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NPR: All Things Considered, September 9, 2008 · The European Union has been split about how to respond to Russia’s attack on Georgia. Estonia is one of the EU members to have argued for a stronger response to Russia. It says NATO and EU membership must now be offered to Georgia and Ukraine.

Salon has been kind enough to invite me back to take the helm of Machinist. I’ll be blogging every day, Monday through Friday, starting tomorrow! Come on by, leave a comment or three, and be sure to add us on Facebook and Twitter.

WSJ: An entrepreneur’s quest to use satellites to bring high-speed Internet service to poor, remote countries is nearing liftoff with a major investment from some big names, including Google Inc. On Tuesday, O3b Networks Ltd., founded and run by 38-year-old telecommunications entrepreneur Greg Wyler, is expected to announce plans to launch as many as 16 satellites that could provide service to Africa, the Middle East and parts of Latin America by the end of 2010. The undertaking, expected to cost…

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on movie theaters showing non-movies will be on All Things Considered today (September 8)! It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams). New York – 4 pm to 6:30 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 4 pm to 6 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm Pacific – KPCC –…

Why don’t the Democrats just run this footage (from 5:12 to about 5:52) as an ad?

LA Times: In a surprising and ambitious move, local transportation officials said Tuesday that they would pursue planning for two subway lines to the Westside, with one train along Wilshire Boulevard and a shorter leg partially following Santa Monica Boulevard before diving south to meet the Wilshire line. Of course, the effort is still hypothetical, and Los Angeles still needs the money to build the multibillion-dollar rail line. But officials are showing unusual bravura for a project that looked to…

I just got an obvious spam email: I am in a hurry writting this mail to you, I had travelled to United Kingdom for official purposes yesterday, Unfortunately for me all my money was stolen at the hotel where i lodged, I am so confused right now, I dont know what to do or where to go,I didnt bring my phone here and the hotel telephone lines was disconnected during the robbery incident,so i have access to only emails, Please…

Slate: In the ’80s, a basketball standout nicknamed “Sarah Barracuda” gamely stepped onto the court despite a stress fracture, determined to lead Wasilla High School to a state championship. That Barracuda was Sarah Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president (according to her Wikipedia page). McCain’s pick of Palin means a fifth presidential/vice presidential debate should be added to the calendar. A cross-ticket game of horse between Barack Obama and Sarah Palin. Obama has the upper hand because he plays…

When your state governor gets tapped as VP by a major political party, here’s two suggestions for your news coverage: 1) It helps to spell the name of the presidential candidate correctly: Several national news media are reporting that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been chosen by Sen. John McClain to be his vice presidential running mate. That’s especially true when you spell his name properly the eight following times. (Update: They fixed the error.) 2) Also, I understand that…

Dear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on green gadgets in Japan will be airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): New York – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC – 8 pm Eastern – WAMU – 88.5 FM – www.wamu.org Los Angeles – 12 pm Pacific – KPCC – 89.3 FM – www.kpcc.opg Boston – 4 pm Eastern – WGBH – 89.7 FM…