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Lou Dobbs, "always a good man of business," as Marley's Ghost in *A
Christmas Carol*: "Business! *Mankind* ...
Jay Rosen's new media 10 Commandments are wrong
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Starting wit his claim media atomization has been overcome. It hasn't,
because of the price level of new media. To the degree it consolidates, then
it will...
White House Backs CIA Over DNI in Turf Battles
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The White House this week sided with Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta in a turf battle he was waging against President Obama's director of n...
The Arena has a new name
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It started out as the First Union (FU) Arena then FU was bought by Wachoviaso they changed the name to the
Wachovia Arena. Now Wachovia has been swallo...
The Serious Side Of Chocolate
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*(This post is part of Brave New Foundation's 16 Deaths Per Day campaign,
where I am a blogger fellow.)*
Back in July, a temp worker died from falling into...
Nuke 'Renaissance' : Same Old, Same Old
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Not looking so good:Much-hyped nuclear renaissance'If history repeats itself as farce, then the nuclear power industry represents the most incompetent jester...
Continental Congress 2009 Convenes
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Convening November 11 - 22, 2009
St. Charles, IL
Pheasant Run
Broadcast Live Via Worldwide Webcast
Check out their website for live streaming video.
PURP...
Another damn nightmare!
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*Dateline November 7, 2012: Fox News*
In what can only be described as the unimaginable, 33 Democrats were elected
to the U.S. Senate by voters yesterday b...
THE FIRE
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How do you explain to anyone the experience of shipwreck – call it great
exaggeration to use that metaphor for the effect of a fire in my old
apartment bu...
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Why is it so easy to fire this man for saying something politically
incorrect and so hard to even investigate this man who writes emails to the
enemy, read...
Reconciliation in the Iraqi Military
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Gina Chon of the Wall Street Journal reports some positive developmentsbetween Kurdish and Arab military personnel in Iraq, which has been one of
the larges...
Fifty
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Two men use an Iraqi flag to cover the coffin of Hadi laaybi Hamad, head of
Sadrist Tribal Council, during his funeral in the city of Kirkuk, 290
kilome...
ps:
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Please note that this blog has been moved (yes, all of it!).
So if you still have links pointing here, PLEASE update your
Blogroll or widgets or other linki...
Destroying Public Education in California
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So let's say you're in charge of one of the most successful university
systems in the country. Your state is in a budget crisis, held hostage by a
small bu...
PALIN RESIGNS!
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The news hit, and the servers at themudflats.net crashed immediately with
all the traffic. Sarah Palin has announced that she will be stepping down in
two ...
Why Employers Hate Unions
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I have mixed feelings about Unions. On one hand, they do serve a good
purpose in making sure its members earn decent and livable salaries
(usually), get d...
Weird and Wonderful Weekly
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Bizarre Incidents, Quotes and People From Around the World By GABRIEL O'RORKE, ABC News London Quotes of the Week "Super-balanced make-up. All over again, li...
Daily Photo: Obama Jokes Around at G-20
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ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: There was at least one lighter moment as President Obama joined other world leaders for the G20 meeting in London this week to...
YES WE DID!
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"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not
from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring
p...
Stay Tuned
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First of all, my apologies for not doing more with this blog. Our hotel had
a business center, but there were sometimes lines of folks waiting for a
comput...
Gladio: Nato-sponsored State Terrorism in Europe
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On August 4, 1974, while I was travelling around Italy on an Interrail ticket, a bomb exploded in car 5 of the Italicus Express running from Rome to Brennero...
Please go to BagNewsNotes
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Michael Shaw's outstanding blog, BagNewsNotes, is featuring the work of
photojournalist Lori Grinker.
Michael writes:
In response to an inattentive domest...
U.S. Diplomat and Sudanese Driver Killed in Khartoum
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On January 1, 2008, a USAID diplomat and his Sudanese driver were shot and
killed in Khartoum, happening just one day after peacekeeping duties were
transf...
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