130,000 would not be affected by the delayed income tax cuts he proposes and that higher-income people "will still be receiving billions of dollars in new tax breaks" even if Congress enacted his proposal.

"Future additional tax breaks for the wealthy do not deserve a higher priority than strengthening education, or covering prescription drugs under Medicare, or protecting Social Security, or meeting other urgent national priorities," Kennedy said."

unlevining

"WASHINGTON -- An influential senator, dissatisfied with Saudi Arabia's response to the war on terrorism, said the Pentagon should consider shifting U.S. forces from Saudi territory to another Persian Gulf country where they would be more welcome."

tron and on

"Although "Tron" holds historic landmark status as the first film to present a computer-generated, three-dimensional universe in which the action unfolds, it never quite garnered the same degree of critical support as did "Blade Runner," another '80s film that charted a futuristic cultural shift. But "Tron" launched a number of computer games and, most important, unleashed a new visual aesthetic -- one with major techno-whoa! appeal."

down with the king

"L A U D E R H I L L, Fla., Jan. 16 � A plaque intended to honor deep-voiced actor James Earl Jones at this city's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration instead had this extremely incorrect message: "Thank you James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive."

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