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...Much is at stake for the region. Louisiana's post-Gustav recovery has been hobbled by the absence of electrical power in vast swaths of the state, including New Orleans. It's hard to miss supermarket chains' radio ads begging for employees to return: Some workers, mindful that they might soon have to evacuate again, simply aren't bothering to check in with employers...
...Staunchly anti-Palin, the blog includes a series called "Saradise Lost" - criticizing the governor's stances and alleged misdeeds in office - and posts from guest bloggers including Alaskan radio host Shannyn Moore...
...Maddow's patter naturally resonates most deeply with her fellow lefties. But just as liberals tuned in to Limbaugh for the sheer entertainment value of a great spieler reveling in his love of being on the radio, so conservatives can connect with Maddow's chipper intimacy, her skill at marshaling arguments without bullying the listener, her gift for sounding more or less middling to either side. Unlike many hosts on the radio and TV left and right, Maddow majors in common sense and shies away from conspiracy theories - though she did push the notion that Jeb Bush would be this...
...What she radiates - at least, what it sure sounds like - is an essential decency. Obviously there's an ego in there, but she seems genuinely modest (a rare attribute for a TV or radio host) and self-deprecating in a wry but not flagellating way. A self-proclaimed "civics geek," "policy wonk" and "prude," she will often dare to be square. On Wednesday's radio show Maddow acknowledged that whenever she hears The Star-Spangled Banner, "I immediately start to weep." Then she cut to a live feed of the convention's nominating roll call, and as New York State...
...surprise. Beck was visibly miffed by the way Steinmeier's selection to head the ticket was announced. In a statement on his website, he accused the media and enemies within the party of conspiring against him to give a "false impression" of how that decision was made. In a radio interview on Monday, Andrea Nahles, a close ally of Beck's on the party's left wing, blamed "snipers from his own ranks" for Beck's resignation...