Larry Summers took $5.2m from hedge fund and $2.8m from banks (etc.) last...
Larry Summers is Director of the National Economic Council within the White House, and as former Treasury Secretary (and former President of Harvard) he wields enormous authority. He and Bob Rubin were...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Home Repair 5.19
Good morning from the high desert, where it isn't much like winter this year. Yet, anyway. La Nina conditions generally tend to give us dry winters, and they say this is an especially strong La Nina...
View ArticleCNBC: Gene Sperling Replacing Larry Summers
The White House continues to clean house as it responds to the midterm gains by the GOP and readies itself for the 2012 re-election campaign. Following the replacement of Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of...
View ArticleOff-Topic: Old School Video Games
So I'm sitting here, commenting on a few posts and what-not. Something occurs to me... are there any retro gaming enthusiasts that hang out at the Daily Kos? Retro gaming, as it is right now, entails...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Nikki Haley suggests she might not run...
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here.Leading Off: •SC-Gov: Hrm. I wonder what her angle is here. First-term Republican Gov....
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Sunday Train: The Ends of Amtrak
At the beginning of last month, Paul Druce of "Reason & Rail" discussed the possible impact of the pending upgrade of the Amtrak Acela route in Acela II is the path towards Amtrak operational...
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Do you Still Remember Your First Time?
That is, the first time you ever bought a personal computer? That's my first love, there in the picture. Plus an 18 character per second daisy wheel printer. I don't really remember the passion that...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Both parties converge to stop...
Independent Larry PresslerLeading Off:•SD-Sen: After the DSCC announced it would spend $1 million in support of Democrat Rick Weiland on Wednesday, we've waited to see what the GOP would do in...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Michelle Nunn gets her best poll in a...
Michelle NunnLeading Off:•GA-Sen, Gov: On Wednesday, SurveyUSA gave Democrat Michelle Nunn her best poll in a long time. The group has her up by a small 48-45 margin over Republican David Perdue, up...
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More distraction - White House hints that it will support return of...
National Economic Council chair Gary Cohn, a nominally registered Democrat who more importantly was formerly Goldman Sachs president and COO, hinted in a meeting which included Elizabeth Warren, that...
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New Day Cafe - Thursday: Caves
Good morning, Newdists.Your Fursday is here.You know the routine. Please get a cuppaand something to noshxxYouTube Video.and join us in the cafe.All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the...
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