July 2010
2 posts
Coming up this week in the House
Removing our troops from Pakistan, sponsored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. 111th Congress 2d Session H. Res. __ H. Con. Res. 301 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Pakistan. 1. Closed rule. 2. Provides one hour of debate in the House with 30 minutes to be controlled by Rep. Kucinich and 30...
Jul 26th
Coming up this week in the House
Removing our troops from Pakistan, sponsored by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. 111th Congress 2d Session H. Res. __ H. Con. Res. 301 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from Pakistan. 1. Closed rule. 2. Provides one hour of debate in the House with 30 minutes to be controlled by Rep. Kucinich and 30...
Jul 26th
June 2010
1 post
Classic C-SPAN Moment
Yep, I’ve been showing this all day. Posted via web from Ethan’s Tagboard | Comment »
Jun 13th
May 2010
3 posts
May 5th
5 notes
Attention, Tumblr: Apparently, We're Now Accepting... →
(via newsweek)
May 5th
52 notes
Not everyday you see a van like this!
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May 3rd
April 2010
9 posts
George Washington racks up late fees at NY library →
Someone’s got some ‘splainin’ to do!
Apr 17th
Statement by the President on Travel to Poland
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2010  Statement by the President on Travel to Poland “I spoke with acting President Komorowski and told him that I regret that I will not be able to make it to Poland due to the volcanic ash that is disrupting air...
Apr 17th
2010 Pulitzer Prizes Winners  →
soupsoup: Journalism Public Service - Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier Breaking News Reporting - The Seattle Times Staff Investigative Reporting - Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of the Philadelphia Daily News and Sheri Fink of ProPublica, in collaboration with The New York Times Magazine Explanatory Reporting - Michael Moss and members of The New York Times Staff Local Reporting - Raquel...
Apr 14th
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D.C. Examiner Publishes Photo It's Explicitly Told...
Photos often move on the AP photo wire with specific instructions on who can and can’t use a particular photo — usually for comptetive reasons. So it came at no surprise that a number of local and national competitors of The Washington Post were excluded from using a Post staff photo (that moved on the AP wire) of the paper’s Pulitzer celebration yesterday. (Disclosure: I was at...
Apr 13th
World Leaders and Heads of Delegation Attending...
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                            April 10, 2010 Below and attached is a list of world leaders and Heads of Delegation attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April...
Apr 10th
10 Ways To Earn More Than You Can Working At The...
hunterwalker: Columbia j-school students received emails last week inviting us to apply for an assistant editor “fellowship” with the Columbia Journalism Review, a full-time position that pays only $27,000 a year. Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of jobs out there that pay more— like working at McDonald’s, selling your eggs, or even impregnating cows. Read More
Apr 9th
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Is this like a pool report without the pool?
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President ________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 7, 2010 READOUT OF VICE PRESIDENT AND DR. JILL BIDEN’S VISIT TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER Earlier today, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden visited Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.  The Bidens visited...
Apr 7th
Apr 6th
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Vice President Biden Announces Release of...
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vice President Biden Announces Release of Presidential Memorandum Tightening Enforcement of Recovery Act Recipient Reporting WASHINGTON D.C. – Vice President Joe Biden and Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Chairman...
Apr 6th
March 2010
4 posts
2 tags
  THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2010   President Obama Announces Recess Appointments to Key Administration Positions Fifteen Appointees Have Waited an Average of 214 Days for Senate Confirmation   WASHINGTON –After facing months of Republican obstruction to administration...
Mar 27th
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Who got pens after Obama signed health care...
Via Paul West of the Baltimore Sun: 1. Reid 2. Durbin 3. Baucus 4. Harkin 5. Dodd 6. Speaker 7. Hoyer 8. Clyburn 9. Miller 10. Waxman 11. Levin 12. Dingell 13. Rangel 14. Vice President Biden 15. Sebelius 16. Vicki Kennedy 17. Nancy-Ann DeParle 18. Phil Schiliro 19. Sister Keehan 20. President Obama
Mar 23rd
2 tags
THE WHITE HOUSE   Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                           March 21, 2010   STATEMENT FROM COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR DAN PFEIFFER   Today, the President announced that he will be issuing an executive order after the passage of the health insurance reform law that will reaffirm its...
Mar 21st
3 tags
Mar 10th
February 2010
1 post
Another VPOTUS Motorcade Incident
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release February 15, 2010 STATEMENT FROM JAY CARNEY, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT Below is a statement from Jay Carney, Communications Director for Vice President Biden, regarding a motor vehicle incident earlier today in Vancouver. “Earlier this afternoon, a van  in the Vice President’s motorcade carrying members of the...
Feb 15th
December 2009
1 post
4 tags
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release                                                        December 24, 2009 PHONE CALLS MADE BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AFTER SENATE PASSAGE OF HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM President Obama made the following phone calls this morning following the Senate’s passage of...
Dec 24th
September 2009
1 post
Obama to Scrap European Missile Shield Plan →
It’s fascinating how this story broke!
Sep 17th
August 2009
2 posts
Dressing Down (In More Ways Than One) →
And you thought people would dress respectfully at these?
Aug 15th
“Loud is not allowed.”
– “King of the Hill”
Aug 9th
July 2009
2 posts
Lack of Web Traffic May Be Reason for Froomkin’s... →
Stelter on Froomkin
Jul 13th
Jul 5th
June 2009
1 post
“Did u know a SINGLE hamburger can have matter from hundreds of diff cattle in...”
– Chris Cuomo
Jun 9th
May 2009
18 posts
3 tags
More open government!
From: NTSB Press Releases <NTSBPressReleases@NTSB.GOV> Date: May 28, 2009 12:44:16 PM EDT To: NTSB_NEWS@LISTSERV.NTSB.GOV Subject: NTSB EXPANDS RELEASE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PUBLIC DOCKETS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE BEGINNING NEXT WEEK Reply-To: NTSB_News <NTSB_NEWS@LISTSERV.NTSB.GOV> ************************************************************ NTSB PRESS RELEASE...
May 28th
AP: Online news fees: financial salvation or... →
May 26th
Nevada Governor Snubs Obama →
May 26th
4 tags
WatchWatch
SNL: Dick Cheney gets read for Meet the Press.
May 24th
New York's proposed shield law →
Definitely unique!
May 22nd
WatchWatch
The death of print journalism is a laughing matter on The Simpsons.
May 22nd
“Weird Malibu moment: Wander into a beach shop, see Robert Gibbs briefing on a...”
– Howard Kurtz
May 20th
From: “Alert DC” Date: May 18, 2009 7:05:04 PM EDT To: “All users” Subject: Message from Alert DC NORAD planned flight exercise, National Capitol Region May 19 and 20, 2009 from midnight tonight to 6am both days.
May 18th
3 tags
May 16th
Anatomy of a Miracle →
Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River last January, was justly celebrated for his skill and courage. Less has been revealed about other players in the drama: those enigmatic geese, the engines they struck, a pioneering French engineer, and an unsung hero—the Airbus A320 itself.
May 16th
PBS Stations Weigh Loss of Affiliation Over... →
PBS stations are amid debating the limits of one of public television’s basic commandments: Thou shalt not broadcast religious programming. The discussion, some station managers fear, could lead to a ban on broadcasts of local church services and other faith-oriented programs that have appeared on public stations for decades despite the prohibition. — Paul Farhi, Washington Post Staff...
May 16th
May 16th
Finally, an AlertDC Message Worth Reading
From: “AlertDC” <alert7809@alert.ema.dc.gov> Date: May 14, 2009 12:58:54 PM EDT To: “News and Info Recipients” <rsan@alert.ema.dc.gov> Subject: NORAD Flight Planned Exercise. NORAD Flight Planned Exercise.  NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.   The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical   component, the Continental...
May 14th
WILCO (the album) →
The new Wilco album is awesome. It’s also a free stream at the moment!
May 14th
May 14th
May 14th
Uh-Oh
From: “Klein, Mona” <k****.**.1@pg.com> Date: May 7, 2009 6:53:38 PM EDT To: <eklapper@gmail.com> Subject: Will be late Made the earlier train but its now on fire. Will keep u informed
May 14th
Two Twitter fails in one day. Sigh.
May 14th
April 2009
2 posts
Link to Final Project →
Apr 27th
Experts Ponder if Internet Makes Us Dumber →
Apr 20th
March 2009
2 posts
Providing Local News to Rural Americans Faces... →
Mar 19th
VO/SOT: NCAA Selection Show →
Mar 16th
February 2009
4 posts
Eisman Discovers Journalism By Accident, Becomes... →
Feb 19th