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08 Oct 2010 02:06

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Politics: Christine O’Donnell’s second campaign ad: Just like the first

  • Yeah yeah, she didn’t go to Yale, she isn’t perfect, but this seems a lot more calculated the second time around. If you’re going to take this approach, you should change it up slightly so that people don’t tire of the message. We liked the conceit of it better the first time. Now it feels like formula. By the way, she’s down in the polls by nearly 20 points. source
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19 Sep 2010 20:31

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Politics: Posted without comment: Christine O’Donnell’s witchcraft comments

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17 Sep 2010 12:11

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Politics: Christine O’Donnell: Don’t let my “youthful fervor” dissuade you

  • She was REALLY into her beliefs in her 20s. Delaware’s Republican Senate candidate did some things she regrets, except instead of getting a tattoo and digging way deep into her rocker chick phase, she went ultra-conservative and said some really insane things about AIDS and stuff. So now she’s backing off. “I was in my 20s and very excited and passionate about my newfound faith,” she said. “But I can assure you, my faith has matured. And when I go to Washington D.C., it will be the Constitution on which I base all of my decisions, not my personal beliefs.” Will that be enough to convince people? source
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15 Sep 2010 11:39

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Politics: GOP snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

  • On the basis of the polling…the Republicans went from being extremely likely to win the race to extremely likely to lose it.
  • Political handicapper Nate Silver • Regarding the state of Delaware’s Senate race now that Christine O’Donnell is the GOP nominee. The tea party darling came from behind to defeat former governor and nine-term congressman Mike Castle, who would have been a gimme in November, in yesterday’s primary.source
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14 Sep 2010 21:12

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Politics: Twitter’s talking about today’s big Congressional primaries


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14 Sep 2010 10:48

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Politics: Three major things to watch for in today’s primary races

  • delawareGOP establishment candidate Mike Castle takes on Tea Partier 
    Christine O’Donnell; if Castle wins, he wins in November. If O’Donnell does, all bets are off.
  • rangel The ethics-tainted congressman hasn’t lost the establishment and could win today, though that wouldn’t mean he’s out of the ethics woods by any means.
  • palinThe political kingmaker has endorsed five different candidates in today’s primaries. Are any of them gonna win, anyway? It could be a bellwether. source
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25 Jan 2010 10:49

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U.S.: Don’t expect Beau Biden to follow in his dad’s footsteps

  • He’s not running for his dad’s old Senate seat. Despite probably having a better chance than any other Democrat in Delaware of winning the seat, Vice President Joe Biden’s kid Beau has chosen to remain Delaware’s Attorney General, claiming he still has lots to do there. “Therefore I cannot and will not run for the United States Senate in 2010. I will run for re-election as attorney general,” said Beau. Let’s just hand the seat to the GOP now! source
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24 Dec 2009 12:24

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U.S.: A Delaware pediatrician may have done lots of bad things. LOTS.

  • 33 felony charges against Dr. Earl Bradley so far, for alleged child molestation and rape of seven victims, who were very young
  • 100 victims could be named in the end for the doctor, whose practice resembled a carnival, due to a “mountain of evidence” source
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13 Jun 2009 13:21

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Biz, Music: A high school radio station fought the music industry head on

  • WMPH set the example for protesting performance royalties for artists. The station, based in Delaware, is the subject of an FCC complaint filed by the musicFIRST Coalition after they chose not to play any of the artists on this list for a month back in 2007 as an educational protest against the idea of paying performance royalties to artists. In a statement posted on the WMPH site, the station says that, by asking stations to pay for a promotional tool, “the musicFIRST coalition of artists is attempting to hurt the radio stations, disc jockeys, and fans that have always been their greatest ally.” source
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05 Jan 2009 09:56

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Culture, U.S.: The curious case of turning away Joe Biden

  • It didn’t seem many people recognized him. Honestly, I think people were just too wrapped up in themselves to notice.
  • Becky Gingrich, 21 • an employee of the Delaware movie theater that turned away the Veep-in-waiting and his wife due to overcapacity. That Brad Pitt sure is dreamy. • source
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