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Is the sky the limit for the Penrith PPC?
There’s a lot been written in recent days about Rory Stewart who has just been selected as Tory PPC for the safe seat of Penrith.
By any standard he’s got an extraordinary CV and even went to Eton followed by Oxford which seems to be the standard background for so many.
But just read this from Anna van Praagh’s Sunday Telegraph profile: “Britain doesn’t make men like Rory Stewart any more. The Source: Political Betting RSS Feed
Way back when I was in college, someone gave me a book that they thought I should read. "You've been working with plutonium, and you have an interest in nuclear weapons. You really ought to read this book." The book was The Making of the Atomic Bomb, by Richard Rhodes. He was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction for that book, and it is well deserved. It's my belief that anyone who wants to truly understand the American legacy of the first two nuclear bombs, and theSource: Daily Kos RSS Feed
From the NY Times:
Big trees grow in Brooklyn. In fact, two of the state’s biggest.
Two trees in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden — a 97-year-old Kansas hawthorn and a Carolina holly — have become official members of the state’s Big Tree Register, which keeps track of the largest (as opposed to the oldest) trees of their species on record, as defined by a formula that includes the height, circumference and foliage of the tree.
These are the first such big trees in New York Source: Queens Crap RSS Feed
From MSNBC:
Obama names 110 White House visitors
The White House on Friday released a small list of visitors to the White House since President Barack Obama took office in January, including lobbyists, business executives, activists and celebrities.
No previous administration has released such a list, though the information out so far is incomplete. Only about 110 names —and 481 visits —out of the tens of thousands who have visited the Obama White House were madeSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed
Two polls show UK voters are lukewarm
Only hours after Gordon Brown told a Brussels press conference that “there is a general view that Tony Blair is a good candidate and would be an excellent president” two new polls suggest that there is little support for the plan from British voters.
For although it’s suggested that some progress might be being made with EU leaders the Labour effort isn’t resonating with voters at home.
YouGov for the Daily Telegraph found Source: Political Betting RSS Feed
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The male equivalent of Michele Bachmann rose up in righteous defense of the leader of Republican party, Rush Limbaugh, at his unfair treatment by the NFL in not allowing him join a group that is intent on buying the St. Louis Rams of the NFL.
And no, Steve King did not use the exact words in the title above but he might just as well have.
REP. STEVE KING (R-IOWA): However, as I listened to the members of this committee discussSource: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed
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As I continue my countdown to age 50 (49 days away) and dig into the apparent myth that ages 18 through 49 is the sweet spot audience, my gut, which tells me the 18-49 premise is absurd, is reinforced by today’s Exhibit A. It’s my mother-in-law’s secret arm signal.
My mother-in-law, let’s call her “Marie” (becauseSource: AC360 RSS Feed
