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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Morning News

posted by on July 8 at 7:07 AM

Time to Leave: Iraq’s national security adviser says his country won’t accept a security deal from the U.S. unless it contains a plan for withdrawal.

The G-8 Pledge: U.S., Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, and Russia agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050. Meanwhile, with a global food crises on the agenda, G-8 leaders enjoyed a six-course lunch and an eight-course dinner.

Shady Loans: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke wants new lending rules in order to “restrict exotic mortgages and high-cost loans for people with weak credit.”

Big Business: Microsoft wants to overthrow Yahoo’s board of directors.

Gel Guns and Sonic Rays: Police in Denver and Minneapolis St. Paul are gearing up for protesters.

Reformers vs. Traditionalists: The Church of England voted yesterday to allow women bishops.

All-Time Low: Just 9% give Congress a positive rating, according to Rasmussen Reports.

Drums of War: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is reportedly training for an attack from Israel, the U.S., or both.

Critical-Area Laws: The Court of Appeals has ruled that King County’s rural-land restrictions are too strict. As you’d expect, environmentalists ain’t happy.

At a 52-Week Low: Starbucks shares, which fell Monday by 3.9%.

Today in Stupid: Text messages lead to murder charges for a Gold Bar man and his girlfriend.

Local Crime: Police say daytime burglaries in the Central Area are an “alarming trend.”

Dept. of Self-Flagellation: 1,000(!) terrible words. Ang Lee’s Hulk. Shame for life.

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I don't have a hard time believing we need that land for environmental reasons. So, condemn it and buy it under eminent domain. If it's constitutional to do it so a shopping mall can be built, I'm certain we can do it to save our watershed.

Posted by Gitai | July 8, 2008 8:42 AM
2

Anyone want to take up a collection for Gene Robinson's sex change operation?

Posted by K | July 8, 2008 8:46 AM
3

Can I get a link to that daytime burglaries article, oh shamed one?

Posted by kid icarus | July 8, 2008 8:46 AM
4

I liked the Hulk.

Posted by The White Blackula | July 8, 2008 8:49 AM
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@3: Fixed it. Thanks.

Posted by Bradley Steinbacher | July 8, 2008 8:51 AM
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We demand more shame!

Posted by Fnarf | July 8, 2008 8:53 AM
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@Hulk

It's actually closer to 2,000 words if you count the fact that the review is double-posted. Double shame!

Posted by bearseatbeats | July 8, 2008 9:00 AM
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re: Dept of Self-flagellation, I'm glad you finally came to your senses. Was it the total greatness that is the new (most recent) Hulk, or did it happen earlier on?

Posted by DanFan | July 8, 2008 9:02 AM
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Local crime in the daytime ...

Um, guys, it's summer - the day lasts until 9 pm now. The reason daytime crime is lower in the winter is the day is shorter.

That said, Georgetown and Fremont are safer now that the thieves moved to the Hill.

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 8, 2008 10:09 AM
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The police in SAINT PAUL, not Minneapolis, are gearing up for the convention. I say this in all capital letters because my hometown always gets the short end of the Twin Cities stick.

Posted by Jason Josephes | July 8, 2008 10:54 AM
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I'm surprised you're not calling in county police too, Jason - think of how well that worked for us when the WTO was in town ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 8, 2008 11:18 AM
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All this dogpiling on Ang Lee the last couple weeks puzzles me. The guy had the chance to make a summer comic book blockbuster and did it up arty. Sure, it was kind of forgettable, and suffered from the same Hollywood tics as Brokeback Mountain, but fuck if the clip from it posted here last week wasn't a hell of a lot more interesting than anything I have seen from the new one, which just looks like a bunch of obvious, obvious, easy. What is really weird is people thinking they can throw a Hulk movie out there without anyone noticing this was just done like four years ago. What do you call a retread of a retread? This is like when Paul Figgis Higgis or whatever made 'Crash', not so many years after David Cronenberg made a very acclaimed movie of the same name. People act like indie film just doesn't exist, and it is NOT helpful if you want to see better and smarter films.

If I was Ang Lee, I'd be all, "Hey, I'm Ang Lee, what the hell did you expect?"

Posted by Grant Cogswell | July 8, 2008 11:49 AM
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Of course now I am hypnotized, because I just used the word 'indie' to describe two studio productions, as in the new generally-accepted meaning of 'indie' which really means 'Hollywood 'indie'' or 'quirky'. Sorry.

Posted by Grant Cogswell | July 8, 2008 11:52 AM
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Tomorrow's news: Iraqi national security adviser killed in massive car bombing.

Posted by Original Andrew | July 8, 2008 12:46 PM
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@ Bradley Steinbacher,


For those of us who've been reading the paper nearly as long as you've been there, can you give us a hint about what you'll be up to in the future?


We need closure ; )

Posted by Original Andrew | July 8, 2008 12:49 PM
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@10: Sorry Jason, I fixed the post. I love St. Paul!

@ 15: I'm trying something entirely new. As much as I love it here (obviously--you don't stick around for 14 years if you hate it) I want a new challenge. Plus, there's only so many times you can eat at Ballet. That curry mock chicken is crack!

Posted by Bradley Steinbacher | July 8, 2008 1:11 PM

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