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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 — 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 — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:30:48 -0700

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Sexism: Are you shocked? The Women's Media Center put together video of sickeningly sexist media coverage. — Jezebel
Europe: Pop or geopolitics? Russia wins Eurovision contest. —newsblog
McCain: Have your cake and eat it too? McCain ignores Bush, unless there is a fundraiser involved. — Wonkette
Patriotism: Different ways to express love of country? Exploring action-based patriotism. — donklephant
Pastor Problems: Offensive? Senator Joe Lieberman scheduled to headline ex-McCain endorser Pastor John Hagee's Christians United For Israel Summit. —Huffington Post

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:30:19 -0700

Same-Sex Marriage: Unconstitutional? San Diego may allow clerks to bow out of same-sex marriages if they have a moral or religious objection. — SFist
General Election: More to lose than to gain? VP choice doesn't win many votes, but could lose some. — Huffington Post
Iraq: Are we winning? Bush on Iraq, then and now. — Daily Kos
Clinton: Fighting on? Clinton marriage stronger than ever. —Wonkette

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:30:19 -0700

China Earthquake: Their special day? Wedding photo shoot interrupted by earthquake. — Shanghaiist

Military: Sex is back on? Ban on sex for US soldiers in Afghanistan is lifted. — Wonkette
Feminism: Sex and the City turned me into Samantha? Some say the show is dangerous to society because it gives ladies ideas. — Pandagon
Bush: Leader of the party? Republicans deal Bush a defeat by supporting domestic programs in war funding bill. — Talking Points Memo
Cindy McCain: Jeans with no shoes combo is chic? Mrs. McCain does Vogue. —Radar

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:30:51 -0700

Austrian Cellar: Over the top? Media hound rape victim Elisabeth into interview agreement. —Jezebel

McCain: YouTube Problem? McCain clips you will see 1 million times before November. — Wonkette
Democrats: Are we there yet? Don't expect an Obama victory declaration tomorrow. —Politico
Natural Disasters: Lessons to be learned? Similarities between Hurricane Katrina and cyclone in Myanmar. — Forecast Earth
GOP: Grand new party? Arnold Schwarzenegger says it's time to rebrand the Republican Party. — donklephant

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:30:25 -0700

Hitler: Impressed? Chris Matthews explains the difference between talking and appeasement while schooling a talk show host. — Jezebel

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McCain: Is Hamas now rooting for John McCain? Two years ago John McCain said he was wiling to negotiate with terrorist group Hamas. — Huffington Post
Politics: Which political cartoon is the week's most disturbing? Check them out. — Wonkette
North Korea: Government sanctioned? North Korea still dealing drugs. — Michelle Malkin

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:30:23 -0700

Karl Rove: The reason for Hillary's win? Rove says she won because an old man once went to Klan meetings. — Radar
Election: Moot Point? New poll shows McCain beats Clinton and Obama by equal margin among working-class whites. — Talking Points Memo
Immigration: Need some whale tranquilizers? Deported immigrants get injected with horrifying drug cocktail. —Wonkette
Huckabee: Hucka-veep? Rumors resurface! — Pandagon
Health Care: How do rankings compare to experience? England's National Health Service gets a grade. — newsblog

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:30:00 -0700

Poverty: What can we do? Pregnant women in poverty die needlessly in childbirth. —Jezebel

Campaign Trail: Creepy? Obama supporter stalks Hillary in West Virginia. —Wonkette
Regional Rivalries: Which coast is the best coast? LA scores some points against NYC. — Radar
Climate Change: Losing friends in the GOP? Some conservatives not excited about McCain's climate change tour. — Michelle Malkin
Gordon Brown: Annoying, bewildering, prickly? Three political memoirs level blow to Britain's prime minister. — newsblog

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Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:30:00 -0700

Bill-O: Blonde obsession? Conservative host Bill O'Reilly debates bikini teacher firing. — Radar

McCain: The satirical version? John McCain's Top Five winning campaign strategies. — Wonkette
Obama: Where did Hillary go? Obama's speech on the economy is all about McCain. — Talking Points Memo
South America: Tensions rising? Chávez threatens to intervene in Bolivia's constitutional crisis. —newsblog

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