Eric Florack on October 24th, 2008

Welcome dear reader, to the most intense nightly read on the ‘sphere… BitsBlog’s Nightly Ramble.

Lots going on, today, Friday. Let’s get to it.

  • First, you’ll no doubt notice that we’re running a good deal faster. The performance increase we

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davidl on October 24th, 2008

The Puffington Post has their knickers in a twist over this quote by Michele Backmann

But guess what? Not all cultures are equal. Not all values are equal

Duh!

There is no evidence that all cultures are equal, none, nada,

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Eric Florack on October 24th, 2008

From The London Times:

North Korea is clamping down on mobile phones and long distance telephone calls to prevent the spread of news about a worsening food crisis, according to the United Nations investigator on human rights for the isolated

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Eric Florack on October 24th, 2008

From Investors’ Business Dailty:

IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: Day Eleven
Posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008

McCain has cut into Obama’s lead for a second day and is now just 1.1 points behind. The spread was 3.7 Wednesday and 6.0 Tuesday.

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