May 2011
182 posts
“I don’t like vampires personally, I don’t know any. But you know my...”
– Potential GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, acknowledging on the Today show that he is a fan of the Twilight series. (via officialssay)
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Key economic indicator: Homes see double-dip in...
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bad The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home pricing index, a key economic indicator which compares home prices in the top 20 U.S. markets, fell heavily in March compared to a year earlier.
worse The numbers confirm a double-dip in home prices (below April 2009’s previous nadir), which could spell bad news. Does a double-dip in home prices mean a double-dip for the overall...
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rode a motorcycle in this weekend’s Rolling Thunder event. Where is Harley-Davidson’s largest manufacturing plant in the U.S.?
Update, 1:09 p.m.: orgchaos is correct: York, Pa.
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Yet Another One Considering: This Time It's Texas... →
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A Friday thank you to Gregg Sangillo! Trivia will return on Tuesday.
Who were the first two senators to set up personal websites?
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WatchJay Leno wants to see a Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin ticket in the White House 2012 race, “I think they compliment each other perfectly. I mean she can’t answer basic questions and he has two answers for every question.”
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 1:00 for Jimmy Kimmel’s “This Week in Unnecessary Censorship.”
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“We’re getting to a gap between what the public thinks the law says and what the...”
– There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says | Danger Room | Wired.com (via centerforinvestigativereporting)
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What state governor worked as a part-time security guard while attending college?
Update, 10:35 a.m.: jonathan-cunningham is correct: Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M.
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WatchJay Leno thinks President Obama is enjoying his time in London, “Like today he told the Queen, ‘You know, I like your tea parties much better than the ones we have in America.’”
Jimmy Fallon, on a new Sarah Palin documentary entitled ‘The Undefeated’: “That’s like a documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger called ‘The...
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The Camerons Receive Fancy Gifts from the Obamas
From the Wall Street Journal’s Carol Lee:
The President and Mrs. Obama gave the Prime Minister a custom-made pair of White House Magnolia wood and sterling silver cufflinks engraved on the reverse with the President’s signature, as well as a first edition of President John F. Kennedy’s book, Profiles in Courage. The President and Mrs. Obama gave Mrs. Cameron a custom-designed...
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What member of Congress represents the town of Joplin, Mo., site of Sunday’s devastating tornado?
Update, 10:18 a.m.: letmebenigel is correct: Rep. Billy Long, R-Mo.
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WatchDavid Letterman has the Top Ten things going through President Obama’s mind after a limousine in his motorcade got stuck on a speed bump when leaving the American embassy in Dublin.
Jimmy Fallon on, former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, Herman Cain, running for president, “If his campaign isn’t over in 30 minutes or less you get your pizza for free.”
Today’s...
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After the Grand Canyon, what is Arizona’s largest tourist attraction?
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WatchJimmy Fallon, on President Obama spending the night at Buckingham Palace: “That’s when you know the U.S. is short on cash, when even Obama is like, ‘Is it cool if I crash at your place.’”
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 1:25 when Newt Gingrich tries to explain a large bill from Tiffany & Co.
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“Due to a recent change in the trajectory in the plume of volcanic ash, air force...”
– White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest
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When current Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind., entered the Bush administration and left Eli Lilly and Company in 2001, how much money did he liquidate in stock holdings?
Update, 10:50 a.m.: kyledaley is correct: $27 million.
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WatchJay Leno thinks former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is launching his presidential campaign at the right time, “He’s very clever. On Monday, his campaign slogan will be ‘Pawlenty: He got you through the Apocalypse.’”
Today’s Must See Moment — Fast forward to 1:00, SNL’s Seth Meyers ‘Really’ can’t believe former CA Gov. Arnold...
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A Friday thank you to Gregg Sangillo!
What senator has sometimes been referred to by his staff as “Hair Force One?”
Update, 10:37: cubicmetaphysics is correct, in our first ever photo answer: Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.
For the First Time, Gallup Finds Majority in Favor... →
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A Gallup poll released today found that 53 percent of respondents believed “marriages between same-sex couples” should be legal, “with the same rights as traditional marriages.” It’s an all-time high—that question has never gotten more than 50 percent support in Gallup poll.
In one sense, this isn’t quite news; Politico points out that other surveys have generated similar results...
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LinkedIn share price almost doubles in market... →
msnbc:
Shares rose to $88.70 in early trading on the New York Stock Exchange, 97 percent above their $45 initial public offering price.
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In 1968, future California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger came to California with how much money in his pocket?
Update, 10:22 a.m.: conqueso is correct: $20.
