Congressional Staffer Flips Wig Over Nickname

Seeded on Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:02 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

If you want to score a meeting with Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), know this: His scheduler/office manager, Elizabeth Becton, is to be addressed by her full name -- not Liz or any other variant.

politics, tantrum

Flying Salmon Grounded in Seattle?

Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:26 AM EDT

Flying salmon at Seattle's Pike Place Market has entertained and thrilled visitors and locals for decades, but PETA says enough is enough. "We came here for the fish throwing," said Ginny and Donald Gaskamp. "We came all the way from Texas. It's cool, I'm glad we came."

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seattle, odd-news, peta, salmon, flying-fish

The Concience of a Liberal

Seeded on Wed Jun 3, 2009 8:36 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The Obama administration is now completely wedded to the idea that there's nothing fundamentally wrong with the financial system — that what we're facing is the equivalent of a run on an essentially sound bank.

economy, politics