- A new Associated PressW poll reveals that 1 in 7 voters are either undecided or could switch allegiances–and they are more likely white, less likely liberal, and probably backed Hillary ClintonW run for the Democratic nomination. This could give her tremendous clout with a new administration–perhaps even her own White HouseW job as chief shrew and harpy…
- There was grim economic news from the Commerce Department yesterday, as they reported Thursday that personal spending in September fell by 0.3 last month–the worst decline in 4 years, and when coupled with flat results in July and August makes for the worst quarterly performance in 28 years. In other words, we aren’t buying squat–and what we are buying probably isn’t worth squat either…
Delta Airlines announced Thursday that Northwest Airlines would become its subsidiary and would eventually merge with Delta into a single carrier–but that integration would take at least 2 years to complete. One of the toughest jobs–taping a new logo onto every one of those bags of stale pretzels…- Military whistle-blowers are likely being discouraged from ever taking action, as an investigation of the Pentagon Inspector General–the agency that supposedly protects those who report wrongdoing from being punished for it–has ruled in in favor of the military in over 90 percent of the nearly 3000 cases it reviewed the past 6 years. In many cases, it never even examined evidence supplied by whistle-blowers–which makes being one just about as appealing as drawing point duty on a suicide bomber hunt…
An Israeli archaeologist says he has discovered a pottery shard from at least 3000 years ago, with what may be the oldest known Hebrew inscription to date–which would suggest that Biblical tales of the kingdom of DavidW may actually be based on written accounts. What’s most fascinating is what the inscription means–translation has been slow, but so far they’ve been able to decipher "Made In Japan"…- Philadelphia is abuzz with excitement today, anticipating a noonday parade featuring their World Series-champion Phillies that will likely be celebrated by a crowd in the hundreds of thousands. The city hasn’t had a big winner in 25 years, so city officials are asking fans to celebrate in a more civil manner–which probably means no cheesesteak looting…
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