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Yale: Crime Scene

Andrew Belonsky · 09/14/09 03:41AM

This is sad. Yale graduate student Annie Le went missing before the weekend and, despite her family's prayers, it now appears that she's dead, just when she was supposed to be getting married.

The War of the Cloves

Hamilton Nolan · 09/08/09 09:14AM

Dude, the government lets cigarettes be legal even though they kill like thousands of people. But weed is illegal. And now, dude, cloves are illegal. Cloves! The taste proves they're not killing you! Clove-smoking hippies are fighting back. With cloves!

Elephant Mutilates Software Mogul

Ryan Tate · 09/03/09 11:50AM

There is a certain type of accident that really only happens to rich guys, and the founder of Siebel Systems just had one: Gored by an elephant while on photo safari in the Serengeti, he now needs reconstructive surgery.

Five Politicians Who Get Halliburton Love, Money

Andrew Belonsky · 09/03/09 03:30AM

It's likely been a while since you thought of Halliburton, the oil-loving company once headed by Dick Cheney. Well, Halliburton hasn't stopped thinking of you. Or, at least, the U.S.A. It's PAC continues throwing money at politicians.

Carly Fiorina's Iran Problem

Ryan Tate · 08/31/09 01:04PM

It is notoriously difficult for business executives to jump into politics. California Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina's Iranian connection provides a textbook illustration of why.