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Why You Should Hate the Treasury Bailout Proposal

A mere two weeks ago, the Fannie/Freddie rescue was called "the mother of all bailouts" by some commentators. If the plans of the Administration come to fruition, it will shortly be surpassed by the $700 billion mortgage rescue plan proposed by Hank Paulson late last week. The increase of the request [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 08:49:47

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Comics Column #3—A Question of Accessibility: Studying Pathology and Archaeology (Warren Ellis, Superheroes)

By Michael Peterson "This is what you get when you emotionally invest yourself in a company-owned product that has to keep on coming out regardless of who's writing and drawing it. This is what you get when your lizard compulsion to jerk off over superheroes overrides your forebrain [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 06:00:00

The key points of this (long!) blog post: 1) Obama education advisor Linda Darling-Hammond responds to Global Labor blog posts on Bill Ayers and Reparations 2) Review of Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC) documents shows that Ayers and Obama each chaired the two CAC operating bodies from 1995 to 2000 3) [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 15:46:17

My house has still got to be worth...

There's a new poll up at the Zillow blog where homeowners all across the U.S ... . If you've been in a place for years with no plans to move, haven't had the need to "tap" your home ... . were asked what they think happened to the value of their home over the last year [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 21:37:00

The moment is here

“Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time ... by President Obama lays out a plan that he believes shall help us deal with – if not overcome — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:56:01

US Election ‘08: Transcript of Hoyden About Town LiveBloggyChat

Greetings, folks! Earlier today, we had a liveblog/chat during the US election result counting. I’ve cleaned it up and trimmed it a lot (trying to maintain the feel, flow, and milestones) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 09:21:41

Obama Takes Charge of Top Executive Post In US

Moments Ago, Barack Hussain Obama took his oath to take charge the top executive post of United States of America. Sun is smiling but still temperature is still sub-zero at capitol hill. Analysts are comparing it with different inaugurals but the fact is that, it is greatest inaugural of our times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:20:12

The Rising: Jon Huntsman Jr.

The Rising: Jon Huntsman Jr. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman could be rivals for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination In politics, there is nothing as appealing as the Next Big Thing. The Next Big Thing is that politician who -- for reasons both tangible and intangible -- is seen as a player on the national stage, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:07:26

Wednesday News!

Good morning! I had no idea the Katrina/Deepika battle was so heated! I must do a write-up on them soon... before I go on to the news, Beth has posted some pictures from our trip. And confidential to the PPCC: Pran also made a visit to the BBC... ON MY T-SHIRT! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:59:15

Obama’s Inaugural Hymn

I'll be discussing Obama's First Inaugural (no implication intended, but one thought of) tomorrow on Dakota Midday with Paul Guggenheimer on South Dakota Public Radio. You can listen in online using the above link (I hope!). You can hear Obama's inaugural speech here, and read it here [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:35:31

Nobel Prize Awarded to Virologist Who Linked HPV to Cervical Cancer

taking a look at the debate Catholics are having over who to support for president in two weeks. Today E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post wonders if Catholics will break for Obama this year reversing the small margin of 52-47 in favor of George W. Bush over John Kerry in 2004 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 04:50:52

INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

#fullpost{display:inline;}I was humbled.And Speechless.And I even teared-up at times.And I think this is exactly what we needed.Hope.Basically. Just hope.I don't in the least bit, think that the change of a new president, of having Barack Obama in the White House, will change our life and the world. I'm not idealistic like that.I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:37:00

FIRST Wild Card Tour: Move On, Move Up: Turn Yesterday’s Trials into Today’s Triumphs By Paula White

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! This one is back in the city and I’m here on the farm! [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 12:00:43

X Project - Inside View, Part 2

Ever wondered what it would have been like to be a part of the PD Factory Team expansion efforts - the X Project? Well wonder no more ... , chop wood for his house (and our fire pit). It was here that what was happening really became clear [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:30:44

Does Barack Obama Deserve to Claim the Reagan Mantle?

By James P. Pinkerton Columnist and writer, “The American Conservative”/FOX News political contributor So is Barack Obama another Ronald Reagan? ... and in his White House in between. And while I can’t really say I knew Reagan, I will say I have never thought [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 16:19:25

Live Blogging Barack Obama's Swearing-In Ceremony

Written by Sommer Mathis, Jen Chung and Aaron Morrissey 10:45 a.m.: Here we go, America. Jill Biden and Lynne Cheney kicked things off by exiting the White House together and entering ... House." No word on what Michelle gave Laura earlier. First Lady Laura Bush and Michelle Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:52:41

Obama Hopes Bill Clinton Will Help Him Campaign, Govern; Denies Public Financing Flip-Flop

CHICAGO, Ill — Barack Obama said he’s not worried that Bill Clinton hasn’t delivered a splashy endorsement, and that he’s committed to helping Clinton’s wife pay down her substantial campaign debt in a wide-ranging press conference at the Westin Hotel today [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 21:58:37

The Top Five Albums Of 2008

#5: The Raconteurs, Consolers Of The Lonely Where their debut, Broken Boy Soldiers, was largely a diamond in the rough with the band members unabashedly still feeling out their respective roles, Consolers Of The Lonely is undeniable confirmation that The Raconteurs have stepped out of the candycane [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 00:19:33

Barack Obama's mile-high cry for change

by Mark Silva DENVER -- Under a cloudless and darkened sky on a cool night on a field a mile high, ... to own their failure,'' Obama says, voicing the theme on which he has waged a historic campaign for the White House. "It's time for us to change America.'' * * * * With a 45-minute address, Obama [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 03:21:02

Live Blog: The Inauguration of Barack Obama

President Obama and the First Lady walking on Pennsylvania Avenue during his inaugural parade. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday and called on Americans to confront “our collective failure to make hard choices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:45:57

UPDATED 6/23 That “Guy Who Lives in My Neighborhood”: Behind the Ayers-Obama Relationship

Date: 2008-06-19 06:47:09

Dawn Patrol

Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs and other sources around the world. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a link to the Dawn Patrol too and your trackback will be added to the list [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 14:43:05

Genesis (VII)

An ongoing series. Part one is here, previous installment here. "This place is not a town, it's a cemetery. It is the lowest of the low in Iraq. It needs to be cleaned out." -- Najim Abdullah Jabouri, in an interview the day before the September, 2005 battle for the town began [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 13:06:06

How to sketch Your Own House Plans

Your funds is the most vital thing to think about prior to create to design your own house ... to your design plan you might finish up with something that is not realistic. Creating your own home ... you get, the more likely everyone must be content with the end design. Try to narrow down the design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:02:59

Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sherlock Holmes Story From the Adventures Collection

Here is a short story from Sir. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes collection, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Please read and comment. The Adventure of the Speckled Band Sir Arthur Conan Doyle On glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend Sherlock [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 13:39:56

home plans

With the great technology we all have now in front of our eyes, ... the hundreds of house designs from French Country House Plans to the most choiced type which is Contemporary house plans. All still depends on your budget for your house, but what's another good thing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 04:02:18

Obama's Inaugural: My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, ... to make hard choices wasn't "collective." It was the Democrats in the Senate and the House that blocked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:05:29

Early Friday Morning Rundown

The Cook Political Report's latest 2010 Senate Race Ratings are out. On the Democratic side, Cook sees Illinois as a Toss-Up ( ... R status. Earlier this week, Stu Rothenberg put both states in "Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:42:29

NYT Editors Allow Article To Include Quotes From Wall Street CEOs That NYT Sources Admit They Weren’t In The Room To Hear

This correction published in the New York Times yesterday should cause the hair on the back of your neck to stand up — and not simply because the reporting of these “quotes” might have impacted the market. Here’s what the correction says: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 20:14:29

there’s a hole in the bucket…

from New York Times Hedge Funds, Unhinged Kenneth C. Griffin, the head of the Citadel Investment Group, whose funds lost roughly $10 billion last year. Citadel has blocked some withdrawals. LAST summer, Kenneth C. Griffin and his wife, Anne, hedge fund managers both, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:01:22

Project Uncensored

By David Swanson Project Censored has released a valuable new book called "Censored 2009: The Top 25 Stories of 2007-08". The book includes summaries of the censored stories, in some cases citing multiple small and independent sources that told the stories, plus updates on new developments in the stories [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 16:16:11

Randolph Duke's Glam Pad In the Hollywood Hills

SELLER: Randolph DukeLOCATION: Fareholm Drive, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $8,250,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 ... for the open plan and unabashedly modern manse, dubbed Open House by the architects, indicates ... Freddie, Your Mama has learned that dress designer Randolph Duke has put his Hollywood Hills house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:30:00

Despite attacks on media by McCain campaign, case studies show disparate coverage in McCain's favor

The media have for months reported complaints by Sen. John McCain's campaign that they have favored his opponent in their coverage of the presidential race, while making little attempt to assess accuracy of those complaints or to confirm or refute them [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:07:04

Nah Nah Nah Nah, Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye!

And as ex-Marine One took off, a cheer arose from the crowd, along with the chorus singing in unison... The furniture is arranged, the Bushes are out of town (so long...don't let the door hit you on the way out! More on that later....) and Obama's staff is at the White House working already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:35:11

Beyond 2010 census: Will redistricting help Democrats? (Hint: Maybe not.)

Beginning in 2010, the number 722,000 will rule state-by-state congressional politics ... reapportionment based on about 722,000 residents per district — gaining or losing seats in the House ... nearly 8 percent from 2000 to 2010 — but California will lose a seat in the House. Following [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:26:44

Zionist Control of US PolicySourceEverything you wanted to know about how Zionists control US policyby MaloogaI was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 06:00:26

Israeli envoy plans 'decisive' talks in Egypt

Israel's chief negotiator will go to Egypt for "decisive" talks on a cease-fire with Hamas, officials said Tuesday, as the sound of battles between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants rang out in the crowded streets of Gaza City [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:21:56

Discovery of Mumbai Terrorism: India outsmarts USA

Posted by: abc on: January 12, 2009 In: conflict analysis| dr. abdul| world affairsComment! By Dr. Abdul RuffThe trends of International fascism, imperialism and colonialism demand that Muslims should be punished whenever a terror attack takes place any where n the world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:43:34

Bible Study on President Obama’s Inaugural Speech

I’ve written this extensive Bible study on President Obama’s Inaugural Speech for my Sunday School Class. If you would like a Word document copy of the study, please send me an email to traqair@aol.com. Put “Study on Obama’s Speech” in the subject line [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:17:43

Ouwitting India at its own game!

Date: 2009-01-11 14:46:52

[khabor.com] Is Kashmir Changing?

Is Kashmir Changing?-I DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal With the polls over and new regime taking charge in Jammu Kashmir, now under Indian occupation, ... PSA cases, advocating compensation for losses to thousands of house owners who lost their property [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:32:00

Tom Hayden: Maliki Endorses Obama Timeline in Huge Blow for McCain, Bush

In a stunning diplomatic breakthrough for Barack Obama, ... US partner in the White House? Are the Iraqis more adept at playing American politics than the White House is? As noted before at this site, Iraqi public opinion -- Shi'a and Sunni -- strongly favors [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 00:13:02

CRG & Company's Plans Following Their Montgomery County Anti-Trans Initiative Defeat

The court's ruling today is a loss for democracy, a loss for Montgomery County, [ ... sends a clear message that groups with narrow, extreme political agendas can disenfranchise [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 07:30:55

Decoding Obama on Iraq by Anthony Arnove

Dandelion Salad by Anthony Arnove socialistworker ... out his “plan for Iraq.” But Obama’s position on Iraq is carefully crafted to sound antiwar, while ... by point, to see what the Democratic presidential candidate is really saying. My Plan for Iraq [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 11:19:53

Simplifying versus Stewardship?

Photo by sporkist It can be painful to let go of things that you paid good money for, that still have some use left in them, ... under the house. What would you suggest for our situation? By the way, we have two children [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 07:53:34

10 Questions With Jesse Lennox (1/20/2009)

10 Questions With Jesse Lennox (by Darrick Patrick) ... , and originally had no plans of competing. I am a competitive guy though, so I just kept going ... that MMA is not a team sport, but they are narrow-minded. Your team is everything to you in order [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:12:16

History Begins Again: Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States

Hail to the Chief is being played for the last time for Bush as the incumbent President of the United States ... and informed balancer in the White House. And soon Obama himself will be walking out.....this is history ... Obama and the new White House Counsel, and he said, "Steve, I know I'm going to lose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:43:18

Transcript: IL Atty General News Conference | Blago ‘Unfit to Serve’ | December 12

Lisa Madigan Newser on Blagojevich Court Filing (Source: Chicago Sun-Times) MS. MADIGAN: Good afternoon. This morning, my office filed pleadings with the Illinois Supreme Court, requesting that Governor Blagojevich be temporarily removed from office [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 14:36:06

DrumBeat: August 19, 2008

The Great Oil Bubble? The markets are rejoicing as the “great oil bubble” loses air and rapidly heads back to its proper double-digit price ... -controlled oil company, plans to build an $11.1 billion low-sulfur refinery in the country's [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 13:30:11

Why Clinton Can't Decide

Why Clinton Can't Decide Will New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton be the next secretary of State? (Photo by Melina Mara of the Washington Post) UPDATED, 11:30 pm: A Clinton adviser emails with some other thoughts about the seeming indecision by the New York Senator about the Secretary of State position [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 11:00:42

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