Senator Chuck Schumer wrote a tortured OP/ED in today’s N.Y. Times explaining his vote to confirm Michael B. Mukasey for attorney general. The gist, Schumer explained was based “one critical reason: the Department of Justice — once the crown jewel among our government institutions — is a shambles and is in desperate need of a strong leader, […]
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Pakistan Attempts To Crush Protests By Lawyers:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 5 — Angry protests by thousands of lawyers in Lahore and other cities on Monday demonstrated the first organized resistance to the emergency rule imposed by the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. But the abrupt arrests of many of them threatened to weaken their challenge.”
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The WaPo has a piece today about the ‘08 Democratic candidates and the climate change issue and how it could be a risky issue for the candidates. Among the contentions is that implementing changes could be costly and that could alienate some voters. However, the WaPo notes:
The issue has turned into a Democratic primary litmus […]
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I’m really digging this extra daylight. But, then, I’m a morning person. But, while everyone around me is groaning about how they hate Daylight Savings Time, all I can say is I love it because I have no problem, literally, jumping out of bed before dawn. Now, in the Spring, when Daylight Savings Time starts, […]
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In the news, the foreclosure picture worsens, there is no relief in sight:
Countrywide to Adjust Loans for At-Risk Borrowers
“Countrywide announced plans to refinance or modify some $16 billion worth of loans for more than 80,000 borrowers who will soon hit an unaffordable rate reset, or those who have already fallen behind after their payments rose.”
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