February 2011
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“…Egyptian popular opinion toward the United States has substantially improved...”
– So says 538’s Nate Silver in the New York Times. Now, what major change took place in the US in the last two or three years that could explain an improvement in America’s global standing, we wonder?… (via motherjones)
January 2011
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#Egypt →
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#Egypt →
theatlantic:
staff:
We’re incredibly moved by the events happening across North Africa and the Middle East, especially the recent images, videos and commentary we’ve seen on Tumblr about Egypt. To our bloggers in the region and to those looking to get a message to them, please make sure to tag your posts “egypt”.
The Atlantic Tumblr will be helping the Tumblr staff curate content flowing...
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Podcasting from Arkansas to Cairo
danielgreen:
So this is the interview I did with my guy from Cairo. Right towards the end, the communications blackout in Egypt went into effect. He called me afterwards to tell me he was okay but he didn’t know when he could talk to me again.
Most unnerving phone call ever.
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annye:
Mumford & Sons, Wagon Wheel (Old Crow...
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Two Americas: Healthcare. →
jayparkinsonmd:
A few people have asked me to comment on Atul Gawande’s most recent piece in The New Yorker, The Hot Spotters. Here’s a snapshot:
“He found that between January of 2002 and June of 2008 some nine hundred people in [just] two buildings in Camden, NJ accounted for more than four thousand hospital visits and about two hundred million dollars. One patient had three hundred and...
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“It’s no secret that those of us here tonight have had our differences over the...”
– An excerpt from a draft of President Barack Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address, as obtained by our colleagues at National Journal.
Read the full text.
(via theatlantic)
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I Have A Friend In Cairo
danielgreen:
Cory Ellis is writing, updating from Cairo on the ongoing protests there for my site, Arkansas:Abroad.
As far as I know, I am the only person in this state to break news directly from Cairo.
Please read his updates. And keep checking back for more.
Thanks to Alexis (just-a-shot-away.tumblr.com) for linking.
My friend Daniel Green’s doing good work.
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“None of us can predict with certainty what the next big industry will be, or...”
– President Barack Obama (via soupsoup)
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Liveblogging the State of the Union →
theatlantic:
It’s true - our talented politics team is liveblogging the State of the Union address. In fact, they’re so sassy they’ve been liveblogging the news chatter all day. Click on through and bask in the glory that is democracy in action with our State of the Union Special Report.
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Dance Cards
I got named Vice Chair of the House Human Services Permanent Subcommittee of Public Health earlier today. For those keeping score at home:
House Committee on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor
Vice Chair, House Human Services Permanent Subcommittee of Public Health
Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development
House Advanced Communications and Information Technology
Arkansas Legislative...
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Robert Reich: The State of the Union and the... →
robertreich:
Word has it that the President will be emphasizing “improving American competitiveness” in his State of the Union Address Tuesday night. As I’ve noted, the term is meaningless — but it’s politically useful. CEOs and many conservatives think it means improving the profitability of American…
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Robert Reich: The State of the Union: What the... →
robertreich:
The President will have to devote a big part of his speech to the economy, but which economy? Corporate profits are up but jobs and wages remain in the doldrums. People with lots of financial assets, or who are deemed “talent” by large corporations, are enjoying a solid recovery. But most…
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Obama to Press Centrist Agenda in His Address →
From The New York Times:
WASHINGTON — President Obama will outline an agenda for “winning the future” in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, striking a theme of national unity and renewal as he stresses the need for government spending in key areas and an attack on the budget deficit.
Mr. Obama previewed the themes in a video e-mailed Saturday evening to supporters who had helped...
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Yes, Hi Hails Anything
Here’s a Google Voice transcript of a message I just received:
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The Task Force on the Effect of Alzheimer's... →
The Task Force on the Effect of Alzheimer’s Disease on Arkansas released its report Thursday during a press conference in the Capitol Rotunda. There are currently more than 76,000 Arkansans living with Alzheimer’s; there are expected to be more than 100,000 living with the disease by 2020.
Read the task force report.
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Twitter from @A to @Z →
theatlantic:
Alexis Madrigal explores a substrata of the Twitter elite: The single-letter users.
“Single-name sign-ins are cool because they’re hard to come by. They are the first handles to be nabbed at a start-up, often by employees, their friends and family, sometimes by venture capitalists, angel investors, engineers and executives,” writes Katherine Rosman. “Being @you, especially on...
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“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on...”
– Mark Shields (via azspot)
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President's Approval Rating Climbs →
From The Wall Street Journal:
President Barack Obama is riding a surge of public support into next week’s State of the Union address, with more Americans approving of his performance and more seeing him as a political moderate, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
But public concern is coalescing around the stubbornly high unemployment rate, now 9.4%, a potential pitfall...
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Twitter From @A to @Z →
From The Atlantic:
Number of protected accounts: 3 Number of people who don’t use their full name: 7 Number of women: 4 Number of members of the Arkansas House of Representatives: 1 Number of Twitter developers: 1 Number who use complete sentences in their bios: 5 Number of default avatar users: 2 Number with over 4,000 followers: 7 Number of mustaches: 1 Number following less than 10...
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The new Clintonian Obama is playing offense, and... →
From The Hill:
Three months after an electoral “shellacking” that threatened to derail his agenda and his reelection, Obama is on a roll.
President Obama — the centrist, Clintonian version — is rolling.
Just three months removed from a “shellacking” in the midterms that threatened to derail his agenda and hamstring his reelection, Obama is on offense and building momentum.
An ABC/Washington...
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On Transparency
Quick note about today’s Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee meeting: We voted to broadcast our meetings live, online. There were more than a few people opposed to the idea, but I spoke in support of the motion. We’re holding a similar vote in tomorrow’s Agriculture, Forestry, and Economic Development Committee meeting; I expect it to pass there, too.
Each House...
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“People say, ‘I’m going to sleep now,’ as if it were nothing. But it’s really a...”
– George Carlin (via thechocolatebrigade)
I love sleeping, but if I could do without it, I would. There’s just too much to do.
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The genius dog with a 1,022-word vocabulary →
theweekmagazine:
A border collie named Chaser dog knows the names of 1,022 objects — mostly toys like distinct balls, stuffed animals, and frisbees — and can fetch them on command. She also understands the principle of exclusion, grabbing a toy she has never seen before when asked for an object she doesn’t know. She also understands the subcategories that the objects fall into, such as ...
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