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I was walking around Manhattan Mall in NYC one day when i over heard these two talking about Victoria's Secret. I nearly dropped my drink from the ridiculous things coming out of one of the girl's mouths. I ended up sending it to the great site, Overheard In New York and they put it on their website.Someone Needs to Take a Chill Pill
No name-calling If you want to score a meeting with Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), know this: His scheduler/office manager, Elizabeth Becton, is to be addressed by her full name — not Liz or any other variant. An executive assistant at McBee Strategic recently learned this the hard way.Hitting the Books
Hitting the Books By Bill Croke I was at the public library the other day and eavesdropped on a conversation at the front desk between a woman librarian and a junior high school-aged boy. I was privy to the transaction that was his renewal of the due dates of three books: Monsters, Hatchet, and Guitar for Dummies. I'm sorry to say that I'm ignorant of the authors of these tomes.The Words Have Changed, but Have the Policies?
ON THE WHITE HOUSE The Words Have Changed, but Have the Policies? By PETER BAKER (New York Times) Published: April 2, 2009 WASHINGTON — When President Obama briefed Congressional leaders at the White House last week on his plans to send more troops to Afghanistan, Senator Harry Reid offered some advice: Whatever you do, he told the president, don’t call it a “surge.” Not to worry. Mr. Obama didn’t and wouldn’t.The Obama administration faces an important rule-of-law test.
Holder Should Heed Justice Jackson’s Words The Obama administration faces an important rule-of-law test. By Andrew C. McCarthy What could Eric Holder’s wall be telling him about the Uighurs?Lawmaker alleged to have agreed to aid lobbyists
WASHINGTON — One of the leading House Democrats on intelligence matters was overheard on telephone calls intercepted by the National Security Agency agreeing to seek lenient treatment from the Bush administration for two pro-Israel lobbyists who were under investigation for espionage, current and former government officials say. The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion.Obama Channels Cheney
MARCH 6, 2009, 10:37 P.M. ET (WSJ) Obama adpts Bush view on the powers of the presidency. The Obama Administration this week released its predecessor's post-9/11 legal memoranda in the name of "transparency," producing another round of feel-good Bush criticism.Obama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos
Associated Press By DEVLIN BARRETT and MATT APUZZO – 7 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects. The Justice Department released nine legal opinions showing that, following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Bush administration determined that certain constitutional rights would not apply during the coming fight.Newsweek , and expanded presidential powers
Obama’s Cheney Dilemma Cheney pushed for expanded presidential powers. Now that he's leaving, what will come of his efforts? The new president won't have to wait long to tip his hand.Christina Aguilera & Mariah Carey Seats is a feet away
At rehearsals this week for the 36th Annual American Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre, one of the key executives for the show gushed that Sunday night’s broadcast will have 19 performances, a record number: “We called everyone on our dream list and they all said ‘Yes,’ so we just had to make room!” That effusive appraisal was met with a smile and a shrug by graybeard Al Schwartz, a consulting producer who has worked on the show since the Nixon administration. “Well, it is a great year, but the stars are coming because they need it more than ever. Albums don’t sell like they used to.
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