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The Domain Has Been Sold!Well folks, it was a short ride but certainly a good one. We've accepted an offer for the LrN property. thank you for stopping bye and all the feedback. It's not clear yet what the buyer will do with the site, but I'm sure it will be worth returning to. Check back in 4-5 weeks to see what's happening around here!
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The Domain Has Been Sold!Well folks, it was a short ride but certainly a good one. We've accepted an offer for the LrN property. thank you for stopping bye and all the feedback. It's not clear yet what the buyer will do with the site, but I'm sure it will be worth returning to. Check back in 4-5 weeks to see what's happening around here!
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Obama sure Sotomayor would restate 2001 comment
(The Arizona Republic) President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a bette…
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Phil Spector sentenced for murder
(Guardian) Music producer given 19 years in prison following conviction for second-degree murder of Hollywood actress. The music producer Phil Spector has today been given a sentence of 19 years to life in prison for the murder of the Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson i…
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Obama chides Israel on settlements in Abbas meeting
(thehill) President Obama continued on a collision course with Israel on Thursday
by stressing the need to stop West Bank settlement activity…
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Brenda Lee, Reporter, Dragged Kicking And Screaming From Near Air Force One
A writer for a small Georgia newspaper who wanted to give President Barack Obama a letter was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One on Thursday shortly before he arrived at the airport….
Obama 'confident' on two-state solution
Posted on: 05/29/09
(news) President Obama says he is confident Israel will back a two-state solution, in talks with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
10 Ways Twitter Will Change American Business
Posted on: 05/29/09
24/7 Wall St. evaluated sensible and potentially highly profitable ways Twitter's real-time, multi-platform presence is likely to be used to expand businesses both large and small...
Japan University Gives Away IPhones To Nab Truants
Posted on: 05/29/09
(cbsnews) A prestigious Japanese university is giving away hundreds of iPhones, in part to use its Global Positioning System to nab students that skip class.
Google Executive To Become Federal Deputy CTO
Posted on: 05/29/09
(TechWeb) Andrew McLaughlin will find that he isn't the only ex-Google employee serving the Obama administration. (source: TechWeb)
Obama tries to deflect criticism from Sotomayor
Posted on: 05/29/09
(SF Gate) President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying scrutiny for saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a better decision than a wh...
GM demand for extra E300m stalls Opel talks
Posted on: 05/29/09
Berlin Negotiators working through Wednesday night in Berlin failed to agree on the rescue of Opel after General Motors (GM) demanded an extra E300 million in cash for its German unit. The talks at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices, which included members of her...
Al Qaeda switches tactics for the Lahore attack
Posted on: 05/29/09
(DEBKAfile) Al Qaeda's new elite units, boosted by an influx of Saudis, Yemenis, Syrians and Libyans, sowed massive destruction in Pakistan's third town, Lahore, in an attempt to demonstrate that Pakistan's cities and nerve centers were easy prey for advanc...
Scandal trips Italy's Berlusconi
Posted on: 05/29/09
When the wife of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took to the front pages this month to announce that she wanted a divorce and accused him of dallying with very young women, it seemed like yet another storm that Italy's most powerful man would easily weather...
Gen. Casey: Army would be ready for N. Korea action
Posted on: 05/28/09
(thehill) The Army's top military officer said that his service would
be well-prepared to fight in a conventional war against...
Slumping T-bond prices send stocks lower
Posted on: 05/28/09
(washingtontimes) The stock market put its rally back on hold as investors grew worried about rising costs for borrowing money...
Islamabad to get giant U.S. embassy
Posted on: 05/28/09
(The Globe and Mail) Massive expansion demonstrates significance of Pakistan, but sure to raise anti-U.S. sentiment
California Wants Federal Loan Guarantees
Posted on: 05/28/09
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration and members of Congress for federal loan guarantees to help the state out of a multibillion-dollar jam.
Plummeting Exports, Inventories Shrank Economy 5.7% at Start of Year
Posted on: 05/29/09
(pbs) The U.S. economy shrank slightly less than initially estimated at a 5.7 percent pace at the start of 2009 as the recession lumbered into the new year, according to a government report released Friday that hinted the recession might be letting up.
Ahmadinejad's campaign office shot at
Posted on: 05/29/09
(upi) Gunmen fired on a campaign office of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday, wounding two adults and a child, officials said.
Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at park
Posted on: 05/29/09
(AP) An Ohio man arrested for mowing unkempt grass at a public park said he just wanted to make his city look nice. John Hamilton said he took control of the situation because the grass in Sandusky's Central Park was about a foot high. According to a police report, a witness said Hamilton was blowing grass onto the sidewalk and shredding trash in the park that had not been picked up.
Obama: Residents Must Plan For Hurricanes
Posted on: 05/29/09
(CBS News) President Barack Obama urged residents of hurricane-prone communities on Friday to take responsibility for their own safety and start planning now.
Pelosi is a prime target for GOP
Posted on: 05/29/09
Republicans on Thursday began unleashing a barrage of television and radio ads, as well as robo-calls, aimed at discrediting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in congressional districts held by Democrats they see as vulnerable. The effort is the latest...
Knowing Someone Gay/Lesbian Affects Views of Gay Issues
Posted on: 05/29/09
(gallup) Americans who personally know someone who is gay or lesbian are more likely than those who do not to support legalized gay marriage, 49% to 27%. They are also more likely to think gay or lesbian relations should be legal and to be comfortable around people who are gay or lesbian.
'Gunmen attack' south Iran election office
Posted on: 05/29/09
(Topix.net) Gunmen have attacked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election campaign office in Zahedan, a day after a bomb attack in the city, reports say.
Obama: It's Now Or Never For Health Care Bill
Posted on: 05/28/09
(NPR) President Obama warns that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act.
No Filibuster, But Sotomayor Battle Looms
Posted on: 05/28/09
Republicans won't try to filibuster Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, a key GOP senator conceded Wednesday, all but admitting there's little chance of blocking her confirmation as the first Hispanic justice...
New agency for 'prudential regulation' of all banks?
Posted on: 05/28/09
(thehill) The White House is weighing the creation of a new government regulatory agency to monitor all banking institutions, industry sources said...
ENVIRONMENT: Damaged Ecosystems Not Lost Forever
Posted on: 05/28/09
(IPS) - Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide could recover within a single lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
GM ponders future as deal fails
Posted on: 05/28/09
General Motors' battle to avoid bankruptcy suffers a blow as bondholders reject a key part of the carmaker's restructuring plan.
Opinion Editorials
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By NotYourDaddy
Responsibility isn’t something people are born with. It’s learned. It’s learned by prioritizing, making tradeoffs, weighing the benefits, costs, and risks of alternative course of action, and dealing with the consequences of one’s decisions.
independent
By Will Durst
Now we got Nancy Pelosi and the CIA exchanging torture lying charges. Don't you hate it when lovers' spats go public? The Republicans are gleefully sliding into the House Speaker cleats up because she has little of the President's Teflon coating.
independent
By Guest
JUST four members of Congress were notified in 2002 when the Central Intelligence Agency's "enhanced interrogation techniques" program was first approved and carried out, according to documents released
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By Guest
Democrats took back Congress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008 in no small part because of their ability to bang their spoons on their high chairs about what they called the Republican "culture of corruption.
- Cheney's lying about the CIA memos that allegedly prove torture works
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conservative - Rep. Jack Franks: Why Roland Burris Must Go
liberal - Insane Press Lady Dragged From Air Force One Press Area
liberal - Cheney: We're happy to have Gen. Powell in the Republican Party
conservative - Why didn't Wash. Post columnists call Cheney a disgrace?
independent - Penny Herscher: A Tale of Two Californias
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