May 20, 2009 – Wednesday

California One Step Closer to the Brink
From The Business Insider, May 20, 2009:
Another night in the great direct-democracy known as California.
Facing a minimum $15 billion budget shortfall, voters rejected a series of ballot items that would’ve closed the state’s crisis-level deficit through tax hikes and spending cuts (it’s the tax hikes that were the real… »

May 2, 2009 – Saturday

VIDEO: Obama addresses swine flu
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The threat of a global pandemic forced the federal government to take aggressive steps against the so-called swine flu this week, despite uncertainty about how potent or deadly it may be, President Barack Obama said in his Saturday radio and Internet address.
It was a surprise change in topic. A White… »