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John Terry Loses England's Captaincy -- England's soccer team is in need of a new captain. Chelsea star John Terry lost the job after the news broke that he was having or had had an extramarital affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the former girlfriend of England and former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge. The matter has mesmerized England's sports pages for the past week. What's laughable here is the belief that there needs to be some sort of moral qualification to be captain. [February 5] Toyota Botches Accelerator Recall and Braking Problem -- Toyota Motor Corporation has done just about everything wrong in dealing with a couple of serious problems with several models of their cars. In some of its vehicles, the accelerator can stick, and as many as 19 deaths in the US in the last decade may be linked to the defect. The company has also just announced that the hybrid Prius has a problem with shifting between its two braking systems. As bad as these are, management's approach to the problem has been even worse. [February 4] Underpants Bomber Talking Despite Miranda Rights -- The American right has been having kittens over the fact that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the alleged underpants bomber, was read his Miranda rights and got a lawyer. They claim that this treatment prevents American counter-intelligence from gathering actionable information and therefore, it undermines American Security. Yesterday in a congressional hearing, FBI Director Robert Mueller III and US National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair said that just isn't true. [February 3] Greek Finances Won't Split EU or Destroy Euro -- In the last couple of weeks, the press has been full of speculation about what the shaky state of Greece's finances mean for the European Union and the euro. The situation is serious, but as usual, the hysteria is overblown. The EU has been too successful for its members to let this matter undermine it. [February 2] Copyright 2010 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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