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...ills these shell companies facilitate, it's getting easier and easier to open one. That's because it's big business and states compete at offering ever more secure anonymity along with other benefits. Delaware is the well-known leader. The state recently won the dubious top rank in a new Financial Secrecy Index, for the aggressive secrecy and dollar volume it handles, outdoing Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and Panama...
...Penhale] is third or fourth in our conference, and [Keith] just majored him,” Weiss said. “He’s coming along and doing a nice job. We knew that was a big match...
...Republicans eagerly anticipate a midterm election that could realistically put them back in control of at least one of the two chambers of Congress, it's easy to forget just how marginalized they felt only a year ago, and what a big gamble they took to find themselves in their current position...
...show the American people that we can do it together." And in his well-received question-time appearance in front of Republicans on Friday afternoon, the President seemed to gain back some momentum by taking the GOP to task for their unwillingness to compromise. "On some very big things, we've seen party-line votes that, I'm just going to be honest, were disappointing," Obama said. "I'm ready and eager to work with anyone who is willing to proceed in a spirit of goodwill. But understand, if we can't break free from partisan gridlock...
Watch out, world. They are coming after you, on skeleton sleds, speed skates and, oh yeah, while wielding big old curling brooms. They used to be the nice guys (and gals); now they'd rather leave you buried in the snow on a ski trail. They will no longer be embarrassed...