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Thanks to both of you. The

jock MacCrea — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:29:14 +0000

Thanks to both of you. The math question here to post a comment is much better than what I've seen at other places -that figure out the letter deal.

You can also subscribe by

Michael Wolraich — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:05:40 +0000

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You can also subscribe by email. When you click the subscribe link that DF mentioned, you can scroll down and enter your email address for a daily digest of dag stories. Thanks for following us.

Sure. Dagblog features RSS

DF — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:29:07 +0000

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Sure. Dagblog features RSS feeds, which is pretty standard for most sites at this point in the game. If you click on the 'subscribe' link in the upper right (or right here), you'll be taken to a page with a list of options. You can subscribe to the whole site or a number of more specific subscription options. Let's say you want to follow Orlando. Just click on her name under 'Bloggers' and you'll be taken to another page that will allow you to pick a feed based on what news reader you use.

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Can you explain how to use

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:52:24 +0000

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Can you explain how to use the "susbcribe" feature to allow me to follow when you post something? I see it, but don't have a clue how to make that happen. Do most blogs around the internet have the same feature? Is this some generic situation? Many thanks.

Did you see the part where

MattyMat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:42:39 +0000

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Did you see the part where Obama grabbed King Abdullah's nuts? Big O needs to curb some of that, me thinks.

I, for one, welcome our new

DF — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:56:58 +0000

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I, for one, welcome our new genuflecting pansy overlords!

This could be helped if

DF — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:55:45 +0000

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This could be helped if reporters weren't so willing to write this kind of crap. As long as that's the game, I fully expect pols to play it.

I'm not too familiar with

Deadman — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:28:00 +0000

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I'm not too familiar with appropriate protocols here but I did think bowing to royalty was kind of a no-no for American politicians. The fact that the WH is now saying Obama didn't bow is a farce, and reminds me of the deny-at-all-costs tactic that the previous administration engaged in so frequently.

I expect more from this administration. If Obama bowed and shouldn't have, then own up to it. If he bowed and feels it is an appropriate gesture ('When in Rome') then explain it as such. But to deny that the president bowed is a joke.

Normally i would say this whole discussion is a joke (as genghis finds it) but in this case symbolism matters. People are already nervous Obama is ceding too much power to the world's other leaders, so a gaffe like this does have an impact (either positive and negative, of course, depending on your viewpoint on whether a little American humility is a welcome notion or not).

Still, I'd much rather have a President who offers a Middle East king a small token of respect in a brief greeting, than an administration which continually crafts oil industry-friendly policies to benefit the autocractic regimes of the region. (And didn't Michael Moore in Farenheit 911 show footage of Bush Jr. basically making out and holding hands with a Saud prince?)

Very interesting blog! It

Tucker — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:57:44 +0000

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Very interesting blog! It seems like Obama and Michelle Obama need to really look at etiquette in different countries. I am a student blogger that operates a news-only blog at http://www.electiongazette.com.

Thanks, Tucker

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I don't read anything into

acanuck — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:49:13 +0000

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I don't read anything into the bowing, which is just a traditional courtesy. If it violates U.S. protocol, learn from it and move on.

The real scandal is the alleged denial by a White House aide, speaking "on condition of anonymity" to Politico's Ben Smith. Lying in the face of YouTube evidence is 100 times the gaffe that a simple bow might be.

In passing, if you are going to offer answers to reporters' questions, have the balls to put your name behind them. I go ballistic when I read quotes from "a spokesman who requested anonymity on grounds that he/she is not authorized to comment on the subject." If you lack the authority to speak, admit as much and shut the fuck up.