Tidbits & Outrages.Representation without taxation A study by the Internal Revenue Service finds that members of Congress and their staffs are $10.5 million in arrears Adv. 1. in arrears - in debt; "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills" behindhand, behind on their income taxes. Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. got 10 years Police officers in Lexington, N.C. recently announced the department's "largest methamphetamine bust." Their suspect was held in jail for nearly two weeks before they discovered the "flour-looking substance" they seized was actually flour. Bobby Knight, take note After Ivory Coast's soccer team was eliminated from the African Nations Cup in January, the country's military ruler, Gen. Robert Guei, had the team arrested and put in a military prison for two days. They prefer "Biped Companion" A San Francisco-based animal activist group wants to ban the word "owner" from being, used tO describe people who have pets. Next: "Ken the Intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. " Mattel Inc. has teamed up with The White House Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that promotes women candidates, to produce a "Barbie for President" doll. People fake it all the time In January, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of state judge ruled after four hearings in three years that Krystyna Maliszewska, 51, of Brooklyn was not eligible for workers compensation because she had not provided the proper "medical evidence" that her leg had been amputated. Why the British Empire British Empire, overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire resulted primarily from commercial and political motives and emigration movements fell British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the governments and armed forces of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. Major David Senior, on trial for inflating ration claims for his men and pocketing the $30,000 surplus, defended himself by declaring he acted under the influence of too much tea. |
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