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Northrop Grumman offers 'regret' for lengthy Virginia computer outage
Washington Post - Virginia Politics &bull Yesterday
A representative of Virginia's computer contractor Northrop Grumman says the defense giant "deeply regrets" inconvenience caused by a widespread outage in the state's computer network over the past week. In a statement, Linda A. Mills, the company's corporate vice president… Full Story »
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Joe Biden to Celebrate the Returnification of the Ameri-Can-Do Troopscape on The Colbert Report Next Wednesday
www.indecisionforever.com via @joefuckingbiden &bull YesterdayCatch it September 8 when he helps Stephen Colbert kick off his two-day-long salute to America's fighting men and women. This will be Stephen's first-ever interview with a sitting vice president, so don't miss it for something stupid. DC or… Full Story »
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The Pentagon's Double Envelopment of President Barack Obama
No Quarter &bull Yesterday
The "double envelopment" or pincer movement is a classic military maneuver that finds the flanks of the opponent under simultaneous attack from the opposing forces. The maneuver may have been used as early as the Battle of Marathon in the fifth century BC, and there are accounts of Hannibal using the double envelopment at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC. Gen. Robert E. Lee used the technique successfully in the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862, when the Confederate forces threatened the lines of communication between the Union forces and the political leadership in Washington. The German Sixth… Full Story »
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New Suriname president back in power after illness
San Francisco Chronicle - Politics &bull Yesterday
Suriname's President Desi Bouterse gestures during a press conference at the presidential cabinet office in Paramaribo, Suriname, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Bouterse is back in office after briefly ceding power to his Vice-President Robert Ameerali due to an illness he… Full Story »
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When You Just Don't Fit In At The Office
Forbes - Leadership &bull YesterdayA year and a half ago Forbes merged its dot-com and magazine editorial staffs, and we magazine editors got a dose of culture shock. We were used to coming and going as we pleased. We had few meetings. Especially in the mid- and upper-level ranks, we didn't socialize together much. Having moved here midway through my career, from… Full Story »
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Carmelo Anthony Trade Unlikely To Happen Anytime Soon
Huffington Post &bull Yesterday
The Nuggets and new vice president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri, just introduced Tuesday to the local media, are not close to announcing a Carmelo Anthony trade. Twitter, Facebook, and Google Buzz! Know something we don't? They've already had one… Full Story »
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Obama and Biden headed back to Ohio
CNN - Political Ticker &bull Yesterday
Washington (CNN) - President Obama and Vice President Biden are both returning to Ohio next week, the fourth White House visit to the politically crucial state in less than a month. The White House said Thursday that President Obama will… Full Story »
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Mass. gov. declares emergency ahead of Earl
Washington Post-Videos &bull Yesterday
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick has declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Earl's arrival. Mass. gov. Sept. Sept. Governor: \'We\'re ready\' for Hurricane Earl","description":"North Carolina Governor Bev Purdeu declared the state ready for Hurricane Earl which is expected to side-swipe the state\'s coastline late tonight or early tomorrow." The storm is centered… Full Story »
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Experts: quarter of animal hoarders were rescuers
Modesto Bee - State News &bull Yesterday
LOS ANGELES -- Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away - unaware it was a death camp… Full Story »
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Should Meghan McCain Leave Sarah Palin Alone?
www.sodahead.com via @hmjtrj &bull YesterdayMeghan McCain can't seem to get over the dashed presidential hopes of her father, Sen. John McCain. Nearly two years after the election of Barack Obama, Meghan McCain still appears to carry a grudge against Sarah Palin. In her new… Full Story »
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Video: Facebook takes over DC
Washington Post-Videos &bull Yesterday
Sept. Sept. Governor: \'We\'re ready\' for Hurricane Earl","description":"North Carolina Governor Bev Purdeu declared the state ready for Hurricane Earl which is expected to side-swipe the state\'s coastline late tonight or early tomorrow." The storm is centered about 400 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC. Hurricane watches extend as far north as Massachusetts." The recession and… Full Story »
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O'Donnell plays defense on radio
Politico 2010 &bull Yesterday
As buzz about Christine O'Donnell's insurgent Senate candidacy in Delaware builds, scrutiny about her record is also intensifying, even from unlikely sources. As buzz about Christine O'Donnell's insurgent Senate candidacy in Delaware builds, scrutiny about her record is also intensifying,… Full Story »
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Sarah Palin Ripped to Shreds in Vanity Fair Piece: Is It a Hatchet Job?
blogs.babble.com via @celebritybuzzon &bull YesterdayI'm not a Sarah Palin fan, but anyone who is fair-minded can see that Michael Joseph Gross' article about her in the October issue of Vanity Fair is the work of a man who went in with one objective: to trash her. Given she's put herself out there and has become… Full Story »
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77 Percent Of Workers Living Paycheck To Paycheck
KSDK &bull Yesterday
CHICAGO -- As the effects of the recession linger on, one place it continues to have a tight grip is on workers' wallets. Nearly eight-in-ten (77 percent) workers report that they live paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet. Sixty-one percent of workers said that they felt they lived paycheck to paycheck to make… Full Story »
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American Troops | Iraq withdrawal
www.globalpost.com via @myworldnews &bull YesterdayAn Iraqi army helicopter patrols the skies above Baghdad's Green Zone on Sept. 1, 2010 as top U.S. and Iraqi officials prepare for official ceremonies to delcare an end to U.S. combat missions in Iraq after seven years of war. An Iraqi army helicopter patrols the skies above Baghdad's Green Zone on Sept. 1, 2010 as top U.S. and Iraqi officials prepare for official ceremonies to delcare an end to U.S. combat missions in Iraq after seven years of war. BAGHDAD, Iraq - American officers… Full Story »
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Where are they now? Serial Iraq misinformers find home at Fox
bit.ly via @AndyBoyBlue &bull YesterdayDuring the run-up to the Iraq war, some of the worst purveyors of misinformation about Iraq had a home at Fox News, and their ranks have swelled considerably since then. Media Matters takes a look at the track record of wrong predictions and shoddy analysis about the war in Iraq by many of Fox News' contributors and analysts. White House Iraq Group was formed to "set [messaging] strategy" for going to war with Iraq.TheWashington Post reported in 2003 (accessed via Nexis) that the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) was formed in August 2002 "to set strategy for each stage of… Full Story »
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MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Skips Any Talk to Guests About James Lee; Al Gore Mentioned at 6 AM
Newsbusters &bull Yesterday
MSNBC's Morning Joe seemed to be trying very hard to avoid the Discovery Channel hostage incident on Thursday morning -- even though NBC had the exclusive of speaking with hostage-taker James Jay Lee before he was shot. With Willie Geist and Chris Jansing guest-hosting the show, they talked a lot about Middle East peace negotiations, and Hurricane Earl,… Full Story »
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U.S. Stocks Rise to Extend Biggest S&P 500 Advance Since July
Business Week &bull Yesterday
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard Poor's 500 Index building on its biggest rally in almost two months, after retail sales improved, initial jobless claims fell and pending home sales unexpectedly increased. Nordstrom Inc., J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands Inc. advanced at least 1.2 percent after reporting August same-store sales that beat analyst estimates. Burger King Holdings Inc. gained 24 percent after affiliates of 3G Capital offered $4 billion for the company. Mariner Energy Inc. sank 4.1 percent after… Full Story »
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Right-wing media shamefully try to pin Discovery Channel bomber's actions on Gore
Media Matters.org Latest News &bull Yesterday
The right-wing media have shamefully attempted to tie James Lee, who created a hostage situation in a Discovery Channel building, to former Vice President Al Gore, due to Lee's statement that he was "awakened" after reading Gore's book An Inconvenient Truth. In fact, Lee, who criticized Gore's book for not providing "solutions," holds a number of views Gore does not, including extreme opinions on population control and immigration. Please upgrade your flash player. The video for this item requires a newer version of Flash Player. If you are unable to install flash you can download a QuickTime version of the… Full Story »
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LTJG George Bush in World War II
www.history.navy.mil via @WorldHistory101 &bull YesterdayForty-one years ago, a 20-year-old Naval Aviator named George Bush embarked on a mission which he would later describe as one of the most dramatic moments of his life -- an experience which gave him a "sobering understanding of war and peace." There's no question that it broadened my horizons," Vice President Bush said recently. It was September 2, 1944. Just two years earlier, on June 12, 1942, Bush had graduated from high school and joined the Navy as a seaman, second class. But, in less than a year, he completed flight training at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, was commissioned… Full Story »
