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Andy Fragen

  • Markdown tool fix

    Fixed a small but potentially confusing problem where if some of the Markdown syntax was incorrect in a post then all the posts on that page wouldn’t have Markdown markup correctly rendered. Simple fix to put the rendering part in a try statement. Now only the incorrectly formatted post doesn’t get rendered correctly. This should…

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  • Latest Root updates

    There were a few root updates just released. They concern comment moderation and callback insertion and some other of Patrick Ritchie’s work to radio.weblog.render. What this means is simpler installation of the [Markdown Tool][1]. I’ll have to see if I can get it into a few more hands to test and work with. I’ll have…

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  • Bipartisan

    Why does the minority usually assume that being bipartisan means the majority should should let them have their way?

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  • I'm stunned.

    [**Jeff’s Weblog**](http://ican.editthispage.com/) says: > I’m stunned. I knew that it would be close, but I really thought Kerry was going to win. I didn’t see the religious right coming out of the woodwork. From the analysis that I’ve seen, that’s what made the difference for Bush. People came out to vote on moral issues, their…

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  • Get a clue

    >There was a bit of news on Larry King Live this evening. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist was asked if the President would need Senate approval to launch an attack on Iran or North Korea. He said he didn’t. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. King asked former majority leader George Mitchell if he…

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  • Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)

    >[**Convention Star Obama Wins Illinois Senate Seat**](http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/03/politics/campaign/03senate.html?ex=1257310800&en=ba2ee94c06d45e34&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland): >Barack Obama, the state senator from Illinois who emerged as one of his party’s brightest stars at last summer’s Democratic convention, handily won his Senate seat. > >(Via [New York Times: Campaigns](http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/campaign/index.html?partner=rssuserland).) Keep your eye on this kid. He’s very sharp.

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