Archive for April 3rd, 2009

Google Maps Track TARP $

All Hail Google! This week the Treasury Department released a Google Maps mashup of TARP recipients nationwide. The mashup allows engaged citizens to easily review which local, regional, and national banks are participating in the Capital Purchase Program and how much money they’ve received:
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If I could have found a way I would have [...]

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Queen Elizabeth to Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi: STFU

In yet another fun moment from the G20 Summit, the Queen of England has had it up to here with the loud and annoying Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. He couldn’t help it, he just wanted to get the most popular guy in the class (Obama) to notice him…finally! The video made me laugh, even without [...]

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HEY Friday, Whatchoo doin?

So, here we are again. At a Friday.  It’s already 6:30 and I’ve only had one mojito. What’s wrong with me. I think I’ll head out to the Belmont for a few more. Who went to the Brown Bar last weekend? What was up with the piano? I’m not sure how I feel about that, [...]

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Who are these Evenwel People?

And how much money are they giving to the Rick Perry campaigns to get such cushy appointments to state boards?
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Gerry Evenwel of Mt. Pleasant to the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015. The committee develops a managed healthcare plan for Texas [...]

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