Facing Charges: Federal prosecutors are preparing to file the first criminal charges against BP employees stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Volunteer Army: As the Iowa GOP presidential caucuses close in, Texas Rep. Ron Paul's young supporters are being told to shave, dress "business casual" and cover up their tattoos before talking to voters, according to The New York Times.
Tightening Belts: The Pentagon has eliminated 27 jobs for generals and admirals since March, the first such high-ranking DOD reduction since the aftermath of the Cold War, The Washington Post writes.
New Life: The suit filed by a woman who had been turned down for a job with the University of Iowa College of Law allegedly because of her politics has been revived in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, according to The Wall Street Journal. The woman, Teresa Wagner, claims she was denied the job because of her conservative political views.
Ron Paul is taking a page from Gene McCarthy, whose young supporters did "Clean for Gene" back in 1968, which involved shaving (both sexes), getting haircuts (ditto), and dressing in better clothes (ditto).
Posted by: Laura Lieberling | December 29, 2011 at 01:24 PM