God knows there's more than enough avarice in Silicon Valley to go around. But it took amazing gall for Cisco CEO John Chambers to go on 60 Minutes and brag about stashing $40 billion overseas to dodge taxes. He's hoping to convince America to let him bring the money back.
In your maudlin Monday media column: CNN has more 9/11 documentaries than you can shake a stick at, Patch is incredibly expensive, 23 more newspapers get paywalls, the Richmond newspaper shrugs off an ad-stravaganza, and a French newspaper caper.
After retiring from evil, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld went about writing his memoir, Known and Unknown. As part of that effort, he asked the Obama Administration to declassify a bunch of secret documents from his tenure so he could write about them and publish them on his voluminous online library. Obama said no.
Bill Clinton joked today that he was "tickled" to see Rick Perry, a "good lookin' rascal," enter the presidential contest over the weekend. He sees Perry's entrance, along with his pledge to keep the government as far away as possible from individual lives as president, as only the latest development in the 30-year campaign to discredit the federal government's ability to do good.
What plan(s) will the White House unveil for dealing with the "sagging" economic situation when everyone returns to Washington in September? Something small- or medium-sized that won't be so easy for Republicans in Congress to discard, we're led to believe. And somehow, this extremely narrow window of possibility does not eliminate the option of creating a new, reshuffled governmental department called either the "Department of Jobs" or "Department of Competitiveness." Oh, Jesus.
Lawyers for America's most hated former mother Casey Anthony are fighting her court-ordered probation in Florida. She either wants the probation eliminated due to "time served," or the location moved somewhere else. There have been multiple motions, one judge had to recuse himself, and another judge has called the whole situation "a mess." This lady's life is neverending disaster.
Once upon a time, Google was run like a playground; it was the sort of place where you'd get points for attending the Burning Man hippie drug fest. Under new CEO Larry Page, we're seeing a more ruthless Google — the sort of company perfect comfortable turning its business partners into creepy sock puppets today.
On last night's episode of Rhymes With Orange, our wivery wives were done with New Year's, finished with the holidays, so it was time to get down to work. They rolled up their sleeves and barreled off into January.
You know how when you're at a party and you don't know anyone, so you pretend to be texting all your cool friends about the famous exclusive club you're all going to later? You're not the only one.
Tara Reid married one of her rich boyfriends, but even her publicist isn't sure which one. Jessica Alba gives birth to a daughter named "Haven." Kate Hudson debuts baby "Bing." Julian Schnabel attacks his ex. Monday gossip is updated.
Someone from MTV's murderfest isn't exactly on the up and up. Also today: Everyone hates each other and is miserable or is having sex or something. Lots of scandal.
23-year-old David Dowling and his buddy were busted for stealing a life-size cutout of Justin Bieber from an F.Y.E. in a Florida mall. (They still have those!?) He told the cops: "We were just having fun holding Justin Bieber hostage."
