Two Interesting Articles From The WSJ

First, "she came to Omaha in 2009 with an MBA," and she is now chairman of four of Warren Buffett's businesses:

When Tracy Britt arrived in Omaha, Neb., in 2009 to meet with Warren Buffett, she brought a Harvard M.B.A., a glittering resume and a boatload of ambition. But she also brought the famed investor a gift to highlight their shared Midwestern roots: a bushel of corn and a batch of tomatoes.

The seed Ms. Britt planted that day yielded quick results: a job for Ms. Britt as Mr. Buffett's financial assistant at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Almost four years later, it has blossomed further, with Ms. Britt emerging as one of Mr. Buffett's top lieutenants and even serving as chairman of four companies within his $284 billion conglomerate.

Second, the ACLU is suing the US over unauthorized phone data collection.

The National Security Agency’s broad collection of U.S. phone customer data received its first significant legal challenge since the disclosure of the program last week. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday, alleging that the National Security Agency was violating the ACLU’s constitutional rights. 

The ACLU said it is a customer of Verizon Communications Inc.'s Verizon Business Network Services and it said metadata from the ACLU’s phone calls are being collected. 

The Obama administration declassified elements of the NSA program after the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper published a secret court order that authorized the NSA collection of phone records from Verizon customers.

It's pretty clear the Obama administration worked within the law, under the Patriot Act which the President signed into law. If the ACLU is to win, I suppose the issue will have to be settled by the Supreme Court, which would have to declare the law unconstitutional. My two cents worth.

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