OOPS-BP Has "Several Years" To Fill $20B Fund

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Wednesday June 16, 2010 · 10:47 AM PDT

2010/06/16 · 10:47

If you thought that BP was going to suddenly come up with $20 Billion Dollars for compensation claims, then the JOKE IS ON YOU.

The New York Times is reporting that BP has an undefined "Several Years" to pay the money in to the fund that is to be administered by Ken Feinberg, Current "Pay Czar", and the mediator who oversaw the 9/11 victims compensation fund.

From the Times:

The agreement was not final and was still being negotiated when President Obama and his top advisers met Wednesday morning with BP’s top executives and lawyers. The preliminary terms would give BP several years to deposit the full amount into the fund so it could better manage cash flow, maintain its financial viability and not scare off investors.

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Wednesday May 19, 2010 · 9:27 PM PDT

2010/05/19 · 21:27

The Washington Post is Reporting that it was Indiana's Mike Pence that exposed the Affair of Indiana's Mark Souder, reporting him to the House Ethics Committee when he learned the affair was with a staffer.

Asked by NBC's Luke Russert what he knew of the situation, Pence said,

"I was approached by a journalist I think Wednesday of last week who asked if I had heard anything about my colleague," said Pence. "I indicated that I hadn't."

But I did approach Mr. Souder on Thursday on the House floor to inform him of that inquiry, and it was at that point that he shared the fact that he had been involved in an extramarital affair.

He claims it wasn't until Sunday that he learned the affair was actually with a staff employee of Souder's, after being notified in a Phone call from Souder, as the Post Reports:

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Tuesday May 18, 2010 · 8:37 PM PDT

2010/05/18 · 20:37

The big news tonight:

Sleestak has defeated Arlen S.P.E.C.T.R.E. for the Democratic Senate nomination in Pennsylvannia. While lizards going to Washington isn't unususal, what makes this victory notable is the long-time and well-established reutation of his opponent.

-Sleestak (File Photo)

A hard-fought battle, marked most notably by the low turnout and disinterest of the voters, it has peaked the interest of Croft fans everywhere.

The ancient S.P.E.C.T.R.E., when reached by your intrepid reporter at his secret mountain base, somewhere in the hills south of State College,

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Thursday May 06, 2010 · 12:32 PM PDT

2010/05/06 · 12:32

Breaking diary, not much more to add.

Down down around 500 (Almost 4% right now, slid down almost ONE THOUSAND POINTS a short while ago! It looks like a breakdown in trading. NOT GOOD....

Euro down, Gold is soaring. Riots in Greece, etc.etc.

Is anybody else paying attention to this????

CNBC reporting that the bad trade was at CITI GROUP.

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Thursday April 08, 2010 · 10:21 AM PDT

2010/04/08 · 10:21

There's that damned word again....

Does ANYBODY really know what the hell is going on out here in the economy, anymore??

ADP reported that Private Sector Payrolls DROPPED last month, yet last week were treated to a bunch of "Economy Improving!!" stories. And then we get this from CNN, as reported by several other sources:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance for the first time jumped last week, according to government data released Thursday.

There were 460,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended April 3, up 18,000 from an upwardly revised 442,000 the previous week, according to the Labor Department's weekly report.

Economists surveyed by Briefing.com expected new claims to fall to 435,000 in the week. The number of new claims were just below the level reached in the Feb. 27 week, when initial claims totaled 466,000.

http://money.cnn.com/...

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Unemployed/On Benefits

16 votes

Unemployed-No Benefits, Benefits ran out.

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Employed in the Private Sector

35 votes

Employed in the Government Sector

12 votes

Self-Employed

20 votes

Mom+Dad First National Bank

7 votes

Let's Win This One For All The Small Schools...

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Monday April 05, 2010 · 6:43 AM PDT

2010/04/05 · 06:43

"...that never had the chance to get here."

That's the famous line from the movie "Hoosiers", Mario Puzzo's screenplay, loosely based on Bobby Plump and the Milan High School Miracle of 1954. (If you're not from Indiana, look it up!!!)

And it was on a sign seen Saturday Night in the famous and historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, in Indianapolis, where thousands who couldn't get (or afford) tickets to the Final Four watched the Butler-Michigan State game on huge TV's tonite. (Butler will open Hinkle again tonite for folks to watch the game, for free.)

The Butler Bulldog's coach is from Zionsville, the star is from Brownsburg (Where some "Hoosiers" scenes were shot), suburbs of Indianapolis. It has all the makings of another Hoosier fairy tale. There are more people at Duke today, than there are living Alumni of Butler University. Coach K has been coaching for almost as many seasons as Butler's coach Brad Stevens has been alive. Duke spends more on basketball player's expenses than Butler spends on it's entire basketball program.

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Hickory High School

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The Miami Dolphins

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Let's Win This One For All The Small Schools...

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Saturday April 03, 2010 · 11:01 PM PDT

2010/04/03 · 23:01

"...that never had the chance to get here."

That's the famous line from the movie "Hoosiers", loosely based on Bobby Plump, and the Milan High School Miracle of 1954. (If you're not from Indiana, look it up!!!)

And it was a sign seen tonight in the famous and historic Hinkle Fieldhouse, in Indianapolis, where thousands who couldn't get (or afford) tickets to the Final Four watched the Butler-Michigan State game on huge TV's tonite.

The Butler Bulldog's coach is from Zionsville, the star is from Brownsburg, suburbs of Indianapolis. It has all the makings of another Hoosier fairy tale. There are more people at Duke Today, than there are living Alumni of Butler University. Coach K has been coaching for more seasons than Butler's coach Brad Stevens has been alive.

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Tuesday March 23, 2010 · 11:42 AM PDT

2010/03/23 · 11:42

From the AP:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Attorneys general from 13 states sued the federal government Tuesday, claiming the landmark health care overhaul is unconstitutional just seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed it into law.
The lawsuit was filed in Pensacola after the Democratic president signed the 10-year, $938 billion bill the House passed Sunday night.
"The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage," the lawsuit says.

http://www.aolnews.com/...

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Wednesday March 17, 2010 · 10:41 PM PDT

2010/03/17 · 22:41

IDAHO HEALTH FREEDOM ACT
From Huffpo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue the federal government if Congress passes health care reform.

"What the Idaho Health Freedom Act says is that the citizens of our state won't be subject to another federal mandate or turn over another part of their life to government control," Otter said.

While this law is likely to be struck down, it comes the heels of similar legislation passed by the State of Virginia, declaring it illegal for the federal government to require Virginians to buy health insurance.

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Thursday March 11, 2010 · 1:15 PM PST

2010/03/11 · 13:15

Ok...
I'll admit I know NOTHING about arcane Senate Rules, so could the better informed among us explain this?

From ROLL CALL, by David Drucker:

Ruling Kills an Option for Moving Health Bill

http://cdn.rollcall.com/...

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Friday February 26, 2010 · 11:08 PM PST

2010/02/26 · 23:08

Just north of Concepcion, Chile, near the coast...
Per the Eathquake center, it is:

# 9 km (62 miles) WSW (246°) from Talca, Chile # 117 km (73 miles) NNE (17°) from Concepcion, Chile # 317 km (197 miles) SW (215°) from SANTIAGO, Chile

The Paciific Tsunami Center has issued a Tsunami Warning, as well.

It appears this happened Just Offshore.

UPDATE 3:00AM:
USGS updates Earthquake Intensity to 8.8
This one will be an EPIC.

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Friday February 26, 2010 · 11:44 AM PST

2010/02/26 · 11:44

I've been waiting hours for someone to post a diary on this. I wonder why our usual defenders of Liberties haven't done it??

While you were raging about Paterson rumors, and crying about some inane comment by Jim Bunning, your Democratic Controlled Congress renewed the Patriot, yet again, by a vote of 315-97.

Remember the days when we'd have hundreds of posts decrying this?

But, silly me...
That's so 2008-ish. That was back when we actually cared cared about soldier and civilian deaths in the war, and about dropping bombs on small countries.

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