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The Pay Czar Is Making Sense
Kabul Notes
Return to Afghanistan with a group of journalists, escorted by the French defense minister, Hervé Morin. A limited view: We only see valleys in Surobi and Kapisa. But an invaluable glimpse, nevertheless, because it counters what is heard almost everywhere. READ MORE >>
UPDATED: The Final Five
Sometime soon, maybe this week,* the Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on the health care reform bill it spent the last two weeks debating. Inside and outside the committee, people following this process more closely than I am say the bill is likely to pass. But it's not yet a sure thing. READ MORE >>
Why Was Letterman Being Blackmailed?
In today's front page New York Times story on the Letterman case, the lawyer for the CBS employee charged with larceny had some amusing things to say. [The lawyer] said that the prosecutor’s remarks in court about Mr. Halderman’s debts showed that “they’re obviously searching for a motive.” Right, a motive. Isn't the motivating factor in trying to blackmail someone for $2 million dollars...$2 million dollars??? READ MORE >>
Ousting Zelaya
No Choice?
You know that saying, about how it’s better to be right than popular? Senator Ron Wyden does. READ MORE >>
Can States Do the Public Option?
Today at TNR (October 1, 2009)
Earth to Obama: You Can’t Negotiate With the Planet, by Bill McKibben Benched: Why the Supreme Court Is Irrelevant, by Barry Friedman READ MORE >>
Benched
Trouble in Beantown
A month-old labor dispute in Boston has taken a curious twist. It began when on August 31, a hundred housekeepers at three Hyatt hotels in Boston were fired and replaced by workers from a Georgia company, Hospitality Staffing Solutions. The housekeepers, some of whom had worked for Hyatt for over twenty years, were making between $14 and $16 an hour plus health, dental, and 401(k) benefits. Their replacements were to make $8 an hour with no health benefits. READ MORE >>
