American debt nightmare ends easy credit era - Personal finance- msnbc.com

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:26 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Is America's long era of easy credit over?

us-news, finance, united-states, economy, credit

Ga. Tech not changing plan for Bowden-less Clemson | ajc.com

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:09 PM EDT (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Jackets, who will be the first opponent of the post-Bowden era, are keeping a like mind set about Saturday's game at Clemson: It's business.

sports, atlanta, georgia-tech, clemson, football

Ga. Tech quarterback Nesbitt tests strained hamstring | ajc.com

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:03 PM EDT (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Quarterback Josh Nesbitt tested his right hamstring Sunday, and the results were just what Tech had been hoping for.

sports, georgia-tech, football, atlanta

Barack Obama tells Daily News how he'd lead us through the economic meltdown

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:36 PM EDT (NY Daily News)

So these are difficult times. But now is not a time for fear or panic. It is a time for resolve and steady leadership. We can and will meet this moment and restore confidence in the American economy - but it will take a new direction. That's why I'm running for President.

politics, barack-obama, obama, election

A 'Green New Deal' can save the world's economy, says UN - Green Living, Environment - The Independent

Seeded on Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:53 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)

Top economists and United Nations leaders are working on a "Green New Deal" to create millions of jobs, revive the world economy, slash poverty and avert environmental disaster, as the financial markets plunge into their deepest crisis since the Great Depression.

world-news, environment, world, economy, green, jobs, employment

Seven Lessons McCain Should Have Learned From The Democratic Primaries

Sun Oct 12, 2008 8:51 PM EDT

By Belarius (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Back in February, I identified what I then saw as the seven central problems with Hillary Clinton's strategy in the Democratic primaries.

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mccain, politics, obama, barack-obama, john-mccain, indecision-2008, election, presidential-election, vote

A Carfree Culture

Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:40 PM EDT

By ezeques (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Most of man's inventions can be used for good and bad. Like a knife, a gun, nuclear energy and the automobile. The auto is great for intra city transportation. But not for commuting, suburban sprawl and that trip to the convenience store and the shopping center.

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technology, car-free, pollution, energy, suburbs, cars, global-warming, carbon-credits

Derrick Morgan, Ga Tech defense bail out Jackets

Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:09 PM EDT

By George Henry, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Georgia Tech's Calvin Booker endured nearly five full seasons before making his first career start at quarterback.

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college-football, gardner-webb, webb, ga, tech, derrick-morgan, ryan-gates, georgia-tech, sports, calvin-booker

Walter Sobchak, Neocon: The Prescient Politics of The Big Lebowski

Seeded on Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:25 PM EDT (Slate)

Seeded by Belarius (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Watching The Big Lebowski in 2008, it becomes clear that appreciating Walter is essential to understanding what the Coen brothers are up to in this movie, which is slyer, more political, and more prescient than many of its fans have recognized.

entertainment, film, coen-brothers, the-big-lebowski, dude, walter-sobchak, a-world-of-pain, neocon, neoconservative, film-criticism

The Myth of "Supporting Our Troops"

Wed Jan 9, 2008 11:12 PM EST

By Belarius (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

We've heard it before from conservatives. We're hearing it now. The message they're spreading is loud and clear: only conservatives support the troops because only conservatives support doing what is necessary for victory in Iraq.

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world-news, iraq, war, military, anti-war, pro-war, support-our-troops, modern-myths, jingo, bellicose

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Some Decry N.J. Death Penalty Abolition

Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:43 AM EST

By Tom Hester Jr., Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Marilyn Flax has never been involved in political campaigns.

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death-penalty, new-jersey, us-news, penalty, marilyn-flax

Navy Football Coach Heading to Ga. Tech

Fri Dec 7, 2007 6:51 PM EST

By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is accustomed to winning the big rivalry games, something the Yellow Jackets haven't done in a while.

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college-football, georgia-tech, johnson, new-georgia-tech, paul-johnson, yellow-jackets, sports

Why Heart Huckabee?

Fri Dec 7, 2007 11:47 AM EST

By NowhereMan7 (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

The presidential candidates for the Republican Party gathered for a debate on Nov. 28. The debate added little to the public's understanding of the issues and the solutions that this country needs.

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politics, mike-huckabee, us, election-2008, ethics

A Calmer Iraq: Fragile, and Possibly Fleeting

Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 7:09 PM EST (The New York Times)

Seeded by Smiling Jack (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

They stress that all of these changes can be reversed, and on relatively short notice. The Americans have already started to reduce troop levels and Mr. Sadr, who has only three months to go on his pledge, has issued increasingly bellicose pronouncements recently.

politics, moktadan-al-sadr, iraq, peace, insurgency, sunni, shiite, joost-hilterman

Google Pre-Launches New iPhone Interface

Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 3:20 AM EST (TechCrunch)

Seeded by Spuds Stuff (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

We heard a rumor that Google was going to launch a new interface for users accessing the site via an iPhone in the next few days. But an anonymous tip let us know it actually launched without any warning or announcement this evening.

technology, apple, iphone, google, interface

10 Signs that You're a Newsvine Idiot

Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:27 PM EDT

By Noah Bradley (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

With the somewhat recent influx of helpful articles for new-comers to Newsvine, I thought I should chip in my own wisdom to help the new and old alike by giving fail-proof signs that a user is a Newsvine Idiot.

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technology, newsvine, meta, sorta-satire, humor, you-know-you-want-to-comment, newsvine-idiot, idiots, morons, poo

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Obama: Role for Gore if He Wants

Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:10 PM EDT

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama says Al Gore would play a key role in his administration if he wants one, but he won't say whether he'd ask him to be his running mate.

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obama, gore, barack-obama, al-gore, oval-office, politics

Not Net-Rooting for Obama

Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:00 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Seeded by SpotlightDIVA (Clipped by Daniel Andrews)

Barack Obama's honeymoon with the liberal blogosphere is over. According to The Washington Post political bloggers, Barack has lost his way, along with his support -- especially in the online community.

politics, barack-obama, blog, blogosphere, washington-post, 2008-election

Al Gore for President: writings about design & culture

Seeded on Thu May 31, 2007 10:59 AM EDT (designobserver.com)

A warning to all those readers who do not like politics mixed with design, because frankly, I'm not sure you can be a serious, working designer and separate the two.

politics, al-gore, design, president, culture, public-interest, assault-on-reason

Is Wal-Mart Too Cheap for Its Own Good?

Seeded on Wed May 30, 2007 11:33 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Low prices, it turns out, can be bad for business.

business, wal-mart, prices, low-prices, target, economy

Obamas Health Plan - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog

Seeded on Tue May 29, 2007 1:11 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Fresh off campaign stops in New Hampshire over the weekend, Senator Barack Obama traveled to the University of Iowa to outline his own plan to try to provide health insurance coverage for everyone.

health, barack-obama, obama, health-care

Marriage in America | The frayed knot

Seeded on Thu May 24, 2007 4:02 PM EDT (The Economist)

There is a widening gulf between how the best- and least-educated Americans approach marriage and child-rearing. Among the elite (excluding film stars), the nuclear family is holding up quite well. Only 4% of the children of mothers with college degrees are born out of wedlock.

health, marriage, divorce, wedlock, children, statistics, income

They hate our foreign policy, not our freedom!

Seeded on Thu May 24, 2007 12:50 PM EDT (thinkmoderate.com)

It is naive to think that the United States can traipse around the world lending support to some groups, dehumanizing other groups, and sending our military about at the drop of a hat without facing any repercussions.

politics, freedom, foreign-policy, terrorism, global-war-on-terror

How I Failed the Turing Test

Seeded on Fri May 18, 2007 6:25 PM EDT (electric-escape.net)

Some time around March, I started receiving a number of random instant messages from people I've never met before. Apparantly, my AIM alias had been added to at least two online lists and people all over the world were busy importing me as a buddy.

entertainment, turing-test, robot, chat, aim, turing, test

Iraq is on the verge of collapse: report

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2007 4:11 PM EDT (Reuters)

Iraq's government has lost control of vast areas to powerful local factions and the country is on the verge of collapse and fragmentation, a leading British think-tank said on Thursday.

world-news, iraq, civil-war, war-on-terror, united-states, sunni, shiite, kurds, oil

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