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...making money: "When people think of a blogging business model, the first thing that comes to mind is that they'll run ads on their site. But in fact, the economics of this route are rather dicey - so don't quit your day job expecting that cash will fly into your pockets the second you sign up ... It takes hundreds of thousands of readers to earn anything approaching a living online...
Blagojevich, Rod •awareness of that a list of things that constituted an acceptable exchange for a Senate seat "can't be in writing" •brazenness of is repeatedly noted, possibly because of quotes like, "If anybody wants to tape my conversations, go right ahead, feel free to do it ... I don't care whether you tape me privately or publicly, I can just tell you that whatever I say is always lawful and the things I'm interested in doing are always lawful" •curiosity of as to whether Obama could help get wife of on "paid corporate boards...
...plan to suspend the debate (which was later aborted), and showed an underwhelming effort in his return to Washington to support the federal bailout package - which led him to cancel an appearance on Late Show with David Letterman. Davis, who approached the event with humor, admitted, "The most damaging thing was pissing off Letterman...
...Davis also made a revelation of sorts. "Look, the last thing I thought I was going to be doing in September was lobbying Congress," he said. Davis, who normally makes a living as a registered lobbyist, had met with members of Congress to talk about the bailout. But at the time, the McCain campaign maintained that the meetings were informational and did not constitute lobbying...
...prominent human rights groups of torturing activists. Moeen himself made troubling statements about the efficacy of democratic rule in a country as turbulent as Bangladesh. But as he has quieted down in recent months, fears that the caretaker government was a dictatorship in civilian clothing have subsided. "The best thing that [the army] has done," says Ali Riaz, chair of the department of politics and government at Illinois State University, "is reduce its visibility." As the two begums ready for their return to the limelight - a prospect few among the military brass would have stomached months ago - observers are confident...