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No WI income tax paid by SC Johnson companies, reports Pulitzer winner 

No WI income tax paid by SC Johnson companies, reports Pulitzer winner

August 31, 2011
No state income tax is paid by Wisconsin’s SC Johnson companies, according to veteran journalist David Cay Johnston.
MarkCz.com 

Censorship: Nations would outlaw ideas, Twitter as cyber war weapons

September 23, 2010
Russia has reportedly been building support since 1998 for an international treaty to outlaw “information terrorism” and “ideological aggression” via the Internet.
FedEx vs. UPS: 'Brown Bailout Guy' 

FedEx vs. UPS: 'Brown Bailout Guy'

April 26, 2010
UPS says that a FedEx driver is not a pilot — so FedEx shouts “bailout” over and over and over.
Time Warner cable online 'PayXpress' bill payment issue results in $30 bank fee 

Time Warner cable online 'PayXpress' bill payment issue results in $30 bank fee

June 29, 2009
All about my error in paying through Time Warner Cable’s billing system, and how they resolved it.
MarkCz.com 

He's three branches in one

May 1, 2006
Presidential sticky notes known as ‘signing statements’ magically eliminate the need for a congressional or judicial branch of government.
MarkCz.com 

British law to protect religion from hatred -- and laughter?

June 26, 2005
Under a new law in Britain, it might be llegal to mock religion.