Daily Archives: March 26, 2005

People for whom I won’t feel sorry

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Tax shelter crackdown bears fruit The IRS has collected more than $3.2 billion, mainly from wealthy people, in its most ambitious effort ever to crack down on improper tax shelters, the agency said Thursday. There’s been “some real pain” among … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CD versus DVD

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Atrios points to this interesting post about the differences in pricing models for CDs and DVDs, and how that may be a contributing factor for lackluster performance in CD sales. I think there’s something to that, though the many comments … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More politician blogging

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Christian Science Monitor picks up on the story of politicians who blog. There’s not a whole lot new to that angle, but I found this tidbit intriguing: Entire communities have turned to the Web in hopes of providing information … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coleman on HB2

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

State Rep. Garnet Coleman had a strong op-ed piece in yesterday’s Chron about the shortcomings of HB2, the school finance reform bill. Among other things, he noted the bill’s ideological underpinnings. Coleman’s web page contains a fuller analysis (PDF) of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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T-Rex!

Posted on March 26, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, cool, they found soft tissue from a Tyrannosarus Rex. If anyone comes near it with frog DNA, my orders would be to shoot first and ask questions later. Via Julia. Continue reading →

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