Monthly Archives: May 2008

Senator Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Brain Tumor

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Mash

This is truly distressing news: U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said Tuesday. Kennedy, 76, was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering a seizure at his family’s compound at Hyannisport, … Continue reading →

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Predicting Kentucky And Oregon

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Mash

Update 11:00PM: As polls close in Oregon, NBC News calls the race for Barack Obama. We wait for the mail-in primary ballots to be counted to find out what the margin will be. Update 10:10PM: Hillary Clinton has thumped Barack … Continue reading →

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75,000

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Mash

I didn’t want this to pass without noting that Barack Obama drew an incredible 75,000 people at a rally in Portland, Oregon yesterday. These are unprecedented numbers in a political rally in the United States. (Note to the Clinton campaign: that’s … Continue reading →

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“F*** yeah”: Worse Than Abu Ghraib

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Mash

They scrawled the words "Fuck yeah" on the pages of the Holy Koran and then they shot it full of holes. Last week a few American soldiers in Iraq thought it would be cool to use the Koran for target … Continue reading →

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Senator Edward Kennedy Hospitalized

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Mash

Senator Edward Kennedy, the Liberal Lion of the Senate,  was rushed to the hospital this morning with a suspected stroke. CNN is now reporting that it may have been a siezure rather than a stroke. Everyone is cautiously optimistic. As … Continue reading →

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