Archive for May, 2011

News-Journal Reports Final Passage of Medical Marijuana Law

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This just breaking from Dover. And sources say Markell will sign it.

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Wednesday Open Thread

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The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Florida – The 2nd Amendment Negates The 1st Amendment

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Florida passed a law to forbid pediatricians from asking parents whether they keep guns in the house.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., May 11, 2011

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Gotta move quickly today. On Al’s show at 10 am, WDEL-1150 on your AM dial. Here’s the entire Session Activity Report from Tuesday. Lotsa stuff going on. Legislation abolishing ‘fusion’ candidacies passed the Senate and is on its way to the Governor’s office. The bill would allow only members of a political party to seek […]

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Civil Unions Bill Signing Tonight!

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The signing ceremony for the civil unions bill is tonight at the Queen Theater.

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Tuesday Open Thread

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The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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School Board Elections Today!

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School Board elections are being held today across Delaware — polls are open from 10AM til 8PM. Check these sites for details in your county:

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Majority Favor Formation Of A 3rd Party

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A new Gallup poll shows that 52% of Republicans and 60% of Tea Party Republicans favor formation of a 3rd party.

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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., May 10, 2011

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The big news is that we can no longer pretend that Gov. Jack Markell has any concern for those who have struggled due to the prolonged economic downturn. While proposing cuts for Medicaid recipients, cutting scholarship assistance to Delaware college students, squeezing state employees’ benefits by calling them ‘unsustainable’, Gov. Markell has relentlessly pushed for […]

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Tim Pawlenty Biography Fail

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Tim Pawlenty Biography Fail

Does anybody remember when Bob Dole fell off that stage? Good times. Well, it seems that Pawlenty has already taken his stage dive.

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Bristol Palin, Her New Face, and Her Mother’s Baby That She is Raising as Her Own Have a Show

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Bristol Palin, Her New Face, and Her Mother’s Baby That She is Raising as Her Own Have a Show

Bristol Palin has scored her own reality series. The daughter of Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, will star in her own series on a cable channel I’ve never heard of called BIO.  (Short for biography no doubt, not the satanic science of biology.) According to BIO, the currently untitled show will follow Palin as she […]

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Late Night Video — Bill Maher’s New Rules on Bin Laden and Republicans

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Totally NSFW, but funny as hell. Those of you who suffered through Jensen’s this afternoon NEED this as a palate cleanser:

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GOP Congressman Challenged John Carney to an “Ab off”

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GOP Congressman Challenged John Carney to an “Ab off”

I’m not sure what the rules to the “ab off” are, but GOP Rep. Aaron Schock (IL) seems to have fired the first salvo in the ab war with this cover of “Men’s Health.”

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