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President Obama makes a tearful thank you to campaign workers in Chicago.
Tearful Obama Thanks Campaign Team As Democrats Ponder Next Moves (Guardian)
Meanwhile, over at Team Romney
Romney Cuts Credit Cards Of Staffers Before The Cab Ride Home (Inquisitr)
The 15 Ministers of State will have pension entitlements at the end of this Dáil’s term that would cost €19,789,274 if bought in the marketplace today, according to further analysis of the value of the pensions of political office holders conducted by The Irish Times.
Fine Gael Minister of State for Small Business John Perry will have a pension entitlement that pension providers would charge €2.2 million for if he was to buy it at today’s prices. He will also be entitled to a lump sum of €125,107.
The next most expensive pension entitlement is that of Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring, whose pension would cost €2.16 million at today’s prices. He will also be entitled to a lump sum of €139,008.
Nice in theory. Even nicer in practice.
Ministers of State’s Pensions Would Cost Almost €20m At Market Prices (Colm Keena/Pamela Duncan, Irish Times)
The Edible Gummy Party Python: 12.2kgs, 2.14m and 36,720 calories of bowel-constricting goodness.
Available in Blue Raspberry/Green Apple and Red Cherry/Blue Raspberry flavour for $150 each. Currently sold out, though.
Ah here.
The post-election cover of Newsweek.
‘The Obama Conquest’: Newsweek‘s Election Cover Depicts Obama As Napoleon (mediaite)
Oh.
Hello you.
Lizard war criminal Diplomat Henry Kissinger with the European of the Year Award 2011.
Kenny Dedicates Statuette To Irish (Derek Scally, irish Times)
Via Joanne Nolan
FTw
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Moral debts?
Left wing rag.
Dublin’s Shame (Editorial, Financial Times – behind paywall)
Not a FT subscriber? Check comments. *cough*
Previously: Eugene Sheehy: Morally Responsible
John O’Reilly writes:
I know you don’t normally do this but would be great if you could make an exception. Had my bike stolen from literally outside the door of our office in [Mount Pleasant Business Centre] Ranelagh [Dublin] in the middle of the day. Lock cut. I bought it from the Biking.ie guys 2 months ago and it was gone in a few seconds, true pros.. Needless to say would be delighted with any details of its whereabouts, and word of warning to those in the area that these lads go around with tools cutting locks in middle of the day. Someone might recognise them in the video too.
Below is the bike. a black, white and green Trek 4500.
