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In a press release, Democratic challenger Bob Tuke calls out the Senator for not agreeing to debate him:

Say what you want about PETA, but the pro-vegetarian, anti-animal cruelty group conducts the best political theater in America.

Microsoft announced today it has partnered with Internet access provider Wayport Inc. to give Zune users free, wireless access to the Zune Marketplace from more than 9,800 participating McDonald's in the US.

Here's a very interesting article from Jennifer Brooks of the Tennessean on the state of the Tennessee blogosphere, on both the right and left sides. It's a good read, very accurate, although they probably could have provided links to the blogs they mentioned.

Overfed and Undernourished

Overfed and Undernourished

Two books describe a global food system on the brink of collapse.

Reviewed by Judith Weinraub
Sunday, August 17, 2008; BW03

When first entering into the world of VC funding entrepreneurs often overlook in the importance of understand the local "flavor" of VCs.

VCs tend to be more geographic in their investing -- they tend to favor deals closer to home. It reduces their risk, as they know more of the players in their area and it is easier to keep an eye on things.

How much mercury would you have to consume before it killed ya?

Cup of Joe Powell is dismayed to see a beloved breakfast food chain bullied by the right-wing echo chamber.

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Oh, urp. Torture of “downer” cattle--animals too sick or injured to walk into the slaughterhouse on their own--has led to the USDA's largest-ever beef recall:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the largest beef recall in its history Sunday, calling for the destruction of 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef produced by a Chino slaughterhouse that has been accused of inhumane

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the FBI is conducting 14 separate criminal inquiries of different companies--including mortgage lenders and investment banks--that participated in subprime lending. But rounding up the white collar perps will not be easy:

unlike other big financial scandals such as Enron and the savings and loan crisis, the perpetrators are not a cadre of easy-to-f