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31, Mar 2008

Bobby Jindal: Change You Can Believe In – Erick Erickson, Human Events
The contrast between Barack Obama and Bobby Jindal could not be more stark. On the campaign trail this year, Obama serves up messages of hope and change. Last year, running for Governor of Louisiana, Jindal did the same.
(tags: republicans conservatism)

Planning for America’s security – [...]

Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose

30, Mar 2008

As much as I enjoy writing about politics, I don’t very much enjoy politicking myself. Yet this weekend in Ithaca, N.Y., I found myself in a race against the incumbent president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors at my alma mater, Ithaca College.
Just a year ago I was elected vice president of the Alumni [...]

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28, Mar 2008

Smelling the Web 2.0 Roses – Justin Hart, TechRepublican.com
Like many new media folk I suffer from “info imperatance” – the insatiable desire for information and the deep anxiety that I may have missed something important.
(tags: web2.0 internet)

Obama thinks higher taxes are a good thing – Andrew Malcolm & Mark Silva, Los Angeles Times
Illinois Sen. Barack [...]

Five Questions for Danny Glover of Eyeblast.tv

27, Mar 2008

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Eyeblast.tv, originally uploaded by Rob Bluey.

As I mentioned on Saturday when I posted my interview with Second Amendment attorney Alan Gura, I’m starting a new weekly feature on Bluey Blog called “Five Questions.” Each week [...]

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Turns 50

26, Mar 2008

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, and as an alumnus of the program, I’m thrilled that the fund is doing well. Today it launched a redesigned website with a searchable journalism schools database and several other improved features.
When I was a Dow Jones copy editing intern in the summer [...]

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25, Mar 2008

Arianna Bests Drudge? – Kara Swisher, BoomTown
Could it be a digital indicator that the Blue states are taking back ground from the Red ones–at least in cyberspace?
(tags: politics media blogging)

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24, Mar 2008

The Next President’s Plan . . . – Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Washington Post
To solve the current crisis, John McCain would shore up the foundations of the companies, growth enterprises and family businesses that are the source of jobs for our nation’s workers.
(tags: mccain 2008 economy)

John McCain: A Real Commander-in-Chief – Emory ‘Trip’ Bellard, Human Events
The fifth [...]

Sports Bring Pride to ‘Downtrodden’ Jeannette

23, Mar 2008

The city of Jeannette, Pa., is back in the national spotlight again today. The New York Times, which has tracked Terrelle Pryor’s path to stardom, writes about the importance of sports in the city of 10,000, where my Dad grew up and my aunt and uncle still live.
Once known as glass city, when 70 percent [...]

Pitt’s Remarkable Run Ends, but Inspires Hope for Next Year

23, Mar 2008

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Villanova Pittsburgh Basketball, originally uploaded by bmac212425.

Pitt toppled the biggest names in the Big East last weekend with solid shooting beyond the arc from senior Ronald Ramon, a power offense in the paint from junior [...]

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22, Mar 2008

Rove Slams Lefty Blogosphere, Talks Media, Praises iPhone – Matthew Sheffield, NewsBusters
Are liberal Democrats less likely to have social lives than conservatives?
(tags: karl_rove media)

A Union That Turns Away From Democracy – Warner Todd Huston, The Union Label
The SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is being cast as a union that turns its back on democracy by [...]


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