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Filed at 8:07 am, Saturday October 31st 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
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Remind me why we’re still in Afghanistan?
Filed at 7:18 am, Wednesday October 28th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
There are just so many reasons I wouldn’t want to be Paul Gimigliano, the CIA’s top spokesman, today. Listen to the awkward response he gave to the New York Times when it broke the latest bombshell about how Afghan President Karzai’s brother is being paid by the agency to raise a secret opium-embroiled army:
A C.I.A. […]
Nine words Obama needs to say:
Filed at 8:38 am, Sunday October 25th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Repeat after me:
A public option is more important than Olympia Snowe.
Support for public option rebounds?
Filed at 7:03 am, Tuesday October 20th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Zuh? How’d this happen?
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health-care plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and wins clear majority support from the public.
[…]
On the issue that has been perhaps the most pronounced flash point in the national debate, 57 percent of all […]
Whip count: Just how many votes are there for a public option in the US Senate?
Filed at 7:21 pm, Friday October 16th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
The blog Open Left has been doing a great job of whip counting and tallying potential votes for a public option in the Senate’s health care debate. Really, nobody outside of Capitol Hill has been doing as good a job figuring out where each Senator stands as things change. Check out their latest assessment, which […]
Who really cares about Olympia Snowe?
Filed at 5:18 pm, Tuesday October 13th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
So, Snowe voted for the Baucus Bill.
Does that suddenly make it legislation that has “bipartisan support”? Um, about as much as Michael Steele makes the Republican Party “diverse.”
I could care less about Snowe’s vote in favor of Baucus’ milquetoast bill and I doubt it will fool anybody into thinking the bill is bipartisan in any […]
Long day ahead
Filed at 2:25 am, Sunday October 11th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Once again this year I’ll be part of the Chicago Marathon film crew. This year though, it’s looking to be a lot colder than last year, but the bright side is, I’ll be in a heated trailer for much of the day handling logistical stuff for our shooters out on the race course.
Update: One of […]
Zuh, what? In complete shocker, Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Filed at 6:38 am, Friday October 09th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
This is pretty surreal news to wake up to. Didn’t even know the guy was nominated… and neither did he:
President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a stunning decision designed to encourage his initiatives to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with the Muslim world and stress diplomacy and cooperation rather […]
Nice move, Apple
Filed at 6:23 am, Tuesday October 06th 2009
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Voting with their feet:
Apple has become the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce over climate policy.
“We strongly object to the chamber’s recent comments opposing the E.P.A.’s effort to limit greenhouse gases,” wrote Catherine A. Novelli, the vice president of worldwide government affairs at Apple, in a letter dated today and […]
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