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Will it be McCain's Court, or Obama's?
Like foreign affairs (except, sometimes, in wartime), the Supreme Court is one those issues that should be at the forefront of the debate during a presidential campaign — and almost never is. David Brooks captured it well on PBS Friday night: "For people who would definitely vote for Obama, the court is another issue (why) they would definitely vote for him," he said. "And the same is true from Republicans." B
… ContinueMarkets heading for worst June since 1930
Wow. The stock market absolutely tanked today, losing 350 points, as Annelena Lobb reports on The Wall Street Journal:
… ContinueTraumatic downgrades in the financial sector, anxiety about the stability of auto makers and consumer-oriented companies, and oil settling near $140 a barrel battered the Dow industrials Thursday, sending the index to its lowest close since September 11, 2006. ...
Added by Ted Nesi on June 26, 2008 at 6:16pm — No Comments
Didn't get a raise? Blame health costs
Many commentators (myself included) have noted the continued stagnation of Americans' wages. But it's important to keep in mind that there's a difference between wages — how many dollars you get in your paycheck — and compensation — the full value of benefits (including, but not limited to, wages) that you receive from your employer.
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 25, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Sorry, Barack, old folks should pay taxes
A recent New York Times comparison of McCain and Obama's economic plans notes the following:
Mr. Obama’s plan calls for cutting taxes on people earning less than $75,000 a year and for eliminating federal income taxes on elderly citizens who make less than $50,000 a year.
I've heard this before, and it gets my goat. Why should
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 25, 2008 at 1:21pm — 2 Comments
Why TV likes recessions, and Brokaw
In a piece today, The Hollywood Reporter's Nellie Andreeva takes a look at whether a downturn in the economy will actually turn out to be good for the major TV networks.
"With no relief in sight for the country's economic woes and skyrocketing oil prices, families, popcorn in hand, are gathering around the TV looking to be entertained," she writes. "And that might be just the break broadcast TV has been waiting for."
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 24, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Best. Campaign video. Ever.
Check out the fantastic re-election video for Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tex., that he showed at the Republican State Convention the other day. It has to be seen to be believed:
Added by Ted Nesi on June 23, 2008 at 7:53pm — 3 Comments
Starbucks has free Wi-Fi — finally
I'm sitting at my local Starbucks in Providence working on my column for tomorrow's newspaper, and I must say it's a pleasure to finally have free wireless Internet here. (You get two hours of free Wi-Fi a day as part of Starbucks' new customer rewards program.)
Also, I've finally started watching the NBC-TV show "30 Rock," and it's hysterical.
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 23, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Obama is Deval Patrick, Part II
I continue to find uncanny the similarities between Barack Obama's presidential campaign and Devin Patrick's 2006 gubernatorial race — the rhetoric, the crowds, the critiques, the grassroots.
Yet another example comes today in a Politico story by Daniel Libit. He writes about the unprecedented reach of Obama's list of supporter e-mail addresses, and how it has many Democrats (and even some Rep
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 19, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments
We're not the fattest country!
A new report has found that Australians are fatter than Americans, according to The Daily Telegraph:
… ContinueA report by the Baker Heart Institute found that four million adult Australians, or 26 per cent of the population, were overweight or obese. The figure is higher than the 25 per cent rate recorded in the United States. ...
Professor Simon
Added by Ted Nesi on June 19, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments
Nissan explains how electric cars will work
As gas prices hover around $4 a gallon, Nissan Motor Co. last month announced plans to sell electric cars to corporate customers by 2010 and consumers by 2012. (Norway-based Think Global will sell them here next year.)
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 18, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments
McCain's new logo sucks
That's not a political statement. See for yourself:
The one on the left is what the McCain campaign was using until this week, the one on the right is a new one designed by The Spalding Group, which advertising blog Brand New says is "a firm that has designed campaign identi
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 18, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments
Firefox 3, new Coldplay both out today
I'm an unabashed fan of Mozilla Firefox, the open source Web browser that almost single-handedly broke Microsoft Internet Explorer's stranglehold on browsing — Firefox now has nearly 20 percent of the browser market — and thus forced Microsoft to improve their own product. (For more on the browser wars, read Brad Stone's article in The New York Times last month.
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 17, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Tim Russert: "Gotcha at its highest form"
The sudden and untimely death of Tim Russert, felled by a heart attack Friday at the age of 58, has stunned the world of politics and journalism.
More than anything else, the news is surreal. It seems inconceivable that we will have an election this big without Russert around to analyze and pontificate on the "Today" show, on Brian Willi
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 14, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments
More proof that Katherine Heigl is great
I am extremely partial to the beautiful and talented Ms. Katherine Heigl, who stars in the ABC-TV series "Gray's Anatomy" and also was in the hit movie "Knocked Up."
Heigl is, of course, a stunningly beautiful woman. But good looks aside, I enjoy how
… ContinueTwilight of the shopping mall
The Times reports today on a new shopping development being constructed along the FDR Drive that plans to have big box stores like Home Depot and Best Buy stacked on top of each other rather than placed side by side:
… ContinueAfter many delays, East River Plaza, which stretches from 116th Street
Added by Ted Nesi on June 11, 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments
You think it's hot here? Try Baghdad
I'll admit, I'm as much of a baby as anybody else when it comes to the heat, and I firmly believe that Willis Carrier should rank up there with Gandhi, Lincoln and Moses in the human pantheon.
But as we suffer through our first heat wave of the year (it's going to feel like 101 degrees outside today, AccuWeather predicts) it's wor
… ContinueAdded by Ted Nesi on June 10, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments
What if your alumni mag was a gossip rag?
That's the idea from Mark Oppenheimer, who writes in a Globe article that college alumni magazines should start digging up dirt for those "Class Notes" sections in the back:
… ContinueIt wouldn't be hard to produce. Hire a bunch of interns or recent graduates excited for their big break in publishing. Give them back issues of the official alumni ma
Added by Ted Nesi on June 8, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments
John Kerry drones on ... and on
John Kerry, who might be president today were he a bit more disciplined as a public speaker, once again failed to keep it short and sweet as he tried in vain to fend off a primary challenger at the state Democratic Convention in Lowell yesterday, Matt Viser reports for The Globe:
… ContinueA defiant Gloucester lawyer Ed O'Reilly garnered enough support yesterday from par
Added by Ted Nesi on June 8, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Is Afghanistan's president up to the job?
Added by Ted Nesi on June 7, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Sacrebleu! The French army is 'falling apart'
… ContinueMost of France's tanks, helicopters and je
Added by Ted Nesi on June 6, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments
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