Sarah Palin In Vogue (2)
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Sarah Palin On The Environment (11)
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Grist reports that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin strongly opposes the Alaskan gas tax, threw money at Alaskans to quiet their concerns over rising energy costs, and "recently sued the Interior Department over its decision to list the polar bear as a threatened species." Not a fan of the bears, the New York Times agrees. The Times writes that the selection of Palin could help pacify Republicans who wish Sen. McCain would support drilling in ANWR: ...
Green Grilling Guide (3)
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Grilling is ready for a green makeover. Consider greening your grilling routine for this Labor Day weekend by choosing the most eco-friendly grill, facing the myriad environmental and health concerns, and reducing post-party waste. Selecting a grill with the lowest environmental impact and fewest health concerns poses a great challenge to the eco-conscious chef. * Propane produces fewer noxious fumes than traditional charcoal and begins cooking immediately, whereas a charcoal grill takes about a half ...
UN: US-Led Airstrike Killed At Least 90 Afghan Civilians, Most Of Them Children (2)
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 -- United Nations officials in Afghanistan said Tuesday that there was "convincing evidence" at least 90 civilians -- two-thirds of them children -- were killed in a U.S.-led airstrike last week that caused the Afghan government to call for a review of U.S. and NATO military operations in the country. Kai Eide, the top U.N. official in Afghanistan, said local officials and residents in the western province of Herat corroborated reports ...
Eco-Friendly JUNK Raft Crosses Pacific In Three Months (10)
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HONOLULU — Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of ocean debris finally stepped onto dry land. "We made it," hollered Marcus Eriksen to a crowd of about two dozen gathered at Ala Wai Harbor on Wednesday. "Where's the food?" Friends greeted Eriksen and fellow eco-mariner Joel Paschal with lei, fresh food and beer to celebrate the end of ...
McCain Adviser: There Are No Uninsured Americans (2)
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Texas once again led the nation with the highest percentage of residents without health insurance, a U.S. Census Bureau report showed Tuesday, although the same study also reports a slight dip last year in the percentage without coverage across the nation. ... But the numbers are misleading, said John Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-leaning Dallas-based think tank. Mr. Goodman, who helped craft Sen. John McCain's health care policy, said ...
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Whitney said:
Are you fucking kidding me???
MSNBC Implosion (3)
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A collection of links that chronicle the implosion at MSNBC during the Democratic National Convention. The Infighting Round 1: Joe Scarborough Vs. Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews On McCain's Gains In The Polls Round 2: MSNBC Round 2: Joe Scarborough Vs. David Shuster Round 3: MSNBC Drama Pervades Convention Coverage: Olbermann vs. Matthews For Round 3 Round 4: Keith Olbermann Caught Saying About Mike Murphy: "Let's Wrap Him Up" The Reactions MSNBC Journalist: "The Situation At ...
U.S. Contractor KBR Sued For Human Trafficking (2)
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A Washington law firm filed a lawsuit yesterday against KBR, one of the largest U.S. contractors in Iraq, alleging that the company and its Jordanian subcontractor engaged in the human trafficking of Nepali workers. Agnieszka Fryszman, a partner at Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, said 13 Nepali men, between the ages of 18 and 27, were recruited in Nepal to work as kitchen staff in hotels and restaurants in Amman, Jordan. But once the men ...
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Patrick said:
Unsure (haha, yeah right) of why this isn't mentioned, but KBR is a subsidiary of Halliburton.
Obama Steps Into History (1)
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DENVER — Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday _ the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech _ to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize. The drama of his long, emotional primary struggle against Hillary Rodham Clinton behind him at last, Obama's long-awaited convention speech will propel him into a tough sprint to Election Day, a mere nine ...
The New Party (1)
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The nomination of Barack Obama will test whether the new Democratic coalition has grown strong enough to fend off Republican assaults to produce the first presidential victory for a non-Southern candidate in 44 years - and the first victory for a black in the history of the nation. The Obama campaign has accelerated a transformation already underway in the Democratic electorate. 2008 appears likely to mark the death knell for what remained of the New ...
John Kerry Set To Rip Into McCain (1)
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Those waiting to hear a more aggressive critique of John McCain at the Democratic National Convention need to tune in tonight for Sen. John Kerry. In prepared remarks, the 2004 Democratic nominee pillories McCain with the strongest language yet uttered from the convention podium. Kerry describes McCain as "insulting" and "desperate' for questioning Obama's patriotism, and "pathetic" for continuing to support President Bush's war policy; he digs at McCain's age, saying voters should elect a ...
Obama Arrives In Denver Convention (1)
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DENVER — The roll call has begun, moments after Sen. Barack Obama was nominated to be the Democratic presidential candidate. Obama's name was put forward just after supporters of vanquished rival Hillary Rodham Clinton nominated her in a symbolic gesture. Clinton had released her delegates earlier Wednesday to back the Illinois senator, who was on the eve of making history by being the first black person to accept his party's nomination. Obama was officially nominated ...
Brian Schweitzer Democratic Convention Speech (VIDEO) (1)
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Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer gave the crowd at the Democratic Convention some red meat, repeatedly criticizing McCain and linking him to a deeply unpopular President Bush. Perhaps the line most applauded by the crowd had to do with drilling for oil in one of McCain's seven backyards. Watch his whole speech below. More on Democratic Convention
Anne Fleming: Clinton Held Back In Praise Of Obama (1)
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This night was Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's. Eyes welled up as she appeared, luminous, still so strangely lit up with loss. There in the stands, gazing at her with adoration, was her husband -- her complex, clearly emotional and, we are assured, still angry, ex-president of a husband -- mouthing "I love you, I love you," as she spoke. Their long, marital dance is just an inextricable part of our national political drama, as it ...
Obama Daughters Wanted Jonas Brothers, Not Dad, Onstage At DNC (1)
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While his opponent may be trying to brand him as a celebrity, Barack Obama isn't the biggest star in his own daughters' eyes. When Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Monday night after their mom Michelle's speech, they had no idea their dad was going to be beamed in live via satellite. When Mrs. Obama told the girls she had a surprise for them, the ...
Ex-GOP Rep. Leaves Jail, Slams Bush "Bloodsport" (1)
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Freshly released from prison, former Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney is ripping into the administration, leveling charges that they were behind his prosecution. Ney, who has taken to the airwaves as a radio commentator, recently appeared on the Thom Hartmann show to talk about the Bush administration's role in his prosecution and his past life as a felon. "I made the bullets, I gave them the bullets," Ney says of his prosecution for bribery, but ...
Chicago Gas Prices Dropping, Could Fall To $3 (1)
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Gasoline prices, which have declined steadily for more than a month in Chicago and nationally are expected to continue dropping this Labor Day weekend, and could fall to near $3 a gallon before the end of the year, unless Hurricane Gustav decides to rain on the consumer party. Prices, which are averaging $4.04 a gallon in Chicago, are expected to dip below $4 and possibly as low as $3.95, this weekend said AAA-Chicago Motor Club ...
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Depending on how much of a Twitter enthusiast you are, by now you've seen Howard Kurtz's piece on the subject, featuring the Twitter stylings of moi (and others, particularly the excellent John Dickerson and Ana Marie Cox). Twitter has emerged as an essential shorthand platform for covering this convention — an answer, perhaps, to John Koblin's question today about whether five zillion journalists all covering the same thing can add anything to the equation. The ...
Michael Phelps Book: Swimmer Scores $1.6M Advance (2)
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EVEN before landing back in the US, Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals in Beijing and the man being hailed as the greatest Olympian of all time, was converting his fame into a big pool of Yankee dollars. Phelps snagged an estimated $1.6 million advance from the Free Press imprint of Simon & Schuster for his latest book, to be called "Built to Succeed." Waxman Literary Agency, working with Phelps' long-time ...
