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$440,000 health spa weekend for AIG big shots

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:28:58 +0000

Hey, AIG folks, you just got an $85 billion bailout from the government to help rescue your company. What are you going to do to relax, unwind, breathe that sigh of relief?

How about a trip to this luxurious spa?

That’s what happened. (OK, the trip was planned before the bailout and was a reward for top-earning salespeople; still, the timing looks bad for the company.)

Ever since this financial crisis hit, economic terms like “dead cat bounce” are as popular in search as celebrities.

Full story at MSN

Fisher Price Doll Mumbles Pro-Islam and Satanic Phrases

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:20:40 +0000

A child’s toy is being accused of uttering satanic and pro-Islamic phrases.The toy company Mattel has fielded calls from consumers who wonder whether their Little Mommy Cuddle ‘n Coo doll, which giggles, gurgles and coos, is also mumbling, “Satan is king” and “Islam is the light.”

Full story at KTLA.com

Jobseekers duped into getting face tattoos

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:18:15 +0000

TWO Indonesian jobseekers have been tricked into getting their faces tattooed by a bogus official offering government jobs.

Village chief Sawiyono – who was helping the men find jobs in Jakarta – claimed he had received a text message from a government official offering them work as intelligence officers but saying they would have to be inked first with a dragon tattoo, Antara state news agency said.
Full story at news.com.au

Parents Starve Teenage Girl, Survives By Drinking Toilet Water

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:16:16 +0000

A father and stepmother were charged with withholding their 14-year-old daughter’s food and water so drastically that she weighed only 48 pounds, authorities said.

Full story at AOL News

Baby Born Alive in Abortion, Placed Into Bag to Die

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:15:10 +0000

A civil lawsuit is being launched in the Florida case of a baby girl who survived an abortion procedure but promptly was shoved into a chemical-laden biohazard bag where police found the body nine days later.

Full story at WorldNetFDaily

Preacher’s wallet stolen during sermon

Joe — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:11:58 +0000

A Fort Worth preacher had his wallet stolen from a church office while he was delivering a sermon about showing mercy to others.

Fort Worth Presbyterian Church security cameras caught the images of a man and a woman going into the church’s office Sunday and stealing the Rev. Rob Hamby’s briefcase that contained his wallet and credit cards.

Before Hamby was finished preaching, more than $2,000 in purchases were made on his credit and debit cards, including a $676 diamond ring. The thieves also stole the minister’s computer valued at $2,600.

Full story at: APP.com