Entries from October 2008
October 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
This is my new favorite phrase.
It was uttered by Rashid Khalidi, a professor Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University, and the focus of another smear campaign by McCain and Palin.
When asked about his ties to the PLO (there are likely none) and Obama, he responded:
Khalidi said Wednesday, “I am not speaking to the media at […]
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Tags: Politics
I’m just gonna be lazy here and quote the News-Miner.
Below are the charges. The verdict form is broken down by year and jurors did not have to indicate which gifts, if any, they believe Stevens concealed.
COUNT ONE: False Statements, Scheme
ACCUSATION: Stevens engaged in a scheme to conceal from his Senate financial disclosure documents home renovations […]
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Tags: Alaska · Politics
So, I bought a new car. And I did it almost a month ago. You’d think I’d have written about it by now. But, no, I figured I’d wait until I’d driven it for a bit first. With nearly 800 miles on it, I guess now is a good time.
My trusty Toyota Corolla had over […]
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Tags: Alaska · General
All good blog entries have Beastie Boys lyrics as titles…
See that spiffy set of graphs over there on the left? Those are today’s numbers from FiveThirtyEight.com. FiveThirtyEight is one of several poll aggregators out there. However, it seems to be one of the most open with their methodology.
I’ve been keeping a fairly close eye […]
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Tags: Politics