Michael Moore for Secretary of Health - BuzzMachine
Excerpt:
"Sicko is near-great documentary that will and should have a profound impact on the election and on public policy. If no president can fix our health care and insurance mess in this country and no politician can coalesce public opinion, maybe he can.
Moore is — for Moore — practically deft and subtle as he exposes the hell we’re all in with our insurance coverage. I was impressed that, all in all, he let the stories tell themselves and he left his 2×4 in the closet."
http://www.buzzmachine.com/2007/06/30/michael-moore-for-secretary-of-health/
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Wolfowitz Vows To Continue In Politics - Huffington Post
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Sphere: Related ContentBranding Supporters' Desktops: A Widget for Campaigns - TechPresident
Excerpt:
"It's called Active Access, and I stumbled upon it in a random lunchtime conversation at last week's Digital Media Conference. The folks behind the product were happy to give a quick demonstration this week, and I really can't find any reason that national campaigns and big advocacy groups wouldn't jump all over it. Here's what it is and why I think it's so useful:
Branded desktop widget. Active Access is a small module that sits on a computer desktop. Once it's downloaded, it displays basic campaign branding information (logo, graphics), plus weather conditions, a web search box and a big fat "contribute" button....Want to see a screenshot? Here's a look at a generic campaign version, with the messaging panel expanded and a desktop alert popped-up."
http://www.techpresident.com/node/1806
A Strong Second Quarter - HillaryClinton.com Blog - by Howard Wolfson, Communications Director in News
Excerpts:
"Fundraising
We expect to bring in about what we did in the First Quarter, or slightly more, which should put us in the range of $27 million. To put that figure in some perspective, it is more than any Democrat has ever raised in the second quarter of the "off" year. While that figure is record setting, we do expect Senator Obama to significantly outraise us this quarter.
Bottom line is that both campaigns will raise a great deal of money and that we will have all the resources we need to compete and win. Ultimately, this race will come down to the candidates themselves, their message and the quality of their campaigns. We feel very good about where the campaign stands, and our ability to win the primary and go toe-to-toe with any of the Republicans in the field.
Electability
As Mark Penn likes to say, people always ask "can Hillary win?" but he has never had this asked of someone who is already winning. This week's national polls underscore that observation.
According to the latest CNN, Newsweek and USA Today/Gallup polls, Hillary beats all of the leading GOP contenders head-to-head, and she has solidified double-digit leads in all of the national primary polls. She's also leading in 34 out of the 36 states with recent primary polls, including the early states. Voters say she's the candidate most likely to win the general election and the primary, and according to a June Washington Post/ABC poll, Hillary leads by nearly 50 points on the question of who has the best experience to be President."
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/blog/view/?id=8969
New Law Requires New Mexico To Grow Own Pot - Huffington Post
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Sphere: Related ContentDems Call White House Out on Subpoenas - The Huffington Post
Excerpt:
"Democrats took the first steps Friday in what could be a long march to court in a tug-of-war between the White House and Congress over subpoenas and executive and legislative branch powers.
In a letter to White House counsel Fred Fielding, the heads of the Senate and House Judiciary committees demanded an explanation in 10 days of why the White House claimed executive privilege on subpoenaed documents and vowed to invoke "the full force of law.""
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070629/congress-subpoenas/
Thursday, June 28, 2007
WSJ Reporters Stage Mass Murdoch Protest - Huffington Post
Sphere: Related ContentAl Gore's $100 Million Makeover - Drudge Report
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http://www.drudgereport.com/
John Edwards talks about Ann Coulter - Video - From: johnedwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMZ0YUwLb_o
Elizabeth Edwards calls Ann Coulter Video - From: johnedwards - Views: 114,459
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6BBDcZqSF0
Next NASA mission: Twitter and Facebook
Excerpt:
"NASA astronauts "twittering" from the moon?
It's not such a far-fetched idea, considering the space agency's current push to partner with Web 2.0 companies like Twitter and save itself from turning into a dinosaur in the Internet age. Some executives at the struggling NASA believe that if the agency can adopt Web technologies like Twitter--a social network for broadcasting thoughts online or via text message--then kids and the general public will be more connected to space exploration and inspired to learn about science.
"How can NASA become hip?" NASA CoLab Project Manager Robert Schingler asked here Tuesday at NASA's Ames Research Center. "For me, it's allowing other individuals (and companies) to participate in the program.""
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Ann Coulter Loses It On "Morning Joe" - Video - Huffington Post
Sphere: Related ContentBush Won't Supply Subpoenaed Documents
Excerpt:
"President Bush, moving toward a constitutional showdown with Congress, asserted executive privilege Thursday and rejected lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.
Bush's attorney told Congress the White House would not turn over subpoenaed documents for former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor.
In reaction, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy accused the administration of shifting "into Nixonian stonewalling" and revealing "disdain for our system of checks and balances."
Alex: This is not the beginning of the end of Bush's political life. This is the middle of the end. The Democrats have given Bush just enough rope to hang himself politically, and he has seemingly obliged.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070628/bush-subpoenas/