...radio free beowulfmichael jardeen...musings about news and life<br>i dream...of something better | i care...too much it seems(Untitled)- March 28, 2004 401: focus on Bib Laden "A MISTAKE"! A previously forgotten report from April 2001 (four months before 911) shows that the Bush Administration officially declared it "a mistake" to focus "so much energy on Osama bin Laden." The report directly contradicts the White House's continued assertion that fighting terrorism was its "top priority" before the 911 attacks. Specifically, on April 30, 2001, CNN reported that the Bush Administration's release of the government's annual terrorism report...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/27.html#a967 (Untitled)- March 14, 2004 The wheel spins... I started my new job last Monday. I now work for the City of Tacoma. I'm back to the customer service game. My almost 5 months with Verizon Wireless were great, and I would go back gladly if I had to. VZW is a great company, with great people, and a great customer service attitude. It doesn't mean they're perfect -- no one is, but it was cool working for a company that had a genuine desire to make money while serving it's customers. Other changes are also coming. I got my...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/13.html#a965 (Untitled)- March 7, 2004 Job Growth Anemic in February The U.S. economy added a paltry 21,000 jobs last month, according to a surprisingly weak government report on Friday that turned up the heat on President Bush as he seeks re-election. The February jobs report from the Labor Department was the latest in a string that had fallen far short of expectations, dashing hopes employment would soon turn decisively higher. "The job market is stuck in a cycle of inertia," said John Challenger, head of the outplacement firm..http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/07.html#a964 (Untitled)- March 7, 2004 Buffett speaks: Raise My Taxes! Berkshire chairman's annual letter attacks CEOs, funds, Bush tax policies, and the trade deficit. In his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, released Saturday, Warren Buffett sounded a number of familiar themes. The closely watched Berkshire chairman praised his company's managers, accepted personal blame for some miscues, and proudly noted his firm's remarkable 39-year compounded annual gain in book value of 22.2 percent. On the...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/07.html#a963 (Untitled)- March 7, 2004 Merger lucrative for cellular execs AT&T Wireless leaders to get $85.7 million The directors and top five officers at Redmond's AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will get $85.7 million in cash if that company is bought by Cingular Wireless LLC, according to federal documents filed yesterday. Some shareholders are proposing limits on such lucrative arrangements, while one analyst questioned whether the performance of the nation's third-largest cellular carrier justifies those payouts. But...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/06.html#a962 (Untitled)- March 7, 2004 Stupid Companies...EB Games The Electronics Boutique, better known as EB Games, is a well-known dealer of second-hand video games and equipment. Recently, the EB Games store at the Gulfview Square Mall mistakenly purchased some stolen merchandise. The way it handled the situation has landed that store in the ABC Action News Hall of Shame. The workers at the EB Games store told ABC Action News they're not allowed to talk about the store's policy relative to stolen goods, but longtime customer.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100258/2004/03/06.html#a961 |