Ahem:Russia's energy giant Gazprom has signed a $2.5bn (£1.53bn) deal with Nigeria's state operated NNPC, to invest in a new joint venture.The new firm, to be called Nigaz, is set to build refineries, pipelines and gas power stations in Nigeria. H/t Chet, via TPM....the gods of...
Dan Barry, in the New York Times, on the contemporary John Birch Society:The coordinator was Chris Nowak, 24, a substitute math teacher who said he joined after his father, a.
For your weekend irritation:Something worth noting: We often think of anti-gay bigotry as a pre-existing social fact that is, slowly but appreciably, slipping into history. But that's not quite right..
The only surprising thing about this stuff is that none of these bigwigs (including a law school dean -- apparently she never learned to think like a lawyer) can ever seem to remember that government emails are subject to FOIA requests.In one e-mail exchange, University of...
It's because of arguments of this quality that they found a civil liberties claim that Sam Alito (albeit superfluously) can support:Matthew Wright, lawyer for the Safford school district, predicted the.
I'm a bit late to the game on this one. Paul beat me to the punch, and got in the obviously good quip in the process. I blame the time.
Governor of South Carolina breathes deep sigh of relief....[UPDATE BY ROB] the obligatory video:Michael and Farrah, rest in peace.
I'm very, very happy to be wrong about this one. In a very pleasant surprise, today 8 justices found that the appalling arbitrary strip search of Savana Redding violated the.
I had the same thought as Jason Zengerle; inviting Iranian diplomats to the July 4 embassy picnics was potentially an intelligence gathering opportunity. This appears not to be the case,.
Michael Bay is worse than Stalin. Discuss. ... I look forward to Yglesias and Kleins' Bay apologism with giddy anticipation...
ShorterVerbatim Roger L. Simon: Nevertheless, Mark Sanford’s out-of-control Father’s Day jaunt to Buenos Aires is particularly ill-timed, not just because of the obvious disrespect to his wife, children, friends, citizens.
A rare bit of good sense at the Corner:It has been far too long in coming but, yesterday, the Federal Prison Rape Elimination commission released its report on elimination and.