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May 2008
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4 killed in Honduras in jet crash at airport
May 31, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesA Miami-bound jetliner Friday overshot a runway, raced onto a busy street and slammed into an embankment in the Honduran capital, killing... more
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Parks, Ridley-Thomas lash out in attack mailers
| May 31, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWith days to go before Tuesday's election, the hot contest for the 2nd District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is sending... more
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Day 1856: If this is Success....
From Daily Kos | May 30, 2008John McCain says, "So I can tell you that it is succeeding. I can look you in the eye and tell you it’s succeeding." Try telling that... more
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Likely Montana GOP Governor Nominee Faces Tall Task This Fall
From CQ Politics | May 30, 2008State Sen. Roy Brown is the heavy favorite to win the Republican primary for governor of Montana on Tuesday, a prize that would put him into... more
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The face of Internet Safety Month, porn star Stormy Daniels [Sex...
From Valleywag | May 30, 2008Hey kids, only two more days of online sex panic left! June is Internet Safety Month, and just in time for porn-blocking software companies... more
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Q&A: Which grasses were in that award-winning landscape?
At the urging of reader "tarbubble," I asked the designers at Pamela Burton & Company what lawn substitutes they used on their award-winning... more
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Obama +6 in Wisconsin
From Daily Kos | May 30, 2008SurveyUSA has Obama up by six in Wisconsin: Obama (D) 48 McCain (R) 42 Undecideds at 10%, MOE 4.1%. They also tested Vice Presidential... more
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Cardinal George on Fr. Pfleger
From The Corner | May 30, 2008Via Jake Tapper: Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago just issued this statement about Father Michael Pfleger's ridicule... more
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Harlem Nocturne times 42
From Boing Boing | May 30, 2008Earlier this week, I posted that Earle Hagen, TV theme composer behind the Andy Grffith Show (aka The Fishin' Hole), Mod Squad, and other... more
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Jimmy Buffett Disturbed By Rock Band Next Week [Rock Band DLC]
From Kotaku | May 30, 2008Here's an odd grouping of downloadable songs for Rock Band due out this coming Wednesday. You get the classic Southern Island rock of Jimmy... more
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KTLA's Marcia and Dr. Rick give good ... advice
Over at KTLA.com (also, of course, owned by LAT owner Tribune Co.), Marcia Brandwynne and Dr. Rick Shuman are running a snappy and engaging... more
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Least Shocking News Ever: Outlook For Warner Music Lousy [Lefsetz...
From Idolator | May 30, 2008It's been a rough week for Edgar Bronfman, Jr. First, his hometown newspaper questioned whether he's cut out for the business world at all... more
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John McCain: War Propagandist
From MyDD | May 30, 2008The DNC has a new web ad up that approaches the McCain = Bush's third term concept from a different angle: by asking where John McCain was... more
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Toyota rolls out Night View-equipped, pedestrian-finding Crown Hybrid...
From Engadget | May 30, 2008Filed under: Transportation Night view isn't exactly a new technology, but Toyota's latest implementation of it in its Crown Hybrid luxury... more
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BBtv - Klaus Pierre: Super Pretty Action Hero Star
From Boing Boing | May 30, 2008Klaus Pierre, a French/German actor-waiter-whatever, aspires against all odds to become America's next great action hero. In today's episode... more
