Get In On It

Seeded on Tue May 23, 2006 11:12 AM EDT (The Baltimore Sun)

Baltimore gets a new slogan. "GET IN ON IT."

baltimore, slogan, get-in-on-it

The realist persuasion - The Boston Globe

Seeded on Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:07 AM EDT (The Boston Globe)

Interesting analysis and explanation of the modern day real-politik stance.

iraq, politics, isolationism, realist, real-politik

PointRoll and ePrize Partner Up

Seeded on Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:29 AM EST (imediaconnection.com)

Should be a cool partnership.

technology, advertising

The Next Net 25: 25 startups that are reinventing the web - Mar. 3, 2006

Seeded on Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:44 PM EST (CNN)

CNN Money analizes the top 25 cutting edge internet startups that are going to change the internet as we know it.

technology, web-2-0, dot-com, startups

Chicago Tribune | Mayor avoids fray on Black Panther street name

Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 12:36 AM EST (Chicago Tribune)

Mayor Richard Daley on Tuesday refused to enter the fray over a controversial proposal to rename a stretch of a West Side street in honor of slain Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton.

us-news, black-panthers

Calif. Stem Cell Agency Fights for Life - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 12:32 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Back during the election season of 04, one of the bills californians had to vote on was one authorizing the state to spend 300 million a year for 10 years on a stem cell research institute in california.

stem-cell, california, science

CNN.com - Actor Don Knotts dies at 81 - Feb 25, 2006

Seeded on Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:17 PM EST (CNN)

So sad to see deputy fife go. :(

entertainment, barney-fife, don-knotts

After Neoconservatism - New York Times

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:53 AM EST (The New York Times)

Brilliant article outlining the rise, peak and slow downward spiral on neoconservatism. An outline explaining their policy standpoints, and how the thought process went to get them there. Explains their jusifications for going into Iraq, and why they thought it would be easy.

politics, newconservatism

Time for Dick Cheney to Resign?

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:47 PM EST (OpinionJournal.com)

WSJ's Peggy Noonan weighs in on the possibility of replacing Dick Cheney. Bad for the Democrats, great for the administration.

politics, resignation, dick-cheney, vice-president

WSJ.com - Walt Disney Is In Serious Talks To Acquire Pixar

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2006 11:49 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

(subscription required) Walt Disney Co. is in serious discussions to buy Pixar Animation Studios after months in which the two animation giants have been exploring ways to continue their lucrative partnership, according to people familiar with the matter.

entertainment, disney, apple, pixar, steve-jobs, michael-eisner

CNN Signs Former GOP Rep. J.C. Watts

Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:02 AM EST (mediabistro.com)

CNN goes for its third far right conservative talking head in 3 weeks. Fox News can't really be snaking viewers from them that bad, could they?

politics, cnn, j-c-watts-jr

Media Matters - CNN reportedly hires radio host Glenn Beck

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:49 PM EST (Media Matters for America)

The quickly fading line between CNN and FOXNews

politics, cnn, fox-news, glenn-beck

Intel has a major '06-'07 weak spot, and AMD is aiming right at it

Seeded on Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:43 PM EST (Ars Technica)

This is bad news for those of us who're pumped about Merom/Conroe, because—as any Apple fan who uses a G4 can tell you—you can have the baddest processor on the market, but if you're starving it by sticking it on an outdated FSB then a lot of potential performance is going t

technology, apple, intel, amd, yonah, g4, x86, pentium, itanium, hypertransport

In Ga., Abramoff Scandal Threatens a Political Ascendancy

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:17 AM EST (The Washington Post)

One of the most damaging e-mails was sent by Abramoff to partner Michael Scanlon, complaining about Reed's billing practices and expenditure claims: "He is a bad version of us! No more money for him." Scanlon and Abramoff have pleaded guilty to defrauding clients.

georgia, politics, jack-abramoff, ralph-reed, christian-coallition

Gore to Address "Constitutional Crisis"

Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:33 AM EST (The Nation)

It sounds as if Al Gore is about to deliver what could be not just one of the more significant speeches of his political career but an essential challenge to the embattled presidency of George W. Bush.

constitution, politics, nixon, impeachment, george-bush, wire-tapping, al-gore