Throughout the week I come across a lot of interesting stories and blog posts during my travels through the internets that I either don’t find time to blog about or they don’t warrant a full blog post. Below are the links for you consumption.

News
Cash-strapped Swaziland urged to hike witch-doctor tax
Pooches have their cake and eat it in Japan for Christmas
Women can tell a cheating man just by looking at them: study
Turkey fines TV channel for “The Simpsons” blasphemy
Heat is on South Korean rapper Psy for anti-American rap
7 ways to fix fruitcake’s image problem
Dana Bagby, Virginia Woman, Owes $15,000 Utility Bill, City Says Pay Up
Michigan judge in nude picture scandal under fire for allegedly impregnating witness
Cavemen trump modern artists at drawing animals

Ace of Spades
Now They Tell Us: Howard Dean Says Everyone Must Pay Higher Taxes to Pay For Obama’s Mega-State
Zimmerman Files Suit Against NBC
Nurse Commits Suicide Because Evil, Murderous Radio DJs Pulled a Deadly Prank

Instapundit
Read it all. It is all good stuff

Jammie Wearing Fool
Finally: The Mother-Daughter Porn Team
Irony: Obama Invites Notorious Tax Cheat to White House to Talk Taxes

Greg Mankiw’s Blog
An Unfortunate Broken Promise
Some Advice on Tax Planning

Legal Insurrection
Blame the Bush tax cuts for creating the tax-free class
The progressive deification of Elizabeth Warren has started

Vodkapundit
Out of the frying pan…
GM Back on the Hook?
It Tolls for Thee

The Other McCain
Good News! Work Force Still Shrinking
I Can’t Tell If @AlGore’s Latest Idiotic Uttering is a Sign of Improvement
Fiscal Clif Bar

Powerline Blog
UNDERMINING FAITH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY: THE LEGACY OF ERIC HOLDER
WELFARE SPENDING DWARFS POVERTY
IT’S TIME TO STICK IT TO THE BLUE STATES
TAXES FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME