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Governor Markell’s Weekly Address – Service

Filed in Delaware by on April 20, 2012 0 Comments

In his weekly message, Governor Markell talks about the annual Week of Service and how the event has grown since 2009’s Weekend of Service. The Governor and First Lady kicked off the Week of Service last Sunday at an event for the Delaware National Guard’s “War on Hunger.”

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Hateful Speech From The Right

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Hateful Speech From The Right

Eugene Robinson as an admirable piece in the Washington Post on the hateful speech we often hear from the Right. Yes, we do hear it from the Left periodically, but the Right is louder and much more hateful.

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Delaware Jobless Rate Below 7%

Filed in Delaware by on April 20, 2012 1 Comment

The unemployment rate for Delaware in March 2012 is at 6.9%.

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200 Days Till Election

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200 Days Till Election

. . . if you are counting.

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Sex Robots

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Sex Robots

: Facepalm :

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Zimmerman to Be Freed on Bail

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George Zimmerman, the accused killer of Trayvon Martin, is set to be free on bail till his trial for a cool $150,000.

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Images of War

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All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.

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UPDATED: Delaware Executes Johnson

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UPDATED: Delaware Executes Johnson

The second state-sponsored execution Shannon M. Johnson occurred early this morning at 2:55 AM. This is Governor Jack Markell’s second execution in 9 months. Shame on you, Governor Jack Markell.

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A Short History of ‘Liberal Bias’ in the Media

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A Short History of ‘Liberal Bias’ in the Media

When Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum both complain of bias from Fox News that catches one’s attention. When two columnists “report” that some see “that Fox News is morphing into just another liberal leaning voice” (link), one starts to laugh and laugh.

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Obama Honors Tony Stewart

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Obama Honors Tony Stewart

President Obama honored Tony Stewart for his historic NASCAR championship last year.

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The Pulitzer Fizz

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The Pulitzer Fizz

If you haven’t heard by now that there has been no Pulitzer Prize granted for Fiction, then you don’t listen to public radio.

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Poll: Obama Leads Romney by 6

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Poll: Obama Leads Romney by 6

These polls right now aren’t a big deal, however given the attention the NYTimes/CBS poll got two days ago, let’s give the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll some love.

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Eric Cantor Seems To Want Tax The Poor

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Eric Cantor Seems To Want Tax The Poor

Eric Cantor isn’t exactly channeling the Dead Kennedys, but he sure seems to want to tax the poor.

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