Midday open thread
by SusanG
Fri Apr 18, 2008 at 11:50:55 AM PDT
- Former Clinton Secretary of Labor Robert Reich endorses Obama. Ouch.
- Via CNN:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that whoever wins the presidency in November, "at least we'll have an adult in office who can lead and accomplish something."
- Part of what's driving oil prices up is growing consumption of the resource by OPEC nationals themselves, according to McClatchy.
- $7.2 million an hour. Nice work if you can get it.
- Another Iraqi troop desertion. That "we'll stand down when they stand up" thing isn't going so well, it seems.
- McCain plans a Forgotten Parts of America tour--well, forgotten by Republicans, at least--and will visit "African-Americans, displaced factory workers and people living in poverty."
- EPA continues to just say no to Congressional subpoenas.
- Another day, another wall courtesy of the Bush administration, this one proposed in Sadr City.
- It's not just outright job loss dogging the economy, it's cuts in hours too, according to the New York Times.
- The Courage Campaign is organizing a protest at ABC starting at 4 p.m. today. ABC's Disney Studios in Burbank in front of the West Alameda Gate, between S. Buena Vista and Keystone Streets. They're going to protest ABC's debate disaster and pass out flag pins to their employees until about 7 p.m. RSVP.
- The unhappiest workers in government? Those tasked with keeping America safe.
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