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Gov’t report: Bush administration broke federal law - politicized DoJ hiring

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The findings are in, the report is finished. The Department of Justice Inspector General has found definitively that the Bush administration broke federal law in politicizing hiring practices in the Dept. of Justice.
From the report (p.99):
The documentary evidence and witness interviews also support the conclusion that two members of the 2006 Screening Committee, [...]

How the Internet is like a half-full or half-empty glass of red wine

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Yesterday, I pointed to the Nick Carr article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?”* I think by “stupid,” he meant we can no longer read past a sentence or two anywhere without feeling the

Anatomy of a Political Smear

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Jimmie at the Sundries Shack blog dissects an Associated Press reporters' story and finds it is a great example of how to write a smear into a news story. His conclusion: "At this point that the Obama campaign doesn’t owe [Nedra] Pickler a check. They owe her the job of Press Secretary.

Wine, longevity and science

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Glenn Reynolds cites the very long lives of some California winemakers, such as,

Ernest Gallo (EJ Gallo Winery): March 18, 1909 to March 6, 2007
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Church Membership

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We haven't placed as large a value on church membership at Grace as we have things like salvation, baptism, serving others, etc. Because of that, we have very few members and some of our most active people are not "official" members of Grace.

Perpetual primary update

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RCP:

Puerto Rico (55 delegates): Clinton 50%, Obama 37%
Montana (16 delegates): Obama 52%, Clinton 35%
South Dakota (15 delegates): Obama 46%, Clinton 34%

Raw projection:
Clinton: +38 delegates
Obama: +35 delegates
Net: Clinton +3

When The Future Looks Bleak

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Last week I was talking with Marcus about the whole Yahoo! / Microsoft non-deal. We came to the conclusion that Yahoo! was asking for an unjustifiable price because they had realized that Yahoo! does not have a future. The sales price was all they were ever going to get.

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