Archive - Apr 1, 2007
Edwards raises in excess of $14 million
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 19:13On a conference call with reporters and bloggers this afternoon, Campaign Manager Jonathan Prince and Finance Director Jennifer Swanson reported that for the first quarter, the Edwards campaign raised in excess of $14 million dollars. The exact number of donors was not available, but it is greater than 37,000 donors, which is a preliminary number of online donors. The final number is likely to be around 40,000 donors.
Wait, Wait, it's April!
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 12:09One of my favorite radio shows is Wait, Wait, don't tell me, NPR's weekly news gameshow quiz, or something like that.
Every week, they have a section where a listener is told about three stories from the week's news. It is up to the listener to determine which one is true. Today, I've heard three great stories, all documented on the web.
The first is from Google
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The second is from Reuters
NY gallery cancels naked chocolate Jesus exhibit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan art gallery canceled its Easter-season exhibit of a life-size chocolate sculpture of a naked Jesus on Friday after an outcry by Roman Catholics.
The gallery's artistic director tendered his resignation to protest the cancellation.
The sculpture "My Sweet Lord" by Cosimo Cavallaro was to be exhibited for two hours each day next week in a street-level window of the Roger Smith Lab Gallery in Midtown Manhattan.
and the final one is from Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen:
BTW, did I tell you I was pregnant?
For months I have been trying to lose weight. No matter what I did --diet, Pilates, aerobics, yoga, high-colonics-- my belly wouldn't go down in size. Well, now I know why I have been craving olives
I had incredibly excrutiating pains last night. I thought it was the pasta with creamy porcini sauce I had eaten for dinner, but no, this pain was something else. We live right across the street from a hospital, so I asked the ball and chain to take me there.
Those who have been following the news closely probably know which story is true. Others can follow the links and try to figure it out themselves.