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• One Lynching in Cairo, Ill.; Then, Another

  
  Times Traveler — Authority: 469
  A huge mob in Cairo, Ill., perpetrated two savage, brutal lynchings yesterday, first of an African-American, Will James, and then of a white photographer, Henry Salzner.
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• Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/11/09

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 812
  On this Veterans Day (and let me pause for a moment to salute the service of those who have honored us with their presence in the American Armed Forces, including my father, who served in the U.S. Navy over a half-century ago), we find it to be holiday-light in terms of the political news. We do have a couple of polls ...
  10 hours ago

• Blumenthal Will Wait to Challenge Lieberman

  
  Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Authority: 758
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) told the New Haven Register that he will not run for governor instead opting to wait for a possible challenge to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in 2012. Said Blumenthal: "It would be a challenge that I would welcome, if it were the righttime to do it, and I thought I ...
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• KBR still owes at least $61M for improper billing

  
  Ms Sparky's Mishaps & Misadventures — Authority: 132
  KBR improperly billed for security guards, senator saysBloomberg NewsNov. 11, 2009, 2:54PMKBR, the largest contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan, improperly billed the Pentagon and was paid about $103 million for armed security guard services, a U.S. senator says.In a Nov. 6 letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Sen. ...
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• The prospect of an uncontested Democratic primary

  
  California League of Conservation Voters Blog — Authority: 112
  A recent back and forth between political news blogs Calitics and Calbuzz got me thinking about whether Californians would benefit from a contested Democratic Primary in the 2010 governor’s race, or whether Jerry Brown should sail on unchallenged until the November election. After about 4 nanoseconds of ...
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• Gov. Quinn to CTA Riders: Lower Fares More Important than Useful Service

  
  CHICAGO CARLESS — Authority: 403
  ( Graphic: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s 2010 CTA transit map?) I guess it must be something in the water. But as usual, another Illinois politician has decided that Chicagoans would rather have lower fares than useful transit service. Yesterday in Crain’s, Greg Hinz reported that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn ...
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• ME: Flash Mob Protests Maine Gay Marriage Repeal

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 453
  Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) and community and allies from the University of Cincinnati protested in a Day of Silence and “flash mob,” Tuesday, Nov. 10, in response to Maines vote to repeal the legislation involving same-sex marriage. In May, the Maine ...
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• “I Remember . . .” - Reminiscences of the Great Depression

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  Everyone has a story to tell about the past. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, some Michiganians bartered and traded for food, clothes, shelter and services. Sharing and “making do” became a way of life. People who lived during the Depression have interesting stories to share about how they coped with ...
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• Trip’s morning reading

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 597
  States, including New Mexico, are competing for $4 billion in federal funding for innovative education programs, reports the New York Times. As the story says: “The $4 billion is the most money Washington has ever given to overhaul schools. It is to be awarded in two rounds, in April and September, to about a ...
  19 hours ago

• Taxes or tolls?

  
  Eye on Williamson — Authority: 135
  We haven’t had a choice about how to pay for transportation in Texas for almost two decades. Our current Gov. Rick Perry, will not sign a gas tax increase.  What Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison would do, like most things in her campaign, is anyone’s guess.  Hank Gilbert will go back to how we used to pay for roads ...
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• Britain Experiments with a Language-Based Data.gov

  
  techPresident — Authority: 690
  You can teach an old country new tricks, it seems. The United Kingdom is in the final stages of releasing Data.gov.uk , shamelessly modeled off of the Data.gov hub built under the leadership of Vivek Kundra , CIO of this former colony weve got going on this side of the pond. Only the U.K.s portal onto the wide ...
  21 hours ago

• Critiquing Walkom on Ontario’s Rae Days

  
  Crux of the Matter — Authority: 132
  Credit where credit is due. If I were to grade Don Martin’s Calgary Herald column yesterday it would be an F for failure because he omitted or twisted/spun relevant facts. Thomas Walkom’s article in today’s Toronto Star would be an A because of its thoroughness and balance.Check it out here. Titled: ...
  22 hours ago

• Gov catches up with 2.0

  
  Gen Y PR Prescriptions — Authority: 108
  The mass adoption of social media over the last five years has created both challenges and opportunities for communications and marketing professionals. Some of the challenges include working with a constantly evolving media industry and learning the new norms for communication – how we can and should connect with ...
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• Geothermal Energy Goes Hollywood

  
  Features — Authority: 124
  By Susan Kraemer The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has signed a lease for exploring geothermal potential in Imperial County near the Salton Sea as part of meeting its goal to make 40% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. It is offering to lease the land, initially for 5 years of ...
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• Fort Hood: More questions than answers

  
  The Union News. — Authority: 510
  Lamestream media motives demand examination
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• Christian-themed license plates “unconstitutional” in South Carolina!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  London, Nov 11 (ANI): A US judge has banned South Carolina from issuing car number plates that feature a Christian cross in front of a stained glass window along with the slogan “I Believe”.The southern state’s legislature had already approved the licence plate, but district judge Cameron Currie said it was ...
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• Gov. Quinn Plans to Release 1,000 Non-Violent Inmates

  
  Turning Left — Authority: 431
  Governor Quinn is making the right move releasing 1,000 non-violent offenders from prison. From the Sun-Times : Gov. Quinn Tuesday defended his plan to release up to 1,000 inmates, a step that begins this week and eventually could save the cash-strapped state $5 million a year. By the end of this week, 62 ...
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• Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 11/10/09

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 812
  With the next election day sitting 358 days away, there will be nights where the amount of polling news will be far exceeded by the amount of political news. This is one of those nights. So follow along for a couple of polling stories, and the mother of all bullet-noted political digests, as we put the wrapping ...
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• Cardin: Health Care Reform by year’s end ‘ambitious’ but possible

  
  Inside Charm City: Baltimore, Maryland blog — Authority: 444
  The Hill It is “ambitious” but still possible to finish a debate over healthcare reform this year, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) said Tuesday. [...] “There’s just not a lot of time left this year,” Cardin said during an appearance on the liberal Bill Press Radio Show. “We’ll need a couple of weeks on the ...
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• ResearchMatch.org Is Cool -The Idea, the Website and even the Logo! Is This Really From The NIH?

  
  The Addi and Cassi Fund - Niemann Pick Type C — Authority: 98
  Great news from the NIH today — a new service called ResearchMatch.org was announced.  ResearchMatch.org is a national research study recruitment registry announced to help match volunteers with researchers who want them to participate in research studies.The registries matching model compliments Clinicaltrials.gov ...
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