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August 23, 2008 News and Trends

Burned Ga. plant worker dies 6 months after blast

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:06:43 PDT
Burned Ga. plant worker dies 6 months after blast Posted in News - Comments Off August 23rd, 2008 by admin SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Malcolm Frazier fought for more than six months to heal the burns covering 85 percent of his body, while his father sang hymns beside his hospital bed….

Mark Green: 7 Days: KRUGMAN ON OBAMANOMICS...AND HOW TO PROSECUTE THE CASE, w/ Reagan & vanden Heuval

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:47:42 PDT
Perhaps the best columnist in America, Paul Krugman shares his anxiety on 7 Days in America about the gap between Obama's economic case and Obama's political candidacy. In a week of excessive Democratic hand-wringing, though, the point is a fair one: given the Republicans' awful economic record, why is a brilliant and savvy Democrat running only slightly ahead of a Bush mini-me who got into Annapolis based on affirmative action (for admirals' offsprings) and who pleads ignorance on the dismal

Just How Much GOOD News Can You Take Out Of Iraq For August

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:58:12 PDT
Rice Discusses Troop Withdrawals with Iraqis (AP) ~ Iraq Oil Minister Sees Possible Oil Oversupply ~ Iraq has allocated 500 million dollars to support the construction industry ~ D.N.O company expected to start exporting Iraqi oil during 2008 ~ New amusement park to launch soon in Erbil, Iraq….

Monkey eludes net-wielding Tokyo police

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:04:03 PDT
Monkey eludes net-wielding Tokyo policeSeeded on Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:04 AM EDT (MSNBC) A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours on Wednesday before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby.msnbci, animal-weirdness, weird-news, world-news1

Dollar Has Never Looked so Bearish

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:12:21 PDT
By Charles DelvalleThe media has been howling about the recent rally the dollar has had. They believe that the bear run might be over. But a rally that lasts a few weeks doesn’t make a trend. And all indications point to ‘danger ahead’ if you go long the dollar.

Gay marriage opponents join forces in Connecticut

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:31:34 PDT
Gays to demonstrate against Human Rights Campaign Gay activists in Boston are rallying troops to protest against The Human Rights Campaign in October. Gays beat the credit crunch Gay and lesbian consumers are more resilient to the credit crunch than their hetro-sexual counterparts, a new survey suggests. Revellers clash with anti-gay protestors at Londonderry Pride Police were called to the launch of Londonderry's Pride week last night after a protest by an anti-gay group.

MSNBC and Associated Press say Joe Biden is Obama VP Choice

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:12:27 PDT
Breaking news about Senator Joe Biden being Obama's Choice for VP!!

Today's Polls:Obama Leads Nevada now a Top-Tier Swing State

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:29:01 PDT
Amidst a set of interesting (if not earth-shattering) polls, we see a very mild reversal from the trend we detected yesterday. Obama now leads in swing states Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. Most relevant results in electoral math is in Nevada, where Research 2000 shows Obama coming from 5 behind to a one point lead


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