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Thanks to modern technology, those who are upset with the National Football League's hostile attitude towards Rush Limbaugh's attempts to join an investor group to purchase the St. Louis Rams no longer have to suffer--or boycott--in silence. Newton's law of motion - for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction - is applicable to humans also. Reaction has started via newly formed websites, Facebook and MySpace groups; old fashioned phone calls and subscription and series cancellation (yeah, some reactions are harder than others) reaction is also effective.

MoveOn rakes in $120K+ off Palin email @ 11:01 am by Jeremy P. Jacobs In yet another example of Sarah Palin's lightning rod quality, MoveOn.org has raised over $120,000 in just a day after sending out an email criticizing the Alaska governor and asking for money. On Wednesday, MoveOn sent an email to supporters criticizing Palin's op-ed on energy issues in the Washington Post. The group asked for money to run an ad in response to Palin. At the time of this writing on Thursday, MoveOn has raised $124,000 and has extended its goal to $200,000. Palin has a high...

Chump change for a billionaire, but embarrassing still. Uber wealthy New York investment czar George Soros has agreed to pay an $8,000 penalty to California's Fair Political Practices Commission for breaching the state's campaign finance rules five years ago. The payment is part of a proposed settlement between Soros and FPPC, whose members will either approve or reject the settlement at a May 21 public meeting. The FPPC says that in October 2004, Soros made a $350,000 late contribution to the Drug Policy Action Network. However, he failed to disclose it in a timely way by reporting it as required...

A Paris court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of Nazi-era collaborator Maurice Papon against a 2,500 (US$3,275) fine for illegally wearing the prestigious Legion of Honor award. The court also said Papon must pay one euro (US$1.3) in damages to the order of the Legion of Honor. Papon, 94, was stripped of his decorations after his conviction for complicity in crimes against humanity. He nevertheless wore the Legion of Honor, and was photographed wearing it, for an interview with newsmagazine Le Point. He was fined in October, a ruling he appealed. The former budget minister was convicted in 1998 and...