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01 Nov 2009 03:46
Bush-Era Leaks Were Dangerous After All
Power Line (
Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday invoked the state secrets privilege in connection with a case titled Shubert, et al. v. Barack Obama, et al. . The Shubert case is pending in federal district court in San Francisco. Assuming the court agrees with the Obama administration's position, the case will be dismissed on the ground that it cannot proceed without a danger that vitally important national...Dabr becomes the first Twitter client to integrate Lists
The Next Web () | 10/30/2009 |
Dabr, an open source twitter client has become, as far as we know, the first Twitter client to add lists to its feature list. Twitter lists have recently been shipped out to almost every Twitter user and if you’re looking for guides on the feature, read this post. Simply put, lists are a neat way to sort [...]iPhone and Windows 7 don't play nice, Intel P55 chipset to blame
Engadget (
The iPhone is one of the most wildly popular phones the world has ever seen, while Windows 7 is well on its way to becoming the globe's most ubiquitous OS. So compatibility between the two would be kinda sorta important, right? Tell that to Intel's quality control team who seem to have somehow missed an issue between Apple's app carrier deluxe and the P55 Express chipset's USB controller. Consistent...Fox and Friends laugh about heckler telling Nancy Pelosi to ‘burn in hell.’
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Earlier this week, extreme anti-choice activist Randall Terry launched a contest to encourage people to make videos burning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in effigy. “Who Can make the best ‘Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid BURN IN HELL!‘ video?” said Terry’s press release. At the Democratic rally yesterday [...]Marvel Comics on the iPhone (But Only in the US)
Mashable () | 10/30/2009 |
Comics lovers, rejoice (to a varying degree, depending on where you live)! Comixology , the creator of free comic reader for the iPhone, Comics, have added a bunch of Marvel titles to the library available for in-app purchase. The comics cost $2 each; the 71 currently available titles include the Astonishing X-Men, Captain America, Marvel Zombies, X-23 and X-Men Age of Apocalypse. Unfortunately, as...Stimulating thoughts, 3rd quarter edition
The Conscience of a Liberal () | 10/30/2009 |
The good news from the new GDP report is that the fiscal stimulus seems to be working just about the way a sensible Keynesian approach says it should. That's also the bad news. f
NYT columnist Frank Rich has the heebie-jeebies
Michelle Malkin () | 9 hours ago |
WHO Pandemic Update # 72
Avian Flu Diary () | 10/30/2009 | Other
# 3910 It’s Friday, and so we get the weekly WHO (World Health Organization) update, along with the weekly FluView report from the CDC later in the day. As always, the caveat that most nations are not testing for the H1N1 virus, nor are they tracking and reporting fatalities. The numbers provided by the WHO represent a serious undercount of the true impact of the pandemic. I’ve reparagraphed the summary...-
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Beanie Sigel Explains Jay-Z Dis Track
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com () | 10/30/2009 | Music
Rich Juzwiak ‘It’s an emotional record for me,’ Beanie tells Philadelphia radio station of ‘What You Talkin Bout (I Ain’t Your Average Cat).’By Shaheem Reid Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z Photo: Getty Images Hip-hop fans’ heartbreak: One of the greatest dynasties in rap history, Roc-A-Fella, is having its dirty laundry thrown onto the street by the Broad Street [...] -
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Fannie Mae: Delinquencies Increase Sharply in August
Calculated Risk () | 10/30/2009 | Other
Here is the monthly Fannie Mae hockey stick graph ... Click on graph for larger image in new window. Fannie Mae reported today that the rate of serious delinquencies - at least 90 days behind - for conventional loans in its single-family guarantee business increased to 4.45% in August, up from 4.17% in July - and up from 1.57% in August 2008. "Includes seriously delinquent conventional single-family... SHOCK: Kim Jong-Il Suspected Of Using Body Doubles, May Be Dead
snapped shot () | 10/30/2009 | Other
Captainfish points this article out , which pretty much says the exact same thing we've been saying over here at Snapped Shot for about a year or so now : A number of analysts are convinced that photos released of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il are not really of the dear leader — but rather a strikingly good look-alike. Observers say the communist country's leader is too sick to make appearances,...Palin Wins, Scozzafava quits
Atlas Shrugs (
The Arctic fox has the last laugh ............I am loving this! Newt, relegated to the dustbin of history, and deservedly so. He has turned long ago. Enough with the old, in with the true! Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 special election State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate for the open 23rd District seat in New York, suspended her campaign today amid lagging poll numbers and...
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Clinton praises Israeli concessions
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is praising Israel for "unprecedented" concessions in the interest of restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, but her shuttle diplomacy produced no sign of a breakthrough. -
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A-Rod, Swisher, Matsui Homers Give Yanks World Series Game 3
The Inquisitr (
Philadelphia, PA (AHN) – Alex Rodriguez blasted a two-run homer in the fourth and Nick Swisher and Hideki Matsui added solo shots, giving the New York Yankees an 8-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in game three of the World Series Saturday. The Yanks lead the series 2-1 with game four set for Sunday night in [...] -
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Searchers scan California waters for third day
USA Today () | 40 minutes ago |
Hope was fading but a search for survivors was set to continue into a third day Sunday for nine people who went missing when ... -
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Despite fuss, government health plan to cover few
Arizona Republic () | 5 hours ago |
What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. -
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U2 shares stage with Jagger, Springsteen at hall of fame concert
Denver Post (
U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers Mick JaggerBruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas — on stage Friday at Madison Square Garden. It was the second of two concerts marking the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and both will be edited for an HBO special to be aired Thanksgiving weekend. Dead Poets founder tours bards' graves
The Washington Times () | 2 hours ago |
CUNDY'S HARBOR, Maine | On the big screen, the leader of the Dead Poets Society at an all-boys prep school was an inspirational teacher played by Robin Williams. In real life, he's a balding amateur poet who drives around in his "Poemobile," visiting and documenting the graves of dead poets and calling attention to their works. Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America, just finished...
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Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested
A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home. -
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No Trick: 2,000 Kids Knock on White House Door
ABC News (
More than 2,000 children from D.C. area trick-or-treat at the White House with the Obamas -
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No. 10 Oregon runs past No. 4 USC 47-20
Arizona Republic (
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Jeremiah Masoli threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and ran for 164 more yards with another score and No. 10 Oregon ran past No. 4 Southern California 47-20 Saturday night, the Trojans' worst loss since 1997.... -
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Potential third-party spoilers in Northeast a sign of fed-up voters
Denver Post () | 5 hours ago |
Third-party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual. -
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Obama White House first welcomed celebrities, lobbyists and corporate executives
WASHINGTON | Celebrities and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to visit President , wife Michelle or top aides at the White House, newly released records show. Among the guests: Honduran Congress to review crisis accord Tuesday
Denver Post () | 5 hours ago | World
Lawmakers will wait until Tuesday to consider a U.S.-brokered agreement that could return deposed President Manuel Zelaya to power, despite diplomats' pleas to not delay an end to the country's 4-month-old political crisis.
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