The New Mafioso

Jack Abramoff took a page out of every Sopranos episode or mafia movie ever made.

He made a couple of really bad movies.

He snookered a guy out of a casino business, and the guy "got killed" by a bunch of guys who claim Abramoff's partner hired them.

He made back room deals in the restaurant he owned in Washington.

And then he comes out of the courthouse looking like Al Capone reborn.

Abramoff is the capo di tutti capi of Washington, D.C. How has he gotten away with selling the American people down the river for 10 years?

Podcasting recommendation?

Can anyone recommend good software for receiving podcasts? I'm running Windows XP.

(I don't want to use iTunes)

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Which brings us to Prof. Tyson's rule number one the next time you have an encounter with an alien. There is a chance, cause there's always a chance, that the alien you meet when it extends its whatever it is its extending, there's a chance that there's something important about this alien that you don't know.

"You don't know for sure whether they're made of matter or anti-matter."

"Mm."

"So you don't want to shake their hand or whatever it is they're offering you to shake. So... you like... flip them a coin or something. If they explode, they were made of anti-matter and you didn't risk your life. These are safety tips!!"