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Murdoch Wants Cross-Ownership Rules Relaxed

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In an op-ed at his flagship Wall Street Journal today, News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch rehashed some of his recent barbs (such as claims of fair use abuses) while wrapping News Corp. with the American flag. Those prior public statements now seem part of a regulatory "reform" strategy as he adds a call for relaxing media cross-ownership rules to the litany of remedies needed to … [Read more...] about Murdoch Wants Cross-Ownership Rules Relaxed

Obama Speech: It’s Time to Bail Out Main Street

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President Barack Obama today used a speech at the Brookings Institution to say it was time to bail out Main Street and small businesses, and proposed a program that isn't sweeping but would touch on several fronts: President Obama on Tuesday outlined a broad new proposal to try to spur jobs and give more help to Main Street consumers and businesses. In a speech at the … [Read more...] about Obama Speech: It’s Time to Bail Out Main Street

Another Joins the Disenchanted Majority

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Last week, we heard one blogger explain his departure from the political right. This week, we hear a different blogger explain her departure from the political left. Good for both of them. And welcome to the "disenchanted majority," a term I first used three-and-a-half years ago, in an old-media op-ed (no longer available online), to identify those of us who live in a … [Read more...] about Another Joins the Disenchanted Majority

Hospitalization of Person at Tiger Woods’ House Will Keep Story Going — and Growing

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The newest twist on the Tiger Woods story is that an ambulance rushed someone -- by some reports a middle-aged blonde haired woman -- from the beset golfer's home to the hospital. And it's a twist that means this story will keep going and growing. RadarOnline reports that the woman has now been released. The New York Daily News confirms the latest twist on the latest twist. … [Read more...] about Hospitalization of Person at Tiger Woods’ House Will Keep Story Going — and Growing

Brooks: Innovating Our Way out of Messes

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Confession: I disproportionately read and link to Andrew Sullivan and David Brooks. So be it. Let's move on. Today, Brooks on the innovation economy: ... there’s a straightforward way to revive innovation. In an unfairly neglected white paper on the subject, President Obama’s National Economic Council argued that the U.S. should not be in the industrial policy … [Read more...] about Brooks: Innovating Our Way out of Messes

Mikulski to Nelson: “Why not have men buy an abortion rider for the women they get pregnant”

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U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski is disgusted with the Nelson Amendment and she is letting everyone know it. "[This bill] allows women to purchase an abortion rider. Oh, boy. Is this supposed to be big deal? Is this supposed to be the kind of thing that's supposed to make us happy? What an insulting, humiliating thing to say: if you want an abortion, go buy a rider." Watch the … [Read more...] about Mikulski to Nelson: “Why not have men buy an abortion rider for the women they get pregnant”

BCS Menu Force Feeds Us Mush

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The BCS in its infinite wisdom has announced the college football bowl games at the end of this season featuring a national championship game between Alabama, which played out of its gourd the best game of its season beating Florida last Saturday, and Texas which was lucky to defeat just about the worst offensive team in Nebraska and failed to beat any team that finished in the … [Read more...] about BCS Menu Force Feeds Us Mush

Infamy, Then and Now

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Sixty eight years ago today, Americans suffered a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that brought us into a world war that would last less than four years. This week, after months of debating, we took a step deeper into an eight-year war with no end in sight. On December 7, 1941, I was a college student with a part-time job in a hospital maternity ward showing fathers their new … [Read more...] about Infamy, Then and Now

Giving Iraq Stuff We Need in Afghanistan

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Visions of the U.S. military hastily escaping Saigon ending our commitment to the Vietnam war were disgusting as we saw one helicopter after another dumped ungraciously into the sea to make room for a horde of escaping U.S. civilian workers and Vietnamese refugees. Those 1975 newsreel visions came to mind today as we learn the U.S. military is giving away equipment from its … [Read more...] about Giving Iraq Stuff We Need in Afghanistan

To America or France, Sarkozy Must Break His Promise: Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alscace of France

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'OBAMA GOES TO WAR' As we have seen over recent days, the pressure on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to come out in favor the Obama surge is rapidly increasing - particularly after his proclamation to the French people that he "wouldn't send another man to Kabul." Offering a glimpse of the French political terrain, Olivier Picard writes for France's Les Dernieres … [Read more...] about To America or France, Sarkozy Must Break His Promise: Les Dernieres Nouvelles d’Alscace of France

The Sultan Tiger Woods and his Harem

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33-year-old professional golfer extraordinaire appears to have amassed a collection of trollops, hussies, harlots, sluts, and other assorted mistresses and bimbos in addition to his main squeeze, the 29-year-old blond, former Swedish model Elin Nordegren to whom he was publicly married in 2004. Too much money, narcissism, ego, sex-drive, and far too many willing and perhaps … [Read more...] about The Sultan Tiger Woods and his Harem

Obama Must Finish Mr. Bush’s Work or ‘Marginalize’ the West: La Stampa of Italy

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'NEW COURSE' Continuing with our global look at reaction to President Obama's Afghan strategy, particularly within NATO, this article from Italy's La Stampa will warm the hearts of those who believe that President Bush was on the right track. With some startling statistics, columnist Lucia Annunziata lays out the case for why Obama must follow the course laid out by the … [Read more...] about Obama Must Finish Mr. Bush’s Work or ‘Marginalize’ the West: La Stampa of Italy

Spinsters and Shysters Dressed as “Do-Gooders” (Guest Voice)

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Spinsters and Shysters Dressed as “Do-Gooders” By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown Just like in the Wizard of Oz, the curtain was torn back and leading proponents of anthropogenic (people-caused) global warming have been caught lying Called Climategate, the scandal exposes the global warming shysters who are conning the public into a massive restructuring of the global … [Read more...] about Spinsters and Shysters Dressed as “Do-Gooders” (Guest Voice)