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It's Official: Allen Concedes, Democrats Control Congress
The fat lady's getting hoarse. AP is reporting:
Jackson Gets New FBI Head
... and he seems to have a pretty impressive resume. Bets are that he'll stay busy in these parts:
Fred Brink, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and 21-year FBI veteran, today was named the new special agent in charge of the FBI's Jackson Division. Brink is coming …
ALERT: Prison Escapee May Be in Jackson
Terry S. Thomas, 50, was seen Thursday in downtown Jackson, the release said.
Per a release posted on The Clarion-Ledger's site:
4,000 Al-Qaida Members Escaped at Tora Bora
Editor & Publisher is reporting: "Today, in a story sent to Knight Ridder newspapers, the bureau examined the current, and perhaps crucial, election debate in the aftermath of the new …
Does Parental Notification Reduce Abortion?
Not really, a New York Times analysis has found:
A New Contract With America?
An interesting piece in Salon today takes on the idea of what "corruption" really meant to Americans as they went to the polls last night. Exit polls showed that corruption …
Best of Jackson is Drawing Near: Need Suggestions!
Folks, we will soon begin the competition for Best of Jackson 2008. This year, we are solicting reader suggestions for categories you'd like to see on the Best of Jackson …
We Won't See If We Don't Look
The New York Times today present a "grim portrait" of the prisoner abuse committed by the U.S. in a secret unit in Iraq:
Ed Peters Making a Deal with the Feds ... Or Not?
Patsy Brumsfield is reporting on the deal-or-no-deal confusion at The Daily Journal. (Hat tip to Folo.):
MIT Prof Takes on Real Iraqi War Death Toll
Is it a "right-wing conspiracy"? John Tirman, executive director of MIT's Center for International Studies, thinks so. Get his take on Alternet.
When Not to Trust Your ‘Gut'
Maureen Dowd's column today talks the uninformed George Bush revealed in his former press secretary's new bookand the problem with "trusting your gut" when it is filled with ignorance:
Hillary Clinton Crosses the Right-Wing Line
I tell you, I'm really starting to believe that Hillary is scum. I'm sorry to put it that way, but she is starting to turn me off in entirely different …
Dean Warns about Draft at ‘Rock the Vote' Party
CBS News reports: "As people wondered if former President Bill Clinton was here yet, and college-age guys scanned the chatting celebrities in the VIP area for actress Natalie Portman, the …
The Progressive Populist Moment?
Tom Hayden writes for Alternet: It's been a remarkable shift after the past decade of Democratic catering to corporate interests and conservative voters, Only one year ago, candidates John Kerry, …
FEMA Chief Relieved of Katrina Duties
Good news: Brownie's off the case. MSNBC is reporting:
Log Cabin GOP Votes Down Bush Endorsement
AP reports: "The Republican Party's largest gay and lesbian organization, which endorsed President Bush in 2000, is withholding its endorsement of the president for re-election because of his support for …
Barbour: Of Course, Bush Will Take Mississippi
The Clarion-Ledger reports today: "Mississippi Republicans say President Bush can bank on a solid re-election showing here and in much of the South, but the latest poll shows him in …
Opening Statement/Audio Glitch
The trial's opening statements happened early this afternoon—but the judge forgot to turn the audio switch on, so only the people in the courtroom could hear it, and then only …
