Archive for January, 2007

AirTran Will Need More for Midwest

Filed under Business

If AirTran really wants Midwest Airlines they’ll have to offer more, because they’re trying to buy it on the cheap. I have details at TAM Money & Finance. Even if a sweeter deal comes Brian Fraley doesn’t want to see a sale.
“AirTran Trying to Get Midwest for Cheap”

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States Seeking Early Primaries Push Early Campaigning

Though I lament it so soon after a national election, but the 2008 Presidential election starting in late 2006 makes sense when you look at how states are positioning themselves to play bigger roles in deciding party nominees:
California, New Jersey, Florida and Illinois are most likely to move their primaries early, probably to Feb. 5, […]

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Congressmen as Autograph Hounds and Groupies

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After President Bush’s State of the Union speech a few Congressmen acted quite un-Congressman-like. President Bush walked out of the House of Representatives only to be barraged with requests for autographs. It’s like grown men and women were at baseball Spring Training begging players to sign their baseballs and cards. If they wanted an autograph […]

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Milwaukee’s Blog-a-palooza

Mark 01.31 on your calendar for the first ever Milwaukee Blog-a-palooza hosted by Fox 6. From 5-9 Alterra at the Lake will be the site for a gathering of webloggers, readers, and those interested in amateur anthropology on a very distinct sub-culture. Fox 6 weather guru Vince Condella will even be there. (Oooo… Ahhhh…)
More importantly […]

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Kerry Won’t Run in 2008

What? Sen. John Kerry won’t run for President in 2008? No, say it ain’t so! I won’t have another election viewing classic shots of Kerry windsurfing, skiing (and bitching at a Secret Service agent), and playing football (while flubbing a landmark stadium’s name). I almost think he fears the House of Ketchup.
In remarks on the […]

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Miller Drops Man Law Ads

The Man Laws are no more. Details at TAM Money and Finance.
“Man Law: Your Ads Go Away if the Beer Can’t Sell”

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Gore’s Movie Nominated for Oscar

AlGore got his Oscar nomination for An Inconvenient Truth. Obviously he’s happy:
“The film … has brought awareness of the climate crisis to people in the United States and all over the world,’’ Gore said in an e-mail statement. “I am so grateful to the entire team and pleased that the Academy has recognized their work. […]

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Hizbullah-Led Clashes Scar Lebanon

Riots and roadblocks scarred LebanonTuesday. Hizbullah-led protesters made a mess out of the Beirut’s morning commute. The protests turned into violent clashes killing three. From Beirut to the Beltway has plenty of pictures and local reports [via Riehl World View].
Nicholas Burns, the U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, warned of a Lebanese coup […]

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Bush’s State of the Union 2007

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After all these years of giving national speeches President Bush will never be good. He stuttered and stammered and not smooth. However, Bush’s words and their resulting actions are much more important.
State of the Union speeches are usually laundry lists of policy proposals and mostly wind up useless on the floor of Congress. This year’s […]

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Insight Should Defend Itself with Better Reporting

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In comparing how Insight magazine handles its journalistic problem with the way the AP dealt with their Jamil Hussein story we a significant difference. When confronted with the possibility they used a fake source in stories on Iraq violence the AP sent reporters out multiple times to reinforce their story. They results have been lackluster […]

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24 Hour 5: 10 am-11am

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My TiVo missed the first few minutes. The device has served me well for years (one of the originals) so I will cut down the lashings it receives by half. I’m more merciful than Jack Bauer, but I don’t kill as many terrorists or save the world as often.
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President Wayne is in the bunker. Karen […]

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Fox News Fails on Obama Madrassa Story

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Fox News got caught pushing a smear of Sen. Barack Obama that began with an annonymous-sourced story in Insight magazine, put out by The Washington Times. The magazine claims Obama went to a Muslim madrassa as a child. Maybe, maybe not. The point is Fox News ran with a thinly-sourced story and not only spread […]

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File Free with Free File (No, Duh!)

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Hey, Wisconsin government actually gives you a deal. When filing your taxes with with software don’t bother paying a charge. Instead, use their File Free system. Count yourself lucky, it’s about the only deal you’ll get.
“Wisconsin Offering Taxpayers a Freebie“

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Playing with Stingrays

Owen Robinson is back from his vacation. He played with stingrays and didn’t end up like Steve Irwin.

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Hillary’s “In to Win!”

Hillary’s in. It’s not a surprise. What is a surprise is she announced on a Saturday not the usual day for big announcements. What it did was make her a prime subject for the Sunday yap fests.
Hillary’s use of the internet has been panned as “me too,” but I see it as an evolving […]

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