Report: Bernie Sanders and His Wife Steered Money to Friends and Family
According to a new report in the Free Beacon, Bernie Sanders has, on multiple occasions, steered campaign and nonprofit money to friends and family.
Millionaire Gets Very Expensive Case of Herpes
Beverly Hills real estate investor George Saadian has been ordered to pay his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kathrin $2.4 million in damages after cheating and contracting herpes, which he promptly spread to her. Herpes really is the gift that keeps on giving!
Pastor Terry Jones Hit with $180,000 Police Security Bill
Florida pastor Terry Jones, the mustachioed wannabe holy book burner, is being slapped with a $180,000 bill by the local police and sheriff's departments for the extra security they had to provide during Jones' 15 minutes. [CNN via NYM]
Poll: Most British Taxpayers Don't Want To Foot the Pope's Travel Bill
A new poll suggests that 77% of Britons don't think taxpayers should have to pay for Pope Benedict XVI's £12 million visit later this month. No wonder, considering the Vatican has already banned all fun at the Pope's events.
BP's Disaster Fund to Reach $50 Billion in Two Years
BP is setting up a $50 billion fund to pay for the Gulf oil spill, according to unnamed sources in London's Sunday Times. $10 billion would come from a bond sale, and $20 billion each from banks and asset sales.
Even eBay wishes PayPal weren't part of eBay now
PayPal's CEO is
talking up the company's business handling payments on websites other than eBay. Where have I heard this before? Oh yes: In April 2002, when I had coffee with Peter Thiel, then the CEO of PayPal as an independent concern. He talked up the prospects of growing PayPal's business on other websites. He…
Facebook wants your credit card
Facebook is looking for platform developers to test a payments system, an administrator announced on the Facebook Developers forum. Details are scant, but it's more likely than not built on the micropayments software Facebook developed for its virtual gifts. (Which, by the way, is a brilliant Trojan horse strategy:…
Bill Me Later's surprising success
Amazon.com has taken a minority stake in Bill Me Later, according to reports. Why? Likely, it has something to do with the 217 percent year-over-year increase in traffic to BillMeLater.com, where users sign up for new accounts. As part of the deal, Amazon will join Wal-Mart and Overstock.com in adding Bill Me Later as…
