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Daily Archives: October 21st, 2008

Tragedy Averted

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

If this doesn’t play in your browser, you can view it here. John McCain Accidentally Left On Campaign Bus Overnight

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Yet another Palin story (and yet another) that would sink any Democrat

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

We never heard the end of John Edward’s haircuts, though he paid for them himself. We never heard the beginning of John McCain’s shoes, though they tend toward the pricey. So don’t be surprise if both these stories are deposited in the memory hole: First: The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than […]

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Long waits in Florida

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

You have to take your hats off to the early Florida voters: The second day of early voting was marked with hours-long lines in South Florida as voters — some with books to read, umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun and water bottles — waited for their chance to cast their ballots. At some […]

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Who needs more than one bank?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Once again I venture to comment on an economics issue. Beware. In today’s Times we learn that Henry Paulson will be using some of our money (well, lots of our money) to facilitate bank mergers. (U.S. Is Said to Be Urging New Mergers in Banking) While I understand that some banks are in bad shape, […]

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