Archive for December, 2006

Will Pelosi Seat Florida Republican?

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Will Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi not seat Republican Vern Buchanan cum 01.04.07? There is a possibility. Buchanan is the certified winner in Florida’s 13th District, but Democrat Christine Jennings is contesting Buchanan’s 369-vote win. Jennings has filed a challege with the House Administration Committee. Her argument rests with electronic voting machines. Over 18,000 ballots, more […]

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Packers-Bears Tickets Prices Falling

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If you want to watch the Green Bay Packers in *GASP* Soldier Field on New Year’s Eve go for it. The gettings are good for tickets…if you have a couple hundred bucks:
Ticket prices for Sunday’s game have dropped dramatically through the season as the Bears clinched the division, as people made New Year’s plans, and […]

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UW-Madison: Behind the Tech Times

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a big-time research university. It’s the source of a burgeoning biotech industry, and it’s full of lots and lots of smart people. It should be a dominant tech center, drawing in the next generation of engineers and computer scientists, but it isn’t. PC Magazine has a list of the top […]

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Fred Dooley for Alderman

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Mr. RealDebateWisconsin, Fred Dooley is doing the full monty with his interest in politics. He’s running for office:
I have decided to run for Alderman in Racine’s 7th district.
I opened my campaign account on Saturday and went down to City Hall to file my paperwork this morning. Alas, City Hall was closed, so I’ll actually file […]

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Sen. Kerry Dining Alone

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How much is a picture worth? Scott Hennen has a very valuable one from Sen. John Kerry’s trip to Iraq.
“A Picture Tells a 1000 Words…..”

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President Gerald Ford (1913-2006)

President Gerald Ford died at the age of 93. He was most known for becoming President at the height of the Watergate scandal then proceeding to pardon President Nixon. In 1976 he narrowly lost to Jimmy Carter after being challenged for the GOP nomination by Ronald Reagan. Most of his work was in the House […]

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Important Football Announcement

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The Packers-Bears game has been moved to Sunday night. Adjust your New Year’s Eve plans accordingly.

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Gossip Columnist Gets Fooled about Evangelical Satire

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Minneapolis Star Tribune gossip columnist C.J. proves she is in her perfect area of expertise. Gossip columnists aren’t know for deeply researching their topics, and C.J. gets fooled by Joel Kirkpatrick’s satirical A Field Guide to Evangelicals and Their Habitat:
If author Joel Kilpatrick has it right, the only Minnesotan who has brimstone with his name […]

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Saddam Loses on Appeal

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At anytime Saddam could be executed for the execution of “148 Shiite men and boys from the town of Dujail” in 1982:
An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling to execute deposed leader Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity and said he could hang within 30 days.
“From tomorrow, any day could be the day […]

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More (Safer) Katie Rees Pictures

Splash News Online has more Katie Reese pics. These are the type that would keep Donald Trump happy.
The differences between the situations of ex-Miss Nevada Katie Rees and still Miss USA Tara Conner:

Conner was just recently partying and drinking hard all over New York. Rees only had three-year old photos posted on the internet.
Conner is […]

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Novak: Obama Will Run

Bob Novak reports Sen. Barack Obama will jump into the 2008 Presidential race:
Contrary to reports that Barack Obama is still trying to make up his mind on seeking the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, sources close to the first-term senator say he is unequivocally committed to making the race.
The word has spread through political circles that […]

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Lewinsky: “Dumb-but-Smart”

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Monica Lewinsky’s graduate degree is the subject of a Washington Post essay. Libby Copeland (catching up to TAM) writes about it and calls her a “dumb-but-smart” person. She’s shocked Lewinsky earned a masters from the London School of Economics declaring, “She did not!!” I’m sure she’s not the only person. That’s because the public’s introduction […]

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Last Chance Xmas Shopping

If you aren’t done with your Christmas shopping you’re in big trouble. I’ll give you a hand:

Run out and get a Christmas card.
Write something nice, heart-felt, and personal.
Fire up your computer, come back to TAM, and click on the link to Amazon.com to buy gift certificates.
Put the card in an envelope and put a big […]

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Che CD Case Gets Canceled

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Target yanked a Che Guevera CD case out of its stores [via Babalu Blog]:
Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers emblazoned with the Argentine-born guerrilla’s iconic 1960 portrait by Alberto Diaz, or “Korda.” A set of small earphones was superimposed on the image, suggesting he was tuned in to an […]

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Miss Nevada Said Pictures Were “Isolated Incident”

Katie Rees wants a special Christmas present from Donald Trump: a second chance. The 22-year old was stripped of her Miss Nevada USA crown when party pictures of her hit the internet–one of Rees stripping off her jeans to show her thong. At her press conference she said these were “hurtful and embarassing times.” The […]

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