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Newsweek: McCain ally worked for Myanmar's junta

May 10, 2008

MSNBC.com: Politics

John McCain's choice to manage the GOP convention this summer is lobbyist Doug Goodyear, whose firm once represented Burma's repressive regime. ...

Technology (more »)

Blunt: McCain ‘Would Be’ A Third Bush Term On Economy, ...

May 11, 2008

Think Progress / Faiz

On CNN’s Late Edition today, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) claimed that the argument that John McCain would, in effect, be a third Bush term “isn’t going to stick”: BLITZER: [ ...

Myanmar (more »)

U.S. hopes aid to Myanmar will build trust

May 11, 2008

CNN

A U.S. military transport aircraft with relief supplies is expected to land in Myanmar on Monday on a mission that officials hope will forge a relationship to allow the United States to send in disast ...

Oil & Gas (more »)

Gas prices send surge of riders to mass transit.

May 10, 2008

Environmental Health News

With the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon, more commuters are abandoning their cars and taking the train or bus instead. ...

Barack Obama (more »)

Already, Obama and McCain Map Fall Strategies

May 11, 2008

NYT > U.S. / By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY

Even before the Democratic nomination fight ends, the candidates are focusing on independent voters, Latinos and about a dozen states where they think the contest will be decided. ...

Cindy McCain (more »)

Air Cindy

May 11, 2008

AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth / John Aravosis (DC) (noreply@blogger.com)

Hillary Clinton (more »)

Michelle Obama has spoken; No VP Hillary

May 11, 2008

Big Dogs Weblog / Big Dog

Copyright © 2008 Big Dog. Visit the original article at http://www.onebigdog.net/michelle-obama-has-spoken-no-vp-hillary/.There has been a buzz about an Obama/Clinton ticket since the early days ...

Vladimir Putin (more »)

Putin Program Calls for Tax Cuts

May 11, 2008

The Moscow Times

After the State Duma overwhelmingly confirmed the new prime minister, investors offered their own positive reaction. ...

Israel (more »)

HH #165 Happy 60th Birthday Israel

May 11, 2008

Random Thoughts- Do They Have Meaning? / Jack (noreply@blogger.com)

Real Estate (more »)

Losing a Home, Then Losing All Out of Storage

May 10, 2008

New York Times / By DAVID STREITFELD

Some people cannot keep up with storage bills any better than their mortgages, and their property is being sold off. ...

Health (more »)

‘Mad Pride’ Fights a Stigma

May 11, 2008

New York Times / By GABRIELLE GLASER

Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, mental illness advocates are proudly calling themselves mad. ...

MLB (more »)

DOPES, GET YOUR DIRT

May 11, 2008

NY Post: Yankees / By PHIL MUSHNICK

NOW, where did we leave that stack of Certificates of Au thenticity . . .? We keep telling you that sports have become satire-proof, that you can't concoct any money-driven absurdity that isn't alrea ...

Entertainment (more »)

Primetime Pilot Panic: Fox Nixes 'Spaced'; And Good News For ...

May 11, 2008

Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily / Nikki Finke

UPDATE: I also just heard that FBC gave a "cast contingent" pickup to the Shaun Cassidy drama pilot Inseparable (ABC TV Studios). Despite all the buzz, and exec producer McG, and a "phenomenal cast", ...

Jenna Bush (more »)

Jenna Bush Has Wedding at Ranch in Crawford

May 11, 2008

New York Times / By GINGER THOMPSON

President Bush’s daughter married Henry Chase Hager, a graduate student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor, before 200 relatives and close family friends. ...