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Month: August 2011

The simulation gap

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It was probably just my imagination running away with me, but I thought last night the USMNT already looked more fluid and creative under Klinsmann than they did under Bradley. My favorite detail from this game involved the blown non-red card which wasn't given in...

Close, But No Broder

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On August 10, 2011
I'm afraid I cannot fully endorse the latest highly original column by Mr. Tommy Freidman. Plainly, this basis in this country's salvation lies in both parties coming together and conceding that I am right about everything and all of my policy preferences should be enacted.

Verizon Strike

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Over 45,000 Verizon workers in nine eastern states, under the leadership of the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have gone out of strike. This.

Kudos are in order for David Wolman, whose High Country News piece on "accidental wilderness," militiarized landscapes that unintentionally become spaces that protect large numbers of wildlife, just won a Society for Environmental Journalists' Award for best reporting on the environment. It's an interesting story....

The Wisconsin Recalls

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The Dems -- who need three wins to take over the state Senate from the reactionary and anti-labor Republicans --are 2 out of 5 so far, and are leading (but probably more likely to lose than not) in the one outstanding race.   Even replacing two...

By Very Afraid

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On August 9, 2011

To reiterate, barring a major economic turnaround pretty much any Republican nominee will have a very good chance to win. Although not everyone interprets the data that way: And then.

Almost Official

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On August 9, 2011

So apparently the dumber version of Michelle Bachmann, accessory to murder Rick Perry, will indeed be seeking the Republican nomination.    Let's hope I'm wrong about Mittens not having a great.

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