More on Bloomberg’s NYE Reply to Ryan Secrest

www.UniteForMike.com The Draft Mike Bloomberg team's perspective on Mike's response to Ryan Seacrest. "People make choices on issues with far greater information that any reporter (or blogger, for that matter) can divine. But, as a supporter of Mayor Bloomberg and someone who is tired of same-ol’ partisan politics, I still hold my torch high."

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Ethiopia - Ministry of Education revises certification rules

File Photo: Ministry of Education of Ethiopia HQ Ethiopia - Ministry of Education revises certification rules By Kirubel Tadesse Capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The Ministry of Education (MOE) of Ethiopia has issued a new directive stating four major qualifications graduates of Technical and Vocational Education

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Flying? Now you can only bring two spare rechargeable batteries

Travelers are only allowed to bring a total of two spare rechargeable lithium batteries.

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3 Different Books For Anybody Interested In Entrepreneurship

Three books somebody interested in starting a business might be interested in.

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Couple Finds Rare Pearl in Plate of Steamed Clams

George and Leslie Brock find pearl in plate of steamed clams while dining at Lake Worth, Fla.'s Dave's Last Resort and Raw Bar.

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Mob burns Kenyans seeking refuge in church

Gangs of young men armed with machetes are roaming the streets in Kenya as post-election violence threatens to engulf the country. Horrific attacks are being reported, including the torching of a church where people who had sought refuge were burned alive.

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FACTBOX-Best and worst of the Dow's 30 stocks for 2007

NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI finished 2007 with a gain of 6.43 percent. The following is a table of the Dow's 30 components ranked from best to worst performance in 2007. Companies ...

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Ron Paul Furious over Fox Debate Snub

Newsmax article is amazingly honest about the Fox News design to dump on Dr. Paul. This is an open affront to a nationwide movement. This does not happen without the OK of Rupert Murdoch, a declared Clinton supporter.

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I'm tired of hearing how great he is.

Oh the humanity!

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Hey Democrats, Quit Playing Nice!

Here's a thought for progressives: Bush isn't the problem. And the next president should not try to be the anti-Bush.

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WSJ.com - Private-Equity Players Scour Financial Sector for Bargains

Early attempts to buy beaten up financial stocks now look premature. Yet if a recovery lies ahead, buying when things look bleakest could be very profitable.

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"He who has ears..."

December 2007 had the second-lowest number of US casualties since the Iraq War began. Why isn't this considered good news?

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'The most conclusive evidence' Bhutto was shot

Video Evidence

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5 Key Considerations for Hiring Gen Y

The goal here is to look at what some of the larger organizations like Google are doing in order to attract the best and brightest young talent coming into the work scene. Here are a few thoughts to consider in answering the recruiting/retention quandry.

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How to Determine if a Membership Site is Right for You

Membership sites, like many online businesses, have the potential to generate tremendous profits. However, there is always two sides to every opportunity. Here's how to determine if a membership site is right for you...

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The Caucus: Blogtalk: Debates and Elections

Today's top blog topics addressed Fox News's exclusion of Ron Paul from its Republican debate, and criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton for misspeaking on Pakistan's upcoming elections.

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State Dept Congratulates Kenyan President on Stolen Election

I alluded to this in a earlier post about ballotocracy or ballot stuffing, as a substitute for democracy. It is not interchangeble. Bush and Rice have been promoting the idea of voting at the ballot box, but have given scant attention to scrupulously counting the votes, or all the other requisites of democracy: an independent electoral commission..

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Brand New Year of Big Opportunities

as it says

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Generational gaps split work places

There's a war going on in the workplace today. There are several reasons for the current situation, including a feeling among younger workers that they're not respected by their elder colleagues, and a feeling among older workers that their younger colleagues don't respect their seniority. See what a recent workplace generation gaps forum found.

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Hillary gets Top Sales Person Award for 2007

How about that, Hillary gets Top Sales person Award for 2007. The first Presidential Candidate to ever do so! I heard through the grapevine that the Clinton camp has been keeping it under the hood so to speak. I can’t say for sure that she received any award but I wouldn’t doubt it! Rumor is that

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Another Reason to Hate Iowa and 6 Year Olds

Iowa has an extremely small caucus anyways. New York's caucus is much bigger. In fact, most states have bigger caucusi(?) than Iowa. Who could Iowa really please with that small caucus? As far as I am concerned, Iowa can take its small caucus and shove it somewhere dark and seedy for all I care.

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A guide to keeping your 'primary' sanity

In a few days, with our New Year's resolutions affirmed and the celebratory confetti swept away, we can look forward to that magical time between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. The primary is occurring earlier than ever before, as evidenced by the recent spate of holiday-themed candidate advertisements.

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Obama responds to Kucinich's support. Obama/Kucinich 2008?

I have a lot of respect for Congressman Kucinich, and I’m honored that he has done this because we both believe deeply in the need for fundamental change,” said Senator Obama. “He and I have been fighting for a number of the same priorities -- including an end to the war in Iraq that we both opposed from the start, reforming Washington and

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Kiva - real outcomes for the real world

Excellent charity work being done in a virtual world

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On eBay, Some Profit by Selling What’s Free

While scouring eBay for interesting Christmas presents a while back, I found and bought a DVD of a film made in 1954 about my home town of Doylestown, Pa. After it arrived I went searching for more information about it — and found the entire film, available as a free download from the nonprofit Internet Archive.

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Boycott for Freedom Signup Page

Fox News is excluding Ron Paul, the man who will likely outraise every Republican front-runner this quarter, from their up coming presidential forum on January 6. This is wrong, and we shouldn't stand for it. Alone, we cannot make an impact, but together, we can. Let's boycott those companies that sponsor this undemocratic behavior.

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The Truth About Insurance...

The current "Health Care Crisis" in America isn't new, it's just grown to the point where most Americans are an injury or illness away from bankruptsy.

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Welcome to the Third World, U.S.A.

The United Nations publishes a Human Development Index that ranks countries in terms of life expectancy, literacy, education and standard of living. The latest published data were based on 2005 statistics. The U.S. placed only in the 12th position among industrial countries. The top four countries were Iceland, Norway, Australia and Canada.

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Create a Personal Board of Directors Part II

You can bring together the most diverse group of talented, creative and wise people in the world, but if there is no clear purpose or system to organize them you will have nothing but a few interesting conversations.

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Rwandans Who Massacred Now Terrorize Camps

From former government officials and generals down to village mayors and militias, the men who planned and carried out the massacre of tens of thousands of Rwandans earlier this year are now terrorizing hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled the civil war and are living in squalid camps here, refugees and relief workers say. Young toughs con

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2 More Marine Trials in Killings of 17 Iraqis

A Marine infantryman accused of killing 17 Iraqi civilians during a combat maneuver in Haditha in late 2005 will be tried by court-martial on charges of voluntary manslaughter but will avoid more serious murder charges originally pressed against him, the Marine Corps announced Monday.

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China vs India

Both are countries that has started dominating the world economy and will continue to dominate for many years to come. While many of you would think China and India are similar as both are in the same league taking center stage in the global economy, in reality both countries are very different.

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Cheering for the Narrative

Chris Bowers at Open Left writes about why he thinks John Edwards is the best Democratic candidate and frames Edwards' progressive themes.

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Calling the New Hampshire Republican Party to Action

It seems to me that the NHRP's co-sponsoring of the Jan 6 event with Fox News is actually shielding Fox from the Equal Time Rule. Therefore, should Fox not allow Dr. RP to participate in the debate it is incumbent upon the NHRP to take the bold step of withdrawing their sponsorship of the event.

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How to Recover Most Bank Account Overdraft Fees Charged

When you make a checking account mistake--bounced checks, check card use, ACH pushes from various sources--and get hit with five overdraft charges, it not only makes you sick to your stomach that the money is out the window, but you'll often get angry and wish you could do something about it. You can.

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List and Traffic Building--Go Viral with this Free Tool

Make no bones about it, without website traffic to your business online you might as well pack up, shut your computer off because you’re done. On the same note, without the ability to build a list while driving traffic is like chasing the wind.

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FBI heats up search for skyjacker D.B. Cooper

The FBI is taking a new stab at identifying mysterious skyjacker D.B. Cooper, who bailed out of an airliner in 1971 and vanished.

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