Hot off the Press: Croaked autocrat edition

"European banks are dumping clients with US citizenship due to a new American law meant to curb tax evasion. The law would require financial institutions around the world to report on certain client activities. Compliance, say many banks, is way too expensive.": http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,803742,00.html.

Scientists are eager to watch the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy partly devour a cloud of gas: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16178112.

In his 'Observations' about Iowa published on the Atlantic website, UI professor Stephen Bloom claimed the front page of the CRG on his first Easter in Iowa proclaimed "HE HAS RISEN." Well, CRG sports writer Scott Dochterman checked the microfiche files and found something different: http://thegazette.com/2011/12/14/heres-the-gazettes-easter-sunday-front-page-in-1994/. Note the 1992 headline "Voter anger intensifies" and the deck "Perot gains as voters lose faith in status quo." The more things change, the more they stay the same, eh?

Will Ferrell apparently loves Old Milwaukee — and is trying to get those in Davenport to drink it: www.marketplace.org/topics/life/punchline/will-ferrell-loves-old-milwaukee.

There is some scary stuff going on in Hungary: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,803865,00.html.