Thursday, February 16, 2012

BP "wants (its) life back"

BP was responsible for the worst off-shore drilling disaster in U.S. history in the spring of 2010. In 2011, the multinational corporation posted a $24 billion profit. The trial begins February 27th in New Orleans, and President Obama is rushing to make a settlement. What will it entail? Will the public interest be protected? I know what would serve the public interest. A trial.

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Unspoken in the news reports about Rick Santorum's rise to the top of the polls in the Republican race is that voters have kind of stopped participating in the process.

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Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter died today of brain cancer at the age of 57. He caught more big league games than all but three men. He was the best player on the best team in the history of two franchises. He rocked a perm. This is what his last at-bat looked like in 1992.


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