Gray whale dies ... with a stomach full of plastic trash (Real News).
California probe of campaign donations sheds light on "dark money" (Truth Out).
Sex Workers Unite: Germany gets first prostitution lobby (Der Spiegel).
All star alcoholics ... Superb drunks who also happened to be super atheletes (Drunkard.com).
The cities and states where marriages go to die in the United States (Huffington Post).
Another one denied voter ID card ... and it's former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright (TPM).
WHY CONGRESS RANKS LOWER THAN COCKROACHES
GOP Congressmen willing to expense $166 per day for food, yet vote to cut food stamps for people who are asked to live on less than $5 per day (The New Civil Rights Movement).
Democrat explains to Republicans who's responsible for Benghazi fiasco during hearing: "If you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy a mirror!" (Politicus USA) Related, "60 Minutes" reporter retracts Benghazi report: "We made a mistake" (TPM).
CBO: Sequester cuts could cost U.S. economy 1.6 million jobs through 2014 (The Hill).
GOP cuts food stamps for the poor, which will adversely affect California over the long term (AllGov California).
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Let's take a minute to appreciate how awesome mugs shots were in the 1920s (The Metapicture).
Speaking of law enforcement, these guys are anal, big time (KOB4.com).
Law Enforcement Interrupted: Bill Black, author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, explains why no one goes to jail in spite of confessions (Truth Out).
BY THE NUMBERS
10 psychological experiments that went horribly wrong (Brainz).
13 famous people who were adopted (How Stuff Works).
And now, for some truly useless information .... 8 famous people who died in the bathroom (How Stuff Works).
GENERAL COMMENTARY
NY Federal Reserve chief says some big banks lack "respect for the law, regulation and the public trust" (Huffington Post).
Pimco's Bill Gross: America's privileged 1% need to pay higher taxes (MoneyNews).
Obama brags about falling deficits as jobs disappear and public investment falls to post-WWII low (Moyers & Company).
Food stamps are affordable, corporate welfare is not (Truth Out).
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, a U.S.-led trade deal, is deliberately shrouded in secrecy and could increase the price of prescription drugs, weaken financial regulations, and even allow partner nations to change U.S. law (Truth Out).
MISCELLANEOUS
The real story behind the phony canceled health insurance scandal (Mother Jones).
Johnson & Johnson to pay $2 billion fine for false marketing (CNN Money).
$168 million payout to Johnson & Johnson whistle blowers (CNN Money).
- Mark
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