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• Republican blasts ACORN reprieve - Political Intelligence - A national political and campaign blog from The Boston Globe - Boston.com

  —The Contemporary Conservative

  From Boston.com: A top House Republican today blasted a ruling by the Justice Department that allows the Obama administration to pay ACORN for services provided under contracts signed before Congress passed a law banning the community advocacy group from receiving taxpayers money....Republicans have been on the warpath against ACORN since [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:24pm EST
  

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• From plot gardens to urban farming

  —Church Hill People's News

  The sustainable agriculture blog Civil Eats recently profiled our own Tricycle Gardens: Two urban farms are in the works, with Tricycle Gardens at the helm. One location in north Church Hill, the other on land belonging to the Science Museum of Virginia. “We want them to have substantial earned income,” says [...]

  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:54am EST
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• Fed Audit still in Jeopardy? More info (Thanks to Michael McPadden)Share

  —The Contemporary Conservative

  Thanks Michael McPaddenFed Audit still in Jeopardy? More info (Thanks to Michael McPadden)Share
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  Fed Audit in Jeopardy
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  Below I have listed an entry from Mish's blog about the "Audit the Fed" bill in Congress. I have always said that if the Federal Reserve [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:07pm EST
  

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• A Darcy Before I Die - Nuff Said!

  —Jane Austen's World

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  A Darcy Before I Die - An ode by Aussie Ronnie Tahney to our favorite iconic romantic hero. No qualms from his corner on that!
  
  

  Complements of Austenesque author Enid Wilson's blog Hot and Steamy. Oh thanks Enid, you made my week!
  
  Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose[...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:36pm EST
  by Laurel Ann

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• Voting For Obamacare Will Not Help Save Democrats' Majorities

  —The Contemporary Conservative

  From RCP.com: There’s a myth circulating in the blogosphere and the punditry, and it is threatening the Democrats’ majorities. It goes like this: In 1994, Democrats failed to pass a healthcare bill, and they lost their majorities. Ergo, if Democrats fail to pass a healthcare bill in 2009, they will [...]

  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:31am EST
  

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• Big Government » Blog Archive » ACORN Document Dump: Why Did ACORN Spend $9,000 at Fertility Clinic?

  —The Contemporary Conservative

  From Big Governement: Big Government’s first post about the San Diego Document Dump showed a bank authorization to automatically pay monthly membership dues. That particular individual committed to paying ACORN $10 a month. Thousands of California residents have made similar commitments, adding up to substantial monthly revenue for ACORN. How [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:33pm EST
  

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• Customer Service and Social Media

  —Peter Feddo -

  

  Comcast's trust agent and customer service innovator Frank Eliason has a great post on his blog about the need for business (of all sizes) to embrace social media and listen to customers. Eliason is known for bringing Comcast to Twitter with his handle @comcastcares. I [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:21pm EST
  by Peter Feddo

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• Where and how man and nature interact

  —Church Hill People's News

  A recent tip led us to a great post on photographer Gordon Stillman’s blog: [Church Hill] inspired me to start photographing areas where nature reclaimed man-made structures. I was interested in the history that nature told about these structures. This interested expanded into a more general investigation of where and how [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:30am EST
  by john_m

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• SLANTblog Video Report No. 1

  —SLANTblog

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  SLANTblog's Video Report No. 1 looks at two big games on one Saturday in Richmond -- Wm. & Mary vs. Richmond (football) and Oklahoma vs. VCU (basketball). Richmond won 13-10. VCU won 82-69. [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 10:07pm EST
  by F.T. Rea

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• cranky

  —anaba

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  Wanted to go to Boston last week after reading on a blog! about the RHQ show at the Boston ICA. Was going to go to the opening for fun and then go back to the gallery again the next day to see the show without all the [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 2:00am EST
  by Martin

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• #373. Thanksgiving Week

  —All Things Fabulous

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  It's Thanksgiving week! What are you thankful for? I am most thankful for my family, friends, and Eloise. I am also extremely thankful for my mother's progress overcoming breast cancer. I have a lot of things to be thankful for this year, including my wonderful blog [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 10:52pm EST
  by M.R.

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• APOLOGIES!

  —art-i-choke

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  Thanks to a flurry of activity such as moving, new job, holidays, etc. I took what was supposed to be a short break from blogging! Thanks to the infinite wisdom of Cox Communications, this break was extended much longer than it should have been, and I still do not have [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:02pm EST
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• Is Virginia Journalism Shovel Ready?

  —Buttermilk & Molasses

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  Reading Eric Morris' post on the Freakonomics blog at the NYTimes today made me wonder what has been happening with Virginia's shovel-ready transportation projects that may or may not be funded as part of the transportation stimulus package. Morris takes a look at California, which has only distributed' [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:50pm EST
  by John Sarvay

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• Can you really 'unconcede' ?

  —The Contemporary Conservative

  Read Here:Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room: "Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has 'unconceded' in New York's special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed...Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning" [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:02pm EST
  

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• TCC comes in at No. 2 on the BNN Influence Index this week

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  Filling the number 2 spot on the Blog Net News Weekly Influence Index rating is The Contemporary Conservative....With SWAC Girl in the top spot, I feel like Men at Work trying to crack the top spot against Michael Jackson's Thiller.......I wonder which one of us can moonwalk the best?[...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:33am EST
  

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• Project 4063 Blackfinn Mixer Benefits WBCH

  —Oregon Hill

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  According to the blog, Project 4063, which is a VCU Mass Communications class and professor, is hosting a ‘benefit mixer’ at Blackfinn restaurant on the Canal Walk this coming Wednesday. Like a lot of Project 4063’s activities, it will benefit the William Byrd Community House.

  Do you [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 9:02am EST
  by Scott

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• Bloggers Beware

  —Brandon Eats

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  It's been said before, sweet food bloggers, but it bears repeating: In the dash to be first, you might leave a few victims in your wake. Here's a link to my latest column in this month's issue of Richmond Magazine. [...]

  Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:40am EST
  by brandon

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• 12 of 12...HNT may be in here too...

  —Rambling along in life...

  It's November 12th and it's a Thursday... so I have decided to combine blog thingys into one post... 12 on 12, a project where you take 12 pictures throughout your day and post them... it is really cool to see what others do... and this is my second go around [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:48pm EST
  by Kelly

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• Cosby star Robinson signs with Longwood

  —Sports blog on myTimesDispatch.com

  

  Cosby hoops star David Robinson signed with Longwood as part of the NCAA’s early signing period.

  Click here for an old blog entry on Robinson when he was considering going to Navy, the school of another famous basketball player named David Robinson.

  A three-year starter [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  

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• Enoteca Sogno

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  Deege and I went to Enoteca Sogno for dinner last night -- wine bar with good Italian food.
  
  I liked it. I'll go back. One blogger suggested that it was overlooked and that is is an alternative to the crowded Edo's Squid and to Mama Zu's. I'd [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 12:30pm EST
  

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• #362. 1001 Rules For My Unborn Son

  —All Things Fabulous

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  Some great rules from a fantastic blog, 1001 Rules For My Unborn Son...
  
  407. Thank a veteran. And then make it up to him.
  
  402. If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren't hungry.
  
  397. Don't jog shirtless.
  
  395. Be mindful of' [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:58pm EST
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• Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

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  Read Here: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/lou-dobbs-to-depart-cnn "Sitting before an image of an American flag on his television set, he said “some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively" [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  

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• Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN - Media Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

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  Read Here: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/lou-dobbs-to-depart-cnn "Sitting before an image of an American flag on his television set, he said “some leaders in media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem solving as well as to contribute positively" [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:57pm EST
  

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• Exciting News for Yours Truly

  —Lee Vogler's Political Points

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  This blog has been a great experience for me over the past couple of years and I will always continue it in some capacity. However, I have been "re-assigned" if you will. I will continue to write, but I'll have a new location. I will post the details as soon' [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:43pm EST
  by Leevo4McCain

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• A German ...

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  A German prisoner helps British wounded make their way to a dressing station near Bernafay Wood following fighting on Bazentin Ridge, 19 July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. Via Wikipedia.
  
  We Interrupt This Blogpost To Prevent [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:36am EST
  by HEK

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• Check out how to make you own ...

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  Check out how to make you own NO-SEW Fall table at my Oilcloth Addict Blog! var sc_project=2428803; var sc_invisible=0; var sc_partition=23; var sc_security="89d21272"; [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:57am EST
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• That's so Richmond!

  —Rap, Lies and Videotape

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  I haven't ventured out to the clubs in my hometown on a regular basis in years. From the looks of this video, not much has changed.
  
  DJ/Blogger Big Nat fronts this video clip that shows Pretty Rickey getting the official Richmond welcome at a club last night.[...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:47am EST
  by Craig Belcher

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• McDonald’s Drive-Thru Employee Uses Doswell Man’s Debit Card to Clean Under her Dagger-Like Thumbnail

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  Doswell Blogger Dale Brumfield stopped at the local McDonald’s drive-thru window to get a large coffee Thursday morning and was appalled to see the drive-thru employee use his debit card to scrape underneath her talon thumbnail while waiting for the card to process.

  “I almost heaved,” said Brumfield as [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:19pm EST
  by Dale Brumfield

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• LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

  —Bacon's Rebellion

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  Now that Bacon’s Rebellion Blog has resolved the ‘Collapse of Agencies (aka, governments going broke’ problem) and solved the liberal vs conservative conundrum (as reflected in the off-year elections) let us return to the REAL determinant of the economic, social and physical future of civilization – functional and dysfunctional human [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  by E M Risse

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• We Love You Ken Silva

  —Existential Punk

  We Love You Ken Silva BY Jonathan Brink __________________________________________________________________________ ORIGINALLY POSTED at Jonathan’s blog, Missio Dei, here, on October 26, 2009. Cross-posted here with Jonathan’s permission. Ken Silva has generously mentioned me, Adele, and Queermergent, often at his blogs. He... [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:58pm EST
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