NBC screwed up big time in deciding to replace Jay with Conan on the Tonight Show.  They should have replaced Leno with Obama.
There he was, in a very expensive looking suit,indeed, exchanging barbs with the Tonight Show host….jokes about Washington; jokes about himself; even a joke about his bowling and the Special Olympics which he [...]

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It may not be called nationalization, but the reported deal that has been struck between the government and Citigroup sure displays a lot of elements that would reflect such a move.
According to the Reutersstory and other news reports, “the U.S. government and Citigroup have reached a deal to convert up to $25 billion in government-held preferred [...]

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Are you ready for the Sarah Palin, Joe Biden Big Debate? How could you not be? Besides the financial crisis and what the Congress may or may not do, what else has been talked about as much in the news as the soon to be vice-presidential debate?
I spoke with someone today in Alaska who was [...]

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Looks as if the one person who is not in control of this convention is Barack Obama. Ted Kennedy’s speech–even when suffering from a probable fatal brain tumor–made Obama’s rhetorical skills seem pale by comparison.

Obama’s wife gave a speech that makes one wonder whether she plans on a political career herself. Pretty good.
And, the Clinton [...]

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The ink has hardly dried on the newsprint announcing Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s vice-presidential pick, when the New York Times today runs a story raising serious questions involving Biden, his lawyer son and the MBNA Corporation, which was bought by Bank of America two years ago.
According to the paper, while Sen. Biden was bucking [...]

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The economic news just keeps getting worse daily it seems.
Today alone, the following:
The stock market–the Dow Jones to be exact–plunged faster than a penny off the roof of the Empire State Building.
The Dow reached its lowest level in about two years, down almost 360 points!
Oil futures kept climbing, now passing the $140 a barrel mark.
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