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Suffering and Natural Disasters - NPR Interview with Piper

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:48:58 GMT

Sarah Palin's Wikipedia page scrubbed

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:06:19 GMT

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NPR reports that someone edited Sarah Palin's Wikipedia page Friday just before the word got out that she was John McCain's pick for a running mate. The edits were obviously made to make Palin look good. There were about 30 of them, made by one person. I'll spell out what NPR is dying to say: That one person was Sarah Palin.

Cindy McCain's Half-Sister: F*** McCain, I'm Voting for Obama

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:05:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: You can't hide from the people who know you best.

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Cindy McCain's Half-Sister: I'm Voting For Obama

"I'm not voting for McCain," Kathleen Hensley Portalski tells Us.

"I'm voting for Obama," the Phoenix resident says. "I think his proposals to improve the country are more positive and I'm not a big war believer."

Portalski's son Nathan, an aerospace machinist, is also backing Obama.

"I wouldn't vote for John McCain if he was a Democrat," he tells Us. "I would not vote at all before I'd vote for him.

"I question whether Cindy is someone I'd want to see in the White House as first lady," he adds.

Portalski went public with her connection to the McCains after hearing Cindy say on the trail that she was an only child.

"I'm upset," she told NPR. "I'm angry. It makes me feel like a nonperson, kind of."

"It's terribly painful," Portalski added. "It is as if she is the 'real' daughter. I am also a real daughter."

The Washington Post subsequently reported that Cindy has another half-sister who seems to have slipped her mind:

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MSNBC prez defends convention team

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:05:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: On “Morning Joe” the following day, a clearly agitated Scarborough went off on Shuster during a discussion of Iraq, which quickly devolved over several cringe-worthy minutes into personal attacks, such as Scarborough telling the world how his colleague missed the show three times by oversleeping. "Are you Rip Van Shuster?” Scarborough asked. “Have you been sleeping for the past couple of months?”

But Scarborough, a former Republican congressman from Florida, became enraged when Shuster made a reference to “your party.” Asked by Scarborough what his party was, Shuster said he was an “independent.”

"I feel so comforted by the fact that you're an independent,” Scarborough said, in a mocking tone. “I bet everybody at MSNBC has independent on their voting cards. Oh, we're down the middle now.” (Shuster left the set, but returned later to hug it out, "Entourage"-style.)

That night, Scarborough told NPR that he “get[s] frustrated by people who have an obvious partisan bias that don't

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MSNBC prez defends convention team

DENVER — Amid a spate of awkward on-air conflicts among MNSBC anchors at this week’s Democratic convention, some staff members say there are sharp internal disputes at the cable network over whether its opinion and personality-driven political coverage has crossed the line.

In addition to Olbermann, MSNBC personalities Chris Matthews, Joe Scarborough and David Shuster were involved in Denver controversies.

On Monday evening, Olbermann interrupted Scarborough while he was talking about McCain being competitive in the polls. “Jesus, Joe, why don’t you get a shovel?” Olbermann remarked.

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100 Best Musical Works of the 20th Century

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:03:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An interesting list whether or not you agree.

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The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century

Throughout the year 2000, NPR presented the stories behind 100 of the most important American musical works of the 20th century. These special features cover music from a wide variety of genres -- classical, jazz, rock'n'roll, country, R&B, musical theatre and film scores. NPR 100 stories aired on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and NPR's weekend news magazine programs.

Hidden Gorillas In Northern Congo

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:14:46 GMT

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A baby western lowland gorilla, born
Sept. 13, 1997, at the Pittsburgh Zoo,
gets a ride from its mother. (AP)

Hidden Gorilla Population a Good Sign for Species

August 05, 2008 5:44 PM

by Sarah Amandolare

More than 125,000 endangered gorillas were found in northern Congo, an unusual example of wildlife thriving.

The Western lowland gorillas were found in the northern Congo Republic, despite being listed as critically endangered just last year. International wildlife organizations have been concerned as illegal hunting, war and the Ebola virus have decimated the species’ population, previously measured at less than 100,000.

According to NPR, the gorillas multiplied because they live in a safe haven of roadless swampland, unencumbered by logging and humans. That could change soon, however, as the right to log forests is becoming more probable in this area of the Congo.

However, the situation is far from hopeless.

Brit Folk Legend Richard Thompson in Concert

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:53:00 GMT

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NPR.org, June 22, 2007 - Richard Thompson has been making inspired music for forty years. A guitar virtuoso, early innovator of the British folk-rock movement, and one of the era's finest songwriters, his distinctive style as an artist has influenced two generations of musicians and poets. Hear Thompson perform an evening of live music on NPR.org in a full concert, from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club. This program originally webcast live on Jun. 22, 2007.

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Gypsy Punk Group Gogol Bordello in Concert

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:51:27 GMT

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NPR.org, July 18, 2007 - Gogol Bordello is a spectacle. The wildly exuberant, multi-ethnic group from New York City makes frenetic music that's part punk rock, part Gypsy folk, part Cabaret. Led by Eugene Hütz, a Chernobyl survivor from Ukraine, the band is famous for its costumed live shows that often stretch for more than two explosive hours. Gogol Bordello performed at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, in a full concert originally webcast live on NPR.org July 18

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DevotchKa in Concert

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:42:34 GMT

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Best known for scoring the endearing soundtrack to Little Miss Sunshine, DeVotchKa makes bittersweet songs with whistled melodies and sorrowful tales of the brokenhearted. It's an inventively quirky hodgepodge of Eastern European folk, American pop, polka, circus music, and cabaret. The group is now on tour for its latest CD, A Mad and Faithful Telling. Shortly after DeVotchKa's show in Washington, D.C., Urata texted All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen, saying "I thought of something I didn't get to say: Mad and Faithful is the kind of album I've dreamed of making since I started making records."

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Tom Waits In Concert

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:41:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 2 1/2 hours of Tom Waits from npr.org.

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A trip through the world of Tom Waits can be disorienting. His ramshackle story-songs, with their creaky instrumentation and dusty poetry, usually leave listeners with more questions than answers, and his persona outside of his music revolves around a playful but guarded mix of fiction and reality.

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John McCain's Campaign Found Dead.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:02:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Unconfirmed Sources political satire and news story parodies as represented above are written as satire or parody. They are, of course, fictitious.

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John McCain's Campaign Found Dead.

The McCain campaign was reportedly found dead in a motel room in Fairview Iowa. The gruesome discovery was made by a group of reporters who had been searching for the McCain campaign for several weeks

"I couldn't believe it." Said NPR reporter Ron Elving. "We knocked on the door of the room, it swung open and then we saw it. The campaign was just lying on the bed. It looked like it had been there a while. I'm shocked, I just can't believe it's dead. It looked so healthy just a few weeks ago."

John McCain speaking in Maine, at his 719th town hall meeting, seemed unaware of the situation and acted as if he didn't fully understand the significance of the discovery, saying only that "...my campaign has been declared dead before."

The Obama campaign issued a statement offering it's condolences to the family of the campaign

The local coroner's report hasn't been released yet, but officials

have admitted privately that the campaign seems to have died from neglect.

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NPR Summertime

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:35:08 GMT

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"Summertime" consists of only six notes; that's part of its mystery. If you're playing it in the key of A minor, it uses just E, C, D, B, G and A. So it's an incredibly simple melody — but is there anything remotely like it?

All Songs Considered

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:35:57 GMT

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Democrats for More Drilling for Dollars

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:24:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Where are the strong alternative action we have been promised since the 70ties? Where is the strong leadership of the Democrats? All seem to cave in to fear of looking weak. Is there anyone among them left that will speak out. Too FEW, I say. They need some fire under their ass...ets!!!!

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Democrats Try To Spur More Oil Exploration

WASHINGTON - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur oil drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico.

Republicans scoffed that the so-called Drill Act - imposing a tougher “use it or lose it” rule on leases already held by oil companies - would do little to boost oil exploration, saying current policies are aimed at the same goal. A vote was set for Thursday.

“Democrats brought forth their ‘Use It or Lose It’ bill without knowing it was already the law of the land,” said GOP Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. “Today we’re reminded that the majority’s efforts to ‘unlock’ NPR-A are about as necessary as passing a bill ordering the sun to rise.”

Democrats say the industry should first go after oil and natural gas in areas where they hold leases.

The Dems "energy plan"

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:43:00 GMT

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Democrats push rule to spur oil drilling

Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico.

On the eve of the vote, the Interior Department issued a major new lease in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, known as NPR-A. The Democratic bill would require a more active Interior Department leasing program on the reserve, which is located to the west of the off-limits Arctic National Wildlife Reserve, the subject of a long-standing battle between environmentalists and the oil lobby.

"Democrats brought forth their 'Use It or Lose It' bill without knowing it was already the law of the land," said GOP Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo. "Today we're reminded that the majority's efforts to 'unlock' NPR-A are about as necessary as passing a bill ordering the sun to rise."