Keith Olbermann Special Comment *MR BUSH YOU ARE A FASCIST!*

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President BUSH PARDON's HIMSELF against POTENTIAL WARCRIMES

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The Cars of Futures Past at Pebble Beach

PEBBLE BEACH, California -- Nowhere is the old saying "there'snothing new under the sun" more true than in the auto industry, where"innovations" often are updated takes on old ideas. From thewind-cheating aerodynamics that make today's cars more efficient to thenavigation systems that fill every dashboard, it's all been done before-- usually in a car that represented some designer's vision of thefuture.

Wired.com takes a walk through the greens at the Pebble BeachConcours d'Elegance to bring you a look at some cars of futures pastthat influenced that new hunk of metal currently sitting in yourdriveway.

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Tuna Fishcakes - Foodari

Tuna Fishcakes
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 75 minutes

Number of servings: 4

Ingredients:

 225 gm(s) potatoes, cubed
 1 tbsp(s) olive oil
 1 shallot (large) finely chopped
 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
 1 tsp(s) fresh thyme leaves
 400 gm(s) canned tuna in olive oil, drained
  grated rind of half a lemon
 1 tbsp(s) chopped fresh parsley
 2-3 tbsp(s) plain flour
 1 egg, lightly beaten
 115 gm(s) fresh breadcrumbs
  vegetable oil for frying
  salt and pepper
  QUICK TOMATO SAUCE
 2 tbsp(s) Olive oil
 400 gm(s) canned chopped tomatoes
 1 clove garlic, crushed
 0.5 tsp(s) sugar
  grated rind of half a lemon
 1 tbsp(s) chopped fresh basil
  salt and pepper

Cooking Steps:

• Forthe tuna fishcakes, cook the potatoes in plenty of boiling, saltedwater for 12-15 minutes until tender. Mash, leaving a few lumps. andset aside.
• Heat the oil in a small frying pan and cook the shallot gently for5 minute until softened. Add the garlic and thyme leaves and cook foran additional minute. Allow to cool slightly, then add to the potatoeswith the tune, lemon rind, parsley and seasoning. Mix together well butleave some texture.
• Form the mixture into 6-8 cakes. Dip the cakes first in the flour,then the egg and finally the breadcrumbs to coat. Chill for 30 minutes.
• For the tomato sauce, put the olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, sugar,lemon rind and basil into a saucepan, season to taste and bring toboil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for 15minutes until thickened.
• Heat enough oil in a frying pan to cover the base generously. Frythe fishcakes in batches for 3-4 minutes each side, utnil golden andcrisp. Drain on kitchen paper while yuo fry the remaining fishcakes.Serve with the tomato sauce

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Conservative Palin brings record of reform, Republicans say

Republicans praised John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tobe his running mate on Friday, while Democrats said it didn't changethe dynamics of the presidential race.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, shown in February, will be Sen. John McCain's running mate.

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McCain's campaign described Palin as a uniter and reformer.

"Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during hertime in office that she is ready to be president. She has broughtRepublicans and Democrats together within her administration and has arecord of delivering on the change and reform that we need inWashington," a release from the McCain campaign said.

MinnesotaGov. Tim Pawlenty, who was on McCain's short list of possible runningmates, called Palin "a wonderful, terrific, outstanding pick."

"She's an executive, she's a reformer, dynamic," he said. Calling her a"hockey mom," he said she has a "compelling personal story."

South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint echoed the call for reform.

"Sarah Palin is an exciting choice by Senator McCain. She completes astrong ticket that will bring a real record of change and reform toWashington," DeMint said in a statement.

DeMint also touted Palin's conservative track record.

"She is a strong defender of traditional family values, with anunquestioned commitment to protect life. Governor Palin knows we mustaggressively pursue American energy sources like offshore drilling toreduce our dependence on foreign oil," he said.

House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio called Palin a "strong agent for change."

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Quarkbase

Quarkbase is a free tool to find complete information about a website.

Itis a mashup of over 30 data sources and many algorithms gatheringinformation from Internet on various topics like social popularity,traffic, associated people, etc.

everything about a website

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Viewzi

• Viewzi is a new and highly visual way
• to search that brings all your favorite stuff
• together in one place.
•  Oh, and it's bolder, richer, and more fun.

Web Screenshot View - Searching for Sigalon

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Zattoo is real TV on your PC

Zattoo has developed a software program that allows you to watch TVon your computer. All you need is a broadband connection and a currentoperating system (Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS X, or Linux). The serviceis legal and free of charge.

Where can I use Zattoo?

Zattoo is currently available in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. We'll be launching in newcountries and continents soon, so check back frequently.

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Sigalon Posterous according to Wordle

Have a look.

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Word Clouds

Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

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TruthDig

>> TRUTHDIG ORIGINAL REPORTS:

Robert Scheer on McCain's Lust for War
"Running for War President at Any Cost"-- Just great! Nuclear-armed Pakistan is falling apart, Iran's nuclearprogram is unchecked and congressional legislation on cooperation withthe Russians on controlling nuclear proliferation is now dead in thewater. Horrid news except for Sen. John McCain, who thrills to a repeatof the danger lines of the Cold War, and now stands a good chance ofbeing our next president.

Col. Ann Wright on Rape and Murder in the Military
"U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers' 'Suicides'?"-- Since I posted on April 28 the article "Is There an Army Cover Up ofthe Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers," the deaths of two more U.S.Army women in Iraq and Afghanistan have been listed as suicides—theSept. 28, 2007, death of 30-year-old Spc. Ciara Durkin and the Feb. 22,2008, death of 25-year-old Spc. Keisha Morgan. Both "suicides" aredisputed by the families of the women. 

Chris Hedges on the War in Afghanistan
"Pouring Gas on the Afghanistan Bonfire"-- Mounting bombing raids and widespread detentions of Afghans arerapidly turning Afghanistan into the mirror image of Iraq. But thesevery real events, which will have devastating consequences over thenext few months and years, are largely ignored by us.

>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN DENVER:

Bill Boyarsky Reports from the Democratic Convention

"Faith, Abortion and the Election"-- Although the Democratic National Convention officially startedMonday, a more significant event occurred 24 hours before at areligious service held several blocks away from the main conventionhall.

"Prescription for a Democratic Win"-- As Barack Obama moves into the Democratic National Convention, heshould speak out more clearly and forcefully on an issue that clearlydistinguishes him from his do-nothing opponent—national healthinsurance.

>> DON'T MISS THE BEST OF OUR SYNDICATED COLUMNISTS:

Marie Cocco on Hillary Clinton at the Democratic Convention
"Clinton's Lose-Lose Dilemma"-- If there is a political job more fraught with peril than running tobecome the next commander in chief, surely it is being cast ascheerleader in chief.

E.J. Dionne on Joe Biden
"The Happy Warrior"-- In selecting Joe Biden, Barack Obama has signaled clearly what thisweek's Democratic National Convention will be about: He intends to moveaggressively to ease the problems that have worried so many Democratsin recent weeks—problems, it turns out, that Obama is worried about,too.

William Pfaff on the Blame Game in Georgia
"The Cost of Saakashvili's Folly"-- The West's response to the situation in Georgia evadesacknowledgement of the damage Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvilihas done to the United States and NATO, and to Georgia itself, whichfor the foreseeable future will now be a nation of limited sovereignty,and an awkward embarrassment to its Western allies.

Eugene Robinson on Calming Democratic Worries
"Fretting All the Way to the White House"-- If they want to win in November, Democrats have one task toaccomplish this week: Snap out of it. Somehow, tentativeness andinsecurity have infected a party that ought to be full of confidentswagger.

>> ON THE LIGHTER SIDE:

Andy Borowitz on China's "Gold" Medals
"Don't Lick the Medals" -- All that glitters is not gold, this tongue-in-cheek dispatch from the Beijing Olympics warns.

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THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!

We Must Stop This Immediately !

Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper . Groceries are heavier. And, everything is farther away! Yesterday I walked to the corner andI was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!

And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the youngones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak upthey just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silentmessage until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lipreader?

I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On theother hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran intoan old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn'teven recognize me.

I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair thismorning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLYNOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast these days! You're risking lifeand limb if you happen to pull onto the motorway in front of them. AllI can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I seethem screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.

Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else wouldthey suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Dothey think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales arepulling the same prank. Do they think I actually 'believe' the number Isee on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Justwho do these people think they're fooling?

I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on --but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printedthe phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a numberin there!

All I can do is pass along this warning: WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!

Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!

PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because somethinghas happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they oncewere.

Thanks Isabel - Maybe McCain, the new Shrub, can save US?

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August 2008 - Joe Biden is Pissed!

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Joe Biden in Primary Debate

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The Gimli Glider

"Holy shit."

Inside the cockpit of the cruising airliner,Captain Bob Pearson was understandably alarmed at theout-of-the-ordinary beeps that were chiming from his flight computer.On the control panel, an amber low fuel pressure warning lamp lit up to punctuate the audio alarm.

FirstOfficer Maurice Quintal, copilot of Air Canada Flight 143, checked theindicator light to determine the cause of the computer's complaints."Something's wrong with the fuel pump," he reported.

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