The Palin Hilton and The Sack of Wall Street
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
NATURE'S LAWNMOWERS Goats of Los Angeles (Photo: LA Times) Here's the hot news of the morning!
Politics
• Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin "billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a 'per diem' allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business," and also billed the state for travel for her children and husband.
• The prime minister of Thailand has been ousted for paid appearances on two TV cooking shows. Jeez, strict!
Law
• In the last five years, the Recording Industry Association of America has sued 30,000 people for illegal file-sharing. Only one case has been won by the RIAA in court—and it may end in a mistrial.
Business
• New York Times lead business writer Andrew Ross Sorkin has some Tuesday morning quarterbacking on Henry Paulson's decisions on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- Tragic One Direction Singer Liam Payne Dead Aged 31 After Horror Hotel Balcony Plunge: Celeb Tributes Pour In as Images Emerge of Smashed Up Hotel Room Strewn With White Powder and 'Drugs Foil'
- Family of Menendez Brothers Beg for Convicted Killers' Freedom in Press Conference Three Decades After Brutal Murders: 'They Were Failed By Their Parents!'
- BREAKING: Jailed 'Sex Beast' Sean 'Diddy' Combs Hit With Another Wave of Horrific Lawsuits — Rapper Accused of Drugging, Raping, Sodomizing and Threatening to Murder Multiple New Victims
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• Which industry will be next to get a government bailout? Oh, hello, auto makers of America!
• Analyst: Everyone on Wall Street will be fired!
WTF
• Los Angeles is now employing goats to clean up weedy lots.