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Agog At Google’s Finances
New York Times report: Google Reaches $500 Million Settlement With Government Google will pay $500 million to settle federal government charges that it has knowingly shown illegal ads for fraudulent Canadian pharmacies in the United States, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian pharmacies, Google, illegal ads, Justice Department, New York Times, quarterly profit
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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Thé Party
Diminutive French president Nicolas Sarkozy ((B)UMP- Carla Bruni) seems to be channeling America’s Tea Party lately. From the New York Times: PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has used the crisis over the euro and his relationship with the German chancellor, … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider Suck-Up Ad o’ the Week
A coalition of the United Healthcare Workers East (a.k.a. 1199 SEIU), the Greater New York Hospital Association, and the Healthcare Education Project (which is just a front group for the previous two outfits) ran full-page ads on Tuesday in the Boston Globe and the … Continue reading
David Carr Gets It Wrong
New York Times columnist David Carr writes about Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC today (welcome to the party, DC), and as usual has some interesting things to say. Except . . . He’s got the name of the Super PAC wrong. … Continue reading
NYT: What Do You Wear To The Riot?
From our You Can’t Be Serious desk: New York magazine’s The Cut blog catches the New York Times in an absolute brain freeze. STREET STYLE Youth Quake What do you wear when protest and mayhem rock your world? Reports from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cairo, London, New York, New York Times, Street Style, Tahrir Square, The Cut, Youth Quake
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Boston: We’re #52!
Tuesday’s New York Times featured a front-page piece on the most dangerous cities for walking, and guess what? Boston/Cambridge/Quincy was least dangerous. Graphic here and here: Wait a minute: Quincy? What the hell does Quincy have to do with Boston and … Continue reading
Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Paul Krugman Edition)
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Pray with Me Now) jumped with both boots into the GOP presidential primary on Saturday, he made it clear that the centerpiece of his campaign would be his job-creation record. Via CBS News: Perry cited … Continue reading
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Tagged 40% of new US jobs, CBS News, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Perrynomics, Rick Perry
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My London Riot Story
This week’s horrific London riots thankfully seem to be subsiding. Up to now, many news reports, such as this New York Times piece, have likened the wave of civilian violence to riots 25 years ago: Nothing remotely like it had … Continue reading
Bleak Picture For The New England Institute Of Art?
The New York Times reports today that “The Department of Justice and four states on Monday filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against the Education Management Corporation, the nation’s second-largest for-profit college company, charging that it was not eligible for the … Continue reading
Joe Nocera Apologizes To GOP Terrorists
Over all, the hardworking staff likes what newly arrived columnist Joe Nocera has brought to the New York Times op-ed page: a populist view of economic justice leavened with a pragmatic view of economic reality. So we were surprised last … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden's moonwalking, GOP terrorists, Joe Biden, Joe Nocera, New York Times, Tea Party Republicans
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