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Cliffhanger: Will New Yorkers See the Oscars?

WASHINGTON (March 4) -- The prospect is worse than an ostrich-feather fashion faux pas: More than 3 million New York City-area Oscar fans sitting in front of a blank television screen Sunday night. The possible interruption of the Academy Awards -- and other ABC programming -- is thanks to a dispute between ABC parent...

Billy Beane Wants to Bring Sabermetrics to the Hospitals of the United States

More than a few old-school types have done their best to belittle Oakland A's GM Billy Beane for being the subject of the book Moneyball. He was reviled for saying that there may be a better, more efficient way of running a baseball team, especially when money is more limited for you than it is for your competitors. And...

Palin to Drop Puck at Flyers Home Opener

Ice hockey and politics will cross over once again on Saturday night, when Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drops the ceremonial first puck before the Philadelphia Flyers home opener against the New York Rangers. Here's the team press release with all the relevant details: Alaska Governor Sarah...

Hockey Moms Against Sarah Palin

I've purposely avoided linking to one too many items about Republic Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her identification as a hockey mom. Then again, continuing to avoid the issue would have meant not passing along this parody video that spoofs the ads Swift Boat Veterans for Truth unleashed four years ago on...

Presidential Candidate Barack Obama Mangles Penn State's Nickname

In the video below, the Democratic Presidential candidate refers to the school nickname as the "Nittaly Lions". Good thing he's not running for public office or anything.The program's head coach who leans right might take offense, but then there's his son and quarterbacks coach who enjoys blogging about his love for Barack...

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Mary Beth Cahill, John Kerry's Former Campaign Manager, Joins Obama-Allied Super PAC

President Barack Obama's allied super PAC is getting a major staffing boost as it struggles to compete with its conservative counterparts for resources and influence.

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What the Washington Post Missed

Last week, the Washington Post produced a front-page story intended to shock readers with the news of Mitt Romney leading fellow preppies in cutting the bleach-blond hair of a student at their school.

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Tragedy and Farce

There is a dictum attributed to Karl Marx that "History repeats itself, first as tragedy and then as farce."

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Kerry Campaign Vets On Complaints Over Obama's Bin Laden Ad: Tough Shit

For veterans of John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, the past week of debate over the fairness of making political attacks out of national security issues has brought about a bit of nostalgia and, in many cases, the chance to sit back and smirk.

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Bush-Linked Group In 2004: 'Would You Trust Kerry Against These Fanatic Killers?'

Our piece about the accuracy of the Obama campaign ad questioning whether Mitt Romney would have taken Osama bin Laden out notes that the shaky logic of the spot is a minor concern for Democrats who are sick of being called wimps election after election.

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05/25/12 US senate takes up illegal wildlife trade Source: WWF International Witnesses, including renowned elephant expert, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, and John Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES, testified to the clear links between the surging illegal trade in high-value wildlife products, such as elephant ivory and rhino horn, and transnational criminal networks that are creating instability, breeding corruption and helping to fund militant insurgencies, particularly in Central Africa.
05/24/12 WWF Statement on Senate Hearing on African Poaching... Source: PRWeb (PRWEB) May 24, 2012 Today, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the growing poaching crisis in Africa.
05/24/12 Sea Treaty Vote to Come After Election Source: The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTONâA key Senate Democratic leader said he won't push for a vote on the politically divisive Law of the Sea treaty before the presidential election in November, but will seek to line up support for ratification in the coming months.
05/23/12 Sen. John Kerry makes bid for airstrip repaving at... Source: MassLive.com U.S. Sen. John Kerry, of Massachusetts, Wednesday continued his efforts to spur federal action to assist in repaving the crumbling airstrip at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass.,one day after the deployment of two fighter jets from the 104th Fighter Wing to escort a US Airways plane forced to make an emergency landing.
05/23/12 In Praise Of Eduardo Saverin's Tax Avoidance Source: Forbes Competition is good for companies because it forces them to provide the best product or service at the lowest possible price, or lose customers if they don't.

Background on JohnKerry

John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior United States Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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