The Bludog Chronicle

• Tom Petters and Denny Hecker: Why We Have a Recession

  The government tells us that the recession is over, and that we are witnessing a slow recovery.  Well, it's more like a depression for the millions that are still out of work, and struggling to pay the bills.  They need someone or something to blame their troubles on.  So who [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 11:45pm EST
  by Randy.S. Allar

• Comcast Plucks The Peacock Network

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  The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) began as a radio network in the 1920s, pioneered television in the 30s and 40s, and in recent years jumped into cable and the Internet.  Now, with its parent company being purchased [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 12:00am EST
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• Tiger Woods Goes Off Course

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  Tiger Woods has been the most dominant man on the golf course this decade, on a pace to win more tournaments than Jack Nicklaus ever did.  Outside the links, he has [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:26pm EST
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• Deja Vu All Over Again in Afghanistan

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  Eight years after the United States invaded Afghanistan, you can no longer blame the conflict there solely on George W. Bush, who as President was trying to rid the world of scoundrels [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 12:11am EST
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• Vikings Deflate Dome Negotiations

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  The Minnesota Vikings, with Brett Favre at the helm, have all but clinched the NFC North division title with a 9-1 record.  Coach Brad Childress has been rewarded with a contract extension that lasts through 2013.  Purple Fever is breaking [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:08am EST
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• Next on "Oprah": The Long Goodbye

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  Oprah Winfrey, as most of the known world is aware of by now, is saying goodbye to her syndicated daytime talk show as of September 2011.  She's starting her own cable network (to be [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:03am EST
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• Sarah Palin: Rogue Warrior

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  The disaster movie 2012 topped the box office last week, meaning there are people out there who would pay good money to watch a special-effects version of Earth being destroyed.  Which brings us to Sarah Palin . [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:58pm EST
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• Can CNN Regain Viewers' Trust After Dobbs' Departure?

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  Lou Dobbs, the business reporter turned right wing pundit, is no longer at CNN.  He announced his resignation on his TV program, "Lou Dobbs Tonight", on Wednesday.  He was one of the cable network's first anchors when it went on the air' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:55pm EST
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• Tragedy In The Heart of Texas

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  Fort Hood, Texas has joined the growing list of places (Columbine, Virginia Tech, etc.) where one person with a gun and a grievance can wreak untold havoc upon a nation.
  
  This time it's Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 21 others' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:59pm EST
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• Operation Successful on House Health Care Bill

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  After all the partisanship and shouting of the last few weeks, it was time for Congress to vote on a possibly transforming health care bill that President Barack Obama has been pushing for ever since he took office.  The House of Representatives was up first, and their bill passed 220-215 [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:54pm EST
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• Politics In An Off Year

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  This is what happens in an off-year election.  There are few state or federal races being contested, but some cities are electing mayors and some states are letting voters decide on referendums (whether it's funding schools or approving same-sex marriage).  Otherwise, to give all the political pundits something to do,' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:09am EST
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• Cutting Corners On Your TV Screen

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  Everyone talks about the decline of newspapers.  How many of them have gone bankrupt, cut staff, publish fewer editions, or shutting down altogether in the face of falling circulation.  And then they have [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:52pm EST
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• Fox News: They Report and Decide, We Watch

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  Nearly a year after winning an historic election, President Barack Obama has decided to pick a fight with the Fox News Channel, the Rupert Murdoch-owned conservative cable network that he believes hasn't been giving him a fair shake since taking office.
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:28am EDT
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• World Series: Better Late Than Never

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  Major League Baseball is getting what it deserves when the Philadelphia Phillies take the field in New York against the Yankees in the World Series Wednesday night.
  
  This is the best matchup the [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
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• T-Wolves: Preparing For The Worst

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  Are the Minnesota Timberwolves still part of the National Basketball Association?  The way owner Glen Taylor has changed front office staff, coaches and players after another disastrous season, you might well wonder.
  
  First to go was Kevin [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00am EDT
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• Is This Real Or What?

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  The Heene family, the ones who allegedly phonied up a balloon thrill ride for their six-year old son that the world ended up witnessing, aren't the first to seek fame and fortune on reality TV.  And they won't be the last, either.
  
  The genre has largely replaced sitcoms and [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:10am EDT
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• No Happy Landing For "Balloon Boy" Stunt

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  I don't mind telling you that I had real problems coming up with a blog post about the runaway balloon that drifted over the skies of Colorado Thursday.  I couldn't justify writing about what the Sheriff of Larimer County called a hoax that wasted everyone's time and resources when there was' [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 11:49pm EDT
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• No Rush To Judgment in St. Louis

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  You are the nation's best-known and most-listened-to radio talk show host, making millions of dollars per year.  You are the de facto head of the Republican Party (or' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
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• Nobel Rewards Hope

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  President Barack Obama said he was as surprised as anyone when he heard the news that he had won the Nobel Peace Prize.  So were we.  He's only been in office nine' [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
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• Re-Imagining History

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  On October 8, 1944, Wendell Willkie died at the age of 52 of heart disease.  He was best known as the Republicans' choice in 1940 to deny Democrat Franklin Roosevelt a third term as President' [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:05am EDT
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• Extra Innings For The Metrodome

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  There's been a stay of execution for the much-maligned baseball palace known as the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, which will now run for one or two more games, at the' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 2:43pm EDT
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• The Olympics Fly Down To Rio

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  Rio de Janiero, Brazil has been awarded the 2016 Summer Games by the International Olympic Committee, beating out Madrid, Spain and Tokyo, Japan for the honor of hosting the world's athletes.
  
  Chicago, the United States' entry, was treated by the IOC [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 11:20pm EDT
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• KQRS' Barnard Retires--In Three Years

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  Tom Barnard, the Grand Poobah of morning radio in the Twin Cities, has decided to retire from KQRS-FM in December 2012.  That's a week before the alleged Mayan Apocalypse takes place.  We'll believe it when we see it.
  
  Barnard's show,' [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:30pm EDT
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• The NHL 2009-10

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  As the puck drops on another National Hockey League season, we find the Pittsburgh Penguins as the defending Stanley Cup champions.  They're favored to repeat, if you listen to the myriad puck pundits out there, which would be quite a feat since there hasn't been one back-to-back Cup winner in [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 12:01am EDT
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• The War on Terror, Eight Years Later

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  So where are we, eight years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?  The Bush War on Terror has been dumped into the lap of President Barack Obama, even though it's been pushed to the background by more pressing issues such as the economy and the health care debate (which' [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:44pm EDT
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• Draining the Lake Conference

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  I am a graduate of Eden Prairie High School, dating back a few years before that palace (or fortress, if you prefer) on Valley View Road opened for business.
  
  I love what the football program has become under coach Mike Grant, who's the son of Vikings legend Bud.  They've [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 12:01am EDT
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• You've Got The Governor's Voice Mail (Well, Not Really)

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  "You have reached the office of Governor Tim Pawlenty of the State of Minnesota.  The Governor is not in his office at this time.
  
  "For questions concerning Minnesota matters, [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 11:26pm EDT
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• The Emmys: Few Surprises, No Kanye

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  The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, which was seen on CBS Sunday night, certainly improved with the network's sitcom star Neil Patrick Harris as host.  Of course, with the last few telecasts featuring a theater-in-the-round setting and four reality show hosts, there's nowhere to go but up.
  
  There were no surprises in the Best [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 11:54pm EDT
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• "Day Is Done" For Peter, Paul & Mary

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  Singer Mary Travers has died at the age of 72, after having lived with leukemia for some time.  She was one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, who for more than 40 years have helped to popularize folk [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 12:00am EDT
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• Rude Happens

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  Over the past week, we saw random acts of rudeness taking place on TV.  First there was the congressman who yelled "You lie!" at the President of the United States.  Next there was the tennis star who threatened to cram her racket into an official because of what she thought [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 11:50pm EDT
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• ObamaCare In Critical Condition

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  Wednesday night's address by President Barack Obama to a joint session of Congress was a bold attempt to take back health care reform from the rabble-rousers who have been dominating the converastion until now.
  
  Most of the speech wasn't anything you haven't heard already about Obama's plans to make [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:49am EDT
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• The NFL 2009

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  Image via WikipediaThe National Football League opens its season Thursday night with the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans.  Missing from this picture is John Madden in the NBC booth, having hung up his microphone after three decades on four [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 11:55pm EDT
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• Gibson Out, Sawyer In at ABC's "World News"

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  Image via WikipediaCharles Gibson, who's been at ABC News for at least three decades, has decided to retire as anchor of ABC World News at the end of the year.  Diane Sawyer will take over come January.
  
  Gibson had been anchor [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:06am EDT
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• News On A Stick

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  Image via WikipediaAt the Minnesota State Fair, currently running through Labor Day, you can indulge in many things:  Eat heart-unhealthy food.  Visit the barns to see where your next meal comes from (or not, if you're a vegetarian).  Pass through the same exhibits that' [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 11:43pm EDT
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• Edward M. Kennedy: The Original Agent of Change

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  Edward Kennedy via last.fmIt would be quite unfair to compare the careers of Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy, who died of brain cancer at age 77, with his brothers Joe, John and Robert, whose lives were cut short by war and assassins' bullets.  But over' [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 12:27am EDT
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• Don Hewitt: TV Innovator, For Better Or Worse

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  Don Hewitt,who died this past week at age 86 of pancreatic cancer, was best known as the creator of 60 Minutes, the TV newsmagazine that's still ticking after 41 years. That part of the story has [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 11:05pm EDT
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• It's Hard Out There For a Role Model

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  Michael Vick has found gainful employment, weeks after being released from federal prison on dogfighting charges, and days after confessing his sins on CBS' "60 Minutes". He'll be playing quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, pending reinstatement from the National Football League. If he gets it, he could be backing up [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 11:14pm EDT
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• Hail The Conquering Hero

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  We all thought the on-again, off-again mating dance between Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings ended three weeks ago, with Favre saying he would stay retired. Tuesday, the wedding took place.
  
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 11:00pm EDT
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• The Great Tiger Is Tamed at the PGA

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  History was made at the 91st PGA Championship, played at Hazeltine near Chaska, Minnesota. It was the type of history nobody expected.
  
  Everyone thought Tiger Woods, the greatest golfer so [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 11:03pm EDT
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• They Called It Woodstock

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  Forty years ago this weekend, almost half a million people descended upon Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York, whether they had tickets or not. They were there to listen to the music, commune with nature, do drugs and [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 11:12pm EDT
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• Prescription for Controversy

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  A few weeks ago, Minnesota's Seventh District Congressman Collin Peterson told the website Politico that he rarely holds town hall-style meetings to discuss the concerns of his constituents. Because, he said, 25% of those who attended were conspiracy theorists who believed the government was behind the 9/11/01 attacks. The Democrat' [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 10:51pm EDT
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• "Birthers" of a Nation

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  President Barack Obama turned 48 Tuesday. Normally, the occasion calls for birthday greetings from family, friends and colleagues. Cards, cake, ice cream and presents are are also in order.
  
  According to a small but [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 11:07pm EDT
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• Sticker Shock

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  It seemed like a good idea at the time. Take your old, gas-guzzling heap to the nearest auto emporium (you know, the ones that haven't been forced to shut down yet), trade it in for a new, fuel-efficient vehicle, and' [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
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• Stupidity In Black And White

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  Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a distinguished professor at Harvard University, specializing in African-American culture. Until recently, he was best known as a commentator on PBS documentaries having to do with African-American history.
  
  Now Gates is making history of his own, whether he likes it or not. Trying to [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
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• Thanks For Wasting Our Time. Brett

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  Brett Favre will not play quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings this season, sticking to his decision to remain retired.
  
  According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Favre told Vikings coach [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 11:46pm EDT
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• Been There, Done That

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  Forty years ago, the world stopped to watch two men walk on the moon. Most saw it as the awesomest thing they've ever seen. Others thought getting out of Vietnam and healing the' [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
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• Now We Are All Cronkiters

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  With the death of former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite at 92, the torch has been passed. No longer do we get our news from just one person at one time [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
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• The Sotomayor Hearings: "Perry Mason" Had More Drama Than This

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  Other than sound bites on the evening news and the natterings of CNN's "Best Political Team on TV" (which apparently Wolf Blitzer is required to tell us every 15 seconds), I haven't' [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 11:30pm EDT
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• What's So Funny About Being A Senator?

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  Al Franken took his oath of office on Tuesday to officially become a United States Senator from Minnesota. And he did it with a straight face.
  
  Now, I know it [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 11:06pm EDT
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• Governor Burnout

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  Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska said she was turning the reins of power on July 26 over to her lieutenant governor, Sean Powell. She didn't say exactly why she's leaving midway into her first term, but she did mention something about not being one of those politicians who coast on' [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 11:09pm EDT
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