http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore Florida's leading source for inside information on politics and media Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:05:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore/2008/07/30/the-short-list-%e2%80%94-wed-july-30/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore/2008/07/30/the-short-list-%e2%80%94-wed-july-30/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:45:41 +0000 Joe Bardi http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore/2008/07/30/the-short-list-%e2%80%94-wed-july-30/ Bush signs the government’s big mortgage bailout bill. McCain suddenly remembers he’s a Republican, decides tax increases aren’t [...]]]> This is a new video from Good magazine that boils down the history of the planet (but mostly of oil and food prices) since the dawn of civilization — all in about four minutes.

• Bush signs the government’s big mortgage bailout bill.
• McCain suddenly remembers he’s a Republican, decides tax increases aren’t on the table after all.
• Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (R) sees his career slide further down the tubes.
• A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on.
• Oil prices drop 16% in July.
• New drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease stops the disease in its tracks … maybe.
• Ex basketball ref Tim Donaghy foul’s out for 15 months after rigging NBA games.
• Don’t hurt the robot’s feelings.

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• Big Oil carves up Iraq.
• The Royal Bank of Scotland yells fire in a crowded global marketplace.
• In retrospect, Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open was even more spectacular than anyone realized.
• The Washington Post loves the new Firefox browser. I can’t get it to open without it crashing immediately.
• Progress in the war on cancer comes one obscure, cutting-edge technique at a time.
• I’m sure that burger’s tasty, but $200 tasty?
• Your tax dollars at work: The shape-shifting robot.
• Rays beat the Cubs … again.

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