November 2008
Possible People in a Obama Administration
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College Papers Back Obama (surprise!) →
The Obama campaign leads in newspaper endorsements from dailies and weeklies, based on our tally so far (see separate story). The Democratic ticket has an even more impressive lead when it comes to college newspapers — 79 to 1, according to our own list and UWIRE’s Presidential Endorsement Scorecard.
Caroline: yo did you get pizza yet?
Caroline: fucking pizza
Duberstein Backs Obama →
Kenneth M. Duberstein, Ronald Reagan’s final White House chief of staff and a former political confidant of Senator John McCain, is the latest high-profile Republican tosay he will vote instead for Senator Barack Obama for president.
Google Tweaks AdWords To Reward “Quality” →
October 2008
Judge Blocks Hybrid NYC Taxi Requirement →
Facebook May Be Growing Too Fast →
Brewers hire Ken Macha as manager →
On The Trail And Off Their Rockers →
CNN political correspondent Candy Crowley has taken to running through a checklist before bed. Every night she travels with the Obama campaign, she orders a wake-up call, sets one regular alarm and one back-up on her cell phone, which she places strategically out of slapping distance across the room. Then she writes down her vitals: What city is she in? What time zone? What time does she have to...
From Beck to Zappa: Two Generations of Rock Photos... →
“The difference reveals itself only after you ask, “Could you take me to...”
– GQ Blog
'Springing Forward' May Pose Risk →
Researchers found that since 1987, heart attacks increased 6% in Sweden the day after a “spring forward” to daylight saving time.
Might vulgarity be quite proper? →
Bramante endorses Obama →
A former co-chair of Mike Huckabee’s New Hampshire campaign has endorsed Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.
AT&T plays nice, gives BlackBerry users free... →
Brilliance twice recalled →
MTV strike deal to use Beatles songs on Rock Band →
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The Decided Go in Droves to Vote Early →
106-year-old voter chooses Obama →
A 106-year-old American nun living in a convent in Rome could well be one of the oldest voters to cast a ballot in the 2008 US Presidential election. Sister Cecilia Gaudette, who last voted for President Eisenhower in 1952, has registered to vote and says she will vote for Democrat Barack Obama.
Daughter of slave votes for Obama →
The Undecided Voter’s Secret Ballot →
Even when it takes no more than a second, decision-making is thought to involve two parts, gathering evidence and committing to a choice. In tasks as simple as deciding whether a shifting pattern of dots is moving to the left or to the right, brain activity in the parietal cortex rises as evidence is gathered, eventually reaching a tipping point (though it’s not yet known which brain regions drive...
NASCAR legend endorses Obama →
Playing the Market, These Kids Are Losing a Lot of... →
Pepsi's New Logo: What Went Into the Update →
Google search starts new chapter with $125m deal →
Internet search giant Google Inc. has reached a $125 million deal with major book publishing companies and authors, clearing the way for the company to provide easier online access to millions of copyrighted books.
Can an Army General Whip NBA Refs into Shape? →
“By the end of the week, he’ll be accusing me of being a secret communist...”
– Barack Obama
LinkedIn: The Site That Likes a Bad Economy →
CamelCase →
I learned what this was today!
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he would visit Cameroon and Angola in March when he makes his first trip to Africa since becoming head of the Roman Catholic Church in 2005.
Karadzic warned to get a move on →
A judge at The Hague has reprimanded the former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, and the prosecutors bringing him to trial, for slow progress.
Judge rules Ohio homeless voters may list park... →
Judge rules Ohio homeless voters may list park benches as addresses
Find the Yuppiest Possible San Francisco Apartment... →
New webapp Gentrify “helps the elite urban bourgeois find their natural habitats.” Naturally, it’s only available for San Francisco right now. The site mashes up Craigslist apartment listings with business listings on Yelp and plots them all on Google Maps to help yuppies find a neighborhood with all the amenities they’ve come to expect, from raw food restaurants to pilates...
Charles Barkley To Run For Alabama Governor in... →
