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Alaska panel finds Palin abused power in firing
Indy Star (subscribe) | 7 minutes ago | Politics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday. The politically charged inquiry imperiled her reputation as a reformer on John McCain's Republican ticket. -
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Daisuke Matsuzaka keeps Tampa at Bay with 2-0 shutout in Game 1
NY Daily News (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
The Rays may be this October's Cinderella story, but the Red Sox reminded their division rivals Friday night why they're still the reigning world champs. Boston marched into Tropicana Field and took home-field advantage away from Tampa Bay with a 2-0 win. -
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Concert just the ticket for everyone
JSOnline (subscribe) | 7 minutes ago | Entertainment
Even by Rock the Vote standards, it's an eclectic coalition: The Beastie Boys, Crosby and Nash, Ben Harper and Tenacious D will perform Nov. 2 at the U.S. Cellular Arena as part of the Beasties' voter awareness tour. -
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More Journalists Pull Out of Iraq
The Washington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
Withdrawal reflects country's growing stability as well as the financial strains facing western media. -
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India, U.S. sign new nuclear agreement
CNN (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a new nuclear trade deal Friday with the United States which she said will unlock a vast potential partnership.
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McCain booed after trying to calm anti-Obama crowd
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
The anger is getting raw at Republican rallies and John McCain is acting to tamp it down. McCain was booed by his own supporters Friday when, in an abrupt switch from raising questions about Barack Obama's character, he described the Democrat as a "decent person and a person that you do not have to be scared of as president of ... -
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Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | US
Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week. -
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Hurricane Norbert nears Mexico's Baja California
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | World
Fishermen pulled in their boats and hotels warned tourists away from beaches Friday as Category 2 Hurricane Norbert bore down on Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula. -
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Dubinsky has 3 points as 3-0 Rangers top Hawks 4-2
Examiner (subscribe) | 38 minutes ago | Sports
Brandon Dubinsky scored once and added two assists, and newcomers Wade Redden, Aaron Voros and Nikolai Zherdev chipped in with goals, too, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-2 victory over the vastly improved Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. -
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Flexible OLEDs could be part of lighting's future
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Technology
On a bank of the Mohawk River, a windowless industrial building of corrugated steel hides something that could make floor lamps, bedside lamps, wall sconces and nearly every other household lamp obsolete. - see all breaking news
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I Feel Like Rich Lowry
Balloon Juice (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Other
The first half hour of Countdown tonight was the most fun I have had with my clothes on in years. Watching Shuster, Alter, and O’Donnell chronicle McCain’s attempted walkback of the mob, knowing full well that he once again undercut his campaign, as they just upped the ante on the crowd’s behavior by defending [...] -
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This Has To Stop
Daily Kos (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
There's something happening here, and what it is, is all too clear. McCain - Palin rallies over the last few days have disintegrated into festivals of hate, and the two candidates at the center of this are encouraging it . There were shouts of "Nobama" and "Socialist" at the mention of the Democratic presidential nominee. There were boos, middle fingers turned up and thumbs turned down as a media... -
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An Ignoble But Much Needed End To Web 2.0, Marked By A Party In Cyprus
TechCrunch (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
In May 2007 I wrote "Times are good, money is flowing, and Silicon Valley sucks" in a post about how, in my opinion, Silicon Valley was ripe for a downturn. This week, without any doubt, we got that downturn. It was different from the last downturn in that it wasn't driven by the crazy bullishness of Silicon Valley venture capitalists and investment banks. This time , Wall Street and our government... -
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Memeorandum Colors: Visualizing Political Bias with Greasemonkey
Waxy.org (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Like the rest of the world, I've been completely obsessed with the presidential election and nonstop news coverage. My drug of choice? Gabe Rivera's Memeorandum , the political sister site of Techmeme , which constantly surfaces the most controversial stories being discussed by political bloggers. While most political blogs are extremely partisan, their biases aren't immediately obvious to outsiders... -
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David Quigg: John McCain: Cartoon Villain, Oscar Saboteur
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Politics
Senator McCain has suspended his presidential campaign. Perhaps for good. Instead of campaigning, he seems now to be traveling the country trying to make sure... - see blog ranking see all discussions
