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Daily Archives: August 23rd, 2007

John Edwards in New Hampshire

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Via Susie: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmz4XX-Q5aw[/youtube] If he means it, he’ll get my vote. If he keeps talking like this, and he starts to catch on, he’ll probably be shot. Is there any wonder, by the way, why “a healthy chunk of the national political press corps doesn’t like John Edwards”.

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Hoist by our own petard

Thursday, August 23, 2007

The tiny country of Antigua, egged on by an American lawyer, has beaten the United States at it’s own game, at least for the moment. It has won a ruling from the U.S. dominated World Trade Organization, which found that the U.S. could not prohibit the on-line gaming industry from soaking up excess American wealth. […]

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First, do maximum harm

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Look for more stories like this as the Bush Administration enters the homestretch. It’s already won the prize for worst in history going away, but it will sprint to the finish to make sure its record is never exceeded: The Bush administration is set to issue a regulation on Friday that would enshrine the coal […]

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Absolutely unbelievable

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Buzzflash’s Media Putz of the Week just has to get maximum publicity, so let me add my mite. Erin Burnett of CNBC actually said this: Ya know, if China were to revalue it’s currency or China is to start making say, toys that don’t have lead in them or food that isn’t poisonous, their costs […]

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