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The Death of Abeer in Iraq: What We Know Now

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Jesse Spielman, Abeer Al-Janabi, Karen Marrs, Kentucky, Steve Green, James Barker, Hadeel, Women's Media Center, Federal Jury, Atrocity, Abeer, Paul Cortez, Fort Campbell, Murder, Bryan Howard, Fakhriya, Iraq War, Mamoudiyah Massacre, Muhammed Al-Janabi, Yusufiyah, Mamoudiyah, Barrouquere, Paducah, Qassim, World News
Gail McGowan Mellor

In 2006, Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Jabani, only 14, faced three U.S. soldiers alone, soldiers who were intent on raping her, with a fourth nearby.

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A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Spending Habits, Debt, Magic Johnson, Wall Street Bailout, Dieting Tips, Addiction, Weight Loss Tips, Diet, Bailout, Dieting, Cincinnati, McDonald's, Weight Loss, Blood Money, Lexington KY, College Students and Credit Cards, Personal Finance, Payday Lending, Lottery, Lottery Winner, Economic Crisis, Saving Habits, Long Term Economy, Kentucky, Don McNay, Restricted-Calorie-Diet, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Saving Money, Bob Dylan, Sub-Prime Mortgages, Recession, Structured Settlements, Louisville, Credit, Yo Yo Dieting, Tax Refunds, Memphis Blues Again, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Business News
Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

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Empathy for Society's Child

Don McNay | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Empathy, Kentucky-Politics, Lobbyists, Janis Ian, President Obama, Addiction, David Souter, Souter Replacement, Obama, Apology, Obama Outsider, At Seventeen, Outsider, Dermotti Dawson, Bob Babbage, Louisville, Racism, Kentucky, Discrimination, Inter-Racial Dating, Louisville Courier-Journal, Lexington KY, Obama Empathy, Twelve Steps, Don McNay, Atonement, Barack Obama, Henry Clay High School, Geeks, Structured Settlements, Sports, Society's Child, Sports Illustrated, Apologies, Pittsburgh Steelers, Eastern Kentucky University, High School, Million Dollar Round Table, Confession, Lexington-Herald-Leader, Nerds, Politics News
Don McNay

I want someone on the United States Supreme Court who can look back at actions that were wrong, feel a sense of injustice and make amends, even if the act happened forty or fifty years ago.

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Help! I Live In Sweden, and I Am Addicted to Socialism

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Saab, Depression, Wall-E, Mitch McConnell, Rush Limbaugh, Matrix, Gas Tax, Addiction, Stockholm, Capitalism, Daycare, Daily Show, Child Care, Bailout, Sean Hannity, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, Socialism, Mcmansions, World War II, Wyatt Cenac, Health Care, Bill O'Reilly, Sweden, Politics News
Nathan Hegedus

Reminded of what America stands for -- a nation of pure individuals -- I admit I fell prey to "socialism" after all those years as a "liberal."

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We Need Business Leaders Who Know About History

Don McNay | Posted 06.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Structured Settlement, Small Business, Joe Hackett, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School, Don McNay, Vanderbilt, Covington Catholic, History, Education, Louisville, Bailout, American History, Business-Leaders, Cincinnati, Million Dollar Round Table, Tim Banker, Education Reform, Teachers, Chester Finn, Personal Finance, Lexington, Covington, Mcnay, Ky, Business News
Don McNay

If we are going to break out of this economic crisis, we don't need business leaders trained in business schools. We need leaders who know and understand history.

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The Kentucky Derby: The Most Surreal and Seedy Spectacle in All of Sports

Matthew DeBord | Posted 06.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Preakness Stakes, Hunter S. Thompson, Kentucky Derby, Roses, I Want Revenge, Kentucky, Ralph Steadman, Otb, Triple Crown, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Belmnt Stakes, Pimlico, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

For more than a century, Americans have been annually treated to one of the most bizarre and deranged sporting events ever devised. The Derby is a full-on freak show, encased in a bubble of ersatz southern elegance.

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Signs That GOP Is Giving-Up On Holding Sen. Bunning's Seat

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate Races, Nrsc, Jim Bunning, Kentucky, Kentucky Primary, Mitch McConnell, 2010 Elections, 2010 Senate, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

A couple of very interesting developments in the ongoing saga of the most vulnerable Senate incumbent in 2010 -- Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY).

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An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Checking Account, Michigan State Spartans, Magic Johnson, Irs, Earned Income Tax Credit, Loan Sharks, California Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, Michigan State University, Eitc, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Ncaa, Don McNay, Payday Loans, Basketball, Dream Team, Los Angeles, College Basketball, Mcdonalds, Working Poor, Los Angeles Lakers, Check-Cashing-Store, Jackson Hewitt, Tax Refunds, Banking, Refund-Anticipation-Loans, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Nba, Personal Finance, Business News
Don McNay

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

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Green Jobs the Cure for Appalachia's Blues

Rob Perks | Posted 05.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Mountaintopremoval, Appalachia, Dirtycoal, Mtr, Mountaintopmining, Kentucky, Hawaii, Coal, Happiness, Green News
Rob Perks

Kentuckian Erik Reece postulates an interesting theory about the source of all the unhappiness in Kentucky and Virginia: coal.

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Arthur Delaney

Tax Day Brawl: New Payroll Tax In Kentucky City Brings Fury (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fistfight, Tax Day Tea Party, Kentucky, Raceland, Politics News

Some may scoff that the anti-tax tea party movement is a put-on by establishment conservatives. But one thing's for sure: people really do hate taxes,...

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Kentuckians Continue To Flee The GOP, And Why Sen. Jim Bunning Is Toast...

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Voter Registration 2008, John Yarmuth, Bill Clinton, Daniel Mongiardo, Mitch McConnell, 2010 Elections, Jim Bunning, Jack Conway, New Voters, Kentucky, Barack Obama, Ben Chandler, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

Having spent more than four years in Kentucky politics, I can say quite definitively that it's a fascinatingly complicated state when it comes to politics.

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Magic Johnson and the Tax Refund Rip-off

Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Magic Johnson, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, MC Hammer, 2009 Ncaa Tournament, Larry-Bird, Irs, Instant Gratification, Ed McMahon, Louisville, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Personal Finance, Interest Rates, H&R Block, Payday Lending, Dream Team, Michigan State Spartans, Fdic, Earned Income Tax Credit, California Attorney General, Internal Revenue Service, Dick Durbin, Michigan State University, Eitc, Ncaa, Don McNay, Payday Loans, Credit Cards, Republic Bank, IRS Tax Refunds Delayed, Los Angeles, College Basketball, Working Poor, HIV/AIDS, College Basketball Tournament, Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson Hewitt, Tax Refunds, San Francisco Chronicle, Banking, Tax-Anticipation-Loans, Nba, Business News
Don McNay

Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.

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How Tim Geithner Can Guarantee a 43% Return on Your Money This Year

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Tom Delay, Jimmy the Greek, Money, Rick Wagoner, Al Franken, Ray Paulick, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Gambling, Andrew Cuomo, Gasoline Prices, Rod Blagojevich, Rahm Emanuel, Norm Coleman, Voter Turnout, Michael Steele, Internet Gambling, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton, Timothy Geithner, I Love You Man, Leon Panetta, Scooter Libby, Betfair, Intrade, Politics News
Keith Thomson

I asked one of America's foremost horse racing handicappers to take time out from the grandstand and bet on political outcomes. What's his line on Geithner?

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Fix the Airlines Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street

Don McNay | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Indianapolis, Wall Street Bailout, Small Business, Sales, Ronald Reagan, Img, Faa, Business Travelers, Bailouts, Cincinnati, Travel, Airport Security, Business, Southwest Airlines, Air-Traffic-Control, Airport Delays, Memphis, Dayton, Louisville, Marketing, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Delta Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Bill Clinton, Air Traffic Control, Mark McCormick, United Airlines, Washington DC, Airports, Don McNay, Harvard Business School, American Airlines, Air Travel, Airline Industry, Los Angeles, Knoxville, Bermuda, Business Travel, Deregulation, Jimmy Carter, Entrepreneurship, Airlines, Productivity, Chris Rock, Business News
Don McNay

I used to schedule an out of town trip then meetings the next day. Now I can't. I am not sure if I will get back or if I will get home exhausted and stressed.

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KY Election Officials Arrested, Charged With 'Changing Votes at E-Voting Machines'

Brad Friedman | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Electronic Voting, Election Fraud, Electronic Voting Machines, ES&S, Kentucky, Kentucky Primary, Voter Fraud, E-Voting, Election Systems & Software, Hackers, Politics News
Brad Friedman

Will the voting machine company representatives out there continue to report that no election has ever been manipulated via an electronic voting system?

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AIG Underbidding Insurance Rivals and Why We Should Be Really Angry

Don McNay | Posted 04.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Insurance, 60 Minutes, Actuaries, Aig, Federal Reserve, Kentucky, Ben Bernanke, Don McNay, Insurance-Industry, Liberty Mutual, Insurance Companies, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Bailout, AIG Bonus, AIG Scandal, Business News
Don McNay

If AIG loses millions, or billions, in the future due to its "overly aggressive pricing" we are going to be picking up the tab.

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Stop the Financial Services "Super Czar" (Updated)

Don McNay | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Fiddler on the Roof, Wall Street Bailout, Populism, Hank Paulson, Shelia Bair, Main Street, Regulation, Bailout, Insurance, Obama Average Americans, Washington, Kentucky, Constitution, Wall Street Bonuses, Lexington KY, National-Association-of-Insurance-Commissioners, Personal Finance, State-Insurance-Regulators, Fdic, Financial Services, Systemic-Risk, Aig, Don McNay, Representative-Government, Insurance Companies, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, Barack Obama, Wall Street Regulators, Tim Geithner, Deregulation, Car Czar, Banking Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Systemic Risk Regulator, House Financial Services Committee, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Don McNay

There has been talk about appointing a new "Systemic Risk Regulator." This "Super Czar" would oversee all of the financial services industry. We had a "Super Czar" last year. His name was Henry Paulson.

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Powerball Jack and the Wall Street Bailout

Don McNay | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business

Read More: John Thain Decorator, John Thain, Wall Street Bailout, West Virginia, Main Street, Powerball Winner, Immediate Annuities, Jack Whitaker, Wv, Gambling, Merrill Lynch, Private Jets, Hurricane West Virginia, Kentucky, Wall Street Bonuses, Lexington KY, Personal Finance, Casinos, Lottery, Toliets, Annuities, Lotteries, Powerball, Lottery Winner, Charleston, Aig, Don McNay, Structured Settlements, Wall Street, Citigroup Bailout, Annuity, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

If the people on Wall Street knew that no one would ever be there to bail them out, ever again, they would be less inclined to gamble with instruments they don't really understand.

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The Positive Economics of Food Stamps

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bookmaker, Welfare, Wall Street Bailout, Food Stamps, Economy, Gambler, Cincinnati, Main Street, Aig, Don McNay, Stimulus, Bookies, Merrill Lynch, Food Stamp Program, Bailout, Grocery Stores, Kentucky, Food, Economic Stimulus, Personal Finance, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

A program that gives back $1.73 for every dollar spent is a better return than Wall Street is offering.

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MBNA Claims to Have Talked to My Dead Mother about Credit Card

Don McNay | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Debt Collectors, Banks, New York Times, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Don McNay, Mbna, Credit Cards, Lexington KY, Whoopi Goldberg, Personal Finance, Arbitration, Business News
Don McNay

My mother allegedly died in 2006. I say allegedly because a collector representing MBNA said he talked to her on June 21st.

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Looking for Bailout Love in All the Wrong Places

Don McNay | Posted 04.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Citigroup CEO, Wall Street Bailout, Hank Paulson, Wayne Rogers, Lobbyists, Credit Card Rates, Todd Thomson, Fox Business Network, Common Sense, Aig, Citigroup Rescue, Bailout, Insurance, Maria Bartiromo, Hank Greenberg, Mash, Kentucky, Lexington KY, Personal Finance, Credit Card Industry, New AIG Bailout, Bad People, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, Auto Insurance, Cnbc, AIG Bailout, Don McNay, Credit Card Debt, Credit Cards, Insurance Companies, Insurance Industry, Robert Rubin, Debt Collectors, Citigroup Stock, Credit Card Interest Rates, Wall Street Crisis, Citigroup Bailout, Good People, American Insurance Group, Bad-Deals, Ron Shelp, Good-Deals, Citigroup, Bailout Outrage, Business News
Don McNay

Citigroup and AIG employ thousands of good people. But they have had rotten apples in leadership. They created a culture that is probably impossible to change or fix.

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Congress, Hiv, Tony Perkins, Al Franken, 9/11, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clarence Thomas, Same-Sex Marriage, John Sununu, Rnc, Kenneth the Page, Norm Coleman, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Bobby Jindal, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Alabama, Newt Gingrich, Stormy Daniels, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Christian Issues, Susan Collins, Olympia Snow, Jon Huntsman, 30 Rock, Tom Delay, Helicopters, Christianity, Utah, Senate, David Vitter, Family Research Council, Ronald Reagan, Vermont, Democratic Party, California, Bob Smith, Charlie Crist, Nrsc, Hip Hop, New Hampshire, Sara Palin, Richard Shelby, Stimulus Package, Northeast, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Rush Limbaugh, Kentucky, Porn, Marine One, New York City, John Cornyn, Stuart Rothenberg, Rudy Giuliani, Jim Bunning, Presidential Campaign, Columbine, San Francisco, Fox News, Evolution, Gay Issues, Republicans Unhinged, Socialists, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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Jim Bunning Will Run For Reelection, Despite Cratering GOP Support

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Bunning, Bunning, Kentucky, Kentucky Primary, Mitch McConnell, Gop, GOP Candidates, 2010 Elections, Politics News

WASHINGTON — A Republican family feud in Kentucky is creating headaches for GOP leaders struggling to position themselves for a congressional co...

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The Search for a Bailout End Game

Don McNay | Posted 03.27.2009 | Business

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Iraq Surge, Congress, Automaker Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Howard Beale, Economy, Rick Santelli Video, Economic Crisis, Aig, Cincinnati, Don McNay, Stimulus, Henry VIII, Barack Obama, Rick Santelli Revolution, Thomas More, US Economy, Iraq War, Wall Street Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Henry Paulson, Kentucky, Rick Santelli, Economic Stimulus, Lexington KY, Republicans, Citigroup, Business News
Don McNay

Every bailout plan reminds me of an economic re-run of the Iraq war: There is a lot of panic. A hastily written plan sweeps through Congress without scrutiny. The plan is expected to "shock and awe" us.

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McConnell Makes Opening Chess Move To Force Senator Bunning To Retire Or Face GOP Primary Challenge In 2010

Mark Nickolas | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Yarmuth, Anne Northup, Nrsc, Daniel Mongiardo, Mitch McConnell, Jim-Bunning, Trey Grayson, Ernie Fletcher, 2010 Elections, Kentucky Politics, Jack Conway, Kentucky, David Williams, Ben Chandler, Crit Luallen, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

For those thinking ahead to the 2010 Senate races, there is no GOP target more inviting than the seat currently occupied by Sen. Jim Bunning.

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