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Washington pics
I went for some very long walks around Washington, and took lots of pics. A sample here, with the rest over in this Flickr set. Remember if you want to see the full size pic you can click on ‘all sizes’ in Flickr. It was a stunning day, with summer-like temperatures for November 1.
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On the road again
Tomorrow we hit the road again, on an ambitious schedule. We leave DC for Cleveland, Ohio, where Barack Obama is rallying the troops with his wife Michelle, and where Bruce Springsteen makes a guest appearance. If we time it right we might make it to Indianapolis for a McCain rally, before making directly for Chicago.…
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Obama in Virginia Beach – videos
I did a couple of quick videos at the rally, from the press gallery. Here is a sense of the crowd before Obama arrived on stage: In this one you can see the start of Obama’s speech, with the press looking on. The BBC was doing a live broadcast while I recorded. After the event…
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Obama rally in Virginia
I have uploaded some initial photos into a Flickr set you can see here. I had access to the press gallery so was able to take some reasonably good shots. I took some of the press corps themselves, including some of BBC journalist Jon Sopel, who was doing a live broadcast for the BBC 9…
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Obama at Virginia Beach
This morning myself and Conor Ryan, from the Irish Examiner, head over to an Obama rally in Virginia Beach. It starts at about 5pm and I will be updating my Twitter status while there. You can follow me on Twitter here. I will try and take some pics and maybe do a video or two…
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Washington sights
Well following a weekend off from blogging, I had a look around Arlington Cemetery today, where I watched the changing of the guard at the memoral of the unknown soldier. I took a good few photos, I hope they turn out ok. Tomorrow I plan to attend an Obama rally in Virginia Beach, outdoor and…
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Selling your soul at Moody's
Rating agency Moody’s employee emails: Employees at Moody’s Investors Service told executives that issuing dubious creditworthy ratings to mortgage-backed securities made it appear they were incompetent or “sold our soul to the devil for revenue,” according to e-mails obtained by U.S. House investigators. I love this one: An e-mail that a S&P employee wrote to…
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Washington bound
Tomorrow I head off to the US for a couple of weeks, and it is certainly an interesting time to be going (and an interesting contrast to Georgia two weeks ago). I will be in Washington DC for the majority of the trip, but will be calling to New York and do a quick jaunt…
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Nakalakevi, Georgia
I visited the ruins at Nakalakevi (Nokakalevi, ნოქალაქევი) in Georgia for only a brief time. You can read a history of the city here. Some interesting notes about the city: 1200 BC: Jason and the Argonauts’ mythical journey to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece Beginning 1st BC to end of 3rd AD Sparse evidence…
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Old people protest
I sympathise with their plight. But by the same token I have to ask myself three questions, based in part on instinct and in part on statistical probability. 1. How many of the old people protesting voted Fianna Fail? 2. How many of the old people protesting have always voted Fianna Fail? 3. How many…
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