Eric Florack on February 24th, 2008

WASHINGTON -AP- Ralph Nader said Sunday he will run for president as a third-party candidate, criticizing the top White House contenders as too close to big business and pledging to repeat a bid that will “shift the power from the

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Eric Florack on February 24th, 2008

We grow yet again.

BitsBlog is now taking NOAA’s National Hurricane Center feeds. These will provide up to the minute severe weather information 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for both oceans. During the storm season, this will

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Eric Florack on February 24th, 2008

Now, perhaps it’s just me, but I’ve noted a trend that we should discuss as a nation… Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama seem to be fixated on the question “What can your country do for you?” They’ve apparently forgotten the

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

Noted with some amusement at Michelle’s place:

When last we heard from Toledo mayor Carty Finkbeiner, he was cussing up a storm over the nation’s backlash against his anti-Marine words and actions.

He’s as unpopular at home as he

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

The Distinguished Service CrossHeh.

I no sooner make comment on how Bruce hasn’t been doing any of these of late at Q&O, and viola’, one shows up.

This time, the story related is of one Timothy Nein, A Staff Sgt with the 617th

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

DETROIT, Feb 22 (Reuters) – General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has defended remarks he made dismissing global warming as a “total crock of shit,” saying his views had no bearing on GM’s commitment to

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

If John Hawkins’ latest polling on the matter is anything like accurate, McCain still has a lot of work to do to gain the trust of the base.

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

For the benefit of those who are new to this blog, I’ll say up front I don’t like John McCain. DOnot mistake this string of comments, therefore as a defense of him. But it will be useful for us to

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

I have commented to Bruce McQuain Q & O, both publicly and privately that I am a little disappointed that he has not been doing his project hero bit every weekend. His was a worthy project and one I was

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

McQ makes an excellent point about the Democrat debate the other night, and a line that Obama offered up:

In last night’s debate, Barack Obama, apparently wanting to get in the swing of sounding like the Commander-in-Chief, threw this little

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Eric Florack on February 23rd, 2008

The Bits Blog Newsroom continues to grow. Asof this morning, we now have the US State Dept newswires tied in to the newsroom.  This is a huge resource, adding to an already large collection of live feeds which update automatically.

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davidl on February 23rd, 2008

Illegal alien killsDavidL's Breakfast Scramble, Fox News:

MINNEAPOLIS – A woman who authorities say is in the country illegally and using an alias was charged Friday with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two lesser charges in a school

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  • I’m going to have to post a really good quip someday. Meanwhile, your humble webmaster got himself another Honorable Mention at the OTB Caption Contest.
  • I said it last night; I had my doubts that Sadr was going to break

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Eric Florack on February 22nd, 2008

Heh… Check out Bob Geldoff…. Here”s Hume last night:

Rock singer and noted social activist Bob Geldof is praising President Bush for his work in delivering bills of dollars to fight disease and poverty in Africa – and ripping the

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davidl on February 22nd, 2008

DavidL's Breakfast ScrambleIronic story of the day, Allah Pundit, Hot Air:

Helicopters carrying three senior U.S. senators made emergency landings Thursday in the mountains of Afghanistan because of a snowstorm.

Sens. John Kerry, Joseph Biden and Chuck Hagel were aboard

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