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- Chavez spies on rivals in election game Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 2:27PMCARACAS: Government wire-tapping of opposition leaders may conjure up images of Soviet-bloc police states, but in the Venezuela of President Hugo Chavez it’s the stuff of state TV commercials.
- What I Do Every Week, Pinky: Keep Christmas season from gobbling up Thanksgiving Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:22PMChristmas is the best day ever. Yeah, I know it’s very Christian-centric and all that, but even people who don’t like Christmas can probably get behind the pretty decorations and the snow and such.
- ADVERTISING: In the changed economic scenario, banks and financial services advertising harps on the emotional rather ... Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:39PMTwo young boys sneak out of school to play soccer. They find a spot and start playing. When the ball is flung out of sight, they find themselves in the company of a full grown elephant. The elephant kicks the ball back and the boys make a hasty retreat.
- US Campaign 2008 case study for Philippines 2010 Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 9:01AMTHE active role played by the high-tech new media (think texting, e-mail and blogging) in the resounding win of US President-elect Barack Obama has got presidential contenders from all over the world—including the Philippines—now making the Obama campaign strategy an essential case study for their own chances by applying the same IT elements that powered the first African-American as the most ...
- RC&D: Recycling Projects Benefit Community Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 8:43AMElection Day is finally here — thank goodness! I’m ready for the commercials to be over and the good works to begin. How about you?
- Role for local radio still going strong :Local touch, accessibility have played key roles. Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:07AMHop in your car for a 20-minute ride to work and you enter an incredible world of choice for your listening pleasure.
- Sullivan Faced An Uphill Battle In 2nd District Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:35AMBack in October 2007, Republican Sean Sullivan was confident he could knock off freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and certain about the amount
- TVB Pushes Live-Plus-Three for Local TV Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 1:25PMUnlike the TV and cable networks that have adopted a live-plus-three-day ratings standard, local TV has been split between live and live-plus-seven.
- Fool Interview: Seth Godin on "Tribes" Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 12:57PM"Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us" -- Which companies will lead?
- The Folly of the No on 8 Groups Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 10:16AM Hours after officials conferred the presidency upon Barack Obama, an agent of change in what could be a new era of American politics , millions around the state celebrated the win with a bittersweet tinge, recognizing that a majority of voters had dismissed the right of same-sex couples to marry. The loss of Proposition 8 set off a frenzied spate of rallies across Los Angeles and other ...
- News: Apple posts Shazam, Loopt iPhone 3G ads Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:53AMApple has posted two new TV advertisements for the iPhone 3G featuring the free iPhone applications Shazam and Loopt, respectively. The Shazam commercial describes a scenario in which the user doesn’t know the name of the song playing, and uses Shazam to determine and subsequently purchase the song. Interestingly, the song featured is ”You, Me and the Bourgeoise” by The Submarines, which has ...
- Parks a major donor in secretary of state campaign Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:35AMSALEM (AP) — In the final days of last week’s election campaign, conservative Nevada millionaire Loren Parks found a new Oregon politician to favor with his fortune: Lane County’s Rick Dancer.
- 8 Safe Stocks to Buy Now Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 8:09AMStocks are cheap. But with the economy in recession, we suggest mostly household names that will hold up no matter how bad things get.
- Relevant, not annoying, ads best to get message out Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 7:26AMIn the rough-and-tumble economic environment we’re in today, it can be unsettling to hear that more than half of consumers hate advertising and marketing messages.
- Nigeria: South African Judges Speak on Country Models Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 5:25AMNot a few Nigerians have expressed delight at the rising profile of Nigerian models on the catwalk.
- In key states, Latino vote fueled Obama’s victory Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 3:38AMMon, Nov 10, 2008 (1:27 a.m.) Latinos are hailed as a key voting bloc, even though they show their power at the polls only sporadically.
- Making their mark on Q-11 Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 9:55AMGMA 7 does not cease from discovering new talents that can brighten up and enhance the studio’s programs while at the same time draw attention from fans and the general public.
- Farry credits campaign efforts Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 8:01AMIntense door-to-door campaigning helped overcome the Obama factor, said the successful challenger.
- Poetry: Questions ... The life-blood of human curiosity Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 6:49AMPoetry: Questions ... The life-blood of human curiosity
- Paring down the Big Apple Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 5:08AMNEW YORK – At its most generous, New York bestows a rare gift upon visitor and resident alike: It makes you feel young. Stride down its granite, steel and glass corridors, and your viewpoint is instantly that of a child, eyes directed forever upward.
- Bud Kennedy: Was the difference in the Davis-Brimer race only the length of a cigar stub? Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 9:33PMWas the difference in the Wendy Davis-Kim Brimer race only the length of a cigar stub?
- No on 8 campaign concedes defeat Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 8:12PMThe No on 8 Campaign conceded defeat on Thursday.
- Yes, Virginia, There Is a Recession Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:15PM
- 16:31 (BST), 06/11/2008 Attack of the 5 Foot Women Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS * * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ... Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:05PM--- IGDA Women in Games today announces their VIP mixer and featured panel session at America’s Video Game Expo (VGXPO), November 21-23. Committed to supporting women in games, IGDA Women in Games is a sub-organization of the International Game Developers Association.
- Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb doing fine with only go-to guy(s) Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 6:05PMPHILADELPHIA - Surely all NFL fans have heard of Donovan McNabb.
- Forward.com Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 5:44PMReview of The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread By Maria Balinska Yale University Press, 240 pages, $24. ‘A bagel has versatility,” Murray Lender, one of America’s great frozen-food entrepreneurs, proclaimed almost 40 years ago. “It’s a roll, a roll with personality.
- CD, helping peers, book -- teen has it all going on Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 5:34PMIt has been a big year for Chantel Christie: She released a CD and a book, was a youth ambassador who educated teens about safe sex, and she has been working on a reality TV show about her life as the middle child of an NBA basketball player.
- Landrieu closing in on third term Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 10:34PMIDemocratic incumbent Mary Landrieu holds a razor-thin lead over GOP challenger John Kennedy in her quest for a third term in the U.S. Senate. With 3,475 of 3,956 precincts reporting shortly after 10 p.m., Landrieu is ahead 50 percent to...
- Atwater defeats Democratic challenger, retains Senate seat Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 10:29PMNorth Palm Beach banker Jeff Atwater, digging deeply into an unprecedented $2.8 million campaign treasury, fought off a Democratic voter surge with a victory Tuesday that leaves the Republican poised to assume the state Senate presidency.
- AP: Barack Obama elected president Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 10:25PMDemocratic senator from Illinois becomes first African-American president The Associated Press is projecting Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States.
- Popular business directory searches Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 10:18PMAUSTIN (AP) _ Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a heavy favorite and by far the bigger spender in his race, defeated Democratic long-shot candidate Rick Noriega to secure a second term Tuesday night.
- Voters Put ‘Sleeping Judge’ to Bed Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 9:33PMIn a race that was heavily shaped by television commercials branding an incumbent Michigan Supreme Court justice as the “sleeping judge,” voters have chosen his challenger, Diane Hathaway.
- Cornyn, Noriega await results Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 9:30PMRepublican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn led Democratic long-shot candidate Rick Noriega as returns streamed in
- John Cornyn Wins Re-Election for U.S. Senate Seat Tuesday, November 4, 2008 @ 9:24PMThe Associated Press reports Republican John Cornyn has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate.
- Konst runs strong race against Volker Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 9:16AMState Sen. Dale Volker has served in the State Legislature for more than a generation. To beat him, his opponent said, voters have to want change.
- Era of awkward disagreement to end soon (we hope) Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 6:20AMMaybe you’re a Democrat. Maybe you’re a Republican. Maybe you’re an Independent (yeah, whatever). Maybe you’re a Libertarian, or a Green, or a robot who recently achieved sentient thought. In any event, you’re probably well aware there is an election coming up (Tuesday, Nov. 4!).
- The doctor is in: Barrasso meets many former patients, familiar faces on campaign trail Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 5:44AMLeonard Robinson parked his old car at an angle in the only handicapped parking spot outside the American Legion.
- Getting Political: Pasadena Memorial hosts debate Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 1:29AMThe 2008 presidential campaign hit the trail again on Friday and made an appearance at Pasadena Memorial High School’s gymnasium, but students portrayed the roles as part of a campuswide social studies project.
- Pete Levin | Certified Organic Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 1:18AMTrio music generally combines bass and drums with a piano, guitar or saxophone. Organist Pete Levin deviates from this formula on Certified Organic . The only constants are himself and drummer Harvey Sorgen.
- Daniels widens fundraising lead over Long Thompson Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:46AMINDIANAPOLIS - Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels raised more than $1.1 million from Oct. 1 through Oct. 20, padding his huge fundraising and spending advantage over Democrat Jill Long Thompson in his re-election bid for governor.
- In funding race, Roth outpaces his foe Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:26AMJim Roth has raised almost $1.2 million — nearly twice as much as his opponent — to remain on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Latest campaign reports show Roth, a Democrat appointed last year by Gov. Brad Henry to the utility-regulating board, had about four times the money in his campaign chest than Republican Dana Murphy two weeks before the Nov. 4 election. Roth raised about 25 percent ...
- A little creativity raises Halloween spirit Wednesday, October 29, 2008 @ 12:22AMRenae Meisner of Rapid City would like everyone to get into the spirit of Halloween. As avid Halloween enthusiasts, she and her husband, Jim, have hosted Halloween parties for 25 years.
- An award-winning musical director comes home Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 11:33AMOne of the country’s most versatile musical directors, Archie Castillo, returns to Manila to conduct FILharmoniKA Orchestra in Atlantis Productions’ highly anticipated staging of the hit Tony Award winning musical Hairspray which runs from Nov. 14 to Dec. 7 at Star Theatre, CCP Complex.
- UPI NewsTrack TopNews Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 11:18AMMcCain calls on Stevens to step downWASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain called on Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign after his conviction of failing to report gifts and home renovations.The 84-year-old Republican was convicted Monday on all seven felony charges related to his not reporting more than $250,000 in gifts and renovations on Senate financial ...
- UPI NewsTrack TopNews Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 11:11AM News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ...
- Advertising groups issue dire slowdown warnings Tuesday, October 28, 2008 @ 10:52AMTue 28 Oct, 2008 15:28
- Obama and McCain roll through Western swing states Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 8:11PMRENO, Nev. – Scrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties and warned that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation.
- Obama pitches self in new ad, while McCain hits back by attacking tax plan Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 7:41PMRENO, Nev. — Democratic candidate Barack Obama began his closing argument for the presidency Saturday by asking voters to look to the future while Republican rival John McCain continued to attack Obama on taxes.
- The MAG: The silence of the ads - Humour column by Healther McCabe Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 6:39PMHave you ever had an "ah-ha" moment, as in one of those moments when you finally understand something your parents told you years ago when [...]
- Obama and McCain roll through Western swing states Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 6:32PMScrambling to win the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for aggressively trying to distance himself from President Bush. McCain touted his Western ties and warned that Obama is a tax-and-spend threat to the nation. Ten days before the election, both candidates were targeting the same trio of states - Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico. Any of them could help shape who ...