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Archive for January 19th, 2009

Our Nations First Internet President

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

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Just as Frank Roosevelt was our first radio president and JFK was our first TV president, Obama will be the first president to instinctively understand how to use the Internet to his advantage….

Barack Obama is far more than the first black president; he is the first Internet president. Read the rest of this entry »

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100,000 Visitors! 3 Short Months!

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

TO OUR READERS AND SITE AUTHORS!!!

TO OUR READERS AND SITE AUTHORS!!!


Just a note to say thank you to our readers, Alpha Inventions, and site authors! 

Congratulations to A Different Kind of Blog!  Meet the authors of this different kind of blog: Read the rest of this entry »

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Heavy Security Grips U.S. Capital on Inauguration Day

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive at the 'We Are One' Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, January 18, 2009.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive at the 'We Are One' Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, January 18, 2009.

As U.S. President-elect Barack Obama officially launched inauguration celebrations in the National Mall grounds in front of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday afternoon, the nation’s capital is experiencing an unprecedented security clamp-down ahead of the historic swearing-in of a first African-American president. Read the rest of this entry »

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Shut the Hell up Already Ann

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

Put a sock in Ann

Put a sock in Ann

We hear from the right wing conservatives “liberals are so whiny.”  hmmm I’ve been hearing a lot of whimpering from the right wing “Christian” conservative base lately myself!  One common trait they all seem to share is their obtuse world view and obnoxious “right wing conservative Christian  hate spreading agendas” Read the rest of this entry »

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Fed Rejects FBN Request on Federal Loans Information

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

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The Federal Reserve has now officially refused a request from Fox Business Network to release the names of financial institutions that borrow from the Fed’s discount window and other Fed lending facilities, and identify the collateral provided by the borrowing institutions. Read the rest of this entry »

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Deflation Concerns Marinate in Light Data Week

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

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The upcoming week will be dominated not by statistics, but by rhetoric — and the dominant theme will still be the economy.

Not that the economy was out of view in the week just ended, with a new round of reports reminding us of just how bad the economy is and how interrelated it is.

Friday’s report on consumer prices hinted at good news showing a sharp reduction in the consumer price index and the lowest inflation rate (the year-year change in the consumer price index) since 1955. Read the rest of this entry »

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Why the Kidney Divorce Drama Matters

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

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By now, you’ve probably heard the story of the Long Island surgeon who is suing his estranged wife for the kidney he donated to her. If it can’t be returned, he wants the $1.5 million dollars he believes it is worth. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Past as a Guide for Obama’s Address

Posted by tothewire on January 19, 2009

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WASHINGTON — On a family outing to the Lincoln Memorial last weekend, President-elect Barack Obama was starkly reminded by an unlikely adviser of what is at stake in his Inaugural Address.

As his family studied Lincoln’s inaugural words, carved into the memorial’s stone, they began discussing Mr. Obama’s own inaugural speech, he told CNN. His 10-year-old daughter, Malia, then turned to him and blurted out: “First African-American president. Better be good.” Read the rest of this entry »

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