Robert Scoble

Cautious optimism on debt deal as Senate leaders take reins

Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Sunday that Senate Democrats would support government funding at current levels through November 15. Win McNamee/Getty Images Lawmakers voiced tentative optimism Sunday that fiscal crisis talks between Senate leaders would pave the way to a deal to avert a default and reopen the government, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Democrats would support government funding at current levels through Nov.

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Launch Ghost with Rackspace Deployments - Rackspace Developer Center

After a successful Kickstarter campaign with over 5,000 backers raising over $300,000, the team over at Ghost announced today the public availability of their much anticipated new blogging platform. I have personally been following this project from the beginning because of the principles Ghost was born out of: simple, elegent, open source design.

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Sonos Introduces The Play:1, A Little $199 Speaker With Big Sound

Over the years, Sonos has built a reputation for producing high-quality stereo components that can magically connect to your own personal music library, as well as a large number of streaming services online. Today the company is introducing the Play:1, which is the smallest, most affordable produ..

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Christian delusions are driving the GOP insane

Why aren't Republicans more frightened of a shutdown and a default? Part of the reason is magical thinking

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Shutdown Salmonella Outbreak Continues. CDC Food Safety Chief: 'We Have a Blind Spot.'

We're 11 days now into the federal shutdown and four days since the announcement of a major foodborne outbreak in chicken that is challenging the shutdown-limited abilities of the food-safety and disease-detective personnel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and Department of Agriculture.

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