http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90 posted by news intern Brian Slodysko Pakistan's arsenal: Secret U.S. program funded security for Pakistani nukes. Malpractice: Whistleblower precipitates lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies alleging illegal sales practices, deceptive accounting draining Medicare of dollars. Trickle down economics: Mortgage foreclosure crisis evicting renters for landlord misdeeds. Competing with the West: Industrializing nations vying for space travel technology. And justice for all: Hundreds convicted by faulty FBI forensic test still await their day in court. Snake oil salesman: Multi-millionaire U.S. fugitive operates medical scam from Hungary. Iraq: U.S. soldiers accused of shooting six civilians. "Not prime time worthy": Seahawks' chance to settle the... Copyright 2008 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:13:46 -0800 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:58:02 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You'd get more people to click on the snake-oil story if you mentioned the guy's a transsexual -- breasts, still apparently has a dick, lives as a woman, but has a wife and son. A very freaky-looking trans, who performs as a female rock star in Hungary.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852157 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852157 News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:33:48 -0800 You know - you usually have to pay a fee for property owners or management companies to run a credit check on you before you can rent. Maybe we need to start making property owners provide THEIR credit rating before prospective renters sign a lease...

]]> cinaedus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852171 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852171 News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:29:04 -0800 In early '06, my landlord defaulted and skipped town. It worked out for me, though, because I lived in the house for three months until the utilities (not in my name) were shut off, without paying a dime. About that same time, the bank started issuing documents to the house that led me to believe it was time to peace-out. Then I bought a cheap house from some dumb bastard with 40000 in credit card debt who had to sell fast to allay creditors. Who says America's debt obsession is such a bad thing? I benefited quite nicely from other peoples' misfortune!

]]> oljb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852252 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/morning_news_90#c852252 News Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:58:02 -0800