Linking Out Loud
A companion linklog to The One Blog
LSU 31, Appalachian State 0, early 3rd quarter
Posted 8/30/08
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About 400 Gustav evacuees could come to Knoxville
Posted 8/30/08
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"You see, the vast majority of Americans do not vote on issues. They vote on emotions, which can sometimes be tied to issues, but often are just driven by feelings."
Posted 8/30/08
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Pat Buchanan on McCain's Palin pick: "I think this is the biggest political gamble, just about, in all of American history"
Posted 8/29/08
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Obama gets a bounce; I predict the combined Palin/RNC bounce will swamp it, and McCain will be solidly ahead in a week
Posted 8/29/08
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The story behind the Palin surprise
Posted 8/29/08
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Unlike McCain, Palin is a global warming skeptic
Posted 8/29/08
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OH NO! Palin pronounces "nuclear" the same way Bush does. So the GOP is running a "Warshington" - "Nukular" ticket. ARRRRGH.
Posted 8/29/08
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Romney, Pawlenty "feel manipulated"
Posted 8/29/08
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Sullivan calls Palin pick "a desperate and possibly disastrous ploy for the McCain campaign, a self-evident gimmick, driven by the demands of campaigning, not the duty of governing."
Posted 8/29/08
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Ratings for Obama's speech top Oscars, American Idol
Posted 8/29/08
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TPM: "If McCain's entire campaign is premised on the idea that Obama lacks the commander-in-chief readiness for the presidency, how on earth can he possibly continue to make this argument when he's chosen Palin?"
Posted 8/29/08
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NRO: "No party ticket offered an all-experience ticket. The question is, if you think experience is important, would you rather have it as at the top of the ticket or at the bottom?"
Posted 8/29/08
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Ambinder: Palin, Pro And Con
Posted 8/29/08
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McCain camp: Palin is "a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president"
Posted 8/29/08
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"Palin ... makes Barack Obama look almost over-qualified to be president. City Councilman and mayor of Wasilla, Alaska (pop. 5,000), before serving less than two years as governor of Alaska. You gotta be kidding me!"
Posted 8/29/08
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GOP members told to expect "traditional" pick
Posted 8/28/08
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V.P. Meg Whitman??
Posted 8/28/08
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Kill him with kindness? McCain ad congratulates Obama on "historic" nomination
Posted 8/28/08
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Fox's Carl Cameron reportedly has McCain's veep leak
Posted 8/28/08
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Will have sex for Obama tickets
Posted 8/28/08
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Question: why isn't McCain (according to all the reports) considering Haley Barbour more seriously for VP?
Posted 8/28/08
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McCain to run TV ad rebutting Obama's speech, may leak veep selection tonight
Posted 8/28/08
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Is Tim Pawlenty John McCain's Evan Bayh? (Boring, safe veep choice, as opposed to risky, interesting options Lieberman and Romney)
Posted 8/28/08
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McCain's twin storms (maybe triplet now, with Hannah), with amusing photoshop
Posted 8/28/08
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FiveThirtyEight.com says Colorado, Michigan are top "tipping point" states; Nevada #5. Romney would help in all 3 of those. Pawlenty only helps in Minnesota (#9). Lieberman helps nowhere. Just saying.
Posted 8/28/08
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McCain says he hasn't picked veep yet; praises Tom Ridge
Posted 8/28/08
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Weather forecast looks good for Invesco Field tonight
Posted 8/28/08
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Michael Crowley: Dems back on track
Posted 8/28/08
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Biden -- and Kerry and Clinton -- go on the attack
Posted 8/28/08
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Hillary Clinton gets stuck in an elevator at DNC
Posted 8/27/08
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Karl Rove reportedly called Lieberman, asked him to withdraw his name from McCain veepstakes; Lieberman refused
Posted 8/27/08
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Politico on Gustav: "Storm could swamp GOP convention"
Posted 8/27/08
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Will Gustav cancel the LSU-Appalachian State game?
Posted 8/27/08
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For the record, individual delegates always vote in private. It's a roll call of the states, not a roll call of the delegates.
Posted 8/27/08
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McCain-Lieberman update
Posted 8/27/08
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Obama assassination "plot" was overblown in initial reports; "there is a difference between a true threat and the reported racist rantings of drug abusers"
Posted 8/27/08
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Barack Obama: Bad for the Irish?
Posted 8/27/08
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"Seeing the world as a series of enemies to be attacked rather than as a series of relationships to be managed and a series of foes to be undermined has proven of limited use"
Posted 8/27/08
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Full-fledged roll call planned for tonight. I can't wait. Like I said yesterday: I love the roll call!!
Posted 8/27/08
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Good lord...
Posted 8/27/08
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How serious are the purported Hillary defectors?
Posted 8/26/08
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Politico looks at the Gustav factor
Posted 8/26/08
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Hillary will get nominating, seconding speeches tomorrow; roll call to start at 6pm EDT. I freakin' LOVE the roll call. Can't wait. "Madam Speaker, the Great State of Idaho..."
Posted 8/26/08
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McCain to announce veep -- Lieberman?? -- on Thursday??
Posted 8/26/08
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Obama's focus groups say Michelle's speech succeeded
Posted 8/26/08
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Mitt Romney has DNC press credentials
Posted 8/26/08
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Marc Ambinder: "John McCain would sooner join the gay rodeo than pick Kay Bailey Hutchison as his VP"
Posted 8/26/08
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"Lieberman’s decision to abandon his party and back McCain is, depending on whom you ask, a bold stroke of political principle or a suicidal act of revenge"
Posted 8/26/08
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted 8/26/08
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The emotional impact of Michelle Obama's big moment
Posted 8/26/08
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Dave Barry's funny column about the DNC
Posted 8/26/08
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Top college football games to watch this season
Posted 8/26/08
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Scientists discover that cows tend to align themselves with Earth's magnetic field, standing north-south. Asked to explain this behavior, the cows replied, "Moooo."
Posted 8/26/08
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Ben Smith: Michelle Obama's speech "may or may not reshape her image, but it's hard to imagine her having done better"
Posted 8/25/08
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More roll call drama
Posted 8/25/08
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Dem delegates warned about the danger of too much alcohol at elevation. Heh.
Posted 8/25/08
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Bill Kristol suggests a battle of the Senators Joe
Posted 8/25/08
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Texas GOP: Hey, Obama has a brother in Kenya!
Posted 8/25/08
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Noun, verb, POW
Posted 8/25/08
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Detailed DNC schedule - Monday
Posted 8/25/08
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Much like the 2005 USC-ND pep rally, rumors abound that Springsteen and Bon Jovi will perform at Invesco on Thursday
Posted 8/25/08
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The end of political conventions as we know 'em?
Posted 8/25/08
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No balloons at Dem convention?!? Oh, the balloonery!!!
Posted 8/25/08
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Bill Clinton, drama queen
Posted 8/25/08
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Tornado touches down in Denver area! But forecast for Obama's open-air speech Thursday looks good
Posted 8/24/08
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Issues that matter: Joe Biden's hair
Posted 8/24/08
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Does Iraq still matter in the presidential campaign?
Posted 8/23/08
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Will Biden pull an LBJ / Bentsen / Lieberman, run for Senate re-election and V.P. simultaneously?
Posted 8/23/08
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Biden as V.P. might be good for Amtrak
Posted 8/23/08
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"Please, Obama -- please don't suck"
Posted 8/23/08
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Obama calls Biden "a statesman with sound judgment who doesn’t have to hide behind bluster to keep America strong"
Posted 8/23/08
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Afghanistan wins first Olympic medal
Posted 8/22/08
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Coming soon: Felons For Obama bumperstickers. Heh.
Posted 8/22/08
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U.S., Iraqi Negotiators Agree on 2011 Withdrawal
Posted 8/22/08
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Chet Edwards says he "has not talked to Obama lately"
Posted 8/22/08
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Kaine buzz caused by "viral bizarre text messages" pretending to be from Obama campaign
Posted 8/22/08
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WSJ apparently briefly says it's Kaine, then retracts
Posted 8/22/08
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Obama may pick Edwards! No, not that Edwards. The other one: Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX)
Posted 8/22/08
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Dem official says Hillary has not been vetted
Posted 8/22/08
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McCain camp cartoonishly uses Obama's attack ad as an excuse to justify new attacks using Rezko, Reverend Wright, saying Obama "opened the door" by "attack[ing] Cindy. She owns the homes." Ridiculous.
Posted 8/21/08
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Obama confirms he's picked his veep
Posted 8/21/08
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Denver officials pass non-binding resolution asking police not to arrest pot-smoking hippie protesters for smoking pot. Still okay to arrest them for being hippies.
Posted 8/21/08
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Obama jumps on the low-road express, says McCain shouldn't be president because -- wait for it -- he owns a bunch of houses. Ugh. Politically necessary, perhaps, but sad.
Posted 8/21/08
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Usain Bolt: "I was just looking at myself [on the replay] and I was like, 'That guy's fast.'"
Posted 8/21/08
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"Excuse me, we're taking a poll. Who do you think is the greatest talent: Shakespeare, Rembrandt, Mozart or Caruso?"
Posted 8/21/08
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Obama veep hints: Bayh?
Posted 8/21/08
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Fake Obama announcement texts
Posted 8/20/08
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"No civilian could or would believe how much resources news organizations are wasting trying to break the veep stories"
Posted 8/20/08
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Limbaugh says he hopes Obama picks Biden -- which probably just means he thinks it'll be Biden and is getting an early start on bashing him
Posted 8/20/08
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Giuliani to keynote GOP convention (again!)
Posted 8/20/08
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Is Rielle Hunter the National Enquirer's source?
Posted 8/20/08
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Fay becomes a "historic and hazardous rainfall event" on Florida's east coast
Posted 8/20/08
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Howard Fineman says it's Biden, "barring a big surprise or last-minute change of heart"; also says Hillary WAS vetted, and contenders have been asked how they can be reached Thursday afternoon
Posted 8/20/08
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Surprise, surprise: Lieberman will reportedly make McCain's nominating speech at RNC
Posted 8/20/08
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Obama apparently lets slip that his veep selection will be a man. Sorry, Sebelius & Clinton
Posted 8/20/08
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CBS: Obama veep announcement expected Friday afternoon
Posted 8/20/08
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In an amusing, possibly Freudian typo, AP calls Joe Lieberman "the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000"
Posted 8/19/08
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Shockingly, that "Bigfoot" discovery was a hoax
Posted 8/19/08
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Biden to reporters: "Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya."
Posted 8/19/08
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Joe Biden's son will be deployed to Iraq this fall
Posted 8/19/08
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Phelps appears on SI cover wearing his 8 gold medals
Posted 8/19/08
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Obama taps Santa Claus as runningmate
Posted 8/19/08
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Obamessiah, Goreacle to share Denver stage next Thursday before 70,000 adoring Dems
Posted 8/19/08
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What about Gore?
Posted 8/18/08
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"Joe Biden is an incredibly arrogant jerk. And that's exactly what Democrats need."
Posted 8/18/08
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"Biden has a pretty deep knowledge of pretty much every big foreign policy question. And his ideas and judgment strike me as fundamentally sane."
Posted 8/18/08
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"I have been informed that [Obama's veep] decision has been made, and I don't know who that person is."
Posted 8/18/08
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Joe Biden goes to Georgia, proving Obama is serious about contesting deep red states. Oh wait, you mean the other Georgia...
Posted 8/18/08
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Musharraf resigns
Posted 8/18/08
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Obama-Kerry?!? Shoot me now
Posted 8/15/08
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Apple pwns Google
Posted 8/15/08
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North Georgia men claim they found Bigfoot's body, have discovered several similar "furry half-man, half-ape" creatures in undisclosed wooded area. Robin Williams unavailable for comment
Posted 8/15/08
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Oops! Entertainment Weekly fall preview issue, with Harry Potter on the cover, hits newsstands just after Potter delay announced
Posted 8/15/08
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Potter delay caused by Batman, James Bond?
Posted 8/15/08
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Potter delay caused by fuzzy Wall Street math?
Posted 8/15/08
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Has porn become mainstream? Maybe not
Posted 8/14/08
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Are you ready for a roll call? Clinton, Obama campaigns agree on convention plan; Hillary will be nominated; media reports of behind-the-scenes intrigue apparently greatly exaggerated
Posted 8/14/08
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You're an elitist! No, YOU'RE an elitist! Also, your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Posted 8/14/08
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Social Security is slightly older than John McCain
Posted 8/14/08
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Watch out, Florida: Here comes Fay (maybe)
Posted 8/14/08
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Some reasons why Olympians keep breaking world records
Posted 8/13/08
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Gee, ya think? Jesse Jackson may not speak at convention
Posted 8/13/08
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This day in headlines
Posted 8/13/08
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Mark Warner to give DNC keynote, will be completely overshadowed by Hillary's speech
Posted 8/13/08
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“A woman who wildly mismanages and bankrupts a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar campaign operation, and then blames sexism in society, will dampen the dreams of our daughters.” Heh.
Posted 8/13/08
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"With no negative consequences in the offing for [Russia's attack on Georgia], the invasion could mark a return of the military compulsion Moscow practiced in the Soviet era"
Posted 8/12/08
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Russia Orders Halt in Georgia as Fighting Continues
Posted 8/12/08
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McCain's latest juvenile attack ad
Posted 8/12/08
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Out: "See Rock City" barns. In: "Barns for Obama"
Posted 8/12/08
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"Nobody wants a pair of Pelosis running things"
Posted 8/12/08
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How Hillary lost, revisited
Posted 8/12/08
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"There is considerable sentiment to bring back a remnant of the old [CCC] South Division which included the two Meridens, the two Bristols, New Britain, Southington, Newington and Bulkeley." Hurrah!
Posted 8/12/08
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Former UT star Christine Magnuson wins silver medal
Posted 8/11/08
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Massive schedule of Dem convention events (PDF)
Posted 8/11/08
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Georgians feel betrayed: "If they won’t help us now, why did we help them in Iraq?"
Posted 8/10/08
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Dem convention: Monday will be Michelle Obama night, Tuesday will be Hillary Clinton night, Wednesday will be veep nominee night
Posted 8/10/08
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Lieberman reportedly on McCain's veepstakes short list
Posted 8/10/08
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"Was Edwards on some kind of new age bender looking for meaning in life and death ... [and if so,] did he have to run for President while seeking his new enlightenment?"
Posted 8/10/08
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First U.S. gold medal of 2008 Olympics goes to Notre Dame fencer Mariel Zagunis
Posted 8/9/08
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Misty, Kerri & Dubya. What does Laura think? :)
Posted 8/9/08
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Althouse on Edwards: "What a selfish bastard — to run for the nomination while parading his cancerous wife about and knowing that if he won this story could have come out at any time"
Posted 8/8/08
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Kos Kidz split over Edwards revelation
Posted 8/8/08
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McCain runs another "Celebrity" ad
Posted 8/8/08
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Edwards statement: "I started to believe that I was special and became increasingly egocentric and narcissistic"
Posted 8/8/08
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Edwards affair admission "shakes the public persona of a man whose image was deeply linked to his role as a devoted husband"
Posted 8/8/08
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Contrary to earlier reports, Cheney will speak at GOP convention (on first night, before Bush)
Posted 8/8/08
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Edwards admits affair!!!!
Posted 8/8/08
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Video of Olympics opening ceremonies
Posted 8/8/08
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The Beijing Olympics are underway
Posted 8/8/08
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Happy 8-8-08!
Posted 8/8/08
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Are the Clintons plotting something?
Posted 8/7/08
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TN Gov. Bredesen apparently not a veep prospect
Posted 8/7/08
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Brett Favre is a New York Jet
Posted 8/7/08
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National Enqurier releases blurry photo of, allegedly, John Edwards and his love child
Posted 8/6/08
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Interesting Ambinder post on possibly reasons Obama isn't winning by a landslide
Posted 8/6/08
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Q: "Can Obama laugh at himself?" A: "Of course not. That would be racist." Heh.
Posted 8/6/08
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Absolutely incredible solar eclipse photos & video from an airplane over Nunavut
Posted 8/6/08
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Vandal sticks Obama bumpersticker on Straight Talk Express; McCain camp vows revenge: "Their tires will be inflated!" Heh.
Posted 8/6/08
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"Let me be your crazy reverend!"
Posted 8/6/08
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McCain acknowledges the truth of Obama's tire-inflation point, thus utterly undermining his campaign's mockery thereof
Posted 8/6/08
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Vermont finally gets iPhone service. YAAAARRH!!!!
Posted 8/5/08
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Tom Brokaw will moderate Nashville debate
Posted 8/5/08
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Long wait in Elkhart for Obama tickets
Posted 8/5/08
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If Jindal is the GOP keynote speaker, will he vault to fame and (if McCain loses) become the Republicans' Barack Obama in 2012?
Posted 8/5/08
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Tornado sirens sound in downtown Chicago; Wrigley Field evacuated during Cubs game
Posted 8/5/08
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Super awesome photos of Jupiter and its moons
Posted 8/5/08
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Veepstakes alert! Bayh staffers cancel softball game
Posted 8/5/08
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McCain goes for the biker vote at Sturgis
Posted 8/5/08
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Dick Cheney and his 18% approval rating reportedly will not be at GOP convention
Posted 8/5/08
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Fuzzy math hiding recession?
Posted 8/4/08
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"The first wave of Americans to default on their home mortgages appears to be cresting, but a second, far larger one is quickly building"
Posted 8/4/08
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Still more Obama-Bayh speculation
Posted 8/4/08
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More Obama-Bayh speculation
Posted 8/4/08
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The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die ... but there may not be a rousing Ted Kennedy speech (in person) at this year's Democratic convention
Posted 8/4/08
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Notre Dame aims for academic elite
Posted 8/4/08
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Georgia #1 in preseason coaches poll, USC #2, Ohio State #3. How big is the Sept. 13 Trojans-Buckeyes game??
Posted 8/4/08
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Obama flying to South Bend on Tuesday -- to announce Evan Bayh as his runningmate??
Posted 8/3/08
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Imaginationland, uncensored
Posted 8/2/08
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"So far, my hope for a substantive, elevated debate between Obama and McCain has not exactly been borne out, has it?"
Posted 8/2/08
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Lindsay Lohan fires back at LAPD chief
Posted 8/2/08
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Obama adviser: "We have got to move away from these beautifully choreographed speeches which appeal to groups of voters who are unassailably in the Obama camp already"
Posted 8/2/08
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iReport video of eclipse totality in Siberia
Posted 8/2/08
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Clinton won't be formally nominated at convention (but delegates can still vote for her, and many will)
Posted 8/1/08
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Deputy Israeli PM says Iran on path to "major breakthrough" in nuke program; " we will not let the second Holocaust take place"
Posted 8/1/08
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I can't believe this ad was actually created by the McCain campaign. Seems like something some right-wing blogger would produce... good lord!
Posted 8/1/08
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Flickr 8/8/08
Posted 8/1/08
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OMG it's a conspiracy!!1!
Posted 8/1/08
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FCC smacks Comcast for surreptitiously and arbitrarily throttling selected file-sharing programs
Posted 8/1/08
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Glenn Reynolds's wife's blog marked as "spam" by Google users. I blame Barack Obama supporters! Or possibly Ned Lamont. Or Canada.
Posted 8/1/08
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Spears-Hilton '08!
Posted 8/1/08
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LAPD chief: proposed anti-paparazzi law is "grandstanding and foolishness"; most problems go away when celebs "behave." Heh!
Posted 8/1/08
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I'm still not really buying this Montana/Dakotas/Indiana "swing state" business, but...
Posted 8/1/08
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With one week till Olympics, "no decision is imminent" in Obama veepstakes, according to WaPo
Posted 8/1/08
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More on the Race Card Card. Personally, I think both campaigns are at fault here. They need to quit the nonsense and get back to real issues.
Posted 8/1/08
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Leave Barack Alone! Heh.
Posted 8/1/08
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