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BBC: Warning Given Over Techno Addicts A growing number of people are becoming addicted to their mobile phones, Blackberries and other digital devices, researchers are warning. Techno addiction can become so bad that people wake up several times a night to check their e-mails and text messages.
Maybe not the best role model for an aspiring Commander in Chief…
The Little Green Footballs blog reports that while Obama won’t wear an American flag on his lapel, on the wall in his Houston campaign office hangs a Cuban flag with Che Guevara’s face on it. Che’s Wiki page
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Weekly DC music schedule [DCist] Pettitte apologizes for sticking his rear with needles [JUICED] Lohan recreates monroe photo shoot [6 weeks] More footage of Baltimore cop salvatore rivieri abusing the public [Are You From the County?!] You are teh dumb [absentee] Financial woes force church to sell private jet [Call …
Making Up the Rules As You Go
Bres: Democrats set pro forma sessions to avoid ‘special session’ on FISA
Obama’s Subtle Parallels to JFK
The Fix: Pining for JFK? From the very start of his campaign, Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) has sought to draw parallels, subtle and not-so-subtle, between his candidacy and that of Kennedy. The similarities are real: both men had spent a relatively short time in public life before running for national …
DC Moves
Suite Talk Sartucci (Lott) to K&L Gates McClellan (WH) to APCO Schuyler to UST Public Affairs Stetson (Kerry) to Sheridan Group
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Students Fight Back Against Gossip Site [JuicyCampus] Falcons Release Four-Time Pro Bowler Crumpler [Crump-dogg!] Nationals Spring Training Update [DCist] Suze Orman’s Book Downloaded 1 Million Times in One Week [Oprah Power] Vanity Plate Sells for $14 Million in UAE [Too Much Money] Potential Home Owners Sidelined by Fears [CRASHED!] James …
I’m not a player – I just crush a lot
Pershing names Congressman John Conyers “Capitol Briefing Player of the Week” House Democrats left town Thursday for the President’s Day recess having fired two controversial salvos at the Bush administration — approving contempt of Congress citations against White House officials while refusing to renew a terrorism surveillance law. House Judiciary …