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I was just informed. That’s the new name!

Indiana Republican candidate for Attorney General Greg Zoeller will be holding a new conference tomorrow.

Thursday, October 2, 2008
3:00 p.m.
Allen County GOP Headquarters
135 West Main Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexicans living in the U.S. sent home 12 percent less money in August, the largest drop on record since the Bank of Mexico began tracking remittances 12 years ago, the central bank reported on Wednesday.

After years of record gains, remittances have dropped across Latin America. In Brazil, immigration to the U.S. dropped dramatically after the real rose in value against the dollar.

In Mexico, Mexicans began sending less money home this year, economically stranding many small towns and neighborhoods that live off the stipends. The Bank of Mexico said remittances will likely continue to fall in the coming months because of the “difficult problems the U.S. economy faces.”

The bank said remittances in August dropped 12 percent to US$1.9 billion. That compares to US$2.2 billion in August 2007.

Migrants living in the U.S. have sent home US$15.5 billion in the first eight months of this year, 4 percent less than the same period the year before.

Hey, if we can get our hands on that cash, maybe we could save Wall Street.

They both aren’t telling us everything.

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 From the Onion

NEW YORK—In a stunning reversal of their long-stated reluctance to take it, members of heavy-metal band Twisted Sister announced Monday that, after 24 years of fervent refusal, they are now willing to take it. “I acknowledge that we promised not to take it anymore, but things change. The world is a different place today, and with that in mind, we would like to go on record as saying that, starting right now, we are going to take it,” read a statement released by the band’s lead singer, Dee Snyder. “To clarify, we would still prefer not to take it, but as of now, taking it is an option that we would be open to. That is all.” Bassist Mark “the Animal” Mendoza also stated that, in regards to what he wants to do with his life, he no longer solely wants to rock, but would instead prefer doing other things, such as raising a family and working as a claims adjuster in Rye, NY. 

LMAO

H/T Bitchen Ric

Today Warner (employed by a local publisher) had this to say today:

Governor’s race

Daniels and Long Thompson are in a statistical dead heat for the governor’s office, a poll last week from the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis TV station WTHR showed. The poll showed Daniels leading 46 percent to 42 percent – with a 4 percent margin of error and 12 percent of poll respondents undecided.

And then he fails to mention the poll that followed, conducted by an independent polling company that shows Daniels lead at 16 points.

Let’s take a look at the recent polls.

The first poll, conducted September 12th -15th by Bellweather Research for the Indiana Republican Party, showed Governor Daniels with a strong 21 point lead over his opponent, 52% - 31%.

The last was conducted September 16th - 17th by the independent research organization Rasmussen Reports, showed Mitch with a sixteen point, 56% to 40% lead.

And stuck in between, the Indy Star poll. It’s clear the Star/WTHR poll is an outlier, completely out of step with all of the other recent public polls.

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And global warming.

Old Farmers Almanac: Global cooling may be underway

DUBLIN, N.H. — The Old Farmer’s Almanac is going further out on a limb than usual this year, not only forecasting a cooler winter, but looking ahead decades to suggest we are in for global cooling, not warming.

Based on the same time-honored, complex calculations it uses to predict weather, the Almanac hits the newsstands on Tuesday saying a study of solar activity and corresponding records on ocean temperatures and climate point to a cooler, not warmer, climate, for perhaps the next half century.

More here.

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