Guess who’s back? The good old sequester. The Pentagon will start furloughing 650,000 civilian Pentagon employees next week as part of the across the board budget cuts. (Marketplace)
According to the polling firm Gallup, one in five U.S. employees are undermining the organizations they work for. (ed note: Hmm, [looks around], I’m sitting in a room with five people.) (Gallup)
Oh, lord, won’t you buy me…a bible signed by Einstein. One sold for $68,500 at an auction in New York City. Einstein included a note inside saying the book “is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently.” (USA Today)
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