August 11th, 2008

First Thoughts (455) - MSNBC Firstread
*** More Clinton-Obama drama : It now has been exactly two months to the day when Hillary Clinton officially ended her candidacy and endorsed Obama. But even two months — and it seems longer ago than that, doesn’t it? — can t erase the Clinton

Candidates offer final messages before Iowa caucus - International Herald Tribune
Altho Mormon, I did not jump on Romney s side automatically. Our church reminds us .over the pulpit of political neutrality on a regular basis. And, I was quite open to listening to Brownback and Huckabee s positions as they were the ones

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

August 2008 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness

The Huffington Post - Huffingtonpost.com
Something fishy is going on in New Hampshire and Iowa. Voters in the two early primary states have recently been getting phone calls raising questions about the Mormon faith and military deferments of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, R-MA. The

14th Annual Hedge Fund Institutional Investment Conference - MAR
Henry Swieca is Co-Founder and has served as the Chief Investment Officer of Highbridge since its inception in 1992. In 1984, Mr. Swieca, along with his partner, Glenn Dubin, founded HCM s predecessor firm, Dubin & Swieca, an asset management

Tales from the Trail - Reuters Blogs
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama thinks John McCain is losing his credibility as a maverick. Sure, the Arizona Republican has sometimes refused to go along with his party. Sure, he has occasionally cussed out Senate colleagues. And, yes, the word

August 10th, 2008

Community Calendar (MA) - Eagle-Tribune
Chowderfest, noon to 4 p.m. at Winnekenni Castle, 347 Kenoza Ave. (Route 110), Haverhill. Cost is $8 for adults; $5 for children. Area restaurants and caterers compete are competing to be selected as the Best Chowder in Greater Haverhill. Live music

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

ABOUT FIRST READ - MSNBC Firstread
First Read is an analysis of the day’s political news, from the NBC News political unit. First Read is updated throughout the day, so check back often. *** More Clinton-Obama drama : It now has been exactly two months to the day when Hillary Clinton

Lucky 888 nice day for white wedding - Brisbane Times
Yilan Ma and Rynaldo Wahyudi have become the first of 33 Brisbane couples to say “I do” on the day believed to be one of the luckiest on the calendar. As the Brisbane City Hall clock tower chimed on the eighth hour of the eighth day of the eighth

Edwards: I Lied. Can I Go to Denver Now? - Slate
Who Killed Premiere ? I blame the aptly-named David Pecker, who cut off its journalistic balls. Per the L.A. Times : Peter Biskind, who spent a decade at Premiere as executive editor under founding editor Susan Lyne and went on to write bestselling

Yahoo to Allow Users To Skip Targeted Ads - Wired
Yahoo! users can soon tell the internet giant to stop creating profiles about them based on their searches and reading habits in order to serve them more targeted ads on Yahoo.com, the company told Congress on Friday. Yahoo announced the expansion of

August 2008 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness

Squitiro files motion to have harassment case dismissed - Kansas City Star
Gloria Squitiro argued in a motion filed Friday that a lawsuit against her by a former Kansas City mayoral staffer should be dismissed. Squitiro is the wife of Mayor Mark Funkhouser and a full-time volunteer in his office. Her legal reply says Ruth

August 10th, 2008

Wedding announcement stirs controversy for Logan newspaper - ksl.com
ohhh, i’m soooo offended. Wonder how many of these offended people whine and cry that other people who take offense at this or that should just get over it. The only reason the paper ran the ad was because they didn’t want to be sued. Guaranteed. Too

Obama: GOP’s ‘pride in being ignorant’ - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The great tire gauge debate has gotten over-inflated. But at least Barack Obama is having as much fun with it as John McCain is. First McCain and the Republicans ridiculed Obama for suggesting that people can save oil by adding some air to their

Judge Hints at Mistrial in RIAA v. Jammie Thomas - Wired
DULUTH, Minnesota — The federal judge who presided over the nation’s only peer-to-peer copyright-infringement trial announced from the bench here Monday that he is likely to declare a mistrial. “Certainly, I have sent a signal to both sides of where

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

First Thoughts (454) - MSNBC Firstread
*** Obama builds on map lead: Obama has expanded his lead over McCain in NBC s latest electoral map. Obama now has 217 electoral votes in his column versus 189 for McCain, building on his 210-189 edge from last month. There are 132 votes in the

Wild Card — Weekend - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you’re enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait

Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges (Not so fast ) - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Update: After reviewing the messages and our options (none good), we’ve decided not to post the messages. Here’s the situation: Of the 50 messages, a few have explicit photos embedded in the message. We can’t publish those photos (one shows a toddler

Gloucester goings on - Gloucester Daily Times
Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via e-mail to gdt@gloucestertimes.com

August 9th, 2008

First Thoughts (455) - MSNBC Firstread
*** More Clinton-Obama drama : It now has been exactly two months to the day when Hillary Clinton officially ended her candidacy and endorsed Obama. But even two months — and it seems longer ago than that, doesn’t it? — can t erase the Clinton

Clinton and Obama call truce in dispute over race - International Herald Tribune
Altho Mormon, I did not jump on Romney s side automatically. Our church reminds us .over the pulpit of political neutrality on a regular basis. And, I was quite open to listening to Brownback and Huckabee s positions as they were the ones

14th Annual Hedge Fund Institutional Investment Conference - MAR
Henry Swieca is Co-Founder and has served as the Chief Investment Officer of Highbridge since its inception in 1992. In 1984, Mr. Swieca, along with his partner, Glenn Dubin, founded HCM s predecessor firm, Dubin & Swieca, an asset management

August 2008 - Posts - MSNBC Firstread
In 2006, I made a serious error in judgment and conducted myself in a way that was disloyal to my family and to my core beliefs. I recognized my mistake and I told my wife that I had a liaison with another woman, and I asked for her forgiveness

The Huffington Post - Huffingtonpost.com
Something fishy is going on in New Hampshire and Iowa. Voters in the two early primary states have recently been getting phone calls raising questions about the Mormon faith and military deferments of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, R-MA. The

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

Tales from the Trail - Reuters Blogs
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama thinks John McCain is losing his credibility as a maverick. Sure, the Arizona Republican has sometimes refused to go along with his party. Sure, he has occasionally cussed out Senate colleagues. And, yes, the word

August 8th, 2008

First Thoughts (454) - MSNBC Firstread
*** Obama builds on map lead: Obama has expanded his lead over McCain in NBC s latest electoral map. Obama now has 217 electoral votes in his column versus 189 for McCain, building on his 210-189 edge from last month. There are 132 votes in the

Obama: GOP’s ‘pride in being ignorant’ - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The great tire gauge debate has gotten over-inflated. But at least Barack Obama is having as much fun with it as John McCain is. First McCain and the Republicans ridiculed Obama for suggesting that people can save oil by adding some air to their

Wild Card — Weekend - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you’re enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait

August 8th, 2008

YESTERDAY S RUMORS! - allhiphop.com
If you live in New Orleans, today is your lucky day! Want to go to the Lil Wayne Secret Show? I am going to offer you a lil bitty TREAT that will get you and a friend there, if you pass the test. I have a mere 10 passes for a resident of New

August 8th, 2008

Election 2008 - Weekly Standard
This is a stunner. Steve Schmidt, who is now effectively running John McCain’s presidential campaign, told Politico ’s Jonathan Martin and Ben Smith yesterday that “every American should be proud” of Bill Clinton’s record on race issues. “Say

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

14th Annual Hedge Fund Institutional Investment Conference - MAR
Henry Swieca is Co-Founder and has served as the Chief Investment Officer of Highbridge since its inception in 1992. In 1984, Mr. Swieca, along with his partner, Glenn Dubin, founded HCM s predecessor firm, Dubin & Swieca, an asset management

News - Digital Media - CNET News
Street View, the driver’s-eye-view on Google Maps, made its debut in the United States, but it’s now available in Australia and Japan, too. Sydney, Australia now can be explored with Google Maps’ Street View, shown with blue lines where available

Obama: GOP’s ‘pride in being ignorant’ - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The great tire gauge debate has gotten over-inflated. But at least Barack Obama is having as much fun with it as John McCain is. First McCain and the Republicans ridiculed Obama for suggesting that people can save oil by adding some air to their

YESTERDAY S RUMORS! - allhiphop.com
If you live in New Orleans, today is your lucky day! Want to go to the Lil Wayne Secret Show? I am going to offer you a lil bitty TREAT that will get you and a friend there, if you pass the test. I have a mere 10 passes for a resident of New

Still no word from feds on probe of ex-congressman - TriVallyCentral
Curt Weldon appeared on the political landscape an enthusiastic reformer, one of the “New Republican Party” of 1978 that squeezed out a floundering Republican machine and ushered in a new era for the GOP. Weldon was a brash 29 years old when he took

August 8th, 2008

Obama: GOP’s ‘pride in being ignorant’ - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The great tire gauge debate has gotten over-inflated. But at least Barack Obama is having as much fun with it as John McCain is. First McCain and the Republicans ridiculed Obama for suggesting that people can save oil by adding some air to their

News - Digital Media - CNET News
Street View, the driver’s-eye-view on Google Maps, made its debut in the United States, but it’s now available in Australia and Japan, too. Sydney, Australia now can be explored with Google Maps’ Street View, shown with blue lines where available

Gloucester goings on - Gloucester Daily Times
Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via e-mail to gdt@gloucestertimes.com

YESTERDAY S RUMORS! - allhiphop.com
If you live in New Orleans, today is your lucky day! Want to go to the Lil Wayne Secret Show? I am going to offer you a lil bitty TREAT that will get you and a friend there, if you pass the test. I have a mere 10 passes for a resident of New

August 7th, 2008

Wedding announcement stirs controversy for Logan newspaper - ksl.com
ohhh, i’m soooo offended. Wonder how many of these offended people whine and cry that other people who take offense at this or that should just get over it. The only reason the paper ran the ad was because they didn’t want to be sued. Guaranteed. Too

Wild Card — Weekend - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Only 3 more days until we get after it again in the new year. I hope you’re enjoying yourselves as 2005 comes to an end. If you have some thoughts on the old year or resolutions for the new one, you can post it here. Or start your own thread. Or wait

Gloucester goings on - Gloucester Daily Times
Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via e-mail to gdt@gloucestertimes.com

Judge Hints at Mistrial in RIAA v. Jammie Thomas - Wired
DULUTH, Minnesota — The federal judge who presided over the nation’s only peer-to-peer copyright-infringement trial announced from the bench here Monday that he is likely to declare a mistrial. “Certainly, I have sent a signal to both sides of where

POLL: As Obama headquarters opens in Naples, who will win? - Naples Daily News
See the results without voting . Some had seen it all. Others, the little ones, were first beginning to understand the meaning of democracy. The grand opening of Obama s Campaign for Change Office in Naples nearly overflowed with supporters. No

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is

First Thoughts (454) - MSNBC Firstread
*** Obama builds on map lead: Obama has expanded his lead over McCain in NBC s latest electoral map. Obama now has 217 electoral votes in his column versus 189 for McCain, building on his 210-189 edge from last month. There are 132 votes in the

Coming Soon: SR to Release E-mail Exchanges (Not so fast ) - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Update: After reviewing the messages and our options (none good), we’ve decided not to post the messages. Here’s the situation: Of the 50 messages, a few have explicit photos embedded in the message. We can’t publish those photos (one shows a toddler

August 6th, 2008

14th Annual Hedge Fund Institutional Investment Conference - MAR
Henry Swieca is Co-Founder and has served as the Chief Investment Officer of Highbridge since its inception in 1992. In 1984, Mr. Swieca, along with his partner, Glenn Dubin, founded HCM s predecessor firm, Dubin & Swieca, an asset management

Dell defends its ‘cloud computing’ trademark bid - Computerworld Singapore
FRAMINGHAM, MA, U.S.A., AUGUST 08, 2008 Dell’s trademark of the ubiquitous, commonly used term “cloud computing” is one of those eyebrow-raising events that immediately begs the question: How is that possible? The simple answer is that Dell is

News - Digital Media - CNET News
Street View, the driver’s-eye-view on Google Maps, made its debut in the United States, but it’s now available in Australia and Japan, too. Sydney, Australia now can be explored with Google Maps’ Street View, shown with blue lines where available

Gloucester goings on - Gloucester Daily Times
Events listed here are open to the public and sponsored by nonprofit groups unless otherwise noted. Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via e-mail to gdt@gloucestertimes.com

Still no word from feds on probe of ex-congressman - TriVallyCentral
Curt Weldon appeared on the political landscape an enthusiastic reformer, one of the “New Republican Party” of 1978 that squeezed out a floundering Republican machine and ushered in a new era for the GOP. Weldon was a brash 29 years old when he took

Judge Hints at Mistrial in RIAA v. Jammie Thomas - Wired
DULUTH, Minnesota — The federal judge who presided over the nation’s only peer-to-peer copyright-infringement trial announced from the bench here Monday that he is likely to declare a mistrial. “Certainly, I have sent a signal to both sides of where

Obama: GOP’s ‘pride in being ignorant’ - Weblogs.baltimoresun.com
The great tire gauge debate has gotten over-inflated. But at least Barack Obama is having as much fun with it as John McCain is. First McCain and the Republicans ridiculed Obama for suggesting that people can save oil by adding some air to their

Wedding announcement stirs controversy for Logan newspaper - ksl.com
ohhh, i’m soooo offended. Wonder how many of these offended people whine and cry that other people who take offense at this or that should just get over it. The only reason the paper ran the ad was because they didn’t want to be sued. Guaranteed. Too

Clinton and Obama call truce in dispute over race - International Herald Tribune
Altho Mormon, I did not jump on Romney s side automatically. Our church reminds us .over the pulpit of political neutrality on a regular basis. And, I was quite open to listening to Brownback and Huckabee s positions as they were the ones

The Black, the Female and the Invisible. - Nation
The recent media obsession with identity, centered on presidential candidates who represent constituent groups other than white men, has created a public conversation about race and gender. The hope for those of us working in the justice sector is