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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Missing Link? Hours after Joseph Stack crashed his plane into that Austin, Texas office building, some in the media speculated about a possible link between him and the tea party movement. New York Magazine wrote of his Internet manifesto: “A lot of …

As you know, I often end my Grega-logues with the phrase: “If you disagree with me, then you sir are worse than Hitler.” At times I’ve changed it to “you’re probably a racist”; “you’re probably a homophobe” and, my favorite: “You’re probably a racist homophobe who wears denim cutoffs.” Most …

Last Friday, startup plug-in hybrid maker Fisker Automotive announced it had raised another $115 million in funds from private backers, including lithium-ion cell supplier A123 Systems and legendary venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Buried in the press release was a startling fact: Fisker has switched lithium-ion cell …