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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:30:24 -0700

Putin: MYOB? Putin assails US over conflict with Georgia. — Huffington Post
McCain: What would John do? McCain gives radio address on Russia and Obama. — Townhall
VP: Do we have a clue? On the Dem's side VPs convention day is "Veteran" Themed. — Swamp Land
Olympics: Competing in the closet? Only 10 Olympic athletes, out of 10,708 are openly gay. — Shanghaiist
Box Office: Liberal use of the word "retard" in the movie Tropic Thunder has a boycott raging. Should Congress condemn the flick? — BuzzSugar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:32 -0700

Clinton: Bubba's back? Bill Clinton to speak at the Democratic Convention, right before the yet-to-be-named VP. — Huffington Post
Conservatism: Republicans in training? YAF's National Conservative Students Conferences taking place right now. — Townhall
Fitness: Would you like to use $1,000 pretax dollars a year towards fitness and health? Show your support of the Personal Health Investment Today Act. — FitSugar
McCain: Shattering the lens? Top-five John McCain photo ops. — 23/6

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:30:37 -0700

Detroit: Getting in touch with some of his constituents? Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sent to county jail for violating the terms of his bond. — Radar
Clinton: Should Obama be 10 points ahead? Hillary Clinton's growing shadow. — Townhall
Olympics Can't make it to Beijing? Check out the Olympics in Legos. — Shanghaiist
Paris: Maverick08 to parisisburning? If John McCain and Paris Hilton IM'd. — 23/6

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:30:23 -0700

Culture: Kissing hello can be hazardous? UK-Indian Business Council launches new course for British businesspeople, which advises them to stop kissing Indian counterparts. — newsblog
KFC: Iraqi Fried Chicken? Impostor KFC opens in Fallujah, Iraq. — 236
Ethics: Can you have a pet and eat one, too? The conscience of a carnivore. — Slate
Offshore Drilling: Save the party then planet? Speaker Pelosi tells at-risk Democrats they can support offshore drilling. — Politico
Lost in Translation: Bullet wounds are clean wounds? A firsthand account of what happens when a loved one studying medical Spanish gets shot in Honduras. — On Point

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:30:27 -0700

McCain: Vroooom vrooom? McCain woos bikers. — The Caucus
AIDS: Is food the new condom? AIDS risk on the rise as starving women trade sex for food. — Jezebel
Pundits: Barack Obama is Mr. Darcy, too? The reader's guide to Maureen Dowd. — 23/6
Libertarians: Spoiler alert? Republicans ask Texas Libertarian candidates to withdraw from close races. — Donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:30:11 -0700

Happy Birthday Barack! What do you get the candidate who has everything? Supporters knock on 47 doors as a birthday present to Obama. —The Swamp
Congress: Will they run out of energy? House goes home, but 21 GOP members resume energy session. — Politico
Expats: Where in the world will you be voting? Democrats Abroad release Gwyneth Paltrow-starring viral video urging US liberals living overseas to vote (Democrat). — Gawker
Oops: Tiananmen Square remembered? Yahoo! accidentally shows a picture of the five Olympic mascots standing on Tiananmen Square with that somber headline. — Shanghaiist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:30:12 -0700

Mars: Giant tweet for mankind? Mars Phoenix Lander breaks news of water via its Twitter feed. — Twitter
California: Man of his word? Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates full salaries of state employees. — SavvySugar
Congress: Broken government? House Democrats turn out lights and microphones on House floor, but GOP keeps talking. — Politico
Iraq: Doesn't success mean we can leave? Majority of US feel that the surge is a success, but even more want to get out. — Donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:30:46 -0700

Euthanasia: Twisted? Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law allows taxpayers to pay for a man's assisted suicide because it's cheaper than trying to heal him. — Townhall
Economics: Are you stimulated? Gross domestic product only grew 1.9 percent despite rebate checks. — SavvySugar
Separation of Powers: Will it get upheld on appeal? Federal judge rules that top advisers to Bush are not immune from congressional subpoenas. — Politico
Disney Shanghai: The most censored place on earth? Media component of Disney-China deal could have other companies salivating at Disney's unrivaled access to the Chinese market. — Shanghaiist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:30:51 -0700

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Ad-rageous: Britney Spears + Paris Hilton = Barack Obama? McCain campaign attacks America's love of famous people. — Wonkette
Green: Frugalista? Today's economy and shoppers' heightened awareness of environmental and social issues have infused swap soirées with a new buzz. — Huffington Post
Political Children: Mommy, what's a president? Children's book explains what presidents are made of. — lilsugar
North Korea: The legacy of North Korea's hunger crisis? Stunted children. — newsblog

Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0700

Republicans: A big conservative no no? Mike Huckabee compares John McCain to 1996 loser Bob Dole. — Townhall
Earthquake: Do you have a supply kit? Los Angeles feels 5.8 earthquake. — LAist
Oil: Any way to spread the wealth? Oil companies profits soar amid the gloom. — newsblog
China: How does China see the US presidential election? The personal and the political. — Shanghaiist
Alaska: Does he face a series of bars? Eighty-four year-old Alaska Senator Ted Stevens indicted on charges related to a long-running investigation of business dealings. — Gawker
Media: Which network would go heavy on the emoticons? What it would look like if Barack Obama and the media IMed. — 23/6

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:30:49 -0700

Iran: Will you watch the whole thing tonight? Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells Brian Williams that his government is not working to make a nuclear bomb. — MSNBC
Novak: Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. — Huffington Post
Sex-ed: Devout Catholic? Nancy Pelosi calls for more pro-choice members to fight abstinence education. — Townhall
American Morals: What do Americans believe? Views on the environment, sex, religion. — Donklephant
Arnold: How does policy impact real people? A state employee's reaction to Schwarzenegger's minimum wage threat. — SavvySugar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:30:28 -0700

France: Bonjour, Barack? Obama talks Iran with President Sarkozy. —Huffington Post
Oil Spill: New perspective on offshore drilling? Old-fashioned accident just occurred on the Mississippi River; one leaking barge spread a slick down 100 miles of the river. — Dot Earth
Military: Does this clear things up? Pentagon confirms that it told Obama he couldn't visit Army base with campaign staff. – Talking Points Memo
VP: Coming soon? McCain will most likely chose VP before Olympics. — Townhall
Torture: Is torture the new "is?" Bush administration created new definition of torture. —Doklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:30:59 -0700

Oil: Borrow money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf? The Pentagon uses as much oil as the entire country of Greece. — Politico
Castro: Is Fidel on the ticket? McCain campaign running Obama-Castro Ad. — Huffington Post
War Criminals: Better than extreme makeover? Bosnian Serb Radovan Karadzic's disguise was low tech and effective. — The Lede
Smoking: Can $500 million end smoking for good? Mike Bloomberg and Bill Gates team up to raise the price of cigarettes in poor countries. — Radar
Gitmo: A Time to Detain Indefinitely? The feel-good Gitmo detainee trial of the summer. — 23/6

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:08 -0700

Politics: Straight talk? McCain says: "It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.” — donklephant
Media: Do they think he already won president of the world? Foreign press is all Obama, all the time. — Politico
Russia: Holy murderer? Improbable, but possible, that Josef Stalin could be rewarded with sainthood via online election. — newsblog
Rumors: Made for each other? Discussion on John Edwards and his alleged mistress. — Jezebel

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:30:44 -0700

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McCain: Too good to be true? New McCain ad chronicles media's love affair with Obama. — Huffington Post
Education: Schools to offer medical care and social services? Teachers union wants educational centers to become community centers, too. — Townhall
Congress: Can she beat Madame Speaker? Nancy Pelosi's GOP opponent rakes in the cash. — Wonkette
Evolution Losing sight of progress? How blind salamanders make nonsense of creationists' claims. — Slate

Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:30:50 -0700

PETA: Objectification of women for the sake of animals? PETA defends itself. — Jezebel
Pundits: Money well spent? Conservative personality Sean Hannity signs $100 million contract. — Huffington Post
Military: What would George Washington think? Gays in the military. — Townhall
Iraq: Odd man out? McCain's position on withdrawal differs from Bush, Maliki, and Obama. —Politico
Afghanistan: A propaganda victory? Account of Taliban ambush on US outpost that left nine troops dead. — The Lede

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:30:51 -0700

Race: Athletes included? Beijing bars told to ban black people during Olympics. — Shanghaiist
Gas Prices: Who's to blame for $4 gas? Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the two oil men in the White House are. — Huffington Post
VP: Ticket of rivals? Republican Hagel for Obama, Democratic Liberman for McCain? — Politico
Bush: Was it Bush or the mascot? President tries to give little girl baseball at T-ball game, she runs away. — Radar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

CitizenSugar — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:28 -0700

Terrorist Watch List: Is Little Miss Sunshine a terrorist? With a million strong and growing, Abigail Breslin and Tom Bosley make a terrorist list of a different sort. — 23/6
Polio Strikes: New cases of Polio crop up in Pakistan — with protests against vaccinations and eradication workers being kidnapped? — The Lede
Chandra Levy: Remember? The Post's 12-part series on her disappearance is sparking memories of the event. — Radar
Michelle Trouble: Obama blames negative views of his wife on right wing, Hannity? — Townhall

Rent Control: Rep. Charlie Rangel's sweet and cheap digs come with a price: his landlord tried to evict a blind tenant who's daughter helped him write checks. — gothamist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:30:57 -0700

Meghan McCain: Why is Meghan McCain's blog on a summer hiatus? So she can hang out with Heidi Montag. — US Magazine
Arnold: Can he terminate the bad rap? Schwarzenegger says flip flopping is great! — Donklephant
Middle East: Does it help that they invited Jews to a religious conference? Excerpts from Saudi children textbooks discuss killing Jews and gays. — Radar
China: The New York vs. LA of the East? Beijing gets the attention, but Shanghai's got all the attitude. — Shanghaiist

Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:30:03 -0700

Olympics: Does the US owe them? In 1984 China defied Soviet boycott of Los Angeles Olympics. — Shanghaiist
Crime: What's the best way to fight knife crime? Send young offenders to meet stab victims. — newsblog
Australia: Can you outlaw annoying people? Australian court says not so fast. — The Lede
Energy: Why didn't we think of this before? Let the free market produce more energy. — Redstate

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Briefing Book . . . Happy Bastille Day!

LibertySugar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:30:58 -0700

Vive la France: Happy Bastille Day! — Mais, pourquoi? The history behind Bastille Day. — Boing Boing
McCain 2.0: Fast learner? John McCain looks at a computer. — Wonkette
Art: Bye bye, Banksy? Newspaper attempts to nail anonymous graffiti artist to the stars. — Gawker
Third Party: Only the issues? Ralph Nader to debate dummy. — Donklephant
Bush: What would Bush do? Ask the Magic 8 ball! — 23/6

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:40 -0700

Pollution: Is this for real? George W. Bush bids farewell to G8 saying "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." — Donklephant
Surrogates: Does this apply to Obama, too? McCain says only McCain speaks for McCain. — DailyKos
China: Worth a trip? Jackie Chan Museum coming to Shanghai! – Shanghaiist
Minimum Wage: How much do you know about minimum wage? Test your smarts. — SavvySugar
History: Detailed plans for the first 100 days of the Kucinich administration doesn't make the cut? 100 things we're not putting in the time capsule. – Radar

Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:30:12 -0700

Economy: Whining the new bitter? McCain economic adviser says America is a nation of whiners. — Huffington Post

Iran: The great debaters? Ahmadinejad seeks to debate McCain and Obama. — donklephant
Bikes: Rolling into a city near you? Bike sharing coming soon to New York City. — Gothamist
Obama: Underwhelming nominee? Clintonites reluctant Obama donors. — Townhall

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:00 -0700

FISA: A Democratic congress? Senate defeats effort to strip wiretapping law of immunity for telecoms. — Talking Points Memo

China: People's Republic of Capitalism? Ted Koppel gets us ready for Beijing tonight on the Discovery Channel at 10 ET. — MSNBC
Blogging: Time to approve every Twitter? Proposal to allow members of Congress to post content on approved websites only. — Redstate
McCain: What would grandma do? One 94-year-old thinks McCain's making same-old promises. — Huffington Post
Real World: From roommate to congressman? Kevin Powell from Season One making a run. — Gawker

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:30:28 -0700

Iraq: What about the WMDs? McClellan says Cheney's stock portfolio factored heavily into his push for Iraq War. —Think Progress

Hitler: Off with his head? Wax Adolph Hitler decapitated on its first day on public display. — newsblog
China: Never forget? Twin Towers still standing in Beijing's World Park. —Gothamist
Karl Rove: Never again? Democratic congressman considering legislation that would prevent future administrations from having Karl Rove-type advisors. — Huffington Post
Royals: Hardworking Harry? The prince builds special needs school. — PopSugarUK

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:03 -0700

Denver: A rock-star move? Obama will ditch convention hall and deliver acceptance speech at 76,000-person Mile High stadium. — Politico

China: The power of the Chinese text message? From personal commentary to political criticism. —Shanghaiist
Bush: Sex crimes in the White House? The sexualization of torture. — Huffington Post
Iraq: A company run by a 21-year-old president got $300 million contract to supply ammunition to Afghan forces? Boy wonder "war profiteer" back in court. — The Lede

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:30:09 -0700

AIDS: Gene editing promises HIV immunity for all? Those with mutation have had sex with HIV-positive partners with impunity. — donklephant

Women: Is feminism dead? Details from the all-out assault on gender equality. — Jezebel
Lieberman: Ask the Joe Lieberman Magic 8-ball? Senator able to predict future, such as the fact that the next president will face a terrorist attack. — 23/6
Obama: Obama's new Asian-American surrogate? His sister. — Huffington Post

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:30:07 -0700

North Korea: Let them eat? US sends tons of food aid to North Korea. — Huffington Post

Military: No return address? Anonymous letter writer takes responsibility for murder of pregnant soldier. —Jezbel
McCain: A trend? McCain's war record becoming target. —Politico
Iran: Credible? Mixed reactions to report about US stepping up efforts against Iran. — The Lede
Guns: Will gun shops open in DC? Might need more legal battles to decide. — DCist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:30:47 -0700

GI Bill: What do the vets think? Responses from veterans around the country about the historic GI bill. — Huffington Post

McCain And the new campaign slogan is? "Putting Country First." — Politico
Slavery: I mentioned they're witches, right? The latest from NYC millionaire slave abuser. — Radar
Zimbabwe: Who's going to win? Live updates as Zimbabwe votes in the one-candidate contest. — newsblog
Nukes: Nuclear nonproliferation is a liberal position? That's what Mitt Romney says. — donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:30:25 -0700

Zimbabwe: Could it get any worse? Supporters of President Mugabe broke both of baby's legs in an attempt to force his mother to reveal the whereabouts of her husband. – Radar
Media: Would the issues work? Media struggling with the campaign narrative. — DailyKos
Obesity: Obesity and savings connected? Australia is the most obese country, but the US isn't far behind and has dwindling savings accounts to go with it. —SavvySugar
Equality: Chauvinist backlash? British proposal for positive discrimination to end gender pay gap not well received. —newsblog
Tiny Campaigners: Christina Aguilera chats to Larry King about her little one's political involvement. — lilSugar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:30:50 -0700

Religion: The Christian boom? Jesus making a comeback in China. — Shanghaiist
Politics: Did he read the book? John McCain should probably stop calling Barack Obama "Dr. No." — Huffington Post
Football: Do politics and sports mix? A Turkish identity crisis and a European dream team. — newsblog
Bipartisanship: Welcomed change? Oregon GOP Senator uses Obama for TV ad. — donklephant
MTV: Will it translate to votes? MTV to accept political advertisements for the first time. —Radar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:30:19 -0700

Natural Disasters: What role should the government take in the rebuilding effort? The Libertarian disaster recovery fallacy. — Huffington Post

Cuba: Him again? Elian Gonzalez saga could haunt Barack Obama. — Politico
GOP: What platform ideas should the Republican Party advocate? A few suggestions include the right to direct your life. — Redstate
Energy: Does Japan have the bright idea? Incentives to reduce energy consumption should be put in the hands of consumers, not the manufacturers. — donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:05 -0700

Mars: Next stop life? Mars Phoenix Lander finds ice on Mars!! — SFist
Muslims: Apology accepted? Obama asks Muslim women pushed out of photo for forgiveness. — Politico
Middle East: Will Israel bomb Iran? Reports refuse to go away, but nothing has happened for years. — newsblog
Media: Too soon? The battle to succeed Tim Russert begins. — Redstate

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30:23 -0700

Spying: Democrats cave? Lawmakers reach deal over government-surveillance powers. — Talking Points Memo
Obama: Does he have enough money to do an autobiography via commercials? Barack Obama releases a positive campaign ad, first of general election. — Politico

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Vacation: Relaxing guilt free? Five eco-friendly vacations. — Forecast Earth
Zimbabwe: Will it help? Pre-election violence being e-mapped by bloggers — newsblog
Same-Sex Marriage: Tolerance vs. Religion? Gay New Jersey couple wants to get married on a pavilion owned by Methodist organization. — Redstate
Global Warming: How do you talk to a global-warming skeptic? Buy the book to find out. — Huffington Post

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LibertySugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:30:24 -0700

McCain: Getting swift boated? How McCain's navy record discrepancy would be treated if his name was John Kerry. — 23/6

Russia: Who will report on this in Russia? Government's media crackdown gaining attention. — Radar
Race: Funny or offensive? Button asks: "If Obama is president, will we still call it the White House." donklephant
Oil: Is ridesharing the new offshore drilling? How to beat gas prices, and still get where you're going. — The Green Life

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:30:29 -0700

VP: What would Karl do? Karl Rove anoints Joe Biden and Mitt Romney as his vice-presidential choices. — donkelphant
Obama: Grandma and Grandma for change? How Obama can win over seniors. — Huffington Post
Housing: GOP's big break? House Republican calls for hearings to determine which lawmakers received discount mortgage deals from Countrywide. — Politico
China: But how do you really feel? Survey shows approval down, respect up for China. — Shanghaiist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:30:59 -0700

Oil: Drill, drill, drill? Poll indicates a strong willingness on part of American people for more offshore drilling. – RedState

China: Not funny? Comedy Central and a proxy service websites blocked by China's Net Nanny. — Shanghaiist
Bloggers: Watch your back? Article about the threat of arrest faced by political bloggers around the world implies US writers face threat, too. – Michelle Malkin
Election: Look into the crystal ball? Polls show Obama over McCain by four points. — donklephant
Swing States: Go ahead, take Ohio and Florida? Obama camp sees a win without traditional swing states. — DailyKos

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:15:00 -0700

Tim Russert: Tim Russert, 1950-2008: An Appreciation. A touching story of a remarkable life. — Radar
McCain and Cribs: What does he have in his fridge? McCain Cribs tours the Straight Talk Express. — Wonkette

Obama and Hip Hop: Mashup of Wu Tang Clan and Yes We Can? Obama inspiration finally finds it way into hip-hop. — 23/6
Europe and China: A good deal? Unlimited trips from Europe to Hong Kong for $6,888 a month. — Shanghaiist
Huckabee: Giving up on vice-president hopes? Huckabee signs one-year deal with Fox News — Politico

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:30:00 -0700

Cuba: Goodbye salary cap, hello middle class? Egalitarian salaries are to be abolished in Cuba. — newsblog
Obama: What color is your Obama? The most important issue when deciding on a future president of the United States is how much pigment that man or woman has in their epidermis. —23/6
McCain and Safe Sex: Johnny Latex? McCain condoms go on sale with slogan "Old But Not Expired." — Wonkette
Gay Marriage: Domino effect? Washington, DC mayor orders review of gay marriage options. — DCist
New York: Who can blame him? Christopher Hitchens decries the death of the romantic West Village. — Radar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:30:00 -0700

Sports: Is hiking a disease? Center For Disease Control and Prevention releases list of most dangerous outdoor sports. — The Lede
Clinton Payback: Who makes the Clinton media payback list? Matt Drudge, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews . . . — Huffington Post
Obama: Political housing crisis? D'OH-bama's mortgage industry mess. — Michelle Malkin
Congress: Are legislators BlackBerry addicts? Addiction might give few well-connected constituents too much power, while exacerbating partisan polarization. — Politico
Polygamy: Will she look good in those dresses? Carolyn Jessop's memoir Escape coming to big screen, with Katherine Heigl attached to star and produce. — BuzzSugar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:30:51 -0700

McCain: Forgetting or falsifying? McCain tells Newsweek he didn't deliver a speech chiding the media, but video shows otherwise. — Politico

Media: Obamedia? Poll shows some voters think media is backing Obama. — Michelle Malkin
Intelligence: Is Google making us stupid? Study shows it could somehow rewire the way we read, process, and understand things. — Radar
The Nice Movement: Superficial or nice? Subconscious code makes us say good morning to some people, and ignore others. — londonist

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:30:35 -0700

The Brits: '80s en vogue? Margaret Thatcher resurrected as style icon. — newsblog
McCain: Don't call him George W. Bush? John McCain not thrilled with Bush comparisons. — Radar
Democrats: Obama in control? No more lobbyist contributions to the Democratic Party. — Huffington Post
Bill Clinton: How helpful is the ex-pres? Looking back at the last three presidential elections. — donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:11:04 -0700

Olympics: All for the Olympics? Chinese man sticks 2008 needles in his head. — Shanghaiist
China: Did you forget China is communist? Today is the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre. — RedState
Bush and Obama: Bush before Hillary? Bush congratulates Obama on securing the nomination. — donklephant
Real Estate: What happened to his $200 million fortune? Ed McMahon faces foreclosure. — Radar
Gay Marriage: State rivalries? California denies gay marriage delay requested from other states. — SFist

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LibertySugar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:00:23 -0700

Immigration: Compassion or indoctrination? Public school 4th grade field trip goes to day labor camp with many undocumented workers. — Michelle Malkin

London: Are they anywhere else? Unexploded World War II bombs closed London City Airport. — londonist
Censorship: Hypocritical? Google removes video that offends Thailand's king, but not all terrorist content. – Counterterrorism Blog
Global Warming: Critics confirmed? NASA's internal watchdog group finds political appointees in the NASA press office were downplaying scientific conclusions about global warming. — Talking Points Memo

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:30:16 -0700

Clinton: You don't need to be the worst president to disillusion your old staff? Ex-Bill Clinton staff on why Bubba should not be back in the Oval Office. — Jezebel
Diplomacy: Trouble for McCain? New poll shows 67 percent of Americans want to meet with enemies. — donklephant
Democrats: Fighting the name brand? Barack dramatically outspent Hillary on TV ads. — Talking Points Memo
Global Warming: Do you think global warming is exaggerated? If so, you may be the moral equivalent of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian dungeon dad. — newsblog
Kennedy: Like a million bucks? Ted Kennedy out of "successful" brain surgery. — Huffington Post

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:30:25 -0700

Republicans: Officially an outcast? Bob Dole sends angry email to Scott McClellan telling him to donate all his book money to a worthy cause like "Biting the Hand That Fed Me." — Politico

Royals: Who's on top? Forbes compiles list of top 20 "hot" royals. —newsblog
Obama: More popular than Batman and Indiana Jones? Obama's Mii digital avatar for Wii is one of the most popular. — BigHeadDC
Missouri and SF: Regional Rivalry? Rep. Sam Graves, a Republican from Missouri, keeps linking Democratic opponent to San Francisco. — Talking Points Memo

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