Senator Dorgan (D-ND) Retiring

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Via the WaPo -- Senator Byron Dorgan announced today that he would be retiring at the end of his term: North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan will not run for re-election later this year, creating a major pickup opportunity for Republicans.

Just For Fun

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In Brit Hume's latest attempt to justify his proselytizing, replace the word Christian with Muslim and Jesus Christ with Allah. And my sense of that Tiger is that he needs…

Markell and O’Mara Unveil Recycling Effort

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Today, Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary Colin O'Mara unveiled their plan to implement a statewide recycling plan that will change the way that Delawareans dispose of recyclable materials.
Recycling would remain voluntary for homes and businesses under the plan, but curbside services and special containers would be universally available. Commercial haulers and municipal governments that collect trash would be required to provide curbside pickups.

Ammonia in Your Beef

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And this isn't even a story about Chinese made or processed goods. Via the NYT -- Beef trimmings were often sent off to be made into cooking oil or into pet food because the trimmings had a high risk of E. coli, salmonella and other food pathogens. A company called Beef Products, though, found a way around this -- by treating this beef (gassing it basically) with ammonia. This ammoniated beef is then sold to school lunch programs and McDonalds and other processors where it is used as an extender product.

Beck Vs. Birthers

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Birthers are going after Glenn Beck because he doesn't talk about Obama's birth certificate enough. A birther group has been flooding Glenn Beck's radio show with phone calls: Here’s the…

Delaware and 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States in Pact to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels

This was announced on 12/30 -- sorry for the delay is seeing this! You can see the entire Press Release here. The key info: Gov. Jack Markell joined the governors of 10 other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states today in announcing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the states that underscores their commitment toward developing a regional Low Carbon Fuel Standard in a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels for vehicles and other uses.