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Lyndon Johnson’s Dream, Obama’s Speech - Robert A. Caro - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

yesterday at 9:14 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"In March 1965, black Americans in the 11 Southern states were still largely unable to vote.... Out of six million blacks old enough to vote in those 11 states in 1965, only a small percentage — 27 percent in Georgia, 19 percent in Alabama, 6 percent in Mississippi — were registered. ~ ~ ~ What’s more, those who were registered faced not only beatings and worse but economic retaliation as well if they tried to actually cast a ballot. Black men who registered might be told by their employer that they no longer had a job; black farmers who went to the bank to renew their annual “crop loan” were turned down, and lost their farms. Some, as I have written, “had to load their wives and children into their rundown cars and drive away, sometimes with no place to go.” ~ ~ ~ LOOK what has been wrought! Forty-three years ago, a mere blink in history’s eye, many black Americans were unable to vote. Tonight, a black American ascends a stage as nominee for president. “Just give Negroes the vote and many of these problems - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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Steve Jobs Dies.... NOT!

yesterday at 8:09 am - Link

aigoooo! so crazy! I do think it's amazing that he beat pancreatic cancer though. - Jeannie Choi

oops! :P - Dan Hsiao

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Nadal Keeps New Look Under Wraps for Now - WSJ.com

Tuesday at 9:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Whoops - hold on for a bit. You don't mess with two majors, a gold medal, and the No. 1 ranking. Corporate interests take a back seat to performance! - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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Federer Arrives, Soon to Relinquish His No. 1 Status - NYTimes.com

August 7 at 9:11 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Crazy. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Geez. It's not the year for me and my sports idols. Especially ones whose last names start with F. - Dan Hsiao

i watched his doubles final! then went to his press conference not because I needed to cover it, but just so I could hear him in person! hopf schwiss! - Rebecca Sun

he's a good sport. admirable for that, in addition to his racquet skillz - Christopher

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PHD Comics: Average time spent writing one e-mail

August 19 at 4:01 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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I'm not even a grad student but I totally know it. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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Edwards Admits to Sexual Affair; Lied as Presidential Candidate - ABC News

August 8 at 12:45 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Buried beneath the Olympic fanfare... this is sad. He ran for president knowing that this was in his past. What if he became a nominee? - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Yes, def sad. Sad news, stupid of him. - Dan Hsiao

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Large Hadron Collider nearly ready - The Big Picture - Boston.com

August 4 at 2:03 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Holy Mother Crapper this is insanity. I love comments 7 & 8 at the bottom... - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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Man on Wire

August 2 at 12:58 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Dying to see this! Out in theaters now. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Wow. That looks ridiculous. If you don't see it by the time i visit, let's go! - Dan Hsiao

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Is John McCain Stupid? - Wonder Land - WSJ.com

August 1 at 10:56 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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A pertinent question, asked by the WSJ's deputy editorial page editor, no less! - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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The Korean bboys are insane!

July 29 at 5:51 pm - Link

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I'm told they are the best crew in the world - Christopher

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McCain Makes Historic First Visit to Internet

July 22 at 11:04 am - via Reshare - Link

Funny. - Christopher

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Want Obama in a Punch Line? First, Find a Joke - NYTimes.com

July 15 at 8:56 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Har har - Christopher via Bookmarklet

"“The thing is, he’s not buffoonish in any way,” said Mike Barry, who started writing political jokes for Johnny Carson’s monologues in the waning days of the Johnson administration and has lambasted every presidential candidate since, most recently for Mr. Letterman. “He’s not a comical figure,” Mr. Barry said." How sad that we hopefully will have a non-buffoonish President. Darn. - Dan Hsiao

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An Airfare to Remember - washingtonpost.com

July 14 at 6:31 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Don't we know it. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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Correction - Jul. 10, 2008 -- Newsday.com

July 11 at 9:01 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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A correction of the utmost importance. Seriously. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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President George Bush: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter' - Telegraph

July 10 at 11:27 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Via Wonkette. This is remarkable in its utter... uh, something. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

The word "clown" repeatedly came to mind - Dan Hsiao

At least he stayed until the very end this summit... Regardless how embarrassing - Mona N.

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Balloon Lumpfish Displayed In Tokyo - Zimbio

July 9 at 12:53 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Radical fish lifeforms! - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Creepy - Dan Hsiao

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The Death of Wanting - TENNIS.com - Peter Bodo

July 8 at 11:40 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Pete's brilliant take on one of the great matches. An amazing photograph too. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Very well summed up. Was Bodo at the match? Did he sit outside or in some media room? - Dan Hsiao

What a great match that was! - Anne Bouey

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The Girl Effect - Home

July 3 at 7:38 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Watch this video. - Christopher

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Obama Opens Up 15-Point Lead - Poll - Bloomberg.com

June 25 at 10:05 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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I was hoping for a can of whoop-ass. - Jim Norris

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Woman gives birth on NYC subway platform -- Newsday.com

June 24 at 1:51 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Wow, East Broadway station. That's hardcore. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

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1 Dead in Chinatown After Dump Truck Hits Bus - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog

June 23 at 11:24 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Oh my Fung Wah. - Christopher via Bookmarklet

Geez. The picture makes it seem all the more crazy/scary. - Dan Hsiao

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Garfield: 15th Birthday

June 19 at 10:18 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Today is Garfield's 30th, but his 15th was a good one too. - Christopher

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NBCs Tim Russert Dies - New York Times Blog

June 13 at 12:58 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Tim Russert was a pit bull. NYT: "Tim Russert, the host of “Meet the Press,” and NBC’s Washington bureau chief, has died. He was 58. Mr. Russert was a towering figure in American journalism and moderated several debates during the recent presidential primary season. Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, came on the air at 3:39 p.m. and reported that Mr. Russert had collapsed and died early this afternoon while at work. He had just returned from Italy with his family. " - Christopher

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Secret terror files left on train - BBC NEWS | UK

June 11 at 12:38 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

DOH. - Christopher

Wow. Talk about careless. - Dan Hsiao

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Thomas L. Friedman - Obama on the Nile - NYTimes.com

June 11 at 11:51 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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The symbolic power of an Obama nomination, and possible presidency: "It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Democrats’ nomination of Obama as their candidate for president has done more to improve America’s image abroad — an image dented by the Iraq war, President Bush’s invocation of a post-9/11 “crusade,” Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay and the xenophobic opposition to Dubai Ports World managing U.S. harbors — than the entire Bush public diplomacy effort for seven years." - Christopher

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The World’s Worst Panderer - Kristof - New York Times

February 17 at 8:30 pm - Link

McCain's candidacy is a good and respectable one. - Christopher

Hmm... - Christine

Relatively speaking, perhaps. But do you (Chris) consider bending and breaking one's principles out of desperation just part of politics? - Dan Hsiao

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Rednecks Enjoy 'Obama Monkey' T-Shirt

May 14 at 11:51 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Wow. - Christopher

Are you wow'ing the picture or Wonkette's write-up of it? - Dan Hsiao

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The Sub-Human Woman?

May 13 at 1:39 pm - Link

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Fourth dimension - Wikipedia

May 13 at 12:35 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Trying to understand the fourth spatial dimension. Even with the pretty graphics, I'm still confused. Anyone got tips? - Christopher

Dude, the moving image is trippy (not sure why the gif isn't playing here...) - Dan Hsiao

Thumbnails are stored as scaled-down jpegs, even if the originals are animated gifs. - Jim Norris

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Who Will Tell the People? - New York Times

May 5 at 10:06 am - Link

Friedman is never at a loss for one-liners. In his column about bringing nation-building out of the Middle East and back the U.S.: "A few weeks ago, my wife and I flew from New York’s Kennedy Airport to Singapore. In J.F.K.’s waiting lounge we could barely find a place to sit. Eighteen hours later, we landed at Singapore’s ultramodern airport, with free Internet portals and children’s play zones throughout. We felt, as we have before, like we had just flown from the Flintstones to the Jetsons. If all Americans could compare Berlin’s luxurious central train station today with the grimy, decrepit Penn Station in New York City, they would swear we were the ones who lost World War II." - Christopher

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