http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:32:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/28/sam-nunn-on-obama-biden-and-the-shoddy-state-of-affairs/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/28/sam-nunn-on-obama-biden-and-the-shoddy-state-of-affairs/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:34:27 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/28/sam-nunn-on-obama-biden-and-the-shoddy-state-of-affairs/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/28/sam-nunn-on-obama-biden-and-the-shoddy-state-of-affairs/feed/ 0 Former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn held a conference call yesterday with reporters and spoke about Barack Obama’s selection of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate, the Democrats’ chances of winning Georgia, and his own role in a possible Obama administration. If you want to hear the discussion in its entirety, check it out below. Download Bookmark [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/nunn-biden-best-vp-choice-georgia-is-in-play/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/nunn-biden-best-vp-choice-georgia-is-in-play/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:30:50 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/nunn-biden-best-vp-choice-georgia-is-in-play/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/nunn-biden-best-vp-choice-georgia-is-in-play/feed/ 0 There are three words, former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn said, that describe Joe Biden, his former colleague and the man Barack Obama tapped as his vice presidential running mate. Experience, integrity and sound judgment. More like four words, but you get the idea. In a conference call with reporters today, Nunn framed the Delaware senator as a [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/morning-headlines-122/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/morning-headlines-122/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:50:54 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/morning-headlines-122/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/27/morning-headlines-122/feed/ 3 CLINTON: Addresses the Democratic National Convention by pleading for unity in supporting Obama, telling her supporters, “I want you to ask yourselves: Were you in this campaign just for me?” Bill speaks tonight, along with Biden. GLITCH, PLEASE: A computer glitch at an FAA facility south of Atlanta is blamed for delaying hundreds of flights across [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/25/morning-headlines-120/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/25/morning-headlines-120/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:57 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/25/morning-headlines-120/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/25/morning-headlines-120/feed/ 0 THE CENTER OF CONVENTION: The Democratic National Convention begins today, and the newly minted Obama-Biden ticket still has nerves to settle within the party. TONGUE IN CHIC: Georgia Tech researchers are working to develop new technology that would allow disabled people to control computers, home appliances and wheelchairs using their tongues. PEACE OUT: Peace Corps volunteers from [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/15/morning-headlines-116/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/15/morning-headlines-116/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:40:13 +0000 Russell McLendon http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/15/morning-headlines-116/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/15/morning-headlines-116/feed/ 0 VICE UNIT: Obama is Biden his time and keeping rumors at Bayh when it comes to his VP candidate, but the two senators believed to be atop his short list are given prime-time convention speaking slots, raising speculation it’s one of them. COLOR-CODED: Reuters offers an analysis of how race has bubbled below the surface throughout [...]