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Former CIA Director Porter Goss"Shocked" at colleagues' amnesia
Seeded on Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:49 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Let me be clear. It is my recollection that: —The chairs and the ranking minority members of the House and Senate intelligence committees, known as the Gang of Four, were briefed that the CIA was holding and interrogating high-value terrorists.
Biden: Hillary might have been better VP pick
Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:24 PM EDT (CNN)
"Make no mistake about this," Biden responded. "Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Let's get that straight.
Biden: Palin as V.P. a step backward for women
Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:06 AM EDT (YouTube)
From TMJ Channel 4 news: Interviewer: Do you think if she does win, that that would that be a step forward for women?
Obama "Lipstick on a Pig"
Seeded on Tue Sep 9, 2008 7:41 PM EDT (Politico)
"You can put lipstick on a pig," he said as the crowd cheered. "It's still a pig." ... The crowd apparently took the "lipstick" line as a reference to Palin, who described the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull in a single word: "lipstick."
Obama: 'I'm Not Going to Take Your Guns Away'
Seeded on Sat Sep 6, 2008 2:30 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Excluding his usual "uhs" and "ers" as transcripts kindly do, here's Obama's latest gaffe:
F1.com: Traction control axed for 2008
Seeded on Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:58 AM EDT (formula1.com)
Traction control will no longer be legal in Formula One racing from the start of next season. The change is just one of a number to the 2008 regulations agreed by the teams and FIA at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council earlier this week.
F1.com: Bridgestone try out new tyre markings
Seeded on Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:16 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Formula One tyre suppliers Bridgestone have used the opening day of the Sepang test in Malaysia to evaluate alternative ways of visually differentiating tyre compounds.
f1.com: Honda launch environmental livery
Seeded on Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:36 PM EST (formula1.com)
Honda's 2007 race car will feature a huge image of the earth in place of the traditional advertising and sponsor logos.
Moneyweb - Wall Street Journal - How Steve Jobs played hardball in iPhone birth
Seeded on Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:44 PM EST (moneyweb.co.za)
The phone had been in development by Apple and Cingular for two years and was weeks away from being revealed to the world. And yet this was the first time Mr. Sigman (Cingular's CEO) got to see it. For three hours, Mr.
Ferrari's Massa sets blistering pace in F2007 on 2nd test day
Seeded on Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:17 PM EST (formula1.com)
Ferrari's Felipe Massa set a blistering pace in the F2007 as testing continued for a second day at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday.
Formula 1 : Toro Rosso wanted Montoya
Seeded on Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:07 PM EST (F1-Live.com)
Scuderia Toro Rosso tried to convince Juan Pablo Montoya to skip NASCAR, according to a source close to the former Formula One winner.
Raikkonen to make a million a week - Autoblog
Seeded on Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:48 PM EST (autoblog.com)
Ferrari will be spending the tidy sum of $1 MILLION a week for calendar year 2007. OK, that's a slight exaggeration. According to Swiss newspaper Blick, the driver's salary for '07 will be $51m.
CNN.com - 'Terrorist' slur costs star TV job - Aug 7, 2006
Seeded on Tue Aug 8, 2006 2:40 AM EDT (CNN)
Former Australian test player Dean Jones was sacked as a commentator on Monday after referring to South African Muslim batsman Hashim Amla as a "terrorist". More suppression of Freedom of Speech by the "Religion of Peacetm
Alonso receives qualifying penalties
Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:08 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Is the pressure getting to him? Looks like the wheels are falling off the cart: Hungarian Grand Prix stewards have penalised world champion Fernando Alonso for an incident involving Red Bull's Robert Doornbos during Friday practice at the Hungaroring.
lgf: Lieberman in Blackface at Huffington Post
Seeded on Fri Aug 4, 2006 12:10 PM EDT (Little Green Footballs)
Jane Hamsher, from Huffington Post, writes an article criticizing Lieberman and depicting him in blackface. Within the day, the picture is removed with no explanation or apology. Little Green Footballs has a copy of the picture and a link to the story.
Kubica to Replace Villeneuve in Hunagry
Seeded on Wed Aug 2, 2006 2:32 PM EDT (formula1.com)
BMW Sauber test driver Robert Kubica will become the first Pole to contest a Formula One Grand Prix next weekend when he stands in for Jacques Villeneuve at the Hungaroring. Villeneuve has opted to miss the race following his crash in last Sunday's German round.
Williams signs Friday driver Alexander Wurz to replace Mark Webber
Seeded on Wed Aug 2, 2006 2:28 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Williams have announced their race line-up for next season, with third driver Alexander Wurz stepping up to replace Mark Webber as Nico Rosberg's team mate.
F1 Analysis - Ferrari raise the pressure
Seeded on Tue Aug 1, 2006 3:45 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Not even an aero package described as the team's 'most significant' update of the season could save Renault from another beating by Ferrari in Germany.
Renault to use mass dampers in Hungary Gran Prix
Seeded on Tue Aug 1, 2006 3:38 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Renault have confirmed that they will use mass dampers during this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. The move follows notification from the FIA that teams, who choose to use the controversial technology before a hearing into the matter has been held, will not be penalised.
Alonso and Schumacher - the mind games begin
Seeded on Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:57 PM EDT (formula1.com)
In an attempt to pile on the pressure, Schumacher said "I don't think that I have to state how charged up we are. I believe that it is clear for all to see. I can sense the same thing from the team. Our competitive spirit has been reawakened and we want the title.
Schumacher Friday's Fastest Racer at Hockenheim
Seeded on Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:51 PM EDT (formula1.com)
Kimi in 3rd, Massa in 4th, and Alonso in 15th.
In an About-Face, Sunnis Want U.S. to Remain in Iraq - NY Times
Seeded on Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:04 PM EDT (The New York Times)
...But the Sunni leaders have dropped demands for a quick withdrawal of American troops. Many now ask for little more than a timetable.
How "American" are you?
Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:54 PM EDT
Inspired by Maaz's interesting article (How "International" are you: ), I'm curious as to how many of our great states Newsviners have personally visted.
Continue reading this entry ...
Declassified Information Shows WMD in Iraq
Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:12 PM EDT (santorum.senate.gov)
From the article:
Daily Kos's Liberal Blog Convention
Seeded on Fri Jun 16, 2006 11:38 AM EDT (The Onion)
Another great infographic from The Onion.
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