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Local boy makes . . . bad?
The Central Virginia Progressive-The DAVISReport sends us Central Virginia Connection Alert to the Auto Crisis Let me begin by saying that Rick Wagoner, Chairman of GM, is a nice man. A local kid, Rick was salutorian of Tucker High School’s class of 1973 and attended UVA. He has local family and is supportive of our…
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Why Senator Clinton Should Accept
I like the idea of Hillary Clinton as the next Secretary of State — mostly for the reasons that Andrew Sullivan points out here and here. And now comes word that President-Elect Obama has offered her the position and that she asked for time to consider it. I hope she accepts. (In the interest of…
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On “60 Minutes”
Obama And The Presidency (18:25) The Personal Transition (14:58) A Father’s Promise (3:56) (CBS) Since Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States 12 days ago, he has largely remained out of sight, getting high-level government briefings and conferring with his transition team. But he surfaced on Friday afternoon in Chicago, alongside…
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March of history
I found this story, From slave cabin to White House, a family rooted in black America, published by the Times of London, over the weekend and could not get over it. As an immigrant to this country, I cannot claim to know what African-Americans who have slaves for ancestors must feel at this barrier-shattering historic…
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Ayers again
The remarkable thing here is that Bill Ayers was utterly reasonable in the interview while his questioner, Chris Cuomo, seemed desperate. First Hillary Clinton, then John McCain and Sarah Palin went out of their way to destroy William Ayers. Anyone who has gone through this kind of crucible has every right to be hurt, angry…
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Sarah in 2012!
APOCALYPSE THEN: Would the world have to end first . . . or, is it, simply, going to be the end of the world as we know it? Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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Social Inbox 2.0
November 13, 2008, 10:07 AM Microsoft Beats Yahoo and Google to Social Inbox 2.0, By SAUL HANSELL Exactly one year ago, I wrote about the race between Yahoo and Google to turn their e-mail and instant message systems into something closer to social networks. Both companies figured it was futile to take on Facebook and MySpace directly. So they rushed…
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Bait, then switch
The Central Virginia Progressive-The DAVISReport sent us Bait and Switch Are you confused? I know I am. Unsure from the beginning, I grudgingly supported this financial bailout fiasco, believing the money moguls in D.C. who said we had to. Turns out they don’t know what they are doing either?! Now instead of using all that big money…
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Watching catastrophe
Photo: Yasuyoshi Chiba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images via The New York Times The United Nations warned today of “humanitarian black holes” in the North Kivu region of Congo as continued fighting has forced aid agencies to halt operations in some areas. At a camp for internally displaced people, a girl huddled near a fire in…
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Learnin’
What I’m Learning (Slowly) From Obama By Jim Sleeper, TPMCafé, November 11, 2008 It’s well known by now that Barack Obama learns from his mistakes and tries hard not to make them twice. So can those of us who supported him. Even here on what we fancy is the right side of history, we can…