Brian Gongol
Nebraska won't be changing its state song
They're sticking with "Beautiful Nebraska" and rejecting a really average-sounding country alternative
John Bogle wants to string up investment managers
Put this way, a 200-year prison sentence does sound odd
Treasury Secretary Paulson speaks nicely about free trade
Trade goes both ways: The NFL is recruiting Chinese players
Graphic of the day: In Hiding
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Winter storm round two causes flooding
52% of Australian prostitutes entered the job for "flexible working hours"
Laughs aside, the survey suggests that legal and regulated prostitution may help deter crime
Thousands of British cars spontaneously dying in the road
Apparently a whole bunch of fuel was contaminated with silicon, screwing up the cars' oxygen sensors. It's probably just an industrial-strength error (some silicone-based chemicals are used for things like anti-foaming agents), but what if it had been a terrorist stunt?
UK plans to charge drivers a per-mile tax
The proposal under consideration would divide the whole country into driving zones, and charge people each time they enter or leave a zone. A less liberty-infringing proposal than GPS devices in each car, to be sure. The US, which needs to replace the gas tax but has fewer problems with road congestion, needs an annual odometer tax.
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