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• Episode #43: Making Sense of Deathly Hallows

  Published: July 25, 2007, 11:56 pm

  Tags: Deathly Hallows, Hagrid, Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley, House Elves, Jk Rowling, Horcruxes, Dobby, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom, Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Lily Potter, James Potter, Hermione Granger, Podcasts

  *Deathly Hallows Spoilers Included* It’s been less than a week since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, yet most of us have now read the book more than once; inevitably, bits and pieces need to be re-read to make sense of them. In addition to re-reading, the comments on our last post were extremely amazing, and really

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• Episode #28: S.P.E.W in this - A House Elves Podcast

  Published: April 12, 2007, 12:57 am

  Tags: Dobby, House Elves, Podcasts

  House Elves were made to serve…or were they? This week’s podcast uncovers the complex philosophical conundrums disguised as bug-eyed, self-flagellating little green monsters. In the News: If you work in a library, don’t even think about abusing your Deathly Hallows rights. The Scholastic Knight Bus: Coming to a library near

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• In Brief: Dirksen and Hart Senate buildings evacuated ...

  Published: July 25, 2007, 5:34 pm

  Tags: John Boehner Seen Running Back To House Offices, Quicklinks

  Dirksen and Hart Senate buildings evacuated due to heavy smoke. [MSNBC]

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• Networking: The In-House Search Marketer's Most Powerful Tool

  Published: July 25, 2007, 4:29 pm

  Tags: In House

  Such is the life of an in-house SEM. Or is it? True, you may be the only one in your company talking your talk and walking your walk, but you are hardly alone. As more companies bring search marketing efforts in-house, more and more internal experts just like you are facing the same questions, the same barriers and the same attitudes. Being

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• MO-Gov: Dem's Nixon looking strong

  Published: July 28, 2007, 2:58 pm

  Tags: Mo Gov, Missouri, Governor, 2008, Matt Blunt, Jay Nixon, Mo 06, House

  are well poised for the statehouse in 2008 and will offer a serious challenge in MO-06. And with Bush at 37 percent in a state that voted for him, Democrats will likely be able to contest a state that once looked to be slipping out of their reach.

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• Do something Congress

  Published: July 27, 2007, 12:06 pm

  Tags: House, Senate, 110th Congress, Republicans, Democrats

  mark. The Democrats in the House have, from day one, been running the chamber in a significantly more bipartisan manner than the Republicans ever did during their dozen years in charge. Take a look at some of the earliest votes of the Congress. 299 votes for implementing the 9/11 Commission recommendations, including 68 Republicans. 315 votes

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• Reupholstering Furniture

  Published: July 27, 2007, 1:28 pm

  Tags: House Amp Amp Home

  I’ve been thinking about getting my couch and love seat recovered. When I bought it used about two years ago that is exactly what I had in mind. I loved the style, but I didn’t like the fabric on it at all. Now that we have had it for two years, we are discovering that it’s just not that comfortable either. For one, we both

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• Buy Your Own Domain

  Published: July 26, 2007, 1:52 pm

  Tags: Website Promotion Seo, House Amp Amp Home

  Tony over at PayU2Blog is started a series on their corporate blog about what makes a good blog. Today his topic was buying your own domain name, and hosting it yourself, instead of using one of the free services out there. I know the free ones are good to start with, and we were all there at one point of our blogging careers, but if you serious

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• White House Convenes Right-Wing Blogger Propaganda Conference Call

  Published: July 27, 2007, 9:01 pm

  Tags: White House, Right Wing Pundits, Blogs

  bloggers, the White House set up a Friday morning conference call to promote its message on the subject of executive privilege, RAW STORY has found. “The White House hosted a blogger conference call to discuss the issues surrounding the Bush administration’s use of executive privilege in the probe of the firings of eight

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• Remember compassionate conservatism'?

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:16 pm

  Tags: White House, George W Bush

  of the president's White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, who told Ron Suskind, What you've got is everything and I mean everything being run by the political arm. It's the reign of the Mayberry Machiavellis. DiIulio was taken in by a bogus pitch in 2000. He notes today in the Philadelphia Inquirer that it

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• Mueller's Careful House Testimony

  Published: July 27, 2007, 1:32 pm

  Tags: The House, Alberto Gonzales, Hearings

  testifies in front of the House, but leaves little doubt that his recollections are in direct conflict with Alberto Gonzales’s testimony before the Senate on Tuesday: With Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee:  Download (1957)   Play (1815)  Download (691)   Play (463) JACKSON LEE: Did you have an understanding that

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• Rep. Nancy Boyda Shares Her Experience With A Nutjob Talk Show Host

  Published: July 28, 2007, 8:41 pm

  Tags: Military, The House, Supporting Our Troops, Committees, Hearings

  Via The Gavel: Rep. Nancy Boyda (KS-02), whose state saw the effects of the strain on the National Guard during the tornadoes in May, speaks in favor of legislation requiring a waiver from President Bush to send troops back without a 1:2 deployment ratio for the active duty and a 1:5 ratio for most of the reserve component. She is

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• Reading the News, Thinking about Charlie

  Published: July 26, 2007, 5:59 am

  Tags: Toys, Food And Diet, Charlisms, Living Arrangements, Health, Neuroscience, Animal Rights, Animals, Asd, Aspergers, Autism, Children, Dora The Explorer, Education, Elmo, Family, House, New York Times, News, Newspaper, Obesity, Octagon, Parenting, Pdd Nos

  in how farm animals are housed and cared for. How would Charlie fare in a round house, or rather, an octagon? (It would not, though, fit the four generations who live in our current household very well.) This last item is not in any major newspaper; maybe it qualifies as a small scoop, autism news style: At Target, I directed Charlie to the

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• NAA: Call The White House

  Published: July 19, 2007, 12:48 pm

  Tags: White House, Thimerosal, Naa, Legislation, Vaccines

  The White HouseACTION ALERTPlease call the White House and tell them not to veto the House Labor HHS Bill which contains provisions to protect children from mercury in vaccines. Demand that President Bush uphold his campaign promises!Comments: 202-456-1111Switchboard: 202-456-1414FAX: 202-456-2461For Immediate Release

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• Arlen Specter Disses Bush While On Board Air Force One

  Published: July 29, 2007, 9:40 am

  Tags: Scandals, White House, Nsa Wiretapping, Alberto Gonzales, George W Bush

  arrived from the White House. According to a pool report of the encounter, Mr. Specter expressed anew his criticism of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, but said he saw no signs that Mr. Gonzales would be forced to resign. Mr. Specter attributed Mr. Gonzales's job security to Mr. Bush's personal loyalty to him. Read more…

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