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Labeled  the Merchant of Death, Soghanalian lived a long and prosperous life.

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The genius co-founder of Apple Computer passed away yesterday from complications of pancreatic cancer. Together with his high school buddy and just a few thousand dollars in his parent garage, he built the largest company in the US (briefly overtaking Exxon) and changed the way we live. He was 56.

Posted on August 25, 2011

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Another Jersey guy, Albert Einstein, theorized that a clock in a gravitational field runs more slowly according to the gravitational time dilation. Christie’s 15 minutes did seem to last an eternity.

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An Italian jury found police to have botched the collection and testing of forensic evidence that helped to convict Amanda Knox of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher.

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While the Solyndra bankruptcy serves to highlight a weak link in governments ability to invest in private industry, partisans will look to throw the baby out with the solar heated bath water and score political points against Obama’s green agenda.

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Forget politics and enjoy the baseball!

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Has anyone in the history of pulp and ink ever made as much news for what they’re not going to do?

watch the denials courtesy of Politico

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Same as the old boss,… quite literally, the same, I mean exactly the same.

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Hard to believe that somewhere in the world, banks were even more reckless in mortgage lending than their US counterparts but that’s what’s being reported about Spain’s banking industry.

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President Obama and the United States have been relegated to bystanders as UN marches toward statehood vote.

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Creator of the beloved Ziggy character, Tom Wilson passed away on Friday, He was 80.

read his NYT Obit.

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What we’ve known all along, is now official. Mariano Rivera is the best closer that ever played baseball.

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One time leader of the IMF and French presidential hopeful, admits error but not crime.

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As the UN vote draws near, the US is desperate to keep the match away from the powder keg.

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Note: I’m taking a long weekend be back on Monday with my morning doodle.

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As the spotlight exposes Perry and his views, on a stage with Bachmann, Gingrich and Paul, Romney looks more and more like the last man standing in the G.O.P. race.

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In a tape released yesterday by Mother Jones Magazine , republican governor Chris Christie claimes that democrat NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver made a back room deal to get Republicans to support her speakership after she supported cuts to public-workers benefits. Oliver denies it.

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Email, faxes, online bill paying and huge deficits might do what snow, rain, heat, and gloom of night could not – keep the U.S. Postal Service from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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The morbid price of fame.
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Japan’s sixth prime minister in five years will get a chance to turn his fiscal conservative rhetoric into policy when he attempts to deal with Japan’s ballooning debt.

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The government believes the outcome would be fewer choices, higher prices and a lower quality of service for consumers. I agree.

Michele Bachmann

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Is God punishing us for voting for Obama?

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The lineman is king across the eastern seaboard as Hurricane Irene left millions without power. We lost power for 14.5 hours, returning last night about 6:00 pm. The best tip we received going into the storm was to fill freezer bags with water and put them in the freezer. Once we lost power we moved the frozen bags into the fridge to keep our food from spoiling. It worked like a charm – we even celebrated the power returning with a cold beer.
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Brilliant Syrian political cartoonist had both his hands broken for his unflattering drawings of Assad and his government.

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Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of Apple. He knew what we wanted before we knew we couldn’t live without it. That’s what separates smart from genius. Apple has an abundance of smart people but Mr Jobs will be missed.

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My studio was rocking yesterday, as was the entire eastern coast of North America.  But with little in the way of structural damage, the biggest concern was whom to doodle.

Not sure if it’s apparent who that is. If you can guess, I’ll send you the doodle.

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No parking signs went up in my neighborhood and traffic patterns will be disrupted for the next week as the PGA rolled into town with the Barclays. I live about 800 yards from the site of this years tournament (that’s a little less than the combined distance of the first two holes at the Plainfield Country Club.)

William McGirt qualified to play on the final day, filling the final spot in the 125 player field.  First prize is $1.3 million with $8 million … Continue Reading

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Rebel forces met little resistance in taking Triploi. Muammar Qaddafi’s Second son, Seif al-Islam, thought to be the Colonel’s successor and eldest son Muhammad, were taken into custody. Continue Reading

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Abercrombie & Fitch wants to pay the Situation to not wear their clothes on air….Ouch

Of course it’s a publicity stunt. Sorrentino is exactly the demographic A&F is targeting. Will the over-primped, under-educated demographic get offended and turn on A&F? Not on your life – exclusivity is in. Brilliant move.

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Seneca Nation is fighting with NY over what else – money.  Read

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The oldest American survivor of the Bataan Death March passed away on Sunday. He was 105.
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Texas governor Rick Perry has been described as Bush without the brains. hmph

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Although I disagreed in concept with the super committee, I realized that this present group of lawmakers couldn’t be trusted to do what was right for America and needed to be insulated from the heat of a tough decision. But then a friend pointed out to me that it is easier to buy 12 than the combined 535 Members of the House and Senate…. touché my friend.

K Street always, always beats Main Street.

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Lets take a look at some of those chosen to lead us out of this crisis.

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Jon Kyl earned a law degree from the University of Arizona’s James E Rogers College of Law. A second generation politician, Kyl was a lobbyist before being elected to the house in 1986. He served in congress until 1995 when he won election to the US Senate. He is ranked as the 4th most conservative senator by the National Journal and has signed the no tax pledge (which makes you wonder how he will compromise with six democrats.) Kyl’s  staunch pro life views landed him in the news recently when he went on the house floor and claimed that performing abortions is “well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does.” In fact, only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s undertakings are abortion related with 90 percent going towards providing contraceptives, STD and cancer testing and treatment.

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Patty Murray is a Democrat appointed to the important super committee. Continue Reading

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Forged in industrial Detroit, the Pulitzer Prize winning, workingman’s poet is named United States Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress.

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Henry Paulson points to the fact that the panic has led to a flight to quality, which in spite of the S&P downgrade, is US Treasuries. But, even though he’s bullish on the long term prospects of the US, he also admits that there is a need for structural change and doesn’t believe the current players in Washington are capable.

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Timothy Geithner commits to staying on at treasury.