Daily Archives: December 18, 2002

Enron Broadband coughs up back taxes

My buddy Binkley points to this story about Enron Broadband Services copping to a charge of avoiding over $1 million in taxes. A Harris County grand jury indicted Enron Broadband Services on Monday for claiming that a North Shepherd warehouse … Continue reading Continue reading

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Chafee to Trent: Step down

Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee says to Trent Lott “Put down the Majority Leadership, and slowly back away.” “I think the biggest problem has been that his apologies haven’t connected,” Chafee told WPRO-AM. But “the only way to have a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lincoln v. Calhoun

Kevin points me to this NRO article which addresses the question “what is it that Republicans really stand for?” I don’t agree with his assessment of what Democrats stand for, but it’s an interesting read nonetheless. One quibble: It was … Continue reading Continue reading

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Whither the WNBA

Justin Slotman has been your one-stop-shopping center for all things WNBA lately. Unfortunately, as he notes here, it’s been mostly bad. Two franchises have folded and will either find new homes or have their players dispersed throughout the league. The … Continue reading Continue reading

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Test your hoax IQ

The Museum of Hoaxes has a quiz to test your knowledge of hoax photos. I got seven out of ten on both Level One and the harder Level Two. Try it for yourself. Via Mark Evanier. Continue reading

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Trinity update

It just gets weirder: An assistant coach was also busted along with star quarterback Roy Hampton. Offensive backs coach Mike Burton “was charged with interfering with the duties of a public servant” stemming from Hampton’s arrest. He was released on … Continue reading Continue reading

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