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Markets in Something
via Long or Short Capital by Mr Juggles on May 28, 2008
It’s frequently said that you can’t get something for nothing. This is true. But what is the price of something? Difficult to know. This has been a market that lacked liquidity and price discovery.Luckily, the Something Store has started making a market in somethings. You can buy as many as you like for $10 per something. I suspect they are capturing a large producer surplus here —...
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Murdoch On McCain
via The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan by Andrew Sullivan on May 28, 2008
Surprisingly indifferent:My favorite is the kicker: Question: Did you have anything to do with the New York Post endorsing Obama in the primary? Answer: Yeah. Murdoch is a very smart man. (And, yes: he pays me for my Sunday column.)
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What's Obama's Route To The White House?
via TPM Election Central by Eric Kleefeld on May 28, 2008
So what's Obama's route to the White House in a general election? How can he make the electoral map work for him? How dramatically does he have to remake that map to gain the Oval Office?Here's a first stab at trying to answer that question.To start off, Obama is trailing McCain by double-digits in Florida. If he were to win Ohio and Pennsylvania -- a best-case scenario at this point...
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Poll: Obama's Favorables Eroded Slightly By Primary
via TPM Election Central by Eric Kleefeld on May 28, 2008
Going into the general election campaign, Barack Obama's favorable ratings have taken a hit between the attacks from the Clinton camp and the increased scrutiny that comes with being the frontrunner -- but overall he's still in pretty good shape, a new Pew poll finds.Obama's favorable/unfavorable rating stands at 51%-42%, slightly better than John McCain's 48%-45% rating. When he...
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Clyburn Will Endorse on Tuesday
via Taegan Goddard's Political Wire by (author unknown) on May 28, 2008
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), the majoritywhip and third-highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives, will announce his endorsement for president "at 11a.m. Tuesday, when the last two primaries in Montana and South Dakotaare under way," according to the Stamford Advocate.However, Clyburn noted that he already voted in South Carolina's primary, adding, "I'm not undecided,...
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To Be Clear About McClellan…
via Kung Fu Quip by Turk on May 28, 2008
... at a time of war, failing to reach across the political divide to build consensus and ignoring the will of the people on Iraq. He said he believed the president had not moved aggressively enough to hold anyone accountable for the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, and that Mr. Bush still approached governing with a “my way or the highway” mentality reinforced by a shrinking circle of...
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Google Rakes In Campaign Contributions From Obama; Facebook Defeats MySpace!
via paidContent.org by David Kaplan on May 28, 2008
Unlike political candidates, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and other online ad providers can receive an unlimited amount of campaign cash. While they won't receive the kind of ad money that TV and radio will attract in this election season, Sen. Barack Obama is voting for Google in the form of some of its ad spending. The Democratic presidential hopeful has contributed about $3.5 million in campaign...
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Just Like Moses
via Matthew Yglesias by (author unknown) on May 29, 2008
I don't see what J Street is complaining about here:Well, no, okay I understand perfectly well what J Street is complaining about. Joe Lieberman's just so utterly committed to the higher good of endless war in the Middle East that he doesn't really care.
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Protecting Content On WordPress.com
via PlagiarismToday by Jonathan Bailey on May 21, 2008
I just finished posting a guest blog entry on Lorelle on WordPress entitled “Protecting Your Content on WordPress.com“.It details steps that users of Automattic’s hosted blog solution can take to monitor and prevent misuse of their work. It’s a guide tailored to the more limited tools available to WordPress.com users.The article offers several tips on how WordPress.com users, working in...
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GeekDad Father's Day Gift Suggestions
via Wired: GeekDad by John Baichtal on May 18, 2008
We at the GeekDad blog pride ourself in being great geeks and great dads. Put those two together and you get awesome Father's Day present ideas. Whether you're doing the askin' or doing the buyin', be sure to check back here regularly between now and the Big Day for more ideas.Hacking: The Art of ExploitationBuy Dad the book that Google is trying to censor! Hacking helps security...
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