JFP Update: Goin' Live with the TabsAs you can see, I've put the "tabs" into play from our Beta page. They're now the default look on the home page of the JFP. Let me know if you have trouble with it -- there's a known issue …
Gannett To Cut Another 10 Percent in DecemberOn Tuesday, Gannett Company, the corporate parent of the Clarion-Ledger, announced sharply lower earnings and their intention to lay off another 10 percent of their Newspaper division workforce in early December. The layoffs come just months after another round of …
10/29 Ching, Ching, Ching…Market Rollercoaster Climbs HighThe Dow and other indicators took an extraordinary leap up on Tuesday, with the Dow climbing nearly 10 percent to close up 889 points, the second highest point gain ever, representing a 10.9 percent gain. The NASDAQ gained 9.5 percent …
FOX News Skewers Joe-the-Plumber's ‘Israel' RemarksReally. It's remarkable that the McCain campaign has set this guy up to make a fool a fool of himself to try to spread their hateful lies about Obama and Israel. Watch this:
McCain Camp Suddenly Upset About Professor He Helped FundThe absurdity du jour is that the desperate McCain campaign and right-wing media are suddenly demanding the release of a video of a party Obama attending with Palestinian studies expert and Columbia University professor Khalid Rashid Khalidiwhose group to study …
Wicker Leading Musgrove By 11 In New PollThe latest Rasmussen poll doesn't look good for Ronnie Musgrove. Rasmussen has him trailing Roger Wicker by only two points, 47 to 49 percent, in early October. Now they're putting Wicker ahead 54 to 43, a week before the election. …
VoteVets Fight Back ...... against the people who sent them to war, but wouldn't vote to give them adequate safety equipment. Watch:
Politico On Horse-race CoverageThis is an interesting piece over at Politico talking about media bias (and/or the lack thereof) in the coverage of the McCain and Obama campaigns. Politico is talking about its own coverage, which was not included in a Pew study …
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UPDATED: Voter Suppression Growing NationwideThe voter-purge machine is kicking into overdrive this week. Down below, and in the comments, we will keep you apprised of stunts being pulled, so we can watch for them here on the homefront. Please add to the list as …
Nooses Are NEVER OkayA man in West Hollywood has a sickening Halloween display outside of his home: Sarah Palin hung in effigy and McCain on fire. The homeowner's response?
No Complacency: It Ain't Over ‘Til It's Over!OK, folks, it's one week until the election. Change is in the air: Even on my neighborhood walk route, Obama yard signs outnumber McCain signs 14-to-1. No, that's not scientific, but this is Mississippi, and that could be different. The …
Drudge, FOX News Distorts Obama ‘Redistribution' Comment<i>On-screen text on Fox News echoed the Drudge Report in falsely claiming that Sen. Barack Obama said it is a "tragedy" that the Supreme Court has not addressed wealth redistribution. In fact, the "tragedy" Obama identified during the interview was …
Ted Stevens ‘Rocks GOP'; Cochran to Take SpotPolitico is reporting that Sen. Thad Cochran will take the seat of Sen. Ted Stevens on the Appropriations Committee as Republicans decide what to do with him since his indictment for corruption today:
FOX ‘News' Chick Makes Ass of HerselfI fully realize this probably happens over at FOX News every day, but this video is unbelievable. She is so outclassed by Bill Burton of the Obama campaign: