In a new interview, the legendary folk rocker brushes off critics who say he stole from various obscure poets.
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via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/bob-dylan-responds-plagiarism-accusation-369896
No Drama Spending Bill Glides Through Rules
In the latest sign that a stop-gap spending measure could sail through Congress before the end of next week, the House Rules Committee on Wednesday devoted less than 10 minutes to the legislation that would fund the government for the next six months.
A room usually fraught with tense exchanges and snide one-liners (doled out during the committee’s many late-night meetings) saw the top Republican and Democrat of the House Appropriations Committee speak briefly about their bill before being lauded by three Rules Committee members for their efforts. No leading questions, no terse remarks, just some pats on the back before the committee moved on to other business.
The bill’s $1.047 trillion annual rate represents an increase of about $8 billion over current spending levels. Conservatives, though, support the bill – in fact, they pushed for leadership to take it up now rather than risking the possibility that it could become tangled up in larger discussions about taxes and other spending if the measure were to be left for the post-election lame-duck session.
Republicans want to avoid allowing Democrats to use the threat of a government shutdown as leverage against them in the debate over the Bush-era tax cuts and sequestration. So conservatives agreed to a spending increase, despite having passed a fiscal year 2013 budget that would cap spending at $1.028 trillion.
Congressional leadership announced a deal at the end of July on the bill, which contains no policy riders and cannot be amended on the floor. The Senate is expected to vote on it next Thursday.
via Homepage http://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/09/no-drama-spending-bill-glides.php
Sulliview September 12, 2012 at 06:24PM
@Sulliview: Update: The Times Denies State Department Request to Remove Photo from Web Site http://t.co/pWAOULPo #nytimes #journalism #libya
mediadecodernyt September 12, 2012 at 09:13AM
@mediadecodernyt: Jason Sudeikis, and His Romney Impression, to Stay at ‘Saturday Night Live’ http://t.co/2oYpjlty
jyarow September 12, 2012 at 08:50AM
@jyarow: This was the most interesting story from yesterday to me. There’s a war inside Apple over its software design http://t.co/QVk59rwt
katelaurielee September 12, 2012 at 08:34AM
@katelaurielee: Season 3 of DOWNTON ABBEY will start three months later and unfold over two years (spoilers ahead) http://t.co/stXA2KGf
Nasty smell explained
A peculiar rotten-egg smell covering the Los Angeles region has an explanation: it was brought in by winds blowing in from Salton Sea, a saline lake in Southern California, where a recent massive fish die-off occured. [Examiner]
DailyBeastWest September 11, 2012 at 05:01PM
@DailyBeastWest: Love @DowntonAbbey ? Then read this, b/c Hugh Bonneville says “monkey’s tiddly” @televisonary interviews cast & creator http://t.co/Zdeehy2w
Will Apple’s Tacky Software-Design Philosophy Cause A Revolt? | Co.Design: business + innovation + design
9/11 Coverage, Part 2: With Little New to Say, Should Media Say It, Anyway? | The Public Editor – NYTimes.com
“We probably did 20 stories on the intelligence failures†leading to the terrorist attacks, she said.Ms. Abramson added, “I can’t say with authority that there is nothing new in it.†But if there were an important nugget of news, she said, The Times would follow up on it.Eric Schmitt, who covers national security, and with Thom Shanker, is the co-author of “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,†agreed.“Kurt’s a great reporter, and each of these books adds to the body of literature,†Mr. Schmitt said. “You can always keep peeling back the layers of the onion.â€