This Is What Democracy Looks Like: Insider trading is legal for members of Congress.

This Should Go Well… The United States Supreme Court will determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act, with oral arguments in March and a ruling by June.

Two Dead in Lake City Way Collision: “The violent collision propelled the vehicles more than a hundred yards from the intersection.”

Penn State Getting Hit Where It Hurts: Advertising dollars.

32 Arrested at Occupy Oakland: Including many members of the clergy.

Occupy Spokane? Might be in trouble, as consistent cold weather and snow will be setting in starting tonight—trends that will probably occur in other cold regions with Occupations.

Merkel Cracks Down on Neo-Nazis: German authorities believe the group has been responsible for 10 murders from 2000 to 2006.

Reichert Fights for Wind Tax Credits: Apparently a contentious issue, with so much hydro power in the state and no need for infrastructure to accommodate future consumption, like, ever.

Apartment Building with Noxious Fumes, Hazardous Materials, and an Evacuated 16th Floor: In Tacoma!

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6 replies on “The Morning News”

  1. The car crash on Lake City is absolutely horrifying.

    The driver of the SUV must have hit the smaller car at a very high rate of speed, considering the small car flew 100 yards and then exploded. Good god. He must not have braked at all. Talking on the cellphone? Yelling at the two little girls in the backseat?

  3. There are some interesting rebuttal pieces to the 60 Minutes story, largely focusing on the fact that CBS left out a lot of contextual information that would have weakened its argument. While I’m not saying that insider trading doesn’t exist among members of congress, I do think it’s important to get the whole story, not just what CBS wants to sensationalize.

  4. It’s warmer in Spokane than here, actually, and about 10-15 degrees warmer on the Eastside than West of the Coast Mountains.

    By the way, Occupy Hawaii was a roaring success and got major media attention worldwide.

  5. Crap, I was riding on Lake City Way not long before then. Shudder.

    @3, what “contextual information” would that be? The congressmen specifically discussed in the story had plenty of opportunities to present possible factors explaining their OBVIOUSLY CRIMINAL behavior. Can you deny that members insider-trade? Almost everyone in congress, in both houses, is in the 1% of wealthiest Americans, and even the few who aren’t quickly become so when they leave office and get “consultant” jobs on K Street.

  6. 60 Minutes has gotten really shitty. Last night’s Steve Kroft story was more about Steve Kroft than any sort of deep investigative reporting on Congressional insider trading. Same with last week’s Lesley Stahl story on Jack Abramoff. Too many cutaways of Stahl’s stupid mug. These are not journalists.

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