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Wizbang Pop!: Father of 'Smoot' Honored at MIT

The father of a measurement known as the "Smoot" returned Saturday to be honored at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the school where he and his fraternity brothers invented...

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Wizbang Blue: Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis

At the heart of the scandal was Keating's Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, which took advantage of deregulation in the 1980s to make risky investments with its depositors' money. McCain intervened on behalf of Charles Keating with federal regulators tasked with preventing banking fraud, and championed legislation to delay regulation of the savings and loan industry -- actions that allowed Keating to continue his fraud at an incredible cost to taxpayers.

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Wizbang: Another Associate Obama Might Want to Disown

Erick Erickson has a must read post at RedState about Obama's attack on John McCain for the "Keating Five" and about another one of Obama's associates, Penny Pritzker, Obama's National...

12:55 PM | 5 comments

Wizbang Pop!: Movie and TV News

"Bull Durham" sequel is getting made. Kevin Costner will reprise the role of catcher Crash Davis from the 1988 baseball flick. Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon are also expected to...

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Wizbang: Card Check Closer to Becoming a Reality

I have written previously, both here and at Townhall, about the Employee Free Choice Act and the issue of card check and how it could become reality if Republicans lose...

11:33 AM | 4 comments

Wizbang: Palin to McCain: "Take the gloves off"

William Kristol published a piece today in which he interviewed Sarah Palin via telephone. It's a great read and highlights how Sarah Palin is an incredible asset for the McCain...

10:16 AM | 28 comments

Wizbang: New McCain Ad: "Dangerous" Obama

This ad hits Obama hard. He tried to dodge the issue through Joe Biden at the VP debate, and tried to come across as a hawk during his debate against...

9:37 AM | 7 comments

Wizbang Pop!: Real Estate: Leona Helmsley PRICE SLASH!

The price of Mean Manor just got $30 million leaner, reports the The Post's Braden Keil. Leona Helmsley's 40-acre estate in Greenwich, Conn. - known as Dunnellen Hall - has...

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Wizbang Pop!: Tony Curtis' Delicious Marilyn Details

Tony Curtis still regrets his flippant crack about how kissing Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot" was "like kissing Hitler." In fact, he now reveals, he was extremely...

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Wizbang Pop!: Eddie Van Halen Is Engaged

Eddie Van Halen is engaged to his girlfriend/manager Janie Liszewski, PEOPLE has learned. Van Halen, 53, proposed to Liszewski, 38, on Aug. 4 while they were vacationing in Hawaii. The...

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