Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
5:55 PM ET, December 10, 2011

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
CNN:
Palestinians attack Gingrich comment on ‘invented’ people  —  (CNN) — Senior Palestinian leaders on Saturday strongly criticized comments by Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich that the Palestinians are an “invented” people, calling them ignorant and racist.
RELATED:
Fox News:
Gingrich Describes Palestinian People as ‘Invented’  —  Newt Gingrich declared in an interview that Palestinians are an “invented” people, a statement that drew outrage Saturday from top Palestinian officials.  —  Gingrich's campaign, while standing by the statement, afterward clarified …
Associated Press:
Palestinians outraged by Gingrich remarks  —  JERUSALEM (AP) - A slew of Palestinian officials reacted with dismay Saturday to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's statement that the Palestinians are an “invented” people.  —  The Jewish Channel, a U.S. cable TV network …
Guardian:
Palestinians are an invented people, says Newt Gingrich
Austin American-Statesman:
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas redistricting maps  —  The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked the use of recently redrawn Texas congressional and legislative election maps, possibly throwing the March 6 primary election into disarray.  —  By granting the stay requested …
RELATED:
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Newt Year in Jerusalem  —  The Associated Press literally doesn't know the meaning of the word “fact.”  —  At the Republican Jewish Coalition debate the other day, Newt Gingrich declared: “So in a Gingrich administration, the opening day, there will be an executive order about two hours …
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
Glenn Beck: The Tea Party Supporting Gingrich Over Obama ‘Must Be About Race’  —  Glenn Beck has made no secret of how much he dislikes Newt Gingrich- not even to Newt Gingrich's face.  But he has yet to confront his supporters until last night, when he reasoned to Freedom Watch host Judge Andrew Napolitano …
RELATED:
ABCNEWS:
With Race Heating Up, Republicans Set To Square Off In Pivotal Iowa Debate
John Rosenthal / Weekly Standard:
Proposed S. Korean Towers Resemble Exploding World Trade Center  —  The unveiling of pictures of planned luxury residential towers scheduled to be built in Seoul, South Korea, has sparked instant controversy.  The reason is obvious.  The towers, which include a so-called “cloud” …
Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Santorum: ‘Science Should Get Out Of Politics’  —  Rick Santorum is known for his insistence that religion has an important place in political life — and also for criticizing various examples of scientific consensus such as evolution, global warming, stem-cell research, human sexuality, and other matters.
RELATED:
William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Santorum: Parents, not Obama, know what is best for their child's education
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
Hollywood Jihad: Shootout, Gunman Calmly Targeted Drivers and People While Shouting Allahu Akbar!  —  What is most disturbing about this story, apart from the obvious horror, is that not one news account reported what one witness said the shooter was screaming: “allahu akbar.”  Not one news account.
RELATED:
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Hollywood shootout: Gunman calmly targeted drivers, pedestrians
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and msnbc.com
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Ron Paul, spoiler?  —  On Oct. 12, 1948, the campaign train of Tom Dewey, the Republican nominee against President Harry Truman, pulled into Beaucoup, Ill., where, from the rear platform, he would speak to about 1,000 people.  Before he began, the engineer mistakenly caused the train to lurch …
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Perry Admits His Tax Plan Slams Low-Income People And Lets The Wealthy Pay Nothing  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in his quest to win the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, has released a so-called flat tax plan that would institute a 20 percent income tax rate on everyone (minus a few deductions) …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying  —  WASHINGTON — Last year, the Obama administration vowed to stop for-profit colleges from luring students with false promises.  In an opening volley that shook the $30 billion industry, officials proposed new restrictions to cut off the huge flow of federal aid to unfit programs.
Discussion: Eduwonk and Crooks and Liars
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 5:55 PM ET, December 10, 2011.

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: 
John Hooper / Guardian:
Italian cat inherits €10m fortune
Discussion: Neatorama and Political Mojo
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Cold seat at ‘This Week’
FBI:
Alleged Terrorist Indicted in New York for the Murder of Five American Soldiers
Discussion: Salon, Salon.com and National Review
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia, in Defiance of Putin
Discussion: Runnin' Scared and ThinkProgress
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Grim economic outlook weighs down Obama approval rating
Discussion: Hot Air
Harry Wilson / Telegraph:
Eurozone banking system on the edge of collapse
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Belmont Club
 Earlier Items: 
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Obama not giving up on consumer bureau chief
Discussion: CNN
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit:
MATT WELCH TO BARACK OBAMA: Hey, what about that “net spending cut” you promised back in 2008?
Discussion: The Other McCain
 

 
From Techmeme:

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

The Information:
Sources: OpenAI considered making a browser, discussed deals to power AI features on Samsung devices and search on sites and apps from Condé Nast and others

 
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