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Politics

Even Swamp Critters Get to Vote

November 4, 2008

I voted. Had to hold my nose on some of my choices, but I did it.
Unbeknownst to me, my precinct moved since the last time I voted. I went to where I used to vote, but there was nothing there. Then I drove around aimlessly for a bit until I spotted the blue “Precinct 30″ [...]

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Judge Orders Seizure of Domain Names to Protect Horseracing

September 22, 2008

The headline in the KYPost.com reads:
Ky. Seizes Domain Names Of Web Gambling Sites
The KYPost.com reports, “A Franklin County Circuit judge last week ordered the transfer of the domain names of 141 illegal Internet gambling sites to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in an effort to stop illegal and unregulated online gaming.”
The article quotes Gov. Steve Beshear [...]

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Amazon vs. France

January 15, 2008

Amazon.com has decided to pay fines worth $1,500 day rather than comply with a court order prohibiting the company from offering free shipping to its customers in France.
According to the article at the International Herald Tribune, the French law prohibits discounting books by more than 5 percent (and Amazon’s free shipment counts as a discount). [...]

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