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American Icon Dies

By osquest | Published: July 17, 2009
Walter Cronkinte, the iconic anchorman, has died at age 92. The New York Times recaps his career. Again showing my age, my memories of Walter Cronkite are mainly about watching him describe the moon landings and other space flights. The New York Times has a quote by Mr. Cronkite that our current news givers should consider: I [...]
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More Votes Bought

By ray | Published: July 9, 2009
My previous post was about the influence of money on politics. This is along the same lines but is a case of Democrats customizing the tax code to benefit their union base. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus has been advocating taxing our health plans in order to pay for universal health care, or at [...]
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Is This What Ironic Means?

By ray | Published: October 21, 2008
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have bid to manage the toxic home loans that the Treasury will buy in its bailout program. James Lockhart, the chief regulator for the companies said: They … have some skills in this area… via Planet Money
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Paul Newman Dies at Age 83

By ray | Published: September 27, 2008
Paul Newman has died at age 83. He was one of the greats, whether it was Cool Hand Luke, Newman’s Own brand donating over $200 million to charity or the Hole In The Wall Gang Camp.
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XBox Takes the Lead…

By ray | Published: September 13, 2008
… if you ignore those other guys. Ars Technica reports: The Xbox 360 sold 195,200 units last month, taking the lead back from Sony. Farther down the article they do mention Nintendo, with 453,000 Wii’s and 518,300 DS’s sold. So I guess Nintendo is so far ahead thay aren’t even considered part of the competition. The fight [...]
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