Morning Newsdome: Let the swiftboating begin August 13 2009
Plus: Consumers aren’t in the mood; WTO rules against China; and didn’t everyone have a Nokia phone at some point?
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- Why am I not surprised: The swiftboating of health care reform.
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- I swear, I just saw a Unicorn: Palin responds to “death panel” criticism, insisting they’re real.
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- Not in the mood: Retail sales unexpectedly fall in July... meanwhile, Wal-Mart’s overseas profit growth accelerates.
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- And to top it off: Number of people filing first time jobless claims bounces back.
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- WTO rules against China on importing of foreign media... see if it cares.
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- That’s just how it is: Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word, but it really doesn’t matter... meanwhile, Big Redmond strikes a deal to develop MS apps for Nokia phones (Question: Shouldn’t they have done this in like, 1998 when *everyone* used both brands?).
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- Sometimes these just write themselves: Protector of sanctity of marriage and proponent of Proposition 8 in California to divorce wife of 43 years.
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