memeorandum Firehose http://www.memeorandum.com/ Political Web, page A1 en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:46 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:46 -0400 How driving a car into Manhattan costs $160 (Felix Salmon) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p16#a090704p16

Felix Salmon:
How driving a car into Manhattan costs $160  —  In the world of urban planning, there are few things hairier than transportation hypotheticals.  When NYC pedestrianized Broadway in Times Square and Herald Square in May, the transportation commissioner said that traffic speeds would go up …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:06 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p16#a090704p16 How honeybee mobs smother giant hornets to death (Victoria Gill/BBC) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p14#a090704p14

Victoria Gill / BBC:
How honeybee mobs smother giant hornets to death  —  Honeybees mount a very effective mobbing defence  —  Honeybee hordes use two weapons - heat and carbon dioxide - to kill their natural enemies, giant hornets.  —  Japanese honeybees form “bee balls” - mobbing and smothering the predators.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:30:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p14#a090704p14 Tensions mount as Honduras defies OAS (Tracy Wilkinson/Los Angeles Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p15#a090704p15

Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times:
Tensions mount as Honduras defies OAS  —  Supporters of the new government, lead by Roberto Micheletti, rallied at the presidential palace as the Honduran army maintained control.  Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is set to return to the country over the weekend; Micheletti has threatened to arrest him.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:30:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p15#a090704p15 Obama summons spirit of independence (Mark Silva/The Swamp) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p12#a090704p12 Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama summons spirit of independence  —  Think of it as the audacity of America.  —  The audacity of 13 colonies to declare independence from the British Empire, the audacity of their descendants to “blaze a westward trail,” the audacity to build the world's greatest economic engine …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:35:04 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p12#a090704p12 Sarah Palin Resignation Speech: FULL VIDEO, TEXT (The Huffington Post) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p11#a090704p11 The Huffington Post:
Sarah Palin Resignation Speech: FULL VIDEO, TEXT  —  Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stunned the political world today with her announcement that she will resign as governor on July 26th.  In a speech held at her home in Wasilla, Alaska — described by CBS News as “rambling and sometimes confusing” …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p11#a090704p11 Sarah Palin's exit as Alaska governor stuns, puzzles observers (Los Angeles Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p10#a090704p10

Los Angeles Times:
Sarah Palin's exit as Alaska governor stuns, puzzles observers  —  Her decision to quit later this month could jump-start or kill a bid for the presidency, political analysts say.  —  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt announcement that she was quitting her job unleashed widespread speculation …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:20:00 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p10#a090704p10 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14 Palin Theories (Mickey Kaus/Kausfiles) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p9#a090704p9 Mickey Kaus / Kausfiles:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, 12, 13, 14 Palin Theories  —  I can see [5 6 7] [8] [9 10] [11 12] [13] 14 Palin theories ... and counting: 1) She's running for president; 2) She's undergoing fame withdrawal and plans to get more attention in the lower 48; 3) She wants to cash in ($); 4) …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:09 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p9#a090704p9 Prisoners on run cannot be named 'due to privacy rights' (Tom Whitehead/Telegraph) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p8#a090704p8 Tom Whitehead / Telegraph:
Prisoners on run cannot be named ‘due to privacy rights’  —  Prisoners on the run from Holleseley Bay prison cannot be identified because it would breach their rights to privacy, the Ministry of Justice has said.  —  Civil servants have refused to name inmates who have fled prison …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:25:02 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p8#a090704p8 Top Reformers Admitted Plot, Iran Declares (Michael Slackman/New York Times) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p7#a090704p7 Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Top Reformers Admitted Plot, Iran Declares  —  CAIRO — Iranian leaders say they have obtained confessions from top reformist officials that they plotted to bring down the government with a “velvet” revolution.  Such confessions, almost always extracted under duress, are part of an effort …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:13 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p7#a090704p7 Palin To Resign - 'State Media' Wins! (Steve/Sweetness & Light) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p6#a090704p6

Steve / Sweetness & Light:
Palin To Resign - ‘State Media’ Wins!  —  From The Hill: … We're not sure we accept The Hill's assumption that Mrs. Palin is resigning her office so as to run for the Presidency.  To some extent her comments imply the opposite.  —  In any case, it is painfully clear that she is rightfully sick …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:50:08 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p6#a090704p6 ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES (CNN) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p4#a090704p4 CNN:
ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES  —  AP: Diprivan Found at Michael Jackson's Home; Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Steps Down  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: And, if you're just joining us …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:45:04 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p4#a090704p4 Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26 (Rachel D'Oro/Associated Press) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p5#a090704p5

Rachel D'Oro / Associated Press:
Palin resigning as Alaska governor on July 26 … WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:45:04 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p5#a090704p5 Britain rallies opposition to Iranian threat to put embassy staff on trial (Damien McElroy/Telegraph) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p3#a090704p3

Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Britain rallies opposition to Iranian threat to put embassy staff on trial  —  Britain is attempting to build a united international front in opposition to Iran's declaration that it would put British embassy employees on trial for inciting demonstrations in Tehran.

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p3#a090704p3 Three Theories of Palin's Resignation (Matthew Cooper/The Atlantic Politics ...) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p2#a090704p2 Matthew Cooper / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Three Theories of Palin's Resignation  —  Sarah Palin's stunning announcement that she'd not only decline to seek reelection as Alaska's Governor in 2010 but that she'd resign her term later this month caught everyone by surprise.  After all, can you think of another presidential candidate …

]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:25:03 -0400 http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p2#a090704p2 Cutting bait - With respect to many of the Palinologists below ... (Mark Steyn/The Corner) http://www.memeorandum.com/090704/p1#a090704p1 Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Cutting bait  —  With respect to many of the Palinologists below, I think they're getting way too hepatomantic over the entrails.  As a political move for anything other than the 2010 Senate race, today's announcement is a disaster.  And I'm not sure it's a plus for the Senate - and …

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