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Colombians Briefed McCain: Fixing Up The Image:
04/Jul/08

Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue - washingtonpost.com CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 2 — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke repeatedly Tuesday and early Wednesday about how he would work as president to free three American hostages held by leftist guerrillas in Colombia, but he declined to reveal one key fact: Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and his aides had briefed him Tuesday evening about the plan to rescue the Americans, along with 12 other captives.

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Firedoglake » ABAP or Anybody but AP:
30/Jun/08

Firedoglake » Associated Press: Dinosaurs of the Internet If I were running a major metropolitan daily, and I saw my advertising revenues shrinking and my newsroom personnel diminishing as the dead tree business died, and I knew how important it was to generate online traffic to keep the doors open, I’d be thinking … Reuters. McClatchy. Bloomberg. Anything but AP.

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My Geekiness: disregard if bored by Second Life:
22/Jun/08

ZHAO II And How To Make It a Personal Dance Machine Okay, this actually makes a certain amount of sense, except that I have multiple versions of the animation overrider, in folders with different outfits. If this makes no sense to you, relax, it’s a mini-post.

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