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Late Night Open Thread

By Jeralyn

I've been away from the computer all day. The TL kid and I were car-shopping for him. After weeks of research online, we got to the dealership at noon. We left with his new Jeep at 7:00 pm. Buying your first new car with your own money is a big deal. We test drove a lot of them, then there's going back and forth over options and color ten times, then the financial (payment) decisions and bargaining. I'm exhausted, so I'm putting up an open thread.

• Big Tent Democrat sent me an email saying he's suspended himself until Monday for violating the site rules.

• I've also got work to do for hosting tomorrow's Book Salon for Firedoglake.

  

  Snitch: Informants, Cooperators, and the Corruption of Justice. Author Ethan Brown will be discussing his new book and answering questions (I'll be moderating), hope you will stop by and join us. It's at 5pm ET.

• The New York Times has an article on Barack Obama's books. It ends with [More...]:

“Barack is worth millions now,” Mr. Osnos said. “It’s almost all based on these two books, two books not based on a job of prodigious research or risking one’s life as a reporter in Iraq. He has written about himself. Being able to take your own life story and turn it into this incredibly lucrative franchise, it’s a stunning fact.”

• Count the Votes presents the issues with Michigan and Florida.

• Good news for Sen. Edward Kennedy who suffered a seizure, not a stroke, and is resting comfortably and joking with family at the hospital.

• The Chicago Tribune says fundraisers for Hillary and Obama are contemplating ways to merge the campaigns.

What else did I miss today? This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

Comments now closed. There's a new open thread up.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 18, 2008 (boomark / email).