Riffing On The Times, January 10th, 2010

TOP STORIES

Officials Hid Truth About Immigrant Deaths in Jail
Cover-up defended as closely following official "CYA" protocol

A Fox Chief at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics
Roger Ailes dons headdress, war-paint, runs in circles making odd noises; wing-nuts do same without question

Ballot Issues Attest to Anger in California
Legalizing marijuana hoped to chill anger, rescue budget

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"Regardless of whether you like what he is doing, Roger Ailes is one of the most creative talents of his generation. He has built a media empire that is capable of driving the conversation, and, at times, the political process."
DAVID GERGEN, a political analyst on CNN, after receiving a healthy offer from Fox.


WORLD

Video Links Taliban in Pakistan to Attack on C.I.A.
Now in heavy rotation on Yo!AlJazeera Raps

Neighbors Challenge Energy Aims in Bolivia
Bordering countries concerned with cocaine-fueled aircraft

Government Is in Peril as Scandal Rocks Ulster
Power-sharing collapses under proposal to ban alcohol from hurling tourney

U.S.

Detroit Entrepreneurs Opt to Look Up
View from bottom of economic ladder leaves no alternative

Recession Spurs Interest in Graduate, Law Schools
Students plan to sue their way out of unemployment, destitution

Reid Apologizes for Remarks on Obama’s Color and ‘Dialect’
Dons black-face and tap-dances on watermelon to show he's truly sympathetic

BUSINESS

Banks Prepare for Bigger Bonuses, and Public’s Wrath
Wall St. gamblers betting you still won't do shit about it

Ford’s Bet: It’s a Small World After All
U.S. auto maker taps Disney song to combat criticism of using cheap, exported labor to bolster domestic profits

Multicultural Critical Theory. At B-School?
Business schools realize creativity essential to separating world's people from their money