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Sunday, March 7, 2010

News The Morning News: Iraqi Elections, Constantine, Scientology, Census, Harlem

Posted by on Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 7:13 AM

Posted by news intern Jon Brock*

State Vs. Private Employment: Which one pays better? Find out here.

Whatever Happened to Dow? King County Executive Constantine "will present his 'blueprint for reform' to the Metropolitan King County Council Monday, followed by meetings with civic and business groups later in the week."

A Great Day For Democracy...(Not Really): "Bombs and mortars pounded Baghdad Sunday morning, killing at least 27 people and wounding more than 40, as Iraqis dodged explosions to cast their votes."

Don't Ever Sign a Contract for a Billion Years: The Church of Scientology (apparently) has a long history of physical abuse against its members.

The 2010 U.S. Census: It's almost here!

Maulvi Faqir Mohammed: Another top Taliban leader in Pakistan has been killed by an airstrike, according to Pakistani officials.

More Background on the Pentagon Shooter: Read it here.

All Is Well, Until Someone Does Something Stupid: The PLO has agreed to indirect-talks with Israel regarding peace plans between the two.

Paterson and Rangel: Power is shifting out of Harlem and over to Brooklyn in New York politics.

University of Pennsylvania Admissions: Applications will now offer a checkbox for sexual orientation.

Music Video Making at Its Finest:

*This is my last Morning News. Thank you, to all the commenters, for the abuse you've made me endure over the past three months. It's been great. Later.

 

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1
So if they're "immortal", why is the contract only for a billion years?
Posted by Crystal clear already, thanks on March 7, 2010 at 8:40 AM
COMTE 2
Awwww, and we were just warming up U.I.! Good luck on future endeavors, and remember: the abuse doesn't lessen up, the form of it simply changes.
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on March 7, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 3
Eh. Sarah's a lot cuter anyway.

Seriously, good luck to you, Jon.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on March 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM
rob! 4
Meanwhile, Virginia's conservative attorney general is pressuring state schools' regents (called "boards of visitors" there) to "rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation"--probably in knee-jerk response to the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in DC and Maryland's recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on March 7, 2010 at 9:19 AM
5
"Applications will now offer a checkbox for sexual orientation."

Do they include bisexual....ie. I like men AND boys?
Posted by Kevin Keegan on March 7, 2010 at 9:22 AM
linda with a y 6
Happy Trails to you Jon Brock
Posted by linda with a y on March 7, 2010 at 9:39 AM
7
Dear Unpaid Intern:

If it's on the front page of the NY Times Sunday edition (above the fold, no less), the allegations of Scientology's abuses are a bit stronger than "apparently".

It's OK: they don't have the money to sue like they did in the old days (and they're a bit backed up right now with an ever growing pile of lawsuits naming them as the defendant). It should be noted that your sister publication (PDX Merc) published a front page article on Scientology and... well, let's just that Dan Savage's weekly exhortations to be GGG have not ceased.

Respectfully yours,
-Bob
Posted by Bob_Loblaw_PDX on March 7, 2010 at 10:14 AM
8
Dow Constantine is acting like a real elected leader! Wouldn't it be cool if we had a mayor like that?
And, Dow has Seattle's former budget director, one of the best in the nation, that McGinn pushed out.
Has anyone mentioned "recall" yet?
Posted by we're screwed on March 7, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Fifty-Two-Eighty 9
Not to pick nits, @7, but it was "below the fold" on my copy. Still, front page of the NYT is nothing to sneeze at.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on March 7, 2010 at 10:24 AM
gloomy gus 10
I love tasty nits: above the fold on mine delivered here in 98101.
Posted by gloomy gus on March 7, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Fnarf 11
OK Go's tunes are pretty good, but their videos are eleven out of ten.
Posted by Fnarf http://www.facebook.com/fnarf on March 7, 2010 at 10:48 AM
onion 12
I love that video! Now you give me an excuse to watch it a fourth time. You couldn't have found a finer example of Internet swag. Great way to sign off.
Posted by onion on March 7, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Bauhaus I 13
Best o'everything, Jon. Thanks!
Posted by Bauhaus I on March 7, 2010 at 11:07 AM
gloomy gus 14
"OK Go thanks State Farm for making this video possible." Er?
Posted by gloomy gus on March 7, 2010 at 11:18 AM
Urgutha Forka 15
Abusing your followers is just one of the steps necessary to become a "real" religion, so I'd say scientology is on the right track!
Posted by Urgutha Forka on March 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM
16
@8 have you signed up for your COBRA yet?
Posted by Bitter between the lines... on March 7, 2010 at 12:42 PM
in-frequent 17
@11 +1.

i'm almost impressed enough to try and find out if they come up with the ideas, or are just really good at choosing directors and recognizing concepts. the videos are attention-grabbing, innovative, and actually fun.
Posted by in-frequent on March 7, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Free Lunch 18
That video is impressive. The chance of the glasses being chimed at the right moment (and other perfectly sync'ed events far later in the machine) seems impossibly low.

Good luck, Mr. Brock. I hope that next time you sign up for as much abuse you at least get paid.
Posted by Free Lunch on March 7, 2010 at 2:36 PM
wilbur@work 19
Thanks for the scientology link, that was fascinating (don't read the NYT, so I was out of the loop). Good luck.
Posted by wilbur@work on March 7, 2010 at 10:37 PM

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