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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

News The Morning News

Posted by Megan Seling on Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:22 AM

Duh: Time magazine names Barack Obama Person of the Year.

Speaking of the "Person of the Year": Obama's team prepares to reverse "a variety of Bush measures" including his abortion rules.

Withdrawal Method: British troops will leave Iraq by May 31st.

That's Even Worse Than Expected: Morgan-Stanly reports $2.3 billion loss.

A Cyanide-Producing Hot-Pink Millipede!: That's just one of the 1,000 new species discovered in the Mekong Delta region.

OMG! RU Serious?: Experts predict a "logjam of cell phone calls" and texts at January's inauguration.

But It's So Cold!: Scientists say ice is melting at accelerating speed around the globe.

Faulty Towers: There were no serious injuries in yesterday's gondola accident, caused by a collapsing tower.

Two Faced: Woman receives successful face transplant at Cleveland hospital.

The American Dollar: Even more worthless!

It's a Gas, Gas, Gas: 16 Bellingham residents sent to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning.

About this Weather: Winter storm warning advised for much of Washington today, snow expected in Seattle on Sunday.

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A falling dollar has some benefits, it makes our exports cheaper making manufacturing in the country more profitable. It does make imports more expensive, but since a huge number of our imports come from Canada (the loon is falling too) and China (who still pegs their currency to the dollar) they won't change much in price

Posted by vooodooo84 on December 17, 2008 at 7:27 AM

I am strong!

Posted by The Incredible Sulk on December 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM

STRONG!

Posted by The Sulkettes on December 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM

I am invincible!

Posted by The Incredible Sulk on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM

INVINCIBLE!

Posted by The Sulkettes on December 17, 2008 at 8:45 AM

I am...

Posted by The Incredible Sulk on December 17, 2008 at 8:46 AM

...SULK!!!

Posted by The Incredible Sulk on December 17, 2008 at 8:46 AM

And no, I don't feel like letting it go.

Posted by The Incredible Sulk on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM

Too bad Obama's team can't reverse time back to 8 years ago so we could elect someone else.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on December 17, 2008 at 8:47 AM

a lumberjack and I'm ok...I sleep all night and I work all day...

I cut down trees, I eay my lunch, I go to the lavoratry...

Posted by the sulkettes on December 17, 2008 at 8:48 AM

logjammin' the cell phones? Someone better call Jackie Treehorn...

Posted by j.lee on December 17, 2008 at 8:49 AM

Please remember that Time Mag selected GEORGE W. BUSH as person of the year in 2004. UGH

"For sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of politics to fit his ten-gallon-hat leadership style and for persuading a majority of voters that he deserved to be in the White House for another four years, George W. Bush is TIME's 2004 Person of the Year"

-http://www.time.com/time/personoftheyear…

Posted by Non on December 17, 2008 at 9:07 AM

Our local black and yellow millipedes produce cyanide too. You can tell because they are almond scented.

Posted by the Uke on December 17, 2008 at 9:10 AM

MUKADE!

Posted by Greg on December 17, 2008 at 9:13 AM

In case you haven't already seen this, Megan: Cute Things Falling Asleep.

Posted by keshmeshi on December 17, 2008 at 9:14 AM

@15 That page is so precious! I almost can't stand it

Posted by Kayla on December 17, 2008 at 9:25 AM

I regret that we don't get a snow day while the kids stay home from school ...

Posted by Will in Seattle on December 17, 2008 at 9:56 AM

@15 I haven't seen that! Ah! What a wonderful, wonderful website. You've made me happy, keshmeshi. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by megan@thestranger.com on December 17, 2008 at 9:59 AM

Slog does okay on celebrity news about Obama, but falling down on real news: Nothing on Duncan for education or Salazar for Interior. And who'll get Transportation and give us billions for our projects, Ron Sims maybe?
Caroline Kennedy: refused to answer when asked if she'd ever been to Utica, Buffalo or Schenectady. "Actually, I did go to Ithaca and Syracuse, " she explained, "on Ari's yacht."

On Obama's formerly secret dwelling in DC: it was mentioned recently he's had an apartment somewhere there the last few years.

Posted by PC on December 17, 2008 at 10:01 AM

Obama didn't have a secret apartment. He had a shithole apartment that he and Michelle are on record joking about.

PC: what is your DEAL. I need to know if I should hate you are not.

Posted by Non on December 17, 2008 at 10:05 AM

PC does have a point about limited coverage of Arne Duncan on Slog....

But, "formerly secret dwelling"? What? As Non said, in that 60 minutes interview, the Obamas talked about the apartment and how crappy it was...

Posted by Julie in Chicago on December 17, 2008 at 10:26 AM

You should definitely hate PC. One of those useless trolls who doesn't even spur anything worthwhile.

Ron Sims for Transportation?! Perish the thought! He's our Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis :(

Posted by K X One on December 17, 2008 at 11:36 AM

I've been commenting for a couple of years #22 and I just can never understand what side PC is on. Then again I never read the essays that it writes, so.

It was clear that it was a crazy Clinton puma there for a while, but other than that I have no idea.

Posted by Non on December 17, 2008 at 12:13 PM

The fact that we usually don't get very far into PC's posts before giving up and realizing it is tripe and moving on to the next post are telling.

Posted by K X One on December 17, 2008 at 12:42 PM