Irrespective of who s anointed at the presidential coronation in January, many more Americans will soon be performing national service, including compulsory military tours of duty in the never-ending War Against Terror and the soon-to-be-announced Wars Against Sedition, Starvation, Unemployment, and Internal Insurrection, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

State regulators penalize SoCal Edison $146M (Las Vegas Sun)
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 (10:15 p.m.) State regulators have penalized Southern California Edison $146 million for rigging customer satisfaction surveys.

Sibonga mayor says no to more oil exploration (Cebu Daily News)
UNLESS he is shown proper documentation, Sibonga Mayor Lionel Bacaltos said he would no longer allow seismic survey to be conducted within their municipal waters.

Wall Street’s troubles are now playing out on our Main Streets (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
The latest outgrowth of the housing crisis, the meltdown on Wall Street, threatens to gradually corrode economic activity on Main Street, mainly by disabling the credit on which so many everyday transactions depend — but also by frightening people.

SoCal Edison penalized $146 million for rigging survey (Los Angeles Daily News)
ROSEMEAD - State regulators have penalized Southern California Edison $146 million for rigging customer satisfaction surveys.

Lehman’s London Staff Will Be Paid (Fox News)
Lehman’s London Staff Will Be Paid