TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS 08/30/08
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
•Country singer Kitty Wells, 89 •Actor Bill Daily, 81 •Actress Elizabeth Ashley, 69
Bill Daily
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Brain Game: Lune Latérale
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
The following phrase is an anagram of what U.S. state-capital combination? Hint (Okay, maybe not much of a hint): Actors born here include Bill Daily, Brandon Routh, and Oscar-winner Cloris Leachman.) “A SIDEWAYS MOON” HERE is the answer. ANSWER: DES MOINES, IOWA
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The 45th Parallel
A Wine Story (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
The title of this post sounds like some sort of Hollywood film, does it not? If you are a refugee from wine school or just like to read a lot about wine, you might recognize this as a circular strip...
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Pelosi Welcomes Filibuster of the House FISA Surrender Bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
Now that the American people who actually care about the Constitution are making a lot of noise, Pelosi is saying that maybe the Senate should take a little more time than she allowed in the House. The House passed the legislation last week, despite misgivings and outright opposition from many Democrats. Pelosi voted for the bill, saying legislation was urgently needed to update federal authority...
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the FISA bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
The FISA Amendments Act has however generated controversy in some circles [HAND GESTURE]. "I don't have a formal opening statement ." Liberal critics contend that its provisions amount to a constitutional farce . "I don't recall seeing this memorandum and I don't recall specific objections of this nature ." [CAMERA RIGHT] But supporters point out [HAND GESTURE] that it is a "strong bill" . "This bill...
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Hoyer's Bad Bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
This is what his local news has to say on the FISA bill he engineered: Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5th) was a key player in a bipartisan compromise announced today to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The FISA Amendments Act, H.R. 6304, in part provides legal immunity to the nation's telecommunications companies who helped the federal government with a warrantless surveillance program, which...
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Wednesday June 18
The TaxPayers' Alliance (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Blogs 1.50pm, Campaign Glyn Gaskarth: Taxpayers fund £500,000 Human Rights farce as Islamist hate preacher allowed out The right of British people to protection comes below that of a foreign national to not be deported to their country of origin....
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I Dream of Jeannie: Sony's Press Release for Jeannie's Final Season on DVD
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
By David Lambert - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Barbara Eden & Larry Hagman Return for One Last Time on DVD July 8 I DREAM OF JEANNIE THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON Four-Disc Box Set Features 26 Fanciful... (more)
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New twist to next Iraq $ bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
Congress Daily , via Politico , reports some of the "how" regarding the Democratic leadership's plans to bring the next Iraq funding bill to the floor without going through the appropriations committee: HOW THEY'LL DO IT: CongressDaily's Christian Bourge and Peter Cohn say Democratic leaders may be able to bypass the appropriations committees by using the "never-enacted FY08 Military Construction...
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McCain Ignores Webb’s Call to Sponsor GI Bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 22/03/2008
This is how John McCain supports the troops: Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) is calling on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) to sign on as a co-sponsor to his GI bill, which would improve educational benefits to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "McCain needs to get on the bill," Webb told reporters after a Christian Science Monitor breakfast meeting on Wednesday. He...
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$1.5M donation for healthy carts
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 13/03/2008
A thousand fruit-and-vegetable carts will soon hit the streets in the city's poorest neighborhoods - and a private donor is footing the $1.5 million bill, the Daily News has learned.
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People Rally For 9/11 Healthcare Funding
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 27/02/2008
Tuesday's protests came after Bush's 2009 budget allocated $25 million for 9/11 worker's healthcare programs, ...
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The Gadget Master: What's Up With Your Cell Phone Bill - Daily Colonial
Matt's blog (Free subscription) | 25/02/2008
The Gadget Master: What's Up With Your Cell Phone Bill Daily Colonial, DC - 36 minutes ago This new direction for carriers shows that they are gearing up for the next generation of cellular networks ( 4G ) and trying to test which models will work ...
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Passing the Inertia Bill [Daily Kos]
The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 14/12/2007
Remember the energy bill ? The bill that contained a requirement for utilities to draw 15% of the electricity from renewable energy sources? The bill that provided rebates to people who purchased plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles? The bill that took away the billions being given to the most profitable companies on earth, and used that money to pay for real advances? Sure, it wasn't a perfect bill....
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An "Insulting Proposition"
HockeyNation (Free subscription) | 07/11/2007
The legal tribulations and litigation's are apparently not over between Steve Moore and Todd Bertuzzi , as the Toronto Star reported on Tuesday about an acrimonious meeting between the two sides last year which resulted in the legal representatives of Mr. Bertuzzi and Orca Bay putting a 350,000 dollar offer on the table . Moore had been seeking a settlement of 15 million dollars for the March 2004...
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