http://www.wikio.com/search=Jones Wikio - Jones http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68547211 Orange County-based Kevin Drum moved his Calpundit blog persona over to Washington Monthly as Political Animal and began getting paid for his politics blogging four... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:41:35 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68547211 2008-08-21T22:41:35Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68547053 When Jeff Jones was hired by American in 2000, conventional wisdom had him staying at the school for just a few years before moving on to a bigger conference. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:39:55 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68547053 2008-08-21T22:39:55Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544824 A memorial service for Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-Ohio), who died yesterday after suffering a brain hemorrhage, is expected to be held in Cleveland the weekend after the Democratic National Convention, according to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Plans are still being made, but the Aug. 30 date is most likely, says Joe Hewitt, a family friend and spokesman," the Plain Dealer reports. No plans have been made yet for a separate service...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:16:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544824 2008-08-21T22:16:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546637 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:11:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546637 2008-08-21T22:11:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68545165 in post The Sounds Of Vegas from D SQUARED . Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:03:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68545165 2008-08-21T22:03:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68543928 OH-11 : First and foremost, we note again with sadness the passing of the late Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio, the chairwoman of the House Ethics Committee. The Congresswoman was a true trailblazer whose career represented a series of firsts - she was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from the state of Ohio, the first ever to sit on the Ways and Means committee, the first to serve as Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. Our deepest condolences and best wishes go to her family and friends. National : Courtesy of Jonathan Godfrey and Marisa McNee comes the latest web resource for following U.S. House races online: House Race Tracker . The site serves as a resource for polling results, cash-on-hand numbers, TV ads, and PVI. Soon, apparently, they hope to expand to including independent expenditures in House races as well. Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the site is its layout; the entire content of HouseRaceTracker is laid out on the front page in user-friendly chart form. While there's no real commentary on the site as of now, HouseRaceTracker looks to be a nice one-stop shop for elections junkies. It's well worth visiting, and bookmarking, for anyone interested in House races. NC-Sen : Now, for the exciting polling news! InsiderAdvantage has polled the North Carolina Senate race, and finds Caribou Liddy Dole deadlocked with Democratic challenger Kay Hagan: Hagan (D) 40 Dole (R) 40 Lot of undecideds in this poll. Here are the most promising indicators: Hagan leads 38% to 27% among independents, and takes a slightly larger share of Republicans than Dole does of Democrats (despite the high percentage of conservative Democrats in North Carolina). The DSCC and Majority Action have been absolutely hammering Caribou Liddy on the airwaves for the past month or so (including in the DSCC's "Rocking Chairs" ad, one of the very best ads from anyone this cycle). Meanwhile, Hagan has put up two positive ads to spread her own name recognition. Pollster's average now shows Dole at 49%, Hagan at 41%, but the last two polls on the race have shown very good movement in Hagan's direction. It appears the race is starting to trend her way. AK-Sen : Ted Stevens' bid to get home-field advantage in his federal corruption trial failed miserably , with a federal judge ruling against Stevens' bid to get his trial moved from DC to Alaska. The upshot of this is that Stevens will also not be able to campaign this fall, a rather unfortunate bit of news as he currently trails Democrat Mark Begich by double digits. He's also begging his colleagues on the Ethics Committee to permit him to set up a legal defense fund: WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ted Stevens has asked the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee to approve a legal expense fund to help pay the cost of his criminal defense. Stevens, R-Alaska, joins Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, who set up such a fund earlier this year to help defray the cost of mounting legal expenses connected to a federal probe into campaign donations and other matters. The Senate Ethics Committee must approve the legal expense fund, but generally does so for senators if the legal expenses are connected to their role as an officeholder. Stevens was indicted last month on seven felony counts of failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts and home repairs from the now-defunct oil services company Veco Inc. Individuals and political action committees can contribute up to $10,000 to the Senate fund. Lobbyists, corporations, foreign nationals and labor unions are barred from making contributions. The fund, which would be managed by a trustee, would file quarterly reports detailing the contributors. Stevens is not allowed to solicit contributions and said Wednesday he won't accept donations until the ethics committee has signed off on creating the fund. Alaska's Senate race is beginning to look a lot like a very good production of Shakespeare's Richard II . CO-Sen : VoteVets nails Bob Schaffer to the wall: KY-Sen : Bruce Lunsford is fighting the good fight against Mitch McConnell. Here he calls McConnell a failure, to his face, in their recent debate: And here is Lunsford's latest ad: House Races MO-09 : Though we are still saddened over the humiliating primary loss of GOP candidate Brock Olivo, there's reason to believe the field may be clear for good old Brock to return in 2010. This is because, according to a recent internal poll, Democrat Judy Baker stands an excellent shot at winning this R+7 seat. From pollster Momentum Analysis : Baker (D) 41 Luetkemeyer (R) 39 Millay (R) 3 Baker leads 45% to 36% among women voters, the source of a good bit of her strength. Most notably, Baker enjoys 30% favorable ratings, against just 13% unfavorable. In fact, she enjoys positive favorable ratings even from Republicans, which is truly impressive. If the poll is accurate, it's serious trouble for Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. Apparently, his people know it, too: "Judy Baker’s poll is like a NASCAR driver bragging about being ahead after the first lap of this weekend’s Sharpie 500, which in case Judy didn’t know is a car race enjoyed by ‘those people’ often derided by liberal Democrats like herself," said Luetkemeyer spokesman Paul Sloca in a statement. Despite Sloca's hysterics, however, it appears that Judy Baker is in fact quite the NASCAR fan: State Sen. Chuck Graham and state Rep. Judy Baker announced the plans to designate Route WW from Highway 63 to Olivet Road as "Carl Edwards Drive." Graham said he intended to file legislation in the General Assembly today. If passed, Edwards would join former Kansas City Royals star George Brett and former St. Louis Cardinals star Mark McGwire as the only sports figures to have their names affixed to state highways. "So stay away from steroids and subpoenas from Congress," Graham joked. Ooooooops. NH-01 : Rep. Carol Shea-Porter is one of the most endangered Democrats in Congress this cycle, but fortunately for her, her Republican opponents, John Stephen and former Rep. Jeb Bradley, seem intent on tearing each other apart in their primary. Stephen attacking Bradley: And Bradley attacking Stephen: Gotta love Republicans eating their own, especially as Shea-Porter is hitting the airwaves with her own ad. NY-13 : Meanwhile, in the district of disgraced Republican Rep. Vito Fossella, the Democratic primary appears to be Mike McMahon's to lose. McMahon faces 2006 candidate Steve Harrison, and leads by more than 45 points: McMahon (D) 64 Harrison (D) 18 Given the GOP's well-documented difficulties finding anybody halfway decent to run for the seat, Mike McMahon looks like he's going to Congress. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:00:03 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68543928 brownsox <rss@dailykos.com> 2008-08-21T22:00:03Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546544 Great observation by Shysterball, on last night's Phils-Nats game:I'm beginning to think that the Nats have been secretly hired by Major League Baseball to be professional wrestling-style "jobbers" a la Iron Mike Sharpe or S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones. Sure, they... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:54:56 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546544 2008-08-21T21:54:56Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546643 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:38:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546643 2008-08-21T21:38:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68539481 BEIJING - When St. Croix sprinter Laverne Jones woke up on Wednesday morning after being eliminated during the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympic Games 200 meters on Tuesday night, she began reflecting and identified what had hampered her performance: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:03:12 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68539481 2008-08-21T21:03:12Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546866 I first learned of the Social Capital Markets conference from organizer Kevin Jones , a friend whom I've often run into at various conferences through the years. Last year, Kevin - a principal at Good Capital - began to think that it was time to break down silos and get various 'social enterprise' factions to start talking. The result? A social capital markets conference that's bringing together both well-known and emerging leaders in this sector. (We first wrote about SoCap08 back in July.) The conference will be held in San Francisco from October 13-15, with speakers including Jed Emerson , Bob Annibale , Premal Shah and Andrew Kassoy . These are just a few of the can't miss folks slated to attend. (I would be remiss if I didn't mention that my Acumen Fund colleague, Sasha Dichter , is also slated to speak.) (This post continues past the break; click "Read More" to continue) read more Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:02:09 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68546866 2008-08-21T21:02:09Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68538904 As previously reported by the Gossip Girls, Catherine Zeta Jones’ grandmother passed away last week at the age of 91. And earlier today the “No Reservations” actress attended the funeral. Back home in Swansea, Wales, Zeta-Jones looked somber, as could be expected, as she attended to her family and friends who all... [ More on WhyFame.com ] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:56:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68538904 2008-08-21T20:56:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544276 Written By Biko I know that a lot of times I talk a lot mess about politicians. But today we pay homage to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. A great leader of this generation. [Visit SOHH.com for more information] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:54:19 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544276 2008-08-21T20:54:19Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68543239 Sam Fulwood III TheRoot.com Journalists like me rarely admit to liking people in the news. But I have no qualms or shame in admitting that I shed huge, salty tears after hearing that Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the Democratic Ohio congresswoman, died Wednesday from a brain aneurysm. She was 58, and she was my friend... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:42:37 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68543239 2008-08-21T20:42:37Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68535964 Kelis Rogers Jones turns 29 today!!!! Kelis Rogers-Jones (née Rogers, born August 21, 1979), better known as Kelis, is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B singer-songwriter and since her... Visit Soulfull Vibes for more information Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:19:59 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68535964 2008-08-21T20:19:59Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68537965 Venture capitalists were eager to back advertising start-ups in India during the second quarter of 2008, according to the Quarterly India Venture Capital Report released Thursday by Dow Jones VentureSource. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:17:40 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68537965 2008-08-21T20:17:40Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544603 Servicemembers Legal Defense Network Executive Director Aubrey Sarvis expressed deep condolences on the sudden and sad death of Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Sarvis said, “With the passing of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, we have lost a fierce champion and a dear friend. Her opposition to ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was just one example of her strong commitment to building a more just America, and insisting upon equality for all.” Sarvis added, “We are extremely proud that Congresswoman Tubbs Jones was one of 143 House co-sponsors of H.R. 1246, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act.” Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:06:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68544603 2008-08-21T20:06:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68537739 By Steven T. Jones It’s been almost a year since Larry Harvey announced the 2008 art theme for Burning Man: American Dream. I hated it and said so publicly. But I later came to see a bit of method... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:55:44 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68537739 2008-08-21T19:55:44Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68539602 I gotta say, it’s tough to pay attention to baseball, in August, with the Olympics underway. So many records, amazing accomplishments by Phelps, Bolt and others, major upsets, like the Japanese women’s softball team, tragedies such as the Lolo Jones’ fall on the hurdles, probable cheating, such as with the Chinese female gymnasts. High drama. Back [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:47:07 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68539602 2008-08-21T19:47:07Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68535842 Dow Jones reports (no link yet): Most Home-Loan Delinquencies Kept Rising In July S&P said as of the July distribution date, delinquencies on subprime deals ... for 2006 and 2007 ... were up 2% to 7% compared with June. For jumbo loans ... delinquency rates were up 5.6% to 13% from June, with the biggest increase from the 2006 vintage. Delinquency rates also increased for Alt-A deals, led by Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:26:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68535842 2008-08-21T19:26:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68530371 United States congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, representing Cleveland, Ohio died on August 20, 2008 following a brain aneurysm. Jones was observed by police driving erratically on the evening of August 19, 2008. When police approached her car, they found her unresponsive. She was rushed to Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, where she remained overnight. She never [...] ShareThis Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:23:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Jones?rinfoid=68530371 2008-08-21T19:23:50Z