Daily Archives: August 16, 2002

Strike date set

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The MLB Players’ Association has finally set a strike deadline date of August 30, and the reaction from the sportswriters is sadly predictable. Jack cites this article from Arizona, while Rob has this one from MSNBC. I’ve left comments on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Nemesis” news

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Via Josh Trevino comes some news on the upcoming Star Trek: Nemesis from Wil Wheaton. It’s not a spoiler, so click away. Continue reading →

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Harris sued

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Daily Kos notes that Katherine Harris has been sued by her Republican opponent, who alleges that she should be kicked off the ballot for violating state law. Harris resigned from office on August 1 instead of the required deadline … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hail to the Chief

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Fundraiser In Chief, that is. Dubya is now the record holder for both a single fundraising event as well as the all-time leader for his 19 months in office. Aren’t you glad we have someone in the White House … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Or to put it another way

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Naturally, I went and wrote the entry below before I finished my daily reads, so I hadn’t yet gotten to Avedon’s ringing defense of MWO. She makes many of the same points I do, in a typically more spirited way. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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MWO

Posted on August 16, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

There’s another kerfuffle going on about MediaWhores Online, thanks to this article in SpinSanity. Patrick doesn’t much care for MWO, while Atrios and his merry band of commenters are fans. I wrote about my ambivalence with MWO back in my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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