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Special late-morning edition, because Slog mysteriously buried my original Morning News post, scheduled for 8:00 this morning.
Out: WaMu CEO Kerry Killinger, on the heels of plummeting stock prices and losses from bad mortgages.
In: CASA Latina breaks ground in Central District.
Struggling: Obama campaign seeks to gain financial advantage over publicly financed McCain.
Holding Steady: Troop levels in Iraq, at least until Bush leaves office.
18 Million Cra… Never Mind: NY Times refers to nonexistent Clinton-Palin feud as “cat fight.”
God’s Law: Evangelicals seek to overturn ban on endorsing from the pulpit.
Struggling: Airlines projected to lose $5.2 billion this year.
Tell Us What You Really Think: Condoleezza Rice offers “less than hearty endorsement” of Sarah Palin, noting, “she’s a governor of a state here in the United States.”
Hmm: Bush taps McCain’s 2000 finance committee chair to rescue bailed-out mortgage buyer Fannie Mae.
That Little Old Lady Must Have Provoked Those Dogs Somehow: Elderly woman mauled by pit bulls in SeaTac.
Increasing: Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain.
Declining: US demand for bottled water.
A Robot Could Generate Better Cliches: So why does Maureen Dowd still have a column?
Recipe of the Day: Tomato Gratin (photo and recipe via We Are Never Full)
ngredients
4-5 large tomatoes, cut into 1/4 inch slices
6 cloves garlic, minced
6 leaves of basil, thinly sliced
1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (plus extra for the breadcrumbs - see below)
1/4 cup olive oil
For breadcrumb topping:
1 cup of unseasoned breadcrumbs
1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano or romano cheese
1 1/2 teaspoon paprika/pimenton
1 teaspoon oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon peperoncino
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon thyme (fresh or dried)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
Put a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a 9-by-12-inch baking dish. Arrange the tomatoes flat down, side by side, in the dish. Sprinkle with some salt and pepper, the minced garlic and 1/4 cup of the parmigiano reggiano.
In a separate bowl, mix the breadcrumbs with all of the herbs, spices and the cheese. Mix. Sprinkle some of the dry mixture (before you add the olive oil) on to the top of the tomatoes (about 1/8 of a cup).
With a fork, blend in the olive oil with the remaining dry mixture. Sprinkle as much as you like of this mixture onto the tomatoes. Top with some fresh basil.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until top is brown and crusty and the tomatoes have shrunk a bit.
Comments (7)
Anti-Semitic attacks? Duh. As long as the British guv keeps kowtowing to extremist muslims, there is less to fear legally. You can't blame all of this one on the old skinhead this time. They are still around, but with all the anti-Jew sentiment being spread in mosques, is this a surprise? Listen to Pat Condell on his YouTube channel for info on what is really going on in England.
Posted by P to the J | September 9, 2008 10:22 AMThe Canadian Election was called this weekend. Not that that is, you know, news worthy (especially for all you potential deserters).
Posted by ams | September 9, 2008 10:31 AMOn the overturning the ban on endorsements.... absolutely ridiculous. If you are a tax-exempt church, you agreed to certain conditions in exhcange for tax exempt status. One of which being you cannot endorse a political candidate.
It's very simple -- if these folks want to endorse their candidate, all they have to do is give up tax exempt status (one of the implications of which is that donations to them will not be tax deductible).
You can't have it both ways...
Posted by Julie in Chicago | September 9, 2008 10:38 AMHow could you miss this story?
Man rubbed with spices, other beaten with sausage
Posted by keshmeshi | September 9, 2008 10:45 AMIf it weren't for ECB's linkage, I'd read no Dowd at all.
Posted by NapoleonXIV | September 9, 2008 10:56 AM"Out: WaMu CEO Kerry Killinger, on the heels of plummeting stock prices and losses from bad mortgages."
It's about fucking time! (Even though he will walk with about $28 million in compensation)
"God’s Law: Evangelicals seek to overturn ban on endorsing from the pulpit."
Exactly what Julie in Chicago said... you can endorse whomever you want when you give up your tax exempt status, fuckers.
"Struggling: Airlines projected to lose $5.2 billion this year."
I've said it once and I'll say it again, all airlines should charge by weight of the passenger and their luggage combined.
"Tell Us What You Really Think: Condoleezza Rice offers “less than hearty endorsement” of Sarah Palin, noting, “she’s a governor of a state here in the United States.”"
I had heard Condi was an Obama fan.
"Hmm: Bush taps McCain’s 2000 finance committee chair to rescue bailed-out mortgage buyer Fannie Mae."
Pay attention folks, this is the moment when China completed it's purchase of America.
"That Little Old Lady Must Have Provoked Those Dogs Somehow: Elderly woman mauled by pit bulls in SeaTac."
Sarah Palin was in SeaTac?
Posted by monkey | September 9, 2008 11:41 AMMaureen Dowd's most recent column is completely useless.
Posted by Greg | September 9, 2008 3:05 PMComments Closed
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