Greece’s Socialists Win
Greece's Socialist Party has defeated the New Democracy Party in the country's national elections with enough seats to form a government: ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Socialists, who campaigned on a promise to inject a 3 billion euro ($4.36 billion) stimulus package into the economy, have won Sunday's national election with enough seats to form a government. Various analysts are quoted: Voters gave a ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on October 4, 2009 18:04
More on the Honduran Crisis
I was able to find the exact text of the plebiscite that Manuel "Mel" Zelaya wanted to proffer to the citizens of Honduras this past Sunday. The text and a photo of the ballot that was to be used can be found here. The odd thing, and a fact that hasn't made it into a lot of press accounts or ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 30, 2009 12:24
Clear Card Ceases
The Clear Card program whereby pre-screened passengers are expedited through airport security is no more. I received this email overnight: Ensuring that this wasn't some sort of odd email fraud scheme, I did a quick news search and, sure enough, it's true: Clear began in 2005 with the potential to make airport security quicker and easier for frequent travelers. For an annual ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on June 23, 2009 06:57
Clear Card Security Breached
The company that's contracted to provide Clear Card, the TSA's handy-dandy system for screening out terrorists (or, at least, providing people willing to shell out 150 bucks slightly shorter lines) has managed to lose its customers' sensitive data and compromise the entire system. The company that runs the Clear system, which speeds customers through airport screenings, has been prevented from enrolling new ...Posted in Outside The Beltway on August 5, 2008 13:14
