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Tuesday, December 9
Will Media Cover Obama/Rod Blagojevich Connection?
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 09 Dec 2008 05:28 PM EST
The mainstream media aggressively covered the controversies surrounding Republicans such as Mark Foley and Jack Abramoff and speculated about their connections to President Bush and other high profile members of the GOP. So, it will be interesting to see how tenaciously journalists investigate any linkage between President-elect Barack Obama and scandal ridden Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, now under arrest for allegedly trying to sell the selection of Obama's replacement to the Senate. More>>>
Global Warming, err, Climate Change, err, whatever.: Rare 50 year Arctic Blast Sets Sights On Southern California
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 09 Dec 2008 05:08 PM EST
FTA: Forecaster Cameron Venable is seeing very cold temperatures in the Los Angeles areas as well. Torrance is not usually known for winter weather, thus making this an interesting event for Venable to track. "Temperatures in Siberia, Russia will be -81 degrees this week, "said Martin. "With those type of temperatures the arctic air mass has to spill somewhere. Our answer of the exact track will become more clear this week. All residents in the mountain communities should prepare this week for very cold, winter weather, with snow." More>>>
FBI: Illinois Governor Sought To "Sell" Obama's Senate Seat; Wanted President-Elect to "Put Something Together . . . Something Big"
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 09 Dec 2008 05:02 PM EST
The FBI affidavit said Blagojevich had been told by an adviser "the president-elect can get Rod Blagojevich's wife on paid corporate boards in exchange for naming the president-elect's pick to the Senate." Told by two other advisers he has to "suck it up" for two years, the FBI says it heard Blagojevich complain he has to give this "motherf***er [the president-elect] his senator. F*** him. For nothing? F*** him." More>>>
As fuel prices plummet, Rhode Island sees it's chance to levy new tolls, taxes and higher fees
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 09 Dec 2008 04:59 PM EST
FTA: To fix its crumbling roads and bridges and rescue the state’s financially challenged public transit system, a draft report made public yesterday says the state should consider charging tolls at the state line on every interstate highway and creating a new tax for each mile a vehicle is driven. More>>> |
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