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Sarah Palin Slashed Funding For Teen Pregnancy ProgramsWashington Post: ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live. A... |
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Oprah won't interview Sarah Palin until after the electionThe Sarah Palin News Vortex has bagged another celebrity. And this time it's a biggun'. Oprah Winfrey was ensnared in controversy this morning when the Drudge Report posted that the Big O, a vocal supporter of Barack Obama, is refusing to have Governor Palin on her show. Oprah fired off a statemen ... |
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Republican National Convention Ratings: John McCain Speech Gets 38.9 Million Viewers, Beats ObamaJohn McCain has won the ratings race. The Republican nominee beat Democratic challenger Barack Obama's record-setting convention speech viewership by 500,000 viewers. McCain's address at the Democratic National Convention was seen by about 38.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Resear... |
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Sarah Palin is taking a "Timeout" -- to begin "the education of Sarah Palin"I mentioned this briefly in the open thread, but it really warrants its own thread. With 60 days left in the campaign, Sarah Palin is going back to Alaska -- to study. Jed first picked this up yesterday via Chuck Todd, then Newsweek's Howard Fineman gave a fuller explanation after talking to one... |
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Jobless rate soars to 5-year highThe unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts. ... |
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New York Times futurist Michael Rogers to leaveBy Rafat Ali The New York Times' (NYSE: NYT) futurist-in-residence Michael Rogers is leaving the company after two years. He came in to NYT in September 2006, as an R&D consultant with a fancy name and a fixed tenure... ... |


