Topic: John Tierney

Sporting Fingal needed extra time and penalties to see off the brave challenge of ten-man Limerick in the FAI Ford Cup fourth round replay at...
ANDOVER The School Building Committee will update the Board of Selectmen on the Bancroft Elementary School project at a 7 p.m. meeting tomorrow at ...
Three more men with Massachusetts ties have been indicted in a federal Internet gambling case that ensnared a Beverly man in May, the US attorney's...
A trio of lawmakers say they'll request a Congressional hearing on why the ousted former top fisheries cop remains on a federal payroll.. . Dale ...

Tierney to win peak oil bet

In 2005, NYT columnist John Tierney bet a large sum of money with Houston oil guru Matt Simmons, on the future of peak oil. Tierney, a peak oil...
Lawmakers say officials knew of protection payments to Afghan warlords but didn't take actionLawmakers on Tuesday criticized U.S. military officials for failing to heed warnings about the role they say a Pentagon transportation contract plays in fueling e

5 Steps to Secure a New PC

A common misconception is that a shiny new computer is more or less secure because it hasn't yet been exposed to the Internet's sinister...
Panel investigating allegations Taliban is being paid with US dollars to guard supply routesCongress is investigating allegations that U.S. tax dollars are being paid to warlords and the Taliban for security on supply routes used to truck food, water, fue

Credit card usury bill coming soon in House

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several congressional Democrats said on Wednesday they plan to introduce legislation next week to cap credit card interest rates.With unemployment and Wall Street bonuses incongruously rising together, the chairman of the House Rule