Cricket Kos: Tendulkar makes one-day double century

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Wednesday February 24, 2010 · 11:11 AM PST

2010/02/24 · 11:11

India's Sachin Tendulkar scored 200 runs against South Africa today, becoming the first batsmen to reach that mark in a one-day international match.

For Tendulkar -- nicknamed "The Little Master" -- the achievement capped a return to the form that has made him the all-time leading run scorer in international cricket.

Although many batsmen have reached 200 runs in the longer form of cricket, played over several days with no set limit to the lengths of the innings, only a handful have ever accomplished the feat in a one day match, with all the previous cases occuring in matches below the international level.

A very rough analogy to the significance of Tendulkar's 200 would be hitting five home runs in a baseball game -- something which has been done at the high school and collegiate level, but never in Major Leagure Baseball.

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Sachin Tendulkar

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Vivender Sehwag

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Mahendra Dhoni

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Rahul Dravid

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VVS Laxman

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Jhulan Goswami

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I'm a Pakistan (or Australia or South Africa or other) fan

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Gobsmacked by who might vote for Obama in Mississippi

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 9:49 PM PDT

2008/10/16 · 21:49

Could Mississippi turn blue?

An article in Thursday's Financial Times says that it very well could.
http://www.ft.com/...

Granted, the article downplays any hope for an Obama victory. But it cites the enthusiasm generated by Obama as a key to Democratic Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove's electoral hopes. A very high turnout of black voters brought out by Obama's campaign could give Musgrove the margin he needs for victory.

But there's more afoot. Many white voters are reconsidering their allegiance to the Republican Party. They are voting not just for a conservative white Democrat like Ronnie Musgrove, but for Barack Obama, too.

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Friday April 11, 2008 · 12:58 PM PDT

2008/04/11 · 12:58

We aren't finished yet with Trina Bachtel's death and Hillary Clinton's casual misrepresentation of it. Although the national media have been eager to move on, the Ohio press is taking their responsibility to get the truth seriously.

Today, the Columbus Dispatch's Jack Torry and Catherine Candinsky provide the most complete account yet of Bachtel's story.

They show just how comprehensively wrong Clinton was, but also how extraordinarily incurious the media has been about Clinton's false account.

They also remind us of a larger context that has been lost in reporting so far -- of the injustice that is done to Trina Bachtel and her family by distorting the circumstances of her death.

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Wednesday August 23, 2006 · 4:58 PM PDT

2006/08/23 · 16:58

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Republican Gil Gutknecht's name will remain on the ballot for the September 12th primary in the First Congressional District, despite his campaign's failure to gather required petition signatures within the candidate filing period. The court did not issue an opinion to justify their decision, though it said that one will be issued later.

In Minnesota, candidates may file a petition with at least 1000 signatures instead of paying a $300 filing fee. Gutknecht is the only Congressional candidate in Minnesota who filed a petition instead of paying the fee. Many of the Gutknecht campaign's signatures were apparently gathered four months before the July 4 to July 18 filing period. I surmise that they were gathered during the precinct caucuses and county conventions, which were held in early and late March, respectively. Read More

Republican Culture of Corruption: Oregon Edition

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Wednesday January 04, 2006 · 3:02 PM PST

2006/01/04 · 15:02

Has Craig Berkman really escaped notice so far on dailykos? I don't get any hits on a search.

With so much Republican sleaze on tap, I suppose it's easy to miss one more scandal. But this one seems pretty big to me.

Craig Berkman is the former chair of the Oregon GOP, and he ran for US Senate as a Republican, too. He now stands accused of bilking more than $33 million dollars from investors in his venture-capital funds. Read More

Portugal: Another Bush Ally Loses

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Tuesday February 22, 2005 · 10:30 PM PST

2005/02/22 · 22:30

It looks like no one else is going to post this, so I will: Portugal's conservative coalition government, which supported Bush's invasion of Iraq, was swept out of power by the Socialist Party in Sunday's election.

An overwhelming majority of Portugal's citizens opposed the war in Iraq. That was a big factor in the ruling coalition's loss, though they were astonishingly incompetent as well -- as I recall, schools across the country had to start weeks late this year because of a budgeting snafu.

It's amazing how little attention this is getting, even here. If the conservative coalition had won, all of the mainstream conservative media would be trumpeting this as a vindication for Bush.

Freep this poll: NO to WA revote

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Wednesday December 29, 2004 · 7:16 PM PST

2004/12/29 · 19:16

Dino Rossi (R-Sore Loser) is calling for a re-vote of the gubernatorial election he lost in Washington State.

The Seattle Times already has a poll up about it on the page with their article. No leads yes by a mere 52% to 48% right now.

Let Rossi know that its time to get over it, concede, and move on.

Report: Bush Military Records Found

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Friday July 23, 2004 · 2:32 PM PDT

2004/07/23 · 14:32

Reuters reports the Pentagon has now "found" Bush's National Guard payroll records.

What about last week's spin that the records had been destroyed? A "clerical error."

I suppose it's just very convenient that this came out on Friday afternoon, and on the Friday before the Democratic Convention besides. That will bury the story for a week, at least. By then, it will be "old news" -- not worth talking about. Of course, this regime wouldn't let the Pentagon be corrupted by political considerations like that, now would they?

F 9/11 in smaller cities

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Saturday June 26, 2004 · 9:11 AM PDT

2004/06/26 · 09:11

I am interested in the reception of Moore's film outside the larger metro areas.

Here in Rochester, Minn. (population about 85,000), I was mildly surprised to see the film was going to show at all. Read More

ABC News Washington Post Poll: Kerry leads Bush by 9%

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Tuesday March 09, 2004 · 7:59 PM PST

2004/03/09 · 19:59

An ABC News/Washington Post poll released today shows Kerry leading Bush 53% to 44% in a two-way matchup.

In a three-way matchup, Kerry's lead is 48% to 44%, with Nader taking 3%.

It's interesting that the story about the poll in the Post only has the numbers for the three-way matchup, although they do mention the margin in a two-way matchup. We certainly wouldn't want to print a number that shows Kerry comfortably over 50%, now would we? Of course, there would never, ever be reason to suspect the Post of right-wing bias.

SC exit polls show big Edwards lead

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Tuesday February 03, 2004 · 9:09 PM PST

2004/02/03 · 21:09

Edwards 44
Kerry 31
Sharpton 9

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Who sent the hecklers?

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Wednesday January 21, 2004 · 11:04 AM PST

2004/01/21 · 11:04

Great political theater yesterday. A few scumbags waving rebel flags repeatedly interrupted a Howard Dean rally. Dean finally drowned them out by leading the whole crowd in the National Anthem. Class. And pure gold any time it gets shown on TV.

I really wonder which campaign sent the hecklers, though. Seems typical of the campaign of a candidate with a five-letter, two syllable name. I just want to know so I can send them a big thank you note.

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Freep this poll: NO to WA revote

Report: Bush Military Records Found

F 9/11 in smaller cities

ABC News Washington Post Poll: Kerry leads Bush by 9%

SC exit polls show big Edwards lead

Who sent the hecklers?