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feel like *ish* ... my stomach has been in knots since lunch. dinner was a can of ginger ale. temporary relief came in the form of "the pink stuff!" and occasional "runs" to the toilet... yuck! and there were so many things i wanted to blog about: a plezWorld reaction to tonight's CNN Presents: Black in America [show info here] Obama in the Middle East [story here and here] asia, africa,

Seemingly, channeling John F. Kennedy's space challenge to land a man on the moon back in the early 60's, on July 17, 2008, Al Gore issued a challenge for America to become 100 percent carbon-free in the production of electricity in a decade. The Challenge: Scientists have confirmed that enough solar energy falls on the surface of the earth every 40 minutes to meet 100 percent of the entire

The Drudge Report reports that an editorial written by presumptive Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has been rejected by the New York Times - less than a week after the paper published an essay written by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama. As expected, the paper's decision to refuse McCain's direct rebuttal to Obama's 'My Plan for Iraq' has ignited

CNN Presents: Black in America Back in April 2008, CNN started the Black in America presentations with an in depth review of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the course of two nights in July 2008, Soledad O'Brien hosts an in depth and groundbreaking documentary on what it means to be Black in America. From CNN.com: (CNN Student News) -- Forty years after the assassination of

A Democrat has not carried the state of Virginia since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The Barack Obama campaign is looking to change that trend in 2008 by opening 20 new offices around the state. He will open offices in the up-for-grabs southeast (Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Williamsburg) as well as the more rural western parts of the state (Danville and Martinsville). State

Afghanistan Sen. Barack Obama began his world tour in the Middle East. In an unprecedented effort by a presidential candidate, Obama has embarked on a tour that will include Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Germany, France, and England. He will use this trip to shore up his foreign policy credentials and give the world a glimpse of the type of diplomacy that has been lacking for quite some time. Sen. Obama

plezWorld doesn't watch much regular television (most of the time, I'm watching a recorded show on the DVR or vegging out with CNN or C-SPAN). So the Emmy Nominations gives me a chance to see if the few shows that I've followed throughout the previous year have garnered any acclaim. Damages (FX) and Mad Men (AMC) made history this morning, becoming the first two basic cable shows ever to be up

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration said that tomatoes are again safe to eat, just a few weeks after they were blamed for a salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada. But keep your guard up, because raw jalepeno and serrano peppers are now linked to the outbreak. Actually, the source of the outbreak still isn't known - and 20 to 30 reports of the illness are coming in per day

Almost three years later and the foul winds of Hurricane Katrina continue to blow ashore. CNN reports, the agency that regulates Mississippi's casinos got pillows, stoves, dinnerware and other items meant for Hurricane Katrina victims. The Mississippi Gaming Commission was among 11 state agencies that received the household items from the state's surplus agency. A breakdown of what each agency

"I just hope they've taught the engraver how to put an asterisk on the [Claret Jug]. Then everyone will know what the tournament was all about." - Geoff Ogilvy, one of the favorites in the PGA British Open, talking about the absence of Tiger Woods due to his recovery from knee surgery for a torn ACL. The 2008 British Open kicks off today at Royal Birkdale and most of the buzz is about who isn't