The release of another budget-balancing proposal, this from the Obama deficit-reduction commission’s co-chairmen, has unleashed a volcanic eruption of hurrahs from the Olympian peaks of the Establishment and reflexive harrumphs from the left and right. In the past, I’ve been a reliable hurrah monger
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The Cost of Candor
Use toilet before boarding, Japan airline asks
To offset carbon dioxide, a Japanese airline is asking its passengers to go to the toilet before boarding. The unusual request by All Nippon Airways (ANA) is part of its “e-Flight” promotional program to reduce the amount of carbon expelled on 38 domestic routes and its twice daily international flights to Singapore.