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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Newsblah. Timely quotes from today’s headlines.  Following people in the news since 2008.  A JoeLaz production.</description><title>NEWSBLAH</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @newsblah)</generator><link>http://newsblah.com/</link><item><title>“I had many, many meetings with the Sandinistas,” … “I must say, I did not...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I had many, many meetings with the Sandinistas,” … “I must say, I did not admire the Sandinistas much. But there was never anything of that nature. It just didn’t happen”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=John%20McCain"&gt;John McCain&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQGm7eq0D4q5b1PYc45L5vg8nzGAD91LV8D05" id="u-AFQjCNH-32UHnz3QlK32M9OP1cINILpcbQ:r-0qo_0"&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40914299</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40914299</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:57:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I need to stay away from that,” … “My responsibility is to the New York...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I need to stay away from that,” … “My responsibility is to the New York Yankees. I need to my swing to be at its best”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=A-Rod"&gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080701&amp;content_id=3041030&amp;vkey=allstar2008&amp;fext=.jsp" id="u-AFQjCNGSqNxnSyRg7jPECZjCP9ziUHtI4Q:r-0qo_0"&gt;MLB.com&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40914300</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40914300</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:57:06 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I will never question the patriotism of others in this campaign,” … “And I...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I will never question the patriotism of others in this campaign,” … “And I will not stand idly by when I hear others question mine”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Barack%20Obama"&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272621357.shtml" id="u-AFQjCNGuSVbduRNitNRlp8iUZus6-mPqlg:r-0qo_0"&gt;National Ledger&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40894343</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40894343</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“That was also the day that my world was completely shattered”~ Christie Brinkley...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“That was also the day that my world was completely shattered”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Christie%20Brinkley"&gt;Christie Brinkley&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hkup5ZpxMcuIEYOKZ_pTMDJQmB_wD91MITD80" id="u-AFQjCNGZ7g4on8O7pPga20KXWot9IO6ARA:r-0qo_0"&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40894344</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40894344</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I try to stay away from that,” … “My responsibility is to the New York...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I try to stay away from that,” … “My responsibility is to the New York Yankees. I need my swing to be at its best”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Alex%20Rodriguez"&gt;Alex Rodriguez&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.realgmbaseball.com/src_wiretap_archives/10707/20080701/a_rod_to_skip_home_run_derby/" id="u-AFQjCNF9e_I8FwOiNQO3-mCTMAS1S3hP1w:r-0qo_0"&gt;RealGM.com&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40894345</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40894345</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“It has been a tough month in Afghanistan, but it’s also been a tough month for the...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“It has been a tough month in Afghanistan, but it’s also been a tough month for the Taliban”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=President%20George%20W.%20Bush"&gt;President Bush&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBUd8PeH0rzjX9OHVjp_lAwdbzzw" id="u-AFQjCNF9r2kyAON7l7Ci9HjjrHifudT84Q:r-0qo_0"&gt;AFP&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40894346</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40894346</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:35:42 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I have made it very clear to all parties that the first option ought to be solve this problem...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I have made it very clear to all parties that the first option ought to be solve this problem diplomatically”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=President%20Bush"&gt;President Bush&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_9773602" id="u-AFQjCNH6BEULlRZ2VEy1nc4G5tII5LalNg:r-0qo_0"&gt;San Jose Mercury News&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40805825</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40805825</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:15:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“We are closer to this America than ever before, and that’s because of an extraordinary...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“We are closer to this America than ever before, and that’s because of an extraordinary woman who’s not in this room, but she’s traveling with my husband tomorrow, and that woman is Hillary Clinton”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Michelle%20Obama"&gt;Michelle Obama&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/2008/view/2008_06_27__Praise_for_Hillary_from_Obama_s_wife_at_N_H__stop/srvc=home&amp;position=recent" id="u-AFQjCNHlr_GWyys_U5y64aNLmUUizCo-2g:r-0qo_0"&gt;Boston Herald&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40805826</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40805826</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:15:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“Parliament is supreme. Whatever the Parliament decides I will accept it”~ Pervez...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“Parliament is supreme. Whatever the Parliament decides I will accept it”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=President%20Pervez%20Musharraf"&gt;Pervez Musharraf&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Musharraf---current-Parl-cannot-co-exist--Pak-media/320179/" id="u-AFQjCNF8qGB-F7SL6TLu6YWKcc_hJV40kQ:r-0qo_0"&gt;Expressindia.com&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40805828</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40805828</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:15:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“That would be 100,000 jobs lost, I won’t let it happen”~ Nicolas Sarkozy...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“That would be 100,000 jobs lost, I won’t let it happen”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Nicolas%20Sarkozy"&gt;Nicolas Sarkozy&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/07/03/2003416384" id="u-AFQjCNHSapV9xexkNLhu-hw2OI5MPJW0sw:r-0qo_0"&gt;Taipei Times&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40805829</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40805829</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:15:57 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I’ve never even met the man, never spoken to him,” … “I’m sure...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I’ve never even met the man, never spoken to him,” … “I’m sure there are things about him I’d like if we meet. This isn’t personal”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Rush%20Limbaugh"&gt;Rush Limbaugh&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/07/02/why-does-limbaugh-support-mccain.aspx" id="u-AFQjCNGrDohZ2P3ICC49oI4JgVRLQuBipg:r-0qo_0"&gt;The Plank on TNR.com&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40781531</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40781531</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:54:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“We don’t pay taxes, only the little people pay taxes”~ Leona Helmsley [Source:...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“We don’t pay taxes, only the little people pay taxes”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Leona%20Helmsley"&gt;Leona Helmsley&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/helmsley-leaves-5bn-to-help-care-for-americas-dogs-859117.html" id="u-AFQjCNELVU58aP5OqpSrIxMhlFq5Mr4Zfg:r-0qo_0"&gt;Independent&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40775705</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40775705</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:49:21 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I have said repeatedly that I think that the death penalty should be applied in very narrow...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I have said repeatedly that I think that the death penalty should be applied in very narrow circumstances for the most egregious of crimes”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Barack%20Obama"&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=612044&amp;hp" id="u-AFQjCNEHnkYCESQlvv_7T9B6Fq4GB-MYPw:r-0qo_0"&gt;TheStranger.com&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40770169</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40770169</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:43:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“Drugs is a big, big problem in America,” … “The continued flow of drugs...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“Drugs is a big, big problem in America,” … “The continued flow of drugs from Colombia through Mexico into the United States is still one of our major challenges for all Americans”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=John%20McCain"&gt;John McCain&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign3-2008jul03,0,6428378.story" id="u-AFQjCNGZIyZ1uh9RzHHjU8B-fSXK62Yp7A:r-0qo_0"&gt;Los Angeles Times&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40770170</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40770170</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:43:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“It has been a tough month in Afghanistan but it has also been a tough month for the Taliban....</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“It has been a tough month in Afghanistan but it has also been a tough month for the Taliban. One reason why there have been more deaths is because our troops are taking the fight to a tough enemy”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=President%20Bush"&gt;President Bush&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/washington/03prexycnd.html" id="u-AFQjCNH1thEygC7tGJXeFcUWAra1lQ2vtQ:r-0qo_0"&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40770171</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40770171</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:43:53 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“The challenges we face today - from saving our planet to ending poverty - are simply too big...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“The challenges we face today - from saving our planet to ending poverty - are simply too big for government to solve alone,” … “We need an all-hands-on-deck approach”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Barack%20Obama"&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-lays-out-national-service-and-faith-agenda-858936.html" id="u-AFQjCNHeK_pnckU4NFfYWSOrzjUVqZigMw:r-0qo_0"&gt;Independent&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40758651</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40758651</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:33:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“Peter is our rock. He’s the calm in the middle of the storm”~ Christie Brinkley...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“Peter is our rock. He’s the calm in the middle of the storm”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Christie%20Brinkley"&gt;Christie Brinkley&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.alternet.org/wire/?ses=3a792233c30fcd83ed03e294da381228" id="u-AFQjCNHTxFfjFWCuIrjze9yHXfbNmvMbxQ:r-0qo_0"&gt;AlterNet&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40758652</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40758652</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:33:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“There are always second thoughts, but that’s not saying I am coming back,”...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“There are always second thoughts, but that’s not saying I am coming back,” … “It’s never a clear-cut decision. It’s something I can’t expect everyone to understand”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Brett%20Favre"&gt;Brett Favre&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/sports/football/15losing.html?ref=football" id="u-AFQjCNFrT0hcVvQX4aAPHdZqBdaTD27_RQ:r-0qo_0"&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40758653</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40758653</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:33:20 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“I’ve been a supporter of human rights for my entire life and career”~ John...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“I’ve been a supporter of human rights for my entire life and career”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=John%20McCain"&gt;John McCain&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD91LLOP80" id="u-AFQjCNHMAf7RnM3yhRWTKCghDI3HXtELKg:r-0qo_0"&gt;The Associated Press&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40682412</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40682412</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:23:41 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes”~ Leona Helmsley [Source:...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;“We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;~ &lt;i&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://news.google.com/news?q=Leona%20Helmsley"&gt;Leona Helmsley&lt;/a&gt; [Source: &lt;font size="-1" class="p"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyhelm0702,0,6818143.story" id="u-AFQjCNGHgvciOWUnATwvyJUT4e4aaPyDeg:r-0qo_0"&gt;Newsday&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://newsblah.com/post/40682413</link><guid>http://newsblah.com/post/40682413</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:23:41 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
