Posted March 11th, 2010 by editor
Owners of Toyota’s iconic Prius hybrid model who thought they’d escaped the rash of Toyota recalls need to think again.
The company is working on a fix to reshape accelerator pedals so that they cannot be trapped by floor mats, and will issue details within weeks.
Source:
http://www.greencarreports.com/blog/1043253_2004-2008-toyota-prius-recall-will-reshape-accelerator-pedal
Tags: 2008 toyota prius, accelerator, accelerator pedal, floor mats, hybrid model, prius, rash, toyota, toyota prius, toyota prius recall
Posted March 10th, 2010 by editor
Few things are more irritating during tax season than the belated realization that you paid more in taxes than you had to.
Source:
http://www.billshrink.com/blog/7845/12-tax-breaks-you-didnt-take-advantage-of-in-2009/
Tags: realization, tax season
Posted March 10th, 2010 by editor
If Democrats didn’t have all the incentive they needed to pass health care reform already, then conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh may have provided the final push they needed by vowing to flee the country if the reform bill is passed.
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/09/limbaugh-ill-leave-us-if_n_491536.html
Tags: conservative radio host, democrats, final push, health care reform, rush limbaugh
Posted March 10th, 2010 by editor
The top conservative activist on the powerful Texas Board of Education, who rejects evolution and has pushed a revisionist right-wing U.S. history curriculum, is on the way out, after a moderate candidate defeated him in a tight GOP primary last week.
Thomas Ratliff edged out Don McLeroy 50.4%-49.6% for the seat McLeroy has held since 1999.
Source:
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/creationist-cum-mccarthy-booster_rejected_by_texas_republicans.php
Tags: board of ed, board of education, conservative activist, don mcleroy, evolution, gop, history curriculum, right wing, texas board of education, thomas ratliff
Posted March 10th, 2010 by editor
Check out the spiffy pens the FBI was handing out at the RSA security show!
Source:
http://blogs.csoonline.com/the_fbi_supply_chain_illustrated
Tags: fbi, pens, rsa security, supply chain
Posted March 9th, 2010 by editor
Sarah Palin, who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care, admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada.
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/palin-crossed-border-for_n_490080.html
Tags: american health care, canada, canadian health care, government takeover, great lengths, hype, sarah palin
Posted March 9th, 2010 by editor
The practice of Supreme Court justices reading a dissent from the bench to note their unhappiness is on the rise.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/us/09bar.html
Tags: bench, dissent, last word, supreme court justices, unhappiness
Posted March 9th, 2010 by editor
He told radio station WKPQ, “this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill.
And now they’ve gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots.”
Source:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34051.html
Tags: democrat leaders, dots, eric massa, ethics, health care bill, leadership, quote unquote, radio station, slams
Posted March 9th, 2010 by editor
State Sen.
Roy Ashburn (R-Calif.), the fierce opponent of gay rights who was arrested last week for drunk driving after leaving a gay nightclub, confirmed in a radio interview Monday that he is gay.
Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/08/roy-ashburn-im-gay_n_490297.html
Tags: drunk driving, gay nightclub, gay rights, opponent, radio interview, roy ashburn
Posted March 8th, 2010 by editor
Fifty-six years after its founding by the science fiction writer L.
Ron Hubbard, who died in 1986, the church is fighting off calls by former members for a reformation.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/us/07scientology.html
Tags: former members, l ron hubbard, ny times, reformation, science fiction writer, scientology, six years
