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links for 2009-08-13

August 14, 2009

Stephen Hawking Enters U.S. Health Care Debate – a great rebuttal to right wing opponents of health care reform: Further proof, if any were needed, that in politics and reporting, the truth counts for absolutely nothing. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story would seem to be the guiding principle [...]

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links for 2009-08-05

August 6, 2009

Keith Olbermann Special Comment On Health Care Reform – I love these Keith Olbernann clips. A few US senators and congressmen should be feeling a little ashamed after watching this – a great clip of Keith Olbermann in full flow. Devastatingly funny and completely merciless. (tags: us-politics) I had a meeting in the bath – [...]

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links for 2009-07-23

July 24, 2009

Ad Folks, Public Disagree About Twitter. There's a surprise. The question is: when & how will it make money? This research is not all that illuminating – in fact it pretty much confirms the bleeding obvious. Still, we're all waiting to see how Twitter will be monetised. The question is how? It can't go on [...]

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links for 2009-07-19

July 20, 2009

GOP Candidate: If We Lose Elections, We Still Have Guns. Hilarious and scary at the same time. Obama's election victory seems to have had the effect of getting a whole bunch of right wingers out from under various rocks. I was wondering why these people weren't in evidence when Bush was president – and then [...]

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links for 2009-07-15

July 16, 2009

Secular bear market could last into 2010, maybe through 2020. Not good news for boomers. I long ago gave up thinking my savings and investments could provide for my old age. In my view, the safest investment these days is in your own business – at least you have some control over that! (tags: us-economy)

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links for 2009-07-14

July 15, 2009

Palin's Final Insult – & to think that she could have been only a heart beat away from the Presidency. This article is well worth a read – especially for all those Palin supporters who think she should be running for President in 2012. (tags: us-politics) Top 12 Oprah Mistakes, Lies and Embarrassments. It's scary [...]

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links for 2009-07-08

July 9, 2009

Obama appeals to skeptical Russians. Bit by bit Obama seems to be changing the international political atmosphere. It's in all our interests that he succeeds in improving International relations across the board. I'm not an American, but George W left me shaking my head in embarrassment at almost every turn, simply because I'm from 'the [...]

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links for 2009-07-07

July 8, 2009

Putin says Russia pinning hopes on Obama. Encouraging sounds from Moscow – I do hope things go well. The split between the US and Russia over the past few years has been worrying – particularly at around the time Russia invaded Georgia and then cut off gas supplies to Europe. I hope the good words [...]

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