The News Review:
- Live-blogging: State Canvassing Board
- Live-Blogging Obama’s News Conference ‘” Day Three
- In Mumbai Bloggers and Twitter Offer Help to Relatives
- Live Blogging Top Chef Week 3
Live-blogging: State Canvassing Board
Minneapolis Star Tribunenbsp;MNnbsp;
:Immediately off the bat board members took up the growing mountain of challenged ballots that will face them next month and made it clear that they want both the Coleman and Franken campaigns to whittle that down as much as possible. Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said he had been told by lawyers for both campaigns that they are willing to sit down together and reduce the number of challenges and he and other board members strongly suggested that it happen before they take up the challenges next month. #8220;It would be a very great benefit to the State Canvassing Board#8221; Ritchie said. Added Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Magnuson: #8220;We want to decide all legitimate challenges. We don#8217;t want to spend time we don#8217;t have looking at ballots we don#8217;t have to look at.
Live-Blogging Obama’s News Conference ‘” Day Three
Wall Street Journal Blogsnbsp;NYnbsp;
return false; }. Today’s event in Chicago at 10:45 EST is expected to center on the new White House advisory board to help Obama create jobs and put the financial sector back on track. He will name Paul Volcker former Federal Reserve chairman to head what’s being called the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Austan Goolsbee the University of Chicago economist who has advised the Obama campaign will have the top staff.
In Mumbai Bloggers and Twitter Offer Help to Relatives
PC Worldnbsp;
People posting on the Mumbai Help blog included a sister trying to get in touch with her brother on a mobile number. A volunteer tried the number and promptly reported on the blog that the number was busy but she would continue to try. “We do what we can” said Dina Mehta an ethnographer by profession who is blogging on Mumbai Help. “We are certainly providing people emotional support at this difficult time” she added. Mumbai Help’s teams were on Thursday checking out if hospitals have put out the list of the injured and dead to pass on the information to bloggers and callers. “Till now the lists of dead or injured are not yet put up which is surprising” Mehta said Thursday afternoon. Micro-blogging site Twitter is also being used to pass on information or to just express feelings about the terrorist attack and sometimes about the inadequate coverage of the crises by some Indian TV channels.
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Live Blogging Top Chef Week 3
Gawkernbsp;NYnbsp;
) In case you’re new to this ritual it starts at 10PM Eastern when we all turn on Top Chef and post comments about it. And rest assured that no turkeys will be harmed in the process (although many a cocktail is likely to bite the dust). Before we dig in here are some highlights from last week’s live blog:The commenters remembered to play “How Stoned Is Padma?” this time and our average scores (on a scale of 1 to 5) came in as follows: During the quickfire challenge ? 2. During the elimination challenge ? 4. Our conclusion? Unlike a slice of bread Padma is more likely to be toasted in the evening.