April 2012
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“Now in the wake of Instagram’s recent expansion to Android on April 4, and the...”
– Facebook about to ruin beloved photo-sharing app. Instagram Competitors Seize Moment, Users, After Facebook Acquistion | TPM Idea Lab
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“By this account, the best thing Vinson ever did was to die of a heart attack at...”
– Hard to argue … Legal scholarship highlight: What if Chief Justice Fred Vinson had not died in 1953? : SCOTUSblog
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Justices like barbecue. →
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“He always goes, ‘What’s up, boss?’ Or, ‘What’s up, doc?’ ” Mr. Jackson said,...”
– Sounds like a real joy to work for … Mitt Romney’s Assistant Seldom Leaves His Side - NYTimes.com
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Bo Knows Elections
A brace of nifty articles on the Obama campaign.
1. In Rolling Stone, Tim Dickinson (Hope 2.0) notes that the campaign infrastructure is impressive but supporters seem less enthused (due to the administration’s confounding decision to blow them off once governing began in 2009).
2. At Buzzfeed, the trio of authors (It’s “Game On” In Chicago) supply this remarkable tidbit:...
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World's greatest workplace. (Well, except for the... →
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“In 2008, a 30-year-old baseball stat nerd looked at the reams of public research...”
– Matt Welch is none too pleased about mainstream media lamenting its own demise. That said, he overlooks topics (wars, famines, protests) for which boots must be on the ground.
When Losers Write History - Reason Magazine (h/t David Carr)
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“The respondent husband repeatedly took charge of the remote television...”
– Divorce, English Style - Fault-Finding as Fine Art - NYTimes.com
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“Republican Swamp People — The Romneys move to the Everglades in an effort to woo...”
– Gail Collins (get her a Pulitzer!). Godfathers, Caterpillars and Golf - NYTimes.com
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“Seated in front of a wall that was decked in campaign signs and instructions for...”
– Interesting spread. RealClearPolitics - Obama’s Organizational Advantage on Full Display in N.H.
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“Romney’s ties to his alma mater are indisputably strong, making his continuous...”
– Mitt Romney, Harvard JD/MBA, Says Obama Spent Too Much Time At Harvard | TPM2012
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“On a recent morning, Mr. Egal, 42, proudly unfurled a new banner only to be...”
– Somalis Embrace Hope and Reconstruction in Mogadishu - NYTimes.com
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“Lately, I’ve found myself not reading The New York Times regularly. We get...”
– Ben Smith: What I Read - Business - The Atlantic Wire
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“Inevitably, the auctions turn out better for the animals’ owners than for the...”
– Oof. Houston Livestock Show Auctions Pay for College Scholarships - NYTimes.com
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“At first, Doctors Without Borders and the Cuban medical brigades, both...”
– Why I support Doctors Without Borders. Haiti’s Cholera Outraced the Experts and Tainted the U.N. - NYTimes.com
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Oops. →
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“One fan is Wayne Cordeiro, the pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship, an...”
– Clickers Offer Instant Interactions in More Venues - NYTimes.com
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Reagan administration lawyers think Roberts Court... →
