I.O.U. for Clunkers
Car dealers have fronted Cash for Clunkers money so buyers wouldn’t have to clip a bar code and send it to the government for a rebate. So far the dealers are holding the bag.
Fly-over Country
House Democrats have asked the health insurance industry for detailed financial records. An industry spokesman called it a fishing expedition. Here’s the story in the Chicago Tribune. And here’s a WSJ analysis of congressional travel habits.
Lockerbie Bomber Walks
The terrorist who killed 270 innocent people by blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland was released from prison on grounds of compassion due to his terminal prostate cancer. Here’s the story. He was given a hero’s welcome by an exceedingly compassionate crowd when he returned to Libya.
