:: blame the extended gestation.... ::

:: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 ::

advertisement Supreme Court Refuses to Put Nader on Oregon Ballot :

"The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to include Ralph Nader as a candidate on Oregon's November ballot, dealing a blow to the one-time consumer advocate's independent bid for the presidency. "

:: Jim Nichols 9/28/2004 05:55:00 PM [+] ::
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Leiter takes on instapunditThe Leiter Reports: Editorials, News, Updates: Ad Hominems, InstaIgnorance, and the Case of the Coming Draft:

:: Jim Nichols 9/28/2004 07:25:00 AM [+] ::
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Yahoo! News - Organic Farming Studied As Demand Rises:

"Organic farming sounds simple ? no chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically engineered plants. But succeeding at it can be complicated. A recent wave of research at universities around the country seeks to take some of the guesswork and financial uncertainty out of the practice. "

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 08:41:00 PM [+] ::
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SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Education -- CSU San Marcos president says Michael Moore visit would be illegal:

"CSU San Marcos President Karen Haynes said yesterday that it would be illegal to have Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore on campus before the presidential election. "

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 03:46:00 PM [+] ::
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Losing the war on terror....
BBC NEWS | Europe | Arabs ambivalent over hostage crisis:

"The Arab media has presented the latest hostage crisis in Iraq as just another element in the bloody and chaotic pattern of violence in the country. "

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 03:35:00 PM [+] ::
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And then the New York Times Magazine Cover Story is on blogs The New York Times > Magazine > Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 03:29:00 PM [+] ::
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Blogging is all over the news today. First a peice on military bloggers...
Yahoo! News - Soldiers' War Blogs Detail Life in Iraq:

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 03:27:00 PM [+] ::
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Key Bush Assertions About Iraq in Dispute:

"Many of President Bush's assertions about progress in Iraq -- from police training and reconstruction to preparations for January elections -- are in dispute, according to internal Pentagon documents, lawmakers and key congressional aides on Sunday. "

I think the way Bush is going to get caught this election year is by being too optimistic. If there is a disconnect between the way the voters view things and the way Bush talks about things Bush loses. The only problem is that people may want to believe in that hopefully optimistic view of the world which he presents.

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 03:17:00 PM [+] ::
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Yahoo! News - Candidates Gear Up for Crucial Debates:

"This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view. Each is a proven debater who knows, only too well, what personal pitfalls to avoid: Bush must stifle the smirk, for instance, and Kerry must cut short his rhetorical rambling. "

I can't wait for Thursday. I'm glad Bush agreed on doing all three debates not only because I think Kerry can crush him but because I like the drama of the debates.

:: Jim Nichols 9/26/2004 02:13:00 PM [+] ::
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