Even if the economy hasn't forced you to drastically change your lifestyle, the stress in the air is undeniable. Though 2009 is sure to be an exciting year, it'll also be one chock-full of uncertainty and apprehension. I know that money woes affect everyone differently, so tell me, has it played a role in your otherwise carefree relationship?
I heard from a respected source that next to the xylophone-playing Cookie Monster was a pink bass-playing gorilla. (The eyes can only take in so much, right? Hence, the cropping.) The question is, what is Cookie Monster doing busking in the NYC subway system? I guess he's gotta pay for his cookies somehow. It's hard out there for a Muppet. . .
Thanks to California's $42 billion budget deficit, residents who have overpaid their taxes in 2008 won't be getting a tax refund in the foreseeable future. Now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has plans to extend state sales taxes to more services as a way to raise funds. Here are five California-flavored services that might soon become more expensive.
Karl Rove has been the Teflon presidential adviser, so far avoiding a contempt of Congress charge and dodging subpoenas by arguing that former presidential advisers cannot be compelled to testify to Congress. Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers issued another subpoena, demanding that Rove testify under oath on Feb. 2 about the firing of US attorneys in the Bush Justice Department.
Conyers says this time things are different. He argued that the "absolute immunity" position:
has been rejected by US District Judge John Bates and President Obama has previously dismissed the claim as "completely misguided". . . Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it. After two years of stonewalling, it's time for him to talk.
Do you agree that it's time for Rove to give a deposition? No matter what you think, it should be interesting to see whether or not President Obama supports Rove's executive privilege claim.
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As we found out recently, birds can wreak havoc on their much larger neighbors in the sky. Each year, 7,000 collisions between birds and planes are reported, and while the feathered creatures don't usually cause crashes, the damage costs millions of dollars.
At Sacramento's airport, which has California's highest bird-strike rate, officials want legislation that would allow them to kill fearless birds. In fact, the initiative was introduced two days before the US Airways crash. Sacramento's airport is located on a wetland and directly in the flight path of migrating birds. This means the birds come in greater numbers and bigger sizes. Still, no crash or injury has occurred thanks to birds in Sacramento.
The airport has a federal permit to kill birds that won't be scared away by noisemakers, but state law prohibits killing nongame birds. Now they're asking the state to grant them a license to kill, too. Regardless of what you think about the city's decision to build an airport near a bird migration path and habitat, do you think the airport should be able to kill the birds, or is this a dangerous overreaction?
In the beginning of a relationship, it's fun to share your experiences with your girlfriends — like what you did on your date, if he's a good kisser, even how the sex was the first time! But there's an element of privacy one usually desires once the relationship hits a certain level. That time is different for everyone so do tell, when do you stop divulging those intimate details with your friends?
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