Six-figure salaries for House of Representatives staffers
Nearly 2,000 House of Representatives staffers pulled down six-figure salaries in 2009, including 43 who earned the maximum $172,500—more than three times the median U.S. household income.
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Ares 1's useless launching tower
President Obama’s decision to kill NASA’s Ares 1 rocket authorized by President Bush has left a now-useless $500 million, 355-foot-high steel launching tower at the Kennedy Space Center. “I guess you could sell it to SeaWorld and put a big ol’ slide on it,” said a NASA contractor.
The Washington Post
With Woods' return, Masters goes on high alert
Security at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., will be at an all-time high this week, as Tiger Woods returns to golf amid fears that he could be subjected to heckling or worse. Dozens of police and security employees will patrol the fairways and woods, including a security firm staffed by former FBI agents.
The New York Times
Only 20% to 30% of U.S. adults have living wills
Five years after the Terri Schiavo case caused a short-term spike in awareness of living wills, only about 20 percent to 30 percent of U.S. adults have legal directives telling caregivers and family members how far to go to keep them alive. Most people avoid spelling out their wishes because they’d rather not think about death, or are afraid a living will might enable relatives to remove feeding tubes and ventilators too soon.
Associated Press