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Bill Clinton - Clinton/Obama ticket would be unstoppable... 2008-03-08 15:00:00 So now Bill Clinton
has weighed in on this -- saying they would be an unstoppable force. I am happy to think they could possibly come together as a dream ticket like that... but I don't foresee it happening when Obama
seems so against it.
He outright rejected it now. It was just that it was 'premature' before.
Many argue this is the sign that Clinton knows she is done for... and see this as Read more:Bill Clinton
Thousands of Oregonians get 'bank' scam phone-text messages 2008-03-12 15:24:00 Yikes... spread the word. Never heard of this one before.
Thousands of Central Oregonians got scam text messages
on their cell phone
s Wednesday morning, falsely claiming their bank accounts had been closed due to "unusual activity" and advising them to call a number to give personal information, police and recipients said. Police officers were among the "numerous" residents who got the Read more:text messages
In celebration of spring's arrival 2008-03-12 14:44:00 As we enter this wondrous spring season -- take a moment to indulge in a little Vivaldi - The Spring movement from his 4 seasons as performed by Nigel Kennedy.
To me there is no instrument which moves me like the violin. Read more:celebration
, arrival
Australia's Dr. Death -- in custody in Oregon 2008-03-12 13:35:00 Dr. Death? Really? Somebody is in deep shi*. Australia
is foaming at the mouth for this guy...
Jayant Patel, the surgeon wanted for alleged botched surgeries in Queensland, has spent his first night in a high security prison in the US after FBI officers swooped on his Oregon
home. Patel put up no resistance when officers knocked on his door in Portland just after 7.30am local time (1.30am Read more:custody
Joy Behar - 'Viagra is destroying our government' 2008-03-11 15:28:00 This was pretty funny. 'Viagra is destroying our government'
Via Newsbusters -- where he tried to downplay the blatant trend of these events...
Tuesday's links 2008-03-11 14:22:00 Tops...
-Dow has huge rally closing up more than 400 pts / best day in 5 years-VIDS: 200+ car pile up in Dubai / Story-OR: PDX port officer shot - manhunt underway / wire...-OR: FBI takes Oregon Doctor into custody for 3 patient deaths / Wanted in AU-White house: No quick fix for oil prices / hits $109 for first time / nears $110-OR: $20 MIL in disaster relief coming-Site plans hundreds of Read more:Tuesday
, links
Vid: Watch for rolling tires... 2008-03-11 14:13:00 Ive seen this happen once in Alabama and it could have been very bad but TWO tires
rolled between cars and all the way up a steep hill. It was cool to watch the tires roll on by my car all peacefully.
200+ car pile-up in thick Dubai fog 2008-03-11 13:42:00 Ya know what -- I feel like I never really hear that much bad news coming from Dubai
- probably because I don't pay all that much attention, but really usually its only amazingly good news about their development. This is pretty sad though. After I saw the pictures, I was just surprised it wasn't some terrorist attack I was reading about.
Ghantoot: At least six people have been killed after a
VID: Last nights launch 2008-03-11 12:54:00 Here is last night's full video of the NASA launch of Endeavor as it blasted off for its 16 day voyage and rendezvous with the International Space Station...
Here is another cool spectator version I thought was neat... Read more:nights
Spitzer under fire... 2008-03-11 12:43:00 So his face graced a LOT of papers today... and I dont know why they all used him making this stupid face! Maybe he made that face the whole time?
LOL.
Anyways... late night TV got a real kick out of this... be sure to check out the vids over at Huff...
Its also being said now that he will resign -- this comes after the NY GOP threatened him to resign or else. Larry Craig didn't resign. Read more:Spitzer
How people feel about the top Idols... 2008-03-11 12:31:00 So check it -- they have this cool thing over at MSNBC where you can rate the American Idols
-- the top 12 will be on tonight... woo. This thing gives you a pretty good idea how people
are feeling... here are some of the tops. Go vote.
Portland Trib. -- The LNG dilemma 2008-03-11 12:13:00 Great article... tough topic. I am going to have to say I am against this -- although I have a LOT more to learn. It is still a dirty energy. Our future lies in Nuclear energy whether you like it or not. It is the first time we have had energy apart from the sun as Einstein pointed out. All other energy directly or indirectly comes from the sun and is not enough to sustain our way of life -- Read more:dilemma
One in four teen girls has an STD 2008-03-11 09:59:00 This article made me do a double take... not just one in four sexually active girls... but just girls. Wow.
CHICAGO (AP) -- At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen
Danny Noriega sends a shout out... 2008-03-11 02:15:00 This video was pulled from YouTube by whom I presume was Danny
because he made it. Possibly because Perez linked to it... but hey, thats cheating.
Its pretty lame -- but whatever. But hey, he's on stickam apparently.
Danny Noriega has made a new video for all his "fans." There must not be that many of them cuz he was voted off American Idol way too soon, but we still love her!
Thats not Read more:shout
10.3 Billion Trips Taken On Public Transportation Ridership In 2007 2008-03-11 01:11:00 And ya know what is even more amazing?! Trimet claims that their systems (bus and max only) were boarded 96.9 MILLION TIMES... that means we are almost 1 tenth of the nations public transit riders. Thats incredible but entirely understandable that it is one of the most ridden in the country. Cool.
10.3 Billion Trips Taken
On PublicTransportation
Ridership In 2007
The Highest Level in 50
Very sad news -- Mother & Daughter killed on I-5 2008-03-11 01:05:00 After posting about this earlier -- I was curious just how bad it was... very bad, very sad.
A Vancouver mother and daughter were killed — and five other people were injured Monday afternoon — in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 southbound at the Kalama River Road exit.
Patricia Lynn Smith, 54, and Kathy Marie Smith, 35, both of Vancouver, died in the crash, said an employee with the Read more:Daughter
Monday's Links: 2008-03-11 00:56:00 Tops...
OR: Unforgiving sea claims two young peopleWA: Kids bury 10 yr old playmate -- critically injuredReported Dead - NWCNOR: Tsunami may hit with more force than thought / weak spotsOR: Police not happy with naked bike ride
OR: LA Times - Healthcare for the lucky in Oregon
Philly claiming they have the best 'beer scene' over PDX
Scandal in NY - Prostitution ringEmperors clubNew study - Read more:Monday
VID: Your (not) gonna love this... Bush sings farewell... 2008-03-10 23:19:00 This was from the Gridiron club where apparently Bush sang this little song...
WASHINGTON — Add this to his legacy: President George W. Bush can sing. Well, he can be a good sport about it, anyway.In a tuxedo and cowboy hat, the president sang his own farewell tune Saturday night at the annual dinner of the Gridiron Club, an invitation-only institution of Washington journalists. On a night of Read more:gonna
Ohio phony 'democrats could have cast illegal votes... 2008-03-10 22:59:00 This really is pretty sickening to think that people stooped this low. This is the bunch pushing morality?
A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in Cuyahoga County switched parties when they voted in last week's primary. That includes 931 in Rocky River, 1,027 in Westlake and 1,142 in Strongsville. More than a third of the Republicans in Solon and Bay Village switched. Pepper Pike had the most Read more:Ohio
, phony
, illegal
Northwest 11 yr old gets big spotlight for talents 2008-03-10 20:00:00 Not just one talent -- many. This kid rocks! Best of luck to him! They just had him on the ABC nightly news... He is from Federal Way Washington and apparently schools are already noticing him.
Eleven-year-old Jashuan Agosto is a kid with focus. His 70-pound, 4-foot-9-inch body can do things most people can't fathom. They have a video about him too... Check it out
This kid is also Read more:Northwest
UK's incredible storm 2008-03-10 19:46:00 Incredible. Reminds me of the recent Northwest storm this past December.
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