Archive for February 2008

Microsoft to Buy Yahoo!, Google Pissed

Feb 6th, 2008 | By paulyokota | Category: Business, Tech & science, U.S. News

On Friday, the Microsoft Corporation submitted an offer to Yahoo!’s board of directors, proposing to purchase all outstanding common shares of Yahoo! for $31 per share. For those of you who only speak English, that means Microsoft wants to pretty much buy Yahoo! for a grand total of around 44.6 billion dollars. The company who [...]



Unthinkable Happens, Region in Shock

Feb 4th, 2008 | By paulyokota | Category: Sports, World news

Fighting continued today in Chad, as rebels linked to the Sudanese government attempted to overthrow the government of President Idriss Deby. If the coup is successful, it could have dire effects on the conflict in neighboring Darfur. The border between Sudan and Chad is a key point of entry for humanitarian groups, journalists, human rights [...]



Mayor Faces Recall over Myspace Pics

Feb 1st, 2008 | By paulyokota | Category: Politics, U.S. News

Carmen Kontur-Gronquist, mayor of the ridiculously small town of Arlington, Oregon is facing a recall vote, mostly because she is a great big whore. Kontur-Gronquist has sullied her town’s damn near non-existent reputation. Was she involved in an illicit affair with a city official? Sexual harassment? Prostitution? Incest*? Nope. Her ho-baggery took a far more [...]