Archive for January, 2006

Alcoholism - Mystery’s gone, and now benefits arrive 

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Mystery’s gone, and now benefits arrive 
Chicago Tribune - Jan 28 6:49 AM
Clement Jones Jr. spent nearly 20 years wandering airline terminals as a homeless panhandler, but on Friday, the former “Mayor of O’Hare” proudly announced plans to buy new shoes with cash from his first Social Security check. Save to My Web

SAN FRANCISCO / Punitive damages appealed in Valdez spill / Oil company says it has been punished enough for accident 
San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 28 3:47 AM
ExxonMobil Corp. asked a federal appeals court Friday to reduce a judge’s $4.5 billion punitive damage award to $25 million for the catastrophic 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, arguing that the company has been punished enough by having to pay billions in…Save to My Web