Archive for February, 2008

Expect Edwards to endorse Obama soon

Time is running out for John Edwards.
The Senator and former presidential candidate has been quiet and remained secluded in his North Carolina home.  He has graciously entertained both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama recently.
Edwards has not, as of this writing, endorsed either candidate.
He has been reluctant with his endorsement but must play that hand soon or [...]

Bloomberg saves one billion dollars

In a decision that is surely a relief to many of his relatives, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared that he will not seek the White House but might put his support behind another candidate who embraces bipartisan governing.
“I listened carefully to those who encouraged me to run, but I am not — and will not be — a [...]

Obama slams Clinton on NAFTA

Presidential candidate Barack Obama criticizes Hillary Clinton over her recent and past comments on NAFTA.

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Meet the Press names Nader spoiler; Nader fights back

Ralph Nader snaps back at NBC’s Tim Russert on his “spoiler” role in the election of 2000 during an appearance on Meet The Press.
Nader has always brought logic into the ugly business of American politics.

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Dodd picks Obama

Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut today endorsed Democratic presidential contender Senator Barack Obama.
“I believe Barack Obama has the experience, the ability, the vision to lead this country and to make a difference for us, both at home and abroad, a significant difference. The hour is getting late and that opportunity is not going to last [...]

Living in the White House is foreign policy experience?

Speaking at George Washington University, Hillary Clinton chided Barack Obama for what she said was a lack of experience that could rival a Bush administration that had a strategy based on “false choices and then is indifferent about the consequences — force versus diplomacy, unilateralism versus multilateralism, hard power versus soft.”
“We’ve seen the tragic result [...]

Hillary loses it with Obama - “Rove style attacks”

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton exploded infront of the press regarding Senator Barack Obama’s advertisement criticizing the Mrs. Clinton’s plan for universal health care.  She likened the Democratic Senator’s tactics to those used by Carl Rove and the Republicans.
Although the pressure of the campaign is calling for desperate measures, this latest outburst strikes us as not as reactionary [...]

Nader runs again

Ralph Nader has decided to run for President again, as a Green Party candidate.
This is about as much press as it deserves.

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Microsoft Stops HD-DVD Players

Microsoft finally announced Saturday that it will stop making HD DVD players for its Xbox 360 video game system after Toshiba announced the end of the high-definition video format battle with Sony’s Blu-Ray format.
“HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers [...]

Icing encryption algorithms

A Princeton University group has developed a simple method to steal encrypted information stored on computer hard disks.
The technique is as easy as chilling a computer memory chip with a blast of frigid air.
In a technical paper that was published Thursday on the Web site of Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy, the group demonstrated that [...]