Debt Slavery: What the Bankruptcy Bill Could Do to You. I was wrong about the bankruptcy bill, which has passed the Senate but not the House yet. Busy writing letters to various House Representatives about the hypocrisy of passing a reform bill which doesn’t address corporate abuses of the bankruptcy system. No mercy. I can … …
MBNA is severing its relationship with Barnes & Noble. The BN reward certificate program is being replaced with WorldPoints, which offers a lousy reward structure.
Ex-Chief of WorldCom Convicted of Fraud Charges. Naturally, Ebbers will appeal the conviction. A heavy prison sentence certainly won’t make up for the staggering losses suffered by investors, but it would go a long way towards restoring my faith in the judicial system. Mr. Ebbers, 63, was convicted of securities fraud, conspiracy and seven counts … …
Presale for New Order Oakland concert started yesterday. Luckily, it looks like I won’t have to obsess about flying across the country for that weekend since the band is confirmed for NYC on May 5th. Hooyah!
Can’t book a domestic reward flight on Continental at the 25000 mile level without a Saturday night stay. Haven’t seen this documented anywhere on the OnePass web site, but I confirmed this with a customer service rep recently.
Judge Says Terror Suspect Can’t Be Held as an Enemy Combatant. Jose Padilla case revisited. A federal district judge in South Carolina ruled Monday that President Bush had greatly overstepped his authority by detaining an American citizen as an enemy combatant for nearly three years without filing criminal charges. [snip] In his opinion, Judge Floyd … …
Web host migration this weekend discarded my last update… Quicken 2001 seems to have issues when running under Windows XP as a shared application. Namely, I found that sometimes it doesn’t run at all as a limited access user. Ended up reinstalling while temporarily granting administrator/owner access, and now it works fine.
Outsourcing Torture. This debate is not remotely close to being over. Yoo also argued that the Constitution granted the President plenary powers to override the U.N. Convention Against Torture when he is acting in the nation’s defense – a position that has drawn dissent from many scholars. As Yoo saw it, Congress doesn’t have the … …
Wal-Mart Union to File Complaint After Quebec Closure. The first unionized Wal-Mart store is quickly shut down. The United Food and Commercial Workers’ Canadian arm said it plans to file a complaint against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for bargaining in bad faith after the retailer said it would close its first unionized outlet in North America. … …
Gonzales Is Confirmed in a Closer Vote Than Expected. For what it is worth, Schumer and Clinton both voted against confirmation. Thanks, Senators. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat who has been one of Mr. Gonzales’s toughest critics, said it was “a sad day for the Senate” to confirm “a person who was at … …