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08 Jul 2009 22:44

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U.S.: N.Y. Gov. David Paterson picks some old guy to be his punching bag

Richard Ravitch is 76. He’s a Democrat. He knows crisis management. The N.Y. State Senate is in crisis. Richard Ravitch may create more crisis. source
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24 Jun 2009 23:21

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Politics, U.S.: Fox News mixes paper and plastic when it takes out the trash

Just ’cause you don’t like something a Republican did (in this case, Mark Sanford) doesn’t automatically make him a Democrat. source
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17 Jun 2009 10:51

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World: Blame the media? That’s what Iran is doing right now.

Feeling that the Western media’s influence has turned the public against them, Iran is looking to slow the flow of information. source
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17 Jun 2009 09:28

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U.S.: Obama boosts same-sex partner benefits for federal employees

  • Today, Obama will sign an executive order that gives wider benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. source
  • The order doesn’t go nearly as far as it could, stopping just short of giving full health care benefits to them. source
  • Obama has faced criticism from gay-rights groups for not doing enough – but he’s trying to avoid a fight. source
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16 Jun 2009 18:26

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Culture, Politics: Oh, whatever: Protesters ask for David Letterman’s firing

Whatever guys. It was just a joke he made about an opportunist politician. (Yeah, we said it. Sarah Palin is opportunist.) source
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15 Jun 2009 22:41

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U.S., World: Ready guys? Obama finally has something to say about Iran

  • I can’t state definitively what happened one way or another with respect to the election. But what I can say is there appears to be a sense on the part of people who were so hopeful and so engaged and so committed to democracy, who now feel betrayed.
  • President Barack Obama • Finally speaking out on the Iranian election which has gripped large portions of the world and the Twittersphere so tightly that it’s unavoidable in some circles (unless you’re CNN). • source
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10 Jun 2009 19:52

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Culture: Miss California firing: Was it politics or personnel issues?

  • Donald Trump claims she simply wasn’t doing her job. “I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA organization, and I gave her the opportunity to do so,” he said.
  • Carrie Prejean claims it was political. “What’s behind this, I think, is a political debate. … From day one they wanted me out, and they got what they wanted,” she said. Her stance on gay marriage earned her 15 seconds of fame.
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09 Jun 2009 10:41

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World: Iran’s women are single as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore

Unable to marry due to a bad economy under radical-leaning Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, they may just throw the bum out Friday. source
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25 May 2009 19:12

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U.S.: Obama continues one Memorial Day trend, starts another

  • Obama will continue to send a wreath to the Confederate Memorial in Arlington, a move fraught with controversy. source
  • However, Obama also sent a wreath to the African-American Civil War Memorial in D.C., a move fraught with clever. source
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19 May 2009 21:04

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World: British PM Gordon Brown’s got a “resign” petition with his name on it

  • 60,953 signed the bloody thing already source
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