Lisa Marie Presley’s MySpace Blog Entry About Michael Jackson
July 6, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009 He Knew. Years ago Michael and I were having a deep conversation about life in general. I can’t recall the exact subject matter but he may have been questioning me about the circumstances of my Fathers Death. At some point he paused, he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty, “I am afraid that I am going to end up like him, the way he did.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Former Lawmakers and Congressional Staffers Hired to Lobby on Health Care
July 6, 2009The nation’s largest insurers, hospitals and medical groups have hired more than 350 former government staff members and retired members of Congress in hopes of influencing their old bosses and colleagues, according to an analysis of lobbying disclosures and other records.
Former Lawmakers and Congressional Staffers Hired to Lobby on Health Care – washingtonpost.com
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Miami Herald Supports Fair Districts Florida
July 6, 2009It’s no wonder a group of legislators last year tried to quash a state petition drive to reform how Florida redraws its congressional and legislative districts. The drive threatens lawmakers because it would put an end to the blatant gerrymandering that protects incumbents and the political party in power at redistricting time.The legislators suing to stop the petition lost — deservedly so. The petition challengers were Republican. But there is little doubt that if the Democrats controlled the Legislature they would have tried to stop it, too. It’s all about keeping political power.
Now voters have a chance to take democracy back and get a fair system of representation….
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The Vanity Fair Article That May Have Pushed Palin Over The Edge
July 6, 2009Todd S. Purdum on Sarah Palin | vanityfair.com
Despite her disastrous performance in the 2008 election, Sarah Palin is still the sexiest brand in Republican politics, with a lucrative book contract for her story. But what Alaska’s charismatic governor wants the public to know about herself doesn’t always jibe with reality. As John McCain’s top campaign officials talk more candidly than ever before about the meltdown of his vice-presidential pick, the author tracks the signs—political and personal—that Palin was big trouble, and checks the forecast for her future.
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Clerical Leaders Defy Ayatollah on Iran Election – NYTimes.com
July 5, 2009An important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment.
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Surprise! China is kicking US butt on clean energy.
July 4, 2009China has already adopted the most aggressive energy efficiency program in the world. It is committed to reducing the energy intensity of its economy — energy used per dollar of goods produced — by 20 percent in five years. They are doing this by implementing fuel efficiency standards for cars that far exceed our own and by going after their top thousand industries with very aggressive efficiency targets. And they have the most aggressive renewable energy deployment in the world, for wind, solar and nuclear, and are already beating their targets.
via Op-Ed Columnist – Can I Clean Your Clock? – NYTimes.com.
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My Brother Says You Should Know About This…
July 4, 2009A young scientist with curly, reddish hair tucked beneath a knit cap stepped gingerly onto the three-day-old ice of a remote lake in northeastern Siberia. Coating the black depths like cellophane, the thin film held no promise to bear her weight, but a sudden dunk in the frigid water was a risk she had to take. Searching the lake by rickety rowboat all summer had failed, and any day winter’s first big snow would engulf the region, obscuring the lake’s surface until spring. She could not afford to wait that long. …
The Arctic Thaw Could Make Global Warming Worse: Scientific American
He’s right, by the way…
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Run, Sarah, Run!
July 3, 2009The Fix – Palin To Resign, Focus on Presidential Run
Thank you Jesus! If she runs, we’ve got ‘em whipped again! Let’s run Rush for Veep, just to be sure. Put some lipstick on him, too.
Where Mermaids and Gators Go When Summer Turns Beastly
July 3, 2009Florida Springs Eternal: Where Mermaids and Gators Go When Summer Turns Beastly – washingtonpost.com
Florida is the springs capital of the planet. There are at least 700, some in state parks, some hidden in shaded forests, some world-famous, some home to manatees, one peopled by mermaids, many still used by locals as a relief from the hellacious heat.
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Californians are sinking themselves
July 3, 2009Californians are sinking themselves | Salon
Will Florida learn anything from this? Will the nation? Don’t bet on it.
Oh, wait…