Nation of Shopkeepers (Free subscription) | yesterday
Arising from my pit this morning, I heard the joyous news. Ok, I read it on some blogs, but you get my point. The BBC / Nu Labour alliance had lost in Glasgow East. Looking through various blogs, I see different reactions; the Tory blogs are cock a hoop, although in percentage terms, the conservative [...]
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday, seeking to build on the improved security situation in the country to promote investment. Iraqi officials said Brown was holding talks with Prime Minister Nuri...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Source: [b]The Independent[/b] Gordon Brown prepared the ground for a historic realignment in the "war on terror" yesterday by setting out a four-point plan for withdrawal of British troops from Iraq by the end of next year. Although he is refusing to set a detailed timetable for withdrawal, it ...
West Brom Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Glasgow East defeat will enter the record books as one of the most stunning defeats inflicted upon the governing party of the day – the only comparable equivalent being the routing of the Tories by the Lib Dems in Christchurch, 1993.This was much more about Brown than Scotland - another kicking, and one that will hurt the PM much more than losing London, Crewe and Nantwich and coming fifth behind...
The Cranky Professor (Free subscription) | yesterday
SHORTLY before Lynn Sugarman of Teaneck, N.J., bought her summer home in Lake George, N.Y., two years ago, a routine inspection revealed it had elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. So she called a...
NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Estelle Getty would have been 85 today (she died Tuesday). Ms. Getty won both a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her portrayal as Bea Arthur’s mother on The Golden Girls. (Bea Arthur was 86 in May. She is ten months older than Estelle Getty.) Today is the birthday … of Academy Award nominee Barbara [...]
Uncertain Principles (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008 | Sciences
Via Tom , a big long list of books with which to showcase either my broad cultural background or pathetic cultural ignorance. As Tom's original source notes, the claim that most Americans have only read six of these is kind of hard to credit, given that I was assigned more than six of them by the time I finished high school. As always with Top N lists, I have to wonder where this mess came from. I...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Source: [b]NY Times[/b] SHORTLY before Lynn Sugarman of Teaneck, N.J., bought her summer home in Lake George, N.Y., two years ago, a routine inspection revealed it had elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. So she called a radon measurement and mitigation technician...
Article Archive (Free subscription) | yesterday
This article covers the theory behind camouflage, the four basic methods of camouflage, and what to keep in mind when trying to conceal yourself.
The Leaky Cauldron (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
It has now been confirmed by Warner Bros. that the worldwide satellite teaser trailer for the sixth film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" will debut via Satellite this coming Tuesday, July 29th from 9:00pm - 9:15pm EST (6:00pm -...
Bookninja (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Time to trot out book titles as political shorthand for the educated set. What do candidate book lists say about the people running for office? Mostly they say, “I listened to my PR Director and left the Dan Brown books off the list.” Both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton’s proclaimed reading habits show intriguing overlap, including [...]
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
AN elderly woman was left shocked after she discovered an intruder standing in her house wearing a Stetson-style hat looking for a man called “Steve”.
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
David Treen, who often clashed with Edwards when both were active in politics, said he thinks Edwards has spent enough time behind bars......
Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Aluf Benn Not since Yitzhak Rabin's funeral has Israel hosted as many senior officials from abroad as it has this year. There was U.S. President George W. Bush (twice), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. And yet, the visit by presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, who landed here for a lightning...
IndyBlogs (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
By Andrew Grice No wonder Gordon Brown trod carefully when he announced that Britain's military campaign in Iraq could be over by next spring. In a Commons statement, the PM did not talk numbers, having had his fingers burned when...
