Siegelman Future Hinges On Appeal, Former Alabama Governor Is Free As Congress Investigates His Prosecution - CBS News: Well immediately people were standing up, sayin', 'You got screwed.' And I'd say, 'Well, you know, I think there were a lot of ya'll that got screwed.' And then, one guy stood up and said, 'No, I was guilty. You got screwed.'

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"In the Face of Justice Department Inaction, the Pentagon Moves Ahead on Contractor Accountability" by Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine): "Of course, sex crimes in the workplace do happen, and employers are very frequently concerned about being drawn into a criminal investigation. The really astonishing thing about this case, the Jones case, and ( Read more... )

If Tone Loc Says He Loves You, Check It Out: Scam Artists Assault Club Owners With False Promises Of Tone Loc and Dio: "A Texas charity organizer and an Alabama concert promoter foiled an alleged scam artist who has been promising nationally touring acts at bargain-basement prices for nearly two years. This time, the imposter claimed to represent ( Read more... )

The Loom Of Ruin: ANTI-WAR MARCH @ HOLLYWOOD & VINE: "As the day wore on, I found myself pondering the same question I faced five years ago. Namely, how do I physically express agreement with the march's aims? I feel the same about chanting as I do about dancing, or taking off my clothes in public; nonnegotiable."
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Legal Schnauzer: "We're running the risk of getting way too big for our britches by insinuating that our humble blog has anything to do with the 2008 presidential election. But we're trying to think like corrupt people. So follow me for a moment."
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Amazing and sort of disconcerting robot developed by Boston Dynamics. (HT: Bryant)

Have y'all seen muxtape yet? It's a very simple (only a three line registration) music streaming site. You pick a username to be username.muxtape.com and upload as many as 12 mp3s as a "muxtape". They have to be from different artists, and you're supposed to have permission to use the songs, so in the end I imagine this will get shutdown by the ( Read more... )

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"Yes, Wright was angry, shrill and one-sided. But America would have been better off if his uncomfortable sermon had echoed through every church in the country after 9/11, instead of the patriotic, ahistorical pablum that did." - Gary Kamiya at salon.