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Chicago Tribune:
The Obama family recently received its new (and alliterative) names: “Renegade” (Barack), “Renaissance” (Michelle), “Radiance” (Malia) and “Rosebud” (Sasha).
These not-so-secret names are chosen by officials at the White House Communications Agency, which was not inclined to comment on the selection process. In a previous news report, an agency spokesman said the names are assigned [...]

Good. The mere fact that it’s being considered, means that freedom has not yet been completely driven from this land that once valued it so highly our forebears were willing to risk their very lives to taste it.
You and I don’t have to like it, but unless you or I live there, it really isn’t [...]

AIG is simply shameless:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida Friday asked American International Group Inc., to stop using taxpayer money in its effort to soften new federal controls over the mortgage industry.
Even after receiving an emergency loan that gave the government an 80% ownership stake in AIG, the [...]

He doesn’t like being the focus:
One week ago, Joe Wurzelbacher was just another working man living in a modest ranch house in Toledo, Ohio, thinking about how to expand his plumbing business. But when he stopped Senator Barack Obama during a visit to his block this weekend to ask about his taxes, he set himself [...]

NFL commishioner Roger Goodell, who must be feeling something like I feel when I have to continually repeat myself to my eleven year old children, has suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Smackman” Jones indefinitely without pay (for a minimum of four games) for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy.
I’m sure this suspension will do the [...]

Another insightful post in vjack’s excellent series on atheist activism, over at Atheist Revolution.
On a personal note, this is exactly why I never patronize Chik-fil-A. I tried to go to Chik-fil-A once on a Sunday after church and AH-HAH! — Oh OK, just making sure you were paying attention…
But seriously, I know [...]

Not really what the main article is about, but this quote is right on the money:
Management is telling people what to do, which is a vital part of any industrial economy. Leadership is figuring out what ought to be done then getting people to do it, which is very different. It is a vital part [...]

A South Carolina high school principal says he’ll resign after the school district approved an organization for gay students.
I suppose there’s something to be said for someone willing to put his money where his mouth is, no?  I mean, we may not agree with this guy’s beliefs, but there’s something to be said for him [...]

Yeah, it’s tax day.  Good luck and remember the old saying, “If you aren’t paying money, you aren’t making money.”
Yeah, I didn’t think that would help…

God damn it! This is fucking awesome! And at work no less! It seems that swearing at work can cut stress and can actually lead to better solidarity (or in corporate-buzzword-speak, “team building”). God damn genius.