Cantor Blocking the Congressional Insider Trading Act

Why Is Eric Cantor Blocking the Congressional Insider Trading Act?

In a strange and unexpected twist, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives is now blocking progress on a bill that would definitively outlaw insider trading [cnbc explains] by federal lawmakers.

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Alec Baldwin Kicked Off American Airlines, Deactivates Twitter

Yesterday, Alec Baldwin took everyone by surprise when he was kicked off an American Airlines flight from LAX to JFK. At about 1 p.m. So what happened? According to Balwin’s tweet:

“Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt.”

He also tweeted, “But, oddly, 30 Rock plays inflight on American. #theresalwaysunited.”
After American rebooked him on its 3 p.m. flight he then tweeted, “Last flight w American.” Followed by another tweet, “Where retired Catholic school gym teachers from the 1950’s find jobs as flight attendants.” Ouch!

But once the airline released their side of the story Baldwin got quiet and deactivated his Twitter account.
According to the airline, “Baldwin refused to turn off his cell phone “when asked to do so at the appropriate time. The passenger ultimately stood up (with the seat belt light still on for departure) and took his phone into the plane’s lavatory,” an airline statement reads, in part, on its Facebook page. “He slammed the lavatory door so hard, the cockpit crew heard it and became alarmed, even with the cockpit door closed and locked. They immediately contacted the cabin crew to check on the situation. The passenger was extremely rude to the crew, calling them inappropriate names and using offensive language.”

Will Bladwin ever come back to Twitter? Only time will tell. For now his rep, Matthew Hiltzik, says, “Alec’s focused on 30 Rock.”
(via #Adios :: Alec Baldwin Kicked Off American Airlines, Deactivates Twitter | TopicPls)

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On this anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks, a view from above in 1941 and 2011. Seventy years after a "date which will live in infamy," this satellite image of Pearl Harbor shows the symbols of a war's beginning and end. http://on.msnbc.com/sEk8FG

(Left) U.S. Navy (Right) Geoeye

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Dozens dead in rare attacks on Shiite targets in Afghanistan

View Photo Gallery — A suicide bomber killed scores of people in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on Tuesday after detonating explosives outside a packed Shiite mosque as throngs of worshippers observed a religious holiday.

The Bipartisan silliness on payroll tax cut

Bipartisan silliness on payroll tax cut

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t agree on how to pay for extending the Social Security tax break? Sure, the parties have put forth some very different proposals. Democrats want to tax the rich. And Republicans want to shrink the federal workforce and charge the wealthy more for Medicare.

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First Class Mail to be Slower

Businesses to feel first-class mail changes

NEW YORK — Utility bills are paid, legal briefs are filed and the Christmas shopping all gets done online. But for magazines, clothing catalogues and movies, the mail still matters.

For some mail-dependent businesses, quick and cheap first-class mail service from the U.S. Postal Service is still the best way to reach prospective customers and subscribers. And for many, it's still an important way to get paid.

The Postal Service, which has been losing money for five years, said Monday that it is shuttering more than 200 mail processing centers, adding at least a day's wait for many first-class deliveries. The news was met with concern and frustration from some businesses — and shrugs from others that long ago stopped relying on the post office. Read More

Jay-Z Turns 42: His Sexy Romance with Beyonce

 

 

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Jay-Z wears many hats: he's a musician, a nightclub owner, a clothing designer and an author. And with his wife Beyonce by his side, the pair make quite the successful, well-rounded team.
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