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I Voted For Forrest Claypool: Stroger and the Daleys Must Go

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics

…and the next time Todd Stroger comes up in the Democratic primary, I’ll vote for whoever opposes him in the race for Cook County Board President - I hope that will be Forrest Claypool again. Because starting tomorrow, Cook County will have the highest taxes in the country, brought to us by Todd Stroger and [...]

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June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Clan: McTiVo, Hot Off The Presses

GateWorld - Don S. Davis: 1942-2008
With great sadness we must report that veteran actor Don S. Davis passed away on June 29, 2008. He was 65 years old.
This is really, really sad news. “Hammond of Texas” is gone. According to the fan site, his family requests donations to the American Heart Association.
Dear Fans and [...]

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Firedoglake » ABAP or Anybody but AP

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses

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. [...]

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