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Mike Johanns introduce his amendment on the Senate floor banning federal funds in the current transportation and housing appropriations bill from going to ACORN. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T14:22:32-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/michellemalkin">michellemalkin</a> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com">Michelle Malkin</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2,033</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [7]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/IbHktYHYij3b5JHvTu6O51abntj5SV6eXA7_QNIBoOs%3D?sub=NcdXRpvVDlz25x3jqh17dVgB%2BsanyX_mRgq5ipJvCCY%3D">Stop The ACLU</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/IbHktYHYij3b5JHvTu6O51abntj5SV6eXA7_QNIBoOs%3D?sub=2qhQBQ_dQLbSaYdSnUqGMPcJeeO1GT8RxrhuI56PysA%3D">Pirate's Cove</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/IbHktYHYij3b5JHvTu6O51abntj5SV6eXA7_QNIBoOs%3D?sub=f9_afCQlyuK4o6B4bHYa2P%2BkC%2BHh_H4AxTOnTH5esc8%3D">Sister Toldjah</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="news"> <h2> <a class="title" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/frontpage/?source=news&sort=buzz&page=1">Rising news stories by attention</a> <a class="more" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/frontpage/?source=news&page=1"> View All » </a> </h2> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/articles/BfwJYUSxS0pBA5PhVROuWrALlrDyPFja4s0V_nGbjUo%3D"> Controversy Over How, Why Post Piece Was Killed, If Publisher Weymouth Involved</a></h3> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T21:07:22-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/publications/www.washingtonpost.com%2F">The Washington Post</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/articles/BfwJYUSxS0pBA5PhVROuWrALlrDyPFja4s0V_nGbjUo%3D?sub=69m98uazmCmADPd_vRdRYLQmvjo9z6fFOSL3Z0lRPR8%3D">Teaching Online Journalism</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad inline"> <div id="adsense-text" class="module"> <script language="javascript"> zoneIdentifier="CB041998F5ED4C06"; var varCheckURL = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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Today, it appears that retailer Toys R Us may have heard the same thing. While the Walmart listing we saw didn't put a price tag on the Wii—currently still at its launch price of $249 USD—the Toys R Us version does, pegging the new MSRP at $199. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T11:30:00-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/kotaku.com">Kotaku</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/kotaku.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2,990</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [10]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D?sub=Di0bhiXzsuBxPoRzKHO41kuisu_%2Bb8i1KxCDzrry0Gs%3D">CrunchGear</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D?sub=ItqO%2Bn5%2BLQ7ph3wfv5uuEuJLjRHV6FNteTmJBtpd7jE%3D">Engadget</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/WA8RVtefrHXy5q1jJdmYm1lVDFNx0uAHDcqKzMNslNs%3D?sub=JTya6B%2BuXcao49rpoeIvMAdkuPtbWy4hHH6CaCb85Fw%3D">Joystiq</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/politics/">Politics</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/rX43O_AuWG4AL8yni7S214GzJ2XAocUF5OzT3lothp8%3D"> Video: A fresh, new Pete Stark Raving Mad moment </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Nothing like another Pete Stark Raving Mad moment to show us all how Democrats conduct themselves with the utmost civility and dignity.Add this one to his Greatest Unhinged Hits.Stark attended a town hall meeting on health care in Fremont, Calif. over the weekend. A senior citizen lit into various Obamacare talking points and told Rep. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T11:23:00-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/michellemalkin">michellemalkin</a> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com">Michelle Malkin</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2,033</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [2]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/rX43O_AuWG4AL8yni7S214GzJ2XAocUF5OzT3lothp8%3D?sub=c64FaOdF4%2BZFaJj9l%2B%2BTfBbN7k4Qi9L%2B_seCOI4uIB8%3D">Hot Air » Top Picks</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/rX43O_AuWG4AL8yni7S214GzJ2XAocUF5OzT3lothp8%3D?sub=bIKOpLAfwWxcWZW6DPl8j7lv3NkvxsoIfYUiyEt8g8s%3D">Sister Toldjah</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/technology/it">IT</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/Ijciq0d_XsOE8eR%2BMvp136ug0PIzQ0OEx8LYs7VkaGs%3D"> TechCrunch50: Remote-Controlled Xboxes, Cableless Cables </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Because of a scheduling snafu, we missed the first segment of the TechCrunch50 conference on Monday. But we were in time for the "New Frontiers" segment, which included a couple of interesting hardware products. Spawn Labs has developed a so-called HD-720 platform that allows a PC user to log in to a game console, such as a Microsoft Xbox 360, from a network-connected PC. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T12:00:04-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.gearlog.com">Gearlog</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.gearlog.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 420</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/Ijciq0d_XsOE8eR%2BMvp136ug0PIzQ0OEx8LYs7VkaGs%3D?sub=RKfBIPd43EKNGzEJAiGI8ZeeUc9A1JFuRHqqVCldkV4%3D">TechCrunch</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/technology/it">IT</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/XUcBqd6o4LFo7%2BanHaiwX5rb%2BZC6XRePEUpJKxTJV0c%3D"> TC50: iTwin allows encrypted, cableless file-sharing </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>iTwin, one of the startups launching at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco today, is a hardware product that wirelessly allows two computers to share encrypted data from anywhere in the world. The founders call it a “cableless cable” because it connects two computers, without an actual cable. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T11:29:22-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/venturebeat.com">VentureBeat</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/venturebeat.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 1,926</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/XUcBqd6o4LFo7%2BanHaiwX5rb%2BZC6XRePEUpJKxTJV0c%3D?sub=77OJAE58vDWqzKxknUC4XA7UJxi8vtZagvuFREE1flg%3D">TechCrunch</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/technology/gadgets">Gadgets</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/VVMeuebqepDUGEgkLYjDcJuFnJapzVN3Pn6fCF3PWTg%3D"> TC50: With Penn & Teller, your iPhone does card tricks too </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Magicians Penn & Teller are launching an iPhone application at the TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco. It’s a way for iPhone users to perform card tricks and, in the process, convince everyone that they’re friends with the famous illusionists. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T09:40:16-07:00"> 3 days ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/venturebeat.com">VentureBeat</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/venturebeat.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 1,926</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/VVMeuebqepDUGEgkLYjDcJuFnJapzVN3Pn6fCF3PWTg%3D?sub=sIEzzcc6b0IjTbHNs2%2BfCQuh18kIjLKFo6SXLIAM_7E%3D">TechCrunch</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h4><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/politics/">Politics</a> »</h4> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/maS5x5OfXCSlDNNRu3cN%2Bp0XPaxR_uUiOmKpCVslf5s%3D"> Breaking: Senate votes to cut off federal funding for ACORN; Update: Child-Whoring Pimp Assistance 7 identified; Update: Brooklyn DA “taking a look”; Update: ACORN disappointed </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced an amendment to the HUD and Transportation appropriation bill to strip ACORN of all federal funding. A week ago, Johanns wouldn’t have gotten the amendment to the floor. Today, however, after three straight days of BigGovernment.com’s video exposés of ACORN …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-09-14T15:03:34-07:00"> 2 days ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/cptned">cptned</a> in <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/hotair.com">Hot Air » Top Picks</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/blogs/hotair.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 2,246</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [11]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/maS5x5OfXCSlDNNRu3cN%2Bp0XPaxR_uUiOmKpCVslf5s%3D?sub=bohF6yuNl%2BZMM3Q6jUDAjarV1A16xRmtMlif5szLe7U%3D"></a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/maS5x5OfXCSlDNNRu3cN%2Bp0XPaxR_uUiOmKpCVslf5s%3D?sub=o0xZ9NyO%2BaEdLf3OrQxxhaaDHnXTbLyrw3B07lZc1jQ%3D">Pajamas Media</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/maS5x5OfXCSlDNNRu3cN%2Bp0XPaxR_uUiOmKpCVslf5s%3D?sub=tDZm6x9IXJwm3wzKPnH%2B%2B5x58fkoonQGDivDP8up_0E%3D">Fausta's Blog</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="second column"> <div class="blog"> <ul> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090917170210/http://technorati.com/posts/2qWQxOZrRIJ1ySLuLTVBujxxZMC550jVhQqElC9rfxY%3D"> Spacebook </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Remember, your boss can see what you put on your Facebook page! This t-shirt design by Hogboy was not selected for printing, but I got a laugh out of it! 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