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My Proposal for a Smarter Front Page on Newsvine

Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:02 PM EDT

My belief that the front page is cluttered with nonsense and crap is no secret. It's also no secret that I'm no stranger to publishing my fair share of nonsense and crap over the years.

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technology, newsvine, meta, get-smarter-here, suggestion, front-page, news, content

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Cash for Clunkers Results Finally In: Taxpayers Paid $24,000 per Vehicle Sold

Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:04 PM EDT (edmunds.com)

Edmunds.com, the premier resource for online automotive information, has determined that Cash for Clunkers cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle sold.

politics, cash-for-clunkers, government-waste, automobile, auto-industry, gavernment

President Obama ties George W. Bush on Golf

Seeded on Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:38 AM EDT (Politico)

President Barack Obama has only been in office for just over nine months, but he's already hit the links as much as President Bush did in over two years.

politics, recreation, golf, president, barack-obama, george-w-bush, melody-barnes

The Left's 'Race' To A One Term Presidency

Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:13 AM EDT

By The OttO Show (Clipped by Jay Butler)

Last November I wrote about an experience at a bowling alley just days after the election. I had made a small joke about Barack Obama's dismal bowling score, an embarrassment he endured during the 'get in touch with blue collar folks' part of the Democratic primary campaign.

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politics, barack-obama, democrats, health-care, racism, race, left, jimmy-carter, joe-wilson, big-government

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Rats Deserting a Sinking ACORN

Seeded on Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:23 PM EDT (New York Post)

Like rats deserting a sinking ship, ACORN's many enablers over the years are racing for the exits as the scope of the organization's shenanigans come to light. Even leftist fellow-traveler -- and, until now, stalwart ACORN defender -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is squirming.

politics, barney-frank, acorn, irs, congress, barack-obama, fraud, scandal, census

Time for Plan B, Bam

Seeded on Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:02 PM EDT (New York Post)

And this week, after the UN Security Council adopted an anti-nuclear-proliferation "resolution" that left out any mention of Iran, it took French President Nicolas Sarkozy to express shock: "How," he asked "could we justify meeting without tackling" Iran's nukes?

politics, barack-obama, nicolas-sarkozy, mahmoud-ahmadinejad, iran, united-nations, un, europe, middle-east, nuclear-weapons

Run, Dave, Run!

Seeded on Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:39 AM EDT (New York Post)

Gee, maybe Gov. Paterson has a spine, after all: The popular president of the United States, head of the Demo cratic Party and leader of the Free World told Paterson to bow out of the 2010 race for governor. Dave's response? Take a hike, Mr. Prez.

politics, avid-paterson, barack-obama, andrew-cuomo, george-pataki, new-york-state, governor, president, democrat

Rep. Rangel: Popular lawmaker with ethics issues

Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:13 AM EDT

By Larry Margasak, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Jay Butler)

Rep. Charlie Rangel, the latest congressional titan with ethics problems, is described by a longtime House colleague as the guy who would make sure everyone put on oxygen masks during a flight emergency, but would have to be told to put on his own.

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us, charlie, rangel, ethics, politics

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ACORN's enablers

Seeded on Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:45 AM EDT (New York Post)

Like Gillibrand, most of those who prefer to keep ACORN's money flowing regularly enjoy the support of its close affiliate -- the union-backed Working Families Party.

politics, prostitute, pimp, brothel, whorehouse, democrats, congress, house, senate, charlie-rangel

Putin pushed, Obama buckled

Seeded on Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:53 AM EDT (New York Post)

Ironically, Obama's announcement came on the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland at the start of World War II -- an event that underscores Warsaw's longstanding fear of aggression from the east.

politics, international-relations, vladimir-putin, dmitri-medvedev, barack-obama, missile-shield, eastern-europe

Red Herrings - Jimmy Carter and Joe Wilson

Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:38 AM EDT (New York Post)

The former president's canard (a low, even by his standards) came, by the way, just days after Osama bin Laden publicly hailed Carter's latest Israel-bashing book as required reading for all Americans. Need more be said?

politics, jimmy-carter, barack-obama, racism, president, congress, you-lie, joe-wilson, south-carolina, democrats

Jaguar's fastest XF handsome, seductive, powerful

Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:07 AM EDT

By ANN M. JOB, For The Associated Press (Clipped by Jay Butler)

The 2010 Jaguar XFR is what a Jaguar should be — sleek, fast and handsome.

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us, behind, wheel, 2010-jaguar-xfr, jaguar, xfr, jaguar-xfr, us-news

Shut Off ACORN's Spigot

Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:52 AM EDT (New York Post)

All told, ACORN reported fully $11 million in direct public support in 2007 -- and its various front groups likely get tons more.

politics, acorn, scandal, fraud, barack-obama, new-york-state, funding, prostitute, pimp, census

Obama's Job-Growth Dodge

Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:32 AM EDT (New York Post)

Obama & Co. have done virtually zilch to promote long-term private-sector job growth. Even as unemployment is pushing 10 percent and hundreds of thousands of jobs disappear each month.

politics, barack-obama, private-enterprise, federal-government, government-spending, spend-u-lous, debt, deficit, taxes, socialism

Sorry, Charlie (Rangel)

Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:26 AM EDT (New York Post)

Rep. Charlie Rangel is upset at The Post's reports of his various trans gressions. So here's a word of advice: Stop committing them, Congressman.

politics, charles-rangel, harlem, irs, taxes, tax-fraud, tax-cheat, tax-evasion, ethics, nancy-pelosi

Outing ACORN

Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:22 AM EDT (New York Post)

Fortunately, public officials (even on the left) are taking note. A Senate amendment to keep ACORN from getting federal housing grants passed 83-7 yesterday (shamefully, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was among the seven). The Census Bureau cut its ties with ACORN.

politics, acorn, senate, funding, new-york, baltimore, pimp, prostitute, scandal

Senate Votes to Cut Off Federal Funding for ACORN

Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:55 PM EDT (Hot Air)

Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced an amendment to the HUD and Transportation appropriation bill to strip ACORN of all federal funding. A week ago, Johanns wouldn't have gotten the amendment to the floor.

politics, pimp, whore, acorn, video, federal-funding, hud, senate, fraud, scandal

Briatore out at Renault, team not disputing charge

Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:32 PM EDT

By Rob Harris, AP Sports Writer (Clipped by Jay Butler)

Renault split with team principal Flavio Briatore on Wednesday and said it would not contest a charge that Nelson Piquet Jr. was ordered to crash during a Formula One race.

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auto-racing, renault, probe, formula-one, sports, flavio-briatore, pat-symonds

Charles Rangel - Sign of the Times

Seeded on Sun Sep 13, 2009 9:28 PM EDT (The Washington Times)

Try also hypocrisy. Mr. Rangel is the head of the Ways and Means Committee that writes the nation's income tax policy. The politician, who for generations has urged higher taxes, has chronically schemed to avoid paying them.

politics, charles-rangel, tax-cheat, taxes, ways-and-means, congress, van-jones, eric-holder, barack-obama, skip-gates

Coast Guard: Another Needless Panic

Seeded on Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:05 AM EDT (New York Post)

It doesn't take a genius to know that a Coast Guard broadcast saying its ves sels were involved in a shoot-out with other boats on the Potomac -- on the anniversary of 9/11, no less, and near where the presidential motorcade had just passed -- can provoke a, uh, response.

politics, coast-guard, terrorism, training-drill, fbi, barack-obama, washington-dc, reagan-national-airport

Fact-checking Bam on Obamacare

Seeded on Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:01 AM EDT (New York Post)

Obama insisted Wednesday that his public-option plan would save tax dollars, while not adding "one dime" to the deficit. Moreover, he said, "nothing in our plan requires you to change what [health insurance] you have."

politics, obamacare, socialized-medicine, health-care, government, barack-obama, president, congress, speech, federal-government

O's Owe Woe

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:36 AM EDT (New York Post)

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs yesterday promised that Obama will answer "many of the big questions" in tonight's speech. Fine. But the one question that must be addressed forthrightly and honestly is this one: How much will reform cost, and how does he mean to pay for it?

politics, socialized-medicine, health-care, debt, deficit, taxes, federal-government, government, congress, president

"Ethics" For Sale

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 8:42 AM EDT (New York Post)

Is Charlie Rangel worried that the House Ethics Committee — notorious for handing out little more than a slap on the wrist for even the most egregious congressional misconduct — might make an exception in his case?

politics, congress, election, campaign, taxes, tax-fraud, tax-evasion, ethics, charlie-rangel, nancy-pelosi

Fire Rangel

Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 7:39 AM EDT (New York Post)

He's Charlie Rangel, head of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee -- who can't be bothered to tend to his own tax returns, but now intends to punish ordinary folks for making arguably minor mistakes on their forms.

politics, taxes, tax-fraud, tax-cheat, congress, ways-and-means, scandal, ethics, charlie-rangel, tax-forms

Lexus' aging owner base is a concern for Toyota

Seeded on Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:19 PM EDT (The Detroit Free Press)

Revered by an aging owner base but lacking exciting vehicles to draw new buyers, Toyota's luxury marque is beginning to look like another prestige brand that followed its original customers to death's door: Buick.

business, auto, automobile, cars, lexus, toyota, buick, retirees

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Sen. Burris Cites Unwritten Constitutional 'Health' Provision to Justify Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance
Source: CNSNews.com
This would be funny if it was not one of 100 people trying to screw our lives up with a disasterous socialist healthcare plan. How did this guy get into office?
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On 5-0 vote, agency moves ahead in push to regulate Internet
Source: TheHill.com
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to open a proceeding that could lead to Internet regulations, although the two Republican commissioners dissented on whether rules are warranted.
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Protests in Shariati St, Tehran, 4 Nov 09
Source: CNN
"People walking along Shariati St in Seyed Khandan area, chanting "O My Martyr brother, I will get back your vote", "Liar, Liar, where's your 63% votes?", and "Ya Hossein, Mir Hossein".
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Iran- "Obama, you're either with us or with the Iranian gov't
Source: CNN
"Iran Protest: Obama ya ba oona ya ba ma Translated.. Obama your either with the people of Iran or the Iranian goverment
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CBO: Republican health plan would reduce premiums, cut deficit
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The Congressional Budget Office Wednesday night released its cost analysis of the Republican health care plan and found that it would reduce health care premiums and cut the deficit by $68 billion over ten years.
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