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Monday, November 12, 2007

Morning News

posted by on November 12 at 8:29 AM

Loophole: Millions in undisclosed contributions lined up for 2008.

Bloodshed in Palestine: Hamas opens fire on Fatah rally in Gaza, killing six.

Newspeak in Pakistan: Musharraf to hold elections under martial law. Meanwhile, Bhutto’s protest plans called illegal.

Blackwater II: Private security firm, DynCorp, kills Iraqi cab driver.

Invasion of the Clones: Scientists create cloned embryos from adult monkey cells.

Obama Returns: Obama scores big at important annual Iowa shindig with powerful speech.

Power Outage: Windstorms hit Northwestern Washington, 20,000 homes and businesses lose power.

Getting Close: School funding measure and Port of Seattle race still too close to call.

Not Fighting While Black: African American enlistment has dropped by half during during Bush years.

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If there was a wind farm in that part of Washington, instead of losing power, they would have generated 1.21 JIGGAWATTS!!!!!

Posted by The CHZA | November 12, 2007 8:32 AM
2

Ah, the Jefferson Jackson Dinner! Rubber chicken for 2500, plus another five thousand watching them eat.

It really is good, old-fashioned Democratic fun. I attended it many times when I was a young one.

Posted by catalina vel-duray | November 12, 2007 9:02 AM
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This windstorm had damn well better kill LOTS of people in Seattle when it hits! I am sick of this wimpy "stormy weather". This is global warming and fuck, I want DISASTER to hit!!!

Posted by Just Me | November 12, 2007 9:22 AM
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I heard recently that burying utilities in West Seattle would cost homeowners about $20,000 apiece. Ouch. I suppose by comparison, annual blackouts aren't so bad.

Posted by Greg | November 12, 2007 9:28 AM
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At the very least I hope the power gets knocked out so I can go the fuck home and crawl back into bed. Bank holidays piss me off.

Posted by kid icarus | November 12, 2007 9:35 AM
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I'm interested in the role of good speeches in this campaign. It seemed not too long ago that Clinton's speech was the clincher:

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/hillary_clinton_in_seattle_last_night

Posted by me | November 12, 2007 9:55 AM
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The article from the Des Moines Register was quite, quite right about the mistake of loading up on Iowa politician speeches. Of course I want to support my home-state democrats.. but when I caught a chunk of the dinner on CSPAN I was unfortunate enough to tune in just as Lt. Gov. Patty Judge was speaking (er... I'm so used to calling her Patty Sludge) and she is a poor, poor speaker. So boring! Chet was only slightly more entertaining.

Posted by Sara | November 12, 2007 12:28 PM

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