Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
2:45 PM ET, October 10, 2010

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Outraged, and Outrageous  —  Top row from left: RT America; Atlas Shrugs; ABC News; Atlas Shrugs.  Second row: Fox News; Canadian Broadcasting Company; Atlas Shrugs; MSNBC.  Third row: CNN; Atlas Shrugs (Three photos).  Bottom Row: CBS NEWS; CNN; Atlas Shrugs (2 photos).
RELATED:
Mark Townsend / Guardian:
English Defence League forges links with America's Tea Party  —  As the far-right group marches in Leicester, details are emerging of growing contacts with extremist US groups in a 'war on Islamification"  —  The English Defence League, a far-right grouping aimed at combating the …
New York Times:
Pamela Geller: In Her Own Words
Emptywheel:
Remember cramdown?  It was a proposed change to bankruptcy law that would have allowed judges to modify the mortgages on primary homes for people entering bankruptcy.  Supporters of the change argued that cramdown would provide an important stick to force lenders into modifying loans …
RELATED:
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Government had been warned for months about troubles in mortgage servicer industry  —  Consumer advocates and lawyers warned federal officials in recent years that the U.S. foreclosure system was designed to seize people's homes as fast as possible, often without regard to the rights of homeowners.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
I Can Afford Higher Taxes.  But They'll Make Me Work Less.  —  AN important issue dividing the political parties is whether to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year.  Democrats say these taxpayers can afford to chip in a bit more.  Republicans say raising taxes …
Associated Press:
‘SNL’ hits O'Donnell again  —  WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” has taken another jab at Christine O'Donnell - and the Delaware Senate candidate says the riff on her recent television campaign ad “was really funny.”  —  In the ad that debuted this week, O'Donnell tells the camera, “I'm not a witch.”
Washington Post:
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government  —  If there is an overarching theme of election 2010, it is the question of how big the government should be and how far it should reach into people's lives.  —  Americans have a more negative view of government today than they did a decade ago, or even a few years ago.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Jerry Brown: Mammograms not effective  —  Smelling blood after a Jerry Brown associate used the word “whore” in connection with Meg Whitman's campaign strategy, Republican sources have provided a 15-year-old video of the Democratic gubernatorial hopeful dismissing mammograms in an old interview.
RELATED:
Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
Jerry Brown “There Is No Evidence That Mammograms Are Effective”
Discussion: GayPatriot and Moe Lane
Darren Goode / The Hill:
Giannoulias, Kirk attack each other's integrity in Sunday morning TV debate  —  Both Illinois Senate candidates attacked each other's honesty and integrity in a televised debate Sunday in their high-profile race to fill the seat left open by President Barack Obama.
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Sebastian Thrun / The Official Google Blog:
What we're driving at  —  Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using technology.  And one of the big problems we're working on today is car safety and efficiency.  Our goal is to help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's …
RELATED:
Jimmy So / CBS News:
Axelrod Hits Out at Foreign Money in Elections  —  Dems Ratchet Up Attack on Chamber of Commerce; GOP Strategist Accuses Obama Admin. of Abuse of Power  —  (CBS) David Axelrod, the White House's Senior Adviser, is ratcheting up the Democrats' attack on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce …
Discussion: Think Progress and Mediaite
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Outflanked on Right, Coulter Seeks New Image  —  “I WROTE a new speech for the gays and I don't have it memorized yet!” said Ann Coulter, as she ducked into a hallway in the Union Square apartment of the venture capitalist Peter Thiel on a recent Saturday night, flicking a half-empty packet of Habitrol gum between her fingers.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Republicans Scrub Nazi-Impersonating House Candidate From Young Guns Website  —  That didn't take long.  —  We learned yesterday that the Republican running against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) has the unique hobby of donning an SS costume to honor fallen Nazis.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 2:45 PM ET, October 10, 2010.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Specialists' Help at Court Can Come With a Catch
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Facebook Politicians Are Not Your Friends
Discussion: Mediaite, TechCrunch and Mashable!
Washington Post:
Mr. Wen confesses  —  ON THE MATTER of its overvalued currency …
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Van Hollen brushes off members' ads that seek distance from Obama, Pelosi
Discussion: CNN
New York Times:
Lethal Force Under Law
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
 Earlier Items: 
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Russ Feingold and his GOP challenger Ron Johnson answer a question …
Discussion: The Other McCain
Melena Ryzik / New York Times:
Reverend Billy's Revelation: A Role for Money
Discussion: Power Line and Boing Boing
Humberto Fontova / Townhall.com:
Che Guevara; Guerrilla Doofus and Murdering Coward
Discussion: Power Line
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Obama hits links for 52nd golf day
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
The Marine Who Has Barney Frank Worried
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page