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Vanity Fair Targets News-Making GOP Men in Sexy ‘Beefcake’ Calendar

Vanity Fair’s attacked conservative men with its latest political satire: a soft-core pornographic, borderline homosexual and obviously photoshopped “Official 2010-2011 Republican Beefcake Calendar.”

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‘Convoy’ Proposed for Stricter Big Rig Fuel Standards

The ‘ Convoy ‘ design, from the Union of Concerned Scientists What’s that Rubber Duck ? Is CB humor too obscure? Believe it or not, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, which do lots of hauling in the U.S., aren’t subject to fuel efficiency standards. The Union of Concerned Scientists says new government proposals for fuel (and carbon) standards would clean up our air and help truckers keep more money in their pockets. Another idea: The “Convoy,” a virtua… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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John Gizza at Human Events lists 10 House races which could end in upsets: 1. Conn.-1: Engineer Ann Brickley is running a spirited grass-roots campaign against Rep. John Larson in the Hartford-district that has been Democratic since 1958. (Brickley actually sends hand-written thank-you notes.) 2. La.-2: Once thought a sure loser, Republican Rep. Joseph Cao may now hold on in the New Orleans district against Democratic State Rep. Cedric Richmond. 3. Mass.-4: Bill Clinton came in for a rescue mission because Rep. Barney Frank is in trouble with voters over the flawed Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill and the election of Marine Corps veteran Sean Bielat could be the GOP Cinderella story of 2010. 4. Mass.-6: Lawyer and first-time GOP candidate Bill Hudak has fought seven-term Rep. John Tierney to a tie in the polls so, incredibly, this one is going down to the wire. 5. Mich.-15: Some polls now show physician Robert Steele leading Democratic Rep. John Dingell, longest-serving (56 years) House member in history. 6. Mo.-3: In St. Louis, car dealer Ed Martin (who worked in the Vatican when John Paul II was pope) appears to be closing in on Rep. Russ Carnahan, brother of Democratic Senate nominee Robin Carnahan. 7. N.J.-6: A Tea Party favorite, feisty Highlands Mayor Anna Little, who upset the GOP establishment in the primary, is giving 22-year Rep. Frank Pallone the race of his life. 8. Ore.-4: Scientist and scholar Art Robinson is raising big money and attracting independent expenditure support in his raging battle with 24-year Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio. 9. Pa.-14: Pittsburgh’s Democratic Rep. Mike Doyle suddenly finds himself with a fight on his hands from Melissa Haluszczak, a paralegal daughter of Ukrainian immigrants. 10. RI-2: ’08 GOP nominee Mark Zacaria is giving Rep. Jim Langevin a harder time in their rematch for the Providence district. There’s one more that probably should be on that list – HI1, Obama’s “home” district in Hawaii.

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Major Garrett: Fox Polarizes on Purpose

In case this wasn’t already clear, here we have evidence, straight from the mouth of former Fox News fixture Major Garrett, that his ex-network deliberately plays a game of division by packaging its news for a select audience. Related Entries October 25, 2010 The World Liberal Opportunists Made October 22, 2010 Good Grief, Barack Obama

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Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial

It’s hard to tell if the ad embedded after the break is purely official, but it definitely reeks of HP. In a good way, that is. Uploaded by the same fellow that gave us our first sneak peek at webOS 2.0, this “Sizzle” ad shows 34 solid seconds of Palm Pre 2 action, complete with a glimpse at Angry Birds, Facebook and all sorts of new 2.0 features. We’re aren’t totally digging the tunes, but otherwise, it looks to be rather attractive — way better than the first wave of original Pre ads , that’s for sure. Update : Hey, hey — looks like the ad’s now embedded on Palm’s website. Kudos! Continue reading Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial Palm Pre 2 and webOS 2.0 showcased in new commercial originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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By Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia Related Entries October 19, 2010 When Banks Are the Robbers October 12, 2010 John le Carré: Calling Out the Traitors

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Microsoft says it’s ‘doubling down’ on PC games

Well, it looks like the forthcoming launch of Microsoft’s browser-based Games for Windows Marketplace could just be the beginning of a broader PC gaming push from the company. Speaking with Kotaku , Microsoft’s Peter Orullian, group product manager for Windows PC and Mobile, said rather boldly that PC games “is a place where we are doubling down.” Exactly what that means beyond the new Games for Windows Marketplace isn’t clear, but Orullian did mention that Microsoft has a “healthy list of features we’re going to start bringing out once the store launches” in response to a question about further integrating PC and Xbox 360 gaming (something the company is also exploring with the revised Xbox.com ). Microsoft says it’s ‘doubling down’ on PC games originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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By Luojie, Cagle Cartoons, China Daily, China Related Entries October 19, 2010 When Banks Are the Robbers October 12, 2010 John le Carré: Calling Out the Traitors

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McConnell: Ousting Obama Is GOP’s Top Goal

President Obama came into office with high hopes of reaching across the aisle to work with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The only problem with that plan is that certain high-ranking GOP operatives such as Mitch McConnell aren’t interested in joining in the spirit of bipartisan cooperation; in fact, according to McConnell, they’d prefer to make sure that Obama’s first term is also his last.

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Join the RAILvolution! It’s Not Just About Rail…

Building the Transportation System of 2050 Public transportation has to be improved significantly in many parts of the U.S., but that’s not going to happen magically. There are lots of people working on moving things in the right direction (activists, urban planners, politicians, citizen groups, bloggers, etc), and some of them recently met last week in Portland for the Rail-Volution 2010 conference. Our friend Clarence was there and had a chance to interview some very interesting transit heroes. Check it out! Via

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