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Illinois Governor Arrested

Posted on December 9, 2008 by billmanzi

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by federal authorities today, charged with attempting to “sell” the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. In Illinois the vacancy is filled by the Governor. From MSNBC: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested … Continue reading →

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California to Pay With IOU’s

Posted on December 9, 2008 by billmanzi

The State of California, faced with an eight billion dollar deficit, will likely run out of cash by March absent measures to deal with the problem. In light of that state vendors may receive IOU’s instead of cash for invoices … Continue reading →

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SNL Features Secretary Clinton

Posted on December 8, 2008 by billmanzi

More good stuff from those crazy folks over at SNL, and Tina Fey is not even involved. Does Hillary really laugh like that? http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/493dd584be29798a/4741e3c5156499a7/da4eaae6/-cpid/db6d9802eada023a

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Methuen Electronics Recycling Event a Huge Success

Posted on December 8, 2008 by billmanzi

A couple of weeks back we had a recycling event in Methuen for electronics. This four hour event on a Saturday drew a huge response, with literally tons of materials being dropped off by residents free of charge. We had … Continue reading →

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Obama criticism of the Big Three

Posted on December 8, 2008 by billmanzi

President-elect Barack Obama, in a Meet the Press appearance yesterday, said that management of the Big Three had been deficient. From MSNBC: …while President-elect Barack Obama accused car industry executives of a persistent “head-in-the sand approach” to long-festering problems. Obama … Continue reading →

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Repower America

Posted on December 8, 2008 by billmanzi

The latest ad from the “We Can Solve It” group, talking about the importance of renewables and taking a swipe at coal generated electricity.

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Tribune Company Prepares for Bankruptcy

Posted on December 7, 2008 by billmanzi

The Tribune Company, owner of the Chicago Tribune as well as the Los Angeles Times, is reported to be preparing a bankruptcy filing this week, according to the Wall Street Journal website. From Reuters and the Washington Post: The paper … Continue reading →

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Gregory to Meet the Press, Matthews keeps playing Hardball

Posted on December 7, 2008 by billmanzi

NBC has unveiled David Gregory as the new host of Meet the Press, ending a process begun by the untimely death of Tim Russert. Gregory was the tough White House correspondent for NBC News, and tangled with President Bush and … Continue reading →

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Methuen Cambridge Street Cleanup

Posted on December 7, 2008 by billmanzi

Yesterday the residents of Cambridge Street engaged in a pretty impressive volunteer effort to clean an area of their street that was in need of help. The City partnered with these residents by providing pickup and free disposal for the … Continue reading →

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Matthews Trails Specter

Posted on December 7, 2008 by billmanzi

Hardball Host Chris Matthews is ramping up to take a shot at Senator Arlen Specter of PA, and even though we have not moved beyond the speculation phase lets get back to looking at poll numbers. (Since the Obama election … Continue reading →

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