21Dec/090
Links of the Day, December 21
News
- Senate Democrats unite for a momentous health care vote!!
- Iranian reformist Ayatollah Montazeri passes away. His funeral is an occasion for more protests.
- Copenhagen gets mixed reviews.
Miscellaneous
- A heart-warming Christmas tale: a woman abandoned as a baby twenty years ago finds the people who found her.
17Dec/090
Links of the Day, December 17
News
- Expectations in Copenhagen are muted.
- The labor market is slow to heal.
- The House passes a jobs bill. Just.
Miscellaneous
- Jon Stewart blasts a tea party rally ... incidentally, I walked past this rally.
9Dec/090
Links of the Day, December 9
News
- The President announces a job creation plan ... now let's hope the plan becomes a reality.
- He also moves forward on a promise for more transparency in government.
- Martha Coakley wins the Democratic primary to fill Ted Kennedy's seat.
Health care
- The Senate rejects abortion restrictions in the health bill.
- Senate Dems reach a "broad agreement" on a public option, according to Harry Reid.
- And the GOP can't make up its mind:
Green
- Rifts at Copenhagen between developing and developed countries.
Miscellaneous
- A priceless link to Viggo Mortensen's wise musings on Sarah Palin: "Do not underestimate her ability. She’s not going away.”
- Andre Agassi says, don't leap to judgments about Tiger. I agree.
8Dec/092
Links of the Day, December 8
For those of you who missed the last couple Links, apologies--I was in New York City for the weekend. Pics to come soon.
News
- More bombings in Iraq.
- Ambassador Eikenberry and General McChrystal endorse the President's approach to Afghanistan.
- Google launches real-time search data.
Green
- The UN declares the last decade the warmest on record.
- The EPA declares that greenhouse gases threaten human health, paving the way for regulation.
- Considering clean coal.
Miscellaneous
- A few days after JFK's assassination, Jackie wrote a letter to LBJ.
(EDIT: Apparently, Esquire is now waiting on further legal notice.)