A proxy war, NEW YORK (AP) – A dissident investor stepped up pressure on The New York Times Co. Friday, formally proposing its own slate of four directors and saying the company needs to take more drastic action to compete online. Harbinger Capital, an investment firm that now owns about 19 percent of the company, […]
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Byron York has a very interesting article today in which he recounts a campaign visit earlier this week by Michelle Obama to a small, struggling town in Ohio. Zanesville is “in Muskingum County, where, according to the census, the median household income in 2004 was $37,192, below both the Ohio and national average.” Here’s her […]
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In a race between a Democrat and a Republican, the Republican must deal with a hostile press corps. In a race between two Democrats, the press, in this case Reuters, is treating Hillary Clinton like she’s the Republican. Just ask Condi Rice.
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Did you know that “Julius Caesar proclaimed the last day of February as Leap Year Day, skipping it three out of four years. Back then, February 30th was the last day of the last month of the year, which is why he picked it.” Here are 50 fun facts about Leap Year.
I came across a really interesting post by Eugene Volokh titled Supreme Court Recusals Because of Stock Ownership, The L.A. Times reports that the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case might yield a 4-4 division — with no precedent being set, and the lower court decision being affirmed — because “Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. withdrew […]
For the past two weekends on the radio show we have talked about the campaign against Barack Obama and what the GOP plan should be. My position is clear, when you have a solid gold plated liberal record to run against, you focus on that. I have said repeatedly that right wingers who constantly refer […]
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