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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

News Good Morning News!

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:32 AM

Home Sales. Ouch. With stimulus money run dry, home sales hit a 15-year low last month.

Dirty Money: Ron Wyden is one of the top ten Democratic incumbent senators accepting money from polluters.

Breast Cancer, Inc. Cancer awareness campaigns turn into an opportunity for corporate branding.

Pakistan: Still Flooded. Things are getting even more grim in Pakistan, as the threat of disease grows.

Somali Attack: Somali insurgents shoot up hotel, killing 33.

Shirley Sherrod Doesn't Want that Stupid Job, Anyway: After racial dust-up, USDA begs Sherrod to come back. She says... maybe as a consultant.

John McCain is Older than the State of Alaska: And yet continues to run for office.

World's Worst Traffic Jams: The current week-long gridlock in China? It's nothin'.

John Stewart Interviews Blago: Blago comes off as insane robot politician.

Power Struggle!: The US attorney is investigating the energy company run by Kitzhaber's girlfriend, sources tell the Oregonian.

A Win for Journalists! Take note Oregon sheriffs: refuse to release public records about handgun ownership, pay giant legal bills.

 

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GOOD MORNING, SMIRK! HOW ARE YOU?

YOUR CRTICISM OF SEN. MCCAIN IS UNFAIR. THERE ARE 100 SENATORS. 88 OF THEM ARE OLDER THAN THE STATE OF ALASKA. ALASKA ONLY BECAME A STATE IN 1959. NOT REALLY THAT LONG AGO.
Posted by Graham on August 24, 2010 at 9:45 AM · Report
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Note: Make whatever you will of it, but it's a fact that $43,500 can rarely ever be considered "giant legal bills" when it comes to successfully suing a government entity, corporation, or similar.
Posted by Commenty Colin on August 24, 2010 at 9:58 AM · Report
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THIS JUST IN: COMMENT(AR)Y COLIN IS A LAWYER.
Posted by ROM on August 24, 2010 at 10:15 AM · Report
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Your headline about the energy company is inaccurate. At this point there is some evidence that people who work for the state are being investigated but no confirmation that the company is part of the inquiry.
Posted by econoline on August 24, 2010 at 10:27 AM · Report
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@econoline - Hmm... you're right that it could be misleading. I'll add "sources tell the Oregonian" onto the end of that headline.
Posted by s.mirk on August 24, 2010 at 12:18 PM · Report
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$30k doesn't seem like a lot of money between 2008 and present. Still, I'd prefer not to see an Oregon Senator on that list at all.
Posted by Fruit Cup on August 24, 2010 at 3:56 PM · Report

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