Tuesday, February 03, 2009


Porn Broadcast
Tucson-area football fans watching the game on Comcast cable saw 10 seconds of pornographic material during the fourth quarter broadcast of the Super Bowl. Comcast is apologizing, the FCC is investigating, and 50,000 more people in Tucson are getting cable.



SAT Study
A new study shows that rising SAT scores may be the result of a drop in the concentration of lead in children's blood. In other words, it's a lot easier to do better on the test if you don't eat your #2 pencil.



CitiField Deal Dying?
Citigroup may back out of its $400 million deal for naming rights to the new Mets stadium. Citi executives realized that if they really wanted to spend $400 million on a losing team, they should just give themselves another bonus.

CitiField Deal Dying? II
Citigroup may back out of its $400 million deal for naming rights to the new Mets stadium. The bank realized there was more money to be made by offering loans to fans trying to afford overpriced Mets tickets.

Citigroup will have to pay a breakup fee if it goes back on the deal. The Mets will reportedly settle for $3 million and a utility ATM that can hit for average.



Kilpatrick Out
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has just been released from jail after serving a 99-day sentence. But Kikpatrick won't truly be free until he is released from Detroit.



Ford Plans
Ford Motor Co. says it's making a "bold step" by planning to sell plug-in hybrid cars by 2012. It's a bold step because the company will be out of business by 2010.

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