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Charlie’s Show Prep #215

The Jim Webb campaign might have done opposition research on webloggers.
George Will thinks Sen. Obama’s best chance at a Presidential run is 2008.
Dunkin’ Donuts wants to dot Milwaukee.
With Jeff Suppan the Milwaukee Brewers are finally getting into the free agent game.

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Charlie’s Show Prep #214

The Washington Times on Obamamania: “For someone representing a liberal district in Chicago, that’s not very surprising. What is surprising is how Mr. Obama’s liberal label has been effectively wiped clean since he entered the U.S. Senate.”
What would normal-looking women look like if they were size zero? It’s not pretty.
A dinner with Louisiana Governor Kathleen […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #213

David Duke’s trek to Iran for a Holocaust summit gives the Financial Times‘ Gideon Rachman a chance to reminisce.
Michael McGee/Jackson, Jr.’s answer to questions about having Leon Todd “hung” was unrolling a Hugo Chavez poster.
If you wait to finish your Christmas shopping you’ll be joining lots of other people.
The NFL must be feeling the heat. […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #212

With the rise of information-based jobs and the decline of manufacturing ones the median family incomes of Madison and Milwaukee show a considerable gap. Madison has the brains, Milwaukee the muscle and finance. What’s needed is an entrepreneurial class that can take Madison’s research and turn it into great companies with Milwaukee’s finance and management.
In […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #211

Britain won’t be using the phrase “War on Terror.” It’s an awful phrase, not because it’s too divisive and “contributing to isolating communities,” but because “terror” is an abstraction. We’re not at war against a method, but a religious-based ideology. Many call it “Islamic fascism.” I term it “Islamism” putting it next to that other […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #210

It’s out with the old and in with the new for Wisconsin’s GOP Congressmen. Rep. Paul Ryan will be the ranking member of the Budget Committee while Reps. Sensenbrenner and Petri lost their bids on committees.
A Florida judge got kicked off the bench for jailing 11 people who “were late for traffic court after being […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #209

Sen. Russ Feingold calls the Iraq Study Group report “a regrettable example of ‘official Washington’ missing the point.”
Sen. Herb Kohl made a rare appearance and is doing something. He called on FBI Director Robert Mueller to come to Milwaukee and put more federal resources into fighting the city’s rising crime rate. We also see Sen. […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #208

Conservative students at the University of Texas set up an ACLU nativity scene complete with Gary and Joseph instead of Mary and Joseph and the three wise men: Stalin, Lenin, and Marx. Those wacky kids.
Rep. Jim Moran gives a reason for why the President Bush-Jim Webb confrontation didn’t go so smoothly.
Culver’s will stop using trans […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #207

In order to reduce health care costs employers are cajoling their workers to eat better and exercise.
A Center on Wisconsin Strategy report finds 45% of families on public support work full-time. Health insurance is the kicker with employers dropping coverage so workers have to go to the government.
The House will vote to open more of […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #206

Will Tommy Thompson run for President? If he listens to those in the know he won’t. I guess “medical diplomacy” isn’t catching on. What we do know is he’ll dilly-dally about it for a while.
The Cedarburg teacher who viewed porn at school admits to doing it on multiple occasions. If Robert Zellner doesn’t get his […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #205

A new report shows Milwaukee is having one of the biggest crime explosions in the nation. Does Mayor Barrett finally see a crisis? At least the school board voted to put police in the schools.
In Turkey Pope Benedict bowed toward Mecca.
New Orleans‘ police chief wants the National Guard to stay on patrol through June of […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #204

Jim Baker’s Iraq Study Group reached a consensus, and it’s already leaked to the NY Times despite the warning that members were “not to discuss the contents of the report” [via memeorandum]. Allahpundit points out some of the absurdities.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wrote the U.S. a letter. Dan Drezner wrote one back.
The State Elections Board […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #203

A federal judge nixed a Presidential executive order “blocking financial assistance to terrorist groups.”
Fidel Castro didn’t show up for his birthday party. He’s too sick.
The San Diego city council voted to ban Wal-Mart from the city.
Some hip-hop fans care more about their expensive wardrobe than much else.
A Republican-controlled state legislative committee kept DNR protections on […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #203

Having a low number of people receiving a welfare check is a good thing unless you’re a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
A judge found an Australian wheat exporter paid Saddam Hussein over $200 million in the Oil-for-food program. Here’s a kicker: “Judge Cole also found that the U.N. knew Iraq was breaching sanctions, but […]

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Charlie’s Show Prep #202

We have mixed early data on how strong Christmas sales will be. Mall stores started off well while Wal-Mart says it will underperform its November estimates.
The next Secretary of Defense Robert Gates‘ published views on fighting terrorism and changing intelligence agencies to better fight terrorism contrast with real-world events.
Bayshore Town Center is being very proactive […]

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