Archive for April 9th, 2008
Worthy Quote: Hillary Clinton
Posted by: BookGirl on: April 9, 2008
“Last week I decided that even if life is absurd why couldn’t I spend it absurdly happy?”
– Hillary Clinton in an excerpt from a letter to a friend written in the 1960s. Fully fascinating New York Times article about her pen pal and more excerpts from her letters HERE. I actually liked her in [...]
A Journalist Reflects on a Journalist
Posted by: BookGirl on: April 9, 2008
There is a great piece on MSNBC’s “Rain Man” (As Brian Williams calls him) Chris Matthews. He’s the host of “Hardball” and is a political fixture on the cable network. An excerpt from the piece is after the jump.
Petagon Gets Handheld Lie Detectors
Posted by: BookGirl on: April 9, 2008
The United States Pentagon has a new gizmo to use in the war against terrorism. A handheld lie detector device is known as the Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System. Each one costs $7,500 USD and the military became the proud owner of 94 of them.
AP Top Stories For April 9th, 2008
Posted by: BookGirl on: April 9, 2008
Election 2008: Our Troops Share Their Picks
Posted by: BookGirl on: April 9, 2008
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ABC News did a piece on our troops in Iraq’s voting choices. Let’s just say the answers are very interesting. It seems while we are thinking about them over there, they are thinking about us over here. Domestic issues, like immigration, the environment, and education ranked high on their list of concerns.
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