Mayon spewing lava again...far from us so we're okay.
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Another day, another impeachment try...
$329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) contract with China’s ZTE Corp. was overpriced by about $130 million to cover kickbacks.
They got a whistleblower on the case because he was shocked that the kickback was too high...
Alas, such things are common via Instapundit:
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD ON THE GLOBAL COST OF CORRUPTION:
How much do crooked politicians and others steal every year?
Nobody really knows, of course, but as the BBC reports today, the UN estimates that $1.6 trillion each year is stolen each year and moved across national borders.----------------------------
No typhoons this week however.
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