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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama had no trouble getting onto the South Carolina ballot, yet it took his Facebook group, “Barack Obama: 1,000,000 Strong for Barack” eight months to garner 381,000 members. Colbert’s had 750,000 in less than a week...
...while IM athletes may not garner the same recognition as their varsity counterparts, it’s hard not to appreciate an event like the River Run. The truest platform for displaying House pride, the River Run brings together part-time athletes of various shapes, sizes, and states of hung-over to compete for the superiority of their respective residences...
...broker all international ads, puts the company back in a game that it was struggling to keep up with. By partnering with Facebook, it has also kept key competitors at bay. "The investment Microsoft made was in keeping Google out," says analyst Rob Enderle. Not only will Microsoft garner more revenues by serving up ads for Facebook (the exact revenue split has not been disclosed, but is probably about 20% going to Microsoft) but it also has a great shot at getting its search engine built into Facebook...
...attacks, unhurt. Bhutto had brokered a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf that allowed her to return from an eight-year exile ordered by a former president on charges of corruption. One of Bhutto’s former political advisors expressed concern about her ability to garner the support of the Pakistani people if she cannot travel freely due to security concerns. “This could lead to a civil war situation if terrorists can go out and attack political parties,” said Research Fellow at the Belfer Center Hassan Abbas, who served on both Musharraf...
...Russell, and Richard Russo to discuss the state of short fiction. NO MORE ‘ASS IN THE AIR’ King said his decision to edit the collection was driven by a desire to reconnect with short fiction, to read as many stories as possible, and to garner inspiration to write new works of his own. Also important, as he said in the preface for the collection, was a hope that short stories be relocated from the “bottom shelf” in bookstores, where most have been relegated in recent years. This way, he said...