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• Inhofe Launches Investigation of Climate Change

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 441
  Yesterday and today, I reported that Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) was threatening to launch a “ClimateGate” investigation.  Late this afternoon, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works did just that.Senator Inhofe sent letters to several scientists, some of whom allegedly ...
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• How Much Will Escalation Cost?

  
  Outside The Beltway | OTB — Authority: 675
  The L.A. Times has a fascinating article about the difficulties in accounting for estimated costs in a troop surge in Afghanistan. The calculations so far have produced a sweeping range. The Pentagon publicly estimates it will cost $500,000 a year for every additional service member sent to the war zone. ...
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• Its Official: Form 323 Deadline Extended To January 11!

  
  CommLawBlog — Authority: 125
  The December 15 deadline for filing the revised Ownership Report (Form 323) for commercial broadcasters has been extended to January 11 . According to a terse public notice issued on November 23 (a scant three weeks before the previously-announced December 15 deadline), the extension was granted by the Media ...
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• Reflections on the National Day of Mourning

  
  Open Media Boston - progressive news, views and arts from the "Hub of the Universe" — Authority: 126
  Im starting a bit of a tradition this Thanksgiving week by re-publishing a blog entry I wrote for my Mass. Global Action blog four years ago as an Open Media Boston editorial for the second year running in these pages. I figure that our audience has grown quite a bit since last Thanksgiving, and that Id like more ...
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• A SORN In The FCCs Side?

  
  CommLawBlog — Authority: 125
  Privacy Act notice requirement may inhibit FCC plans for 12/15 Ownership Report filing As of late in the afternoon on November 20, the Commission is still apparently sticking to its December 15 deadline for its revised Ownership Report (FCC Form 323) for commercial broadcasters – at least according to its ...
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• Healthcare Bill Puts America on Path to Universal Coverage, Says Director of OMB

  
  The Tax Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 479
  In a previous post about the tax increases included in the Senate healthcare bill I noted that the Democrats were trying to control the amount of compensation insurance companies can pay their executives. I said that I thought this was evidence of a larger plan designed to replace private insurance with ...
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• Controversy over Proposed Limit on Mammography

  
  Harlem Tee Shirts — Authority: 138
  There is a lot of controversy over the proposed limits on mammography. The proposal was for medical insurance to NOT PAY for mammographies for women under 50 years of age. One estimate was that this could kill over 20,000 women in the United States, every year. This is some of the fears made solid on the Obama ...
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• Bill Introduced to Ban P2P Applications on Federal Systems

  
  The New New Internet — Authority: 431
  R. Edolphus Towns, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee, has introduced the Secure Federal File Sharing Act , which will ban peer-to-peer applications on federal systems. The move follows the recent leak of a document on an ethics investigation into members of Congress via a P2P ...
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• You reap what you sow

  
  Holden Associates - Accountants & Business Advisers Blog — Authority: 114
  Most people will be familiar with the phrase ‘you reap what you sow’. Even though the phrase has biblical connotations it can be still be applied to many different scenarios. It can be easily applied to the task of gardening, used to encourage students to study, cooking and even to the world of business. The ...
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• UPDATE: OMB Reports Medicare Improper Payment Rates for FY 2009

  
  Medicare Update — Authority: 133
  On November 17, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released data on improper payments made by the Federal government during fiscal year (FY) 2009. The data reveals that the Federal government made $98 billion in improper payments in FY 2009 with over half (i.e., $54 billion) of the improper payments ...
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• FHH To FCC: "Stay"

  
  CommLawBlog — Authority: 125
  Fletcher Heald seeks stay of Form 323 filing deadline Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth has filed a Motion for Stay with the Commission, asking it to hold off on the implementation of its new Ownership Report (FCC Form 323) for commercial broadcast stations.  You can read the FHH motion here .  As we have ...
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• If Mass. Small Businesses Want a Better Health Care Deal, They Should Back Single-Payer Health Care

  
  Open Media Boston - progressive news, views and arts from the "Hub of the Universe" — Authority: 126
  It was strange to read todays Boston Globe article about the response of some Massachusetts small businesses to the premium increases that the health insurance companies are proposing for next year. Though the average increase for small businesses will be 10 percent - an already ridiculously high figure - some of ...
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• Bong Revilla on Hayden Kho, the new OMB chair, and why he shelved the idea of becoming Gibo’s running mate

  
  Chizmizan with Chuva — Authority: 447
  The main topic during Bong Revilla’s mini-press conference last Thursday, November 12, was his upcoming film Ang Panday, but the senator did not evade the other issues involving him and his family.There was the recent breakup of his son Jolo and girlfriend Lovi Poe.“Siyempre nakakalungkot yun,” Bong said ...
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• Court Dismisses Tafas Suit Against Rules; Leaves Lower Court Ruling Intact

  
  Patent Baristas — Authority: 489
  In the the Tafas v. Kappos lawsuit, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed a joint motion for dismissal of the appeal and to vacate the judgment of the district court below ...
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• DAVID vs. GOLIATH: A new way to think about being a small business

  
  Holden Associates - Accountants & Business Advisers Blog — Authority: 114
  The tale of David and Goliath is a biblical tale with which most people are familiar. The story of David and Goliath centre’s on a shepherd boy confronting a giant named Goliath on a battle field armed with only a slingshot to defend himself. Against all odds and against adversity David manages to slay Goliath with ...
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• Jay Greedy & Criss Ruler – O.M.B.

  
  Salacious Sound — Authority: 429
  This is a video by a 19 year old kid from Chicago named Jay Greedy.  He’s trying to get it on MTV james on the 14th of the month, and while the producers of the show have said they like it they want to see some support from the community first. Here’s an interesting personal note about the content that came with ...
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• The Business of Government (BusinessWeek)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 456
  
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• Peter Orszag on the Tough Specifics of Deficit Reduction

  
  EconomistMom.com — Authority: 513
  The President’s budget director, Peter Orszag, was on NPR’s Morning Edition on Wednesday morning.  He talked about the really difficult fiscal policy dilemma the federal government faces right now–dealing with both an unusually severe recession and a worsening longer-term budget outlook (emphasis added): ...
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• The Business of Government (BusinessWeek)

  
  Ink and Virtue — Authority: 456
  
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• HP G60 15.6" Laptop Bundle, Dual Core 2.1GHz CPU, 4GB / 320GB for $499.99 Shipped

  
  Uberi.com — Authority: 168
  HP Pavilion G60 Laptop Bundle for $499.99 shipped.  Here is a screenshot for your reference. This laptop features an Intel Dual Core Processor T4300 at 2.1GHz, 15.6" LCD at 1366 x 768 resolution, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, wireless 802.11b/g, dual layer DVD burner, and Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) with Windows ...
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