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With his namesake censoring students:

Students working for Brandeis’ Phone-a-Thon received an e-mail last night from Brandeis Giving Officer Mathew Magida that informed them they would be “placed on probation immediately” if they wrote anything or spoke out about the decision to close the Rose Art Museum.

In the e-mail, Magida wrote “You are all paid employees of the Brandeis University Office of Development and Alumni Relations.

2010 is not looking good for Republicans:

Ohio Republican George Voinovich is expected to announce Monday that he won’t seek reelection to the Senate in 2010.

A two-term senator, former governor and Cleveland mayor, Voinovich has been a political fixture in his state for decades. But recent press reports from his home state have indicated the 72-year-old lawmaker is considering retirement, and a person close to him told Politico that

Madoff Whistle Blower:

A month ago, Harry Markopolos was an accountant unknown outside Boston’s financial community. Now the slight, bookish 52-year-old from Whitman is under siege. Christmas week, he spent Monday being interviewed by “60 Minutes,” Tuesday preparing to testify in Washington, and Wednesday sorting through pitches from book authors and movie producers.

History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

Conservatives can be so funny sometimes.

WSJ:

Wal-Mart reported its U.S. same-store-sales, excluding gasoline, grew 1.7% amid a 1.9% increase at its namesake chain and 0.1% rise at Sam’s Club.

Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright said the company, which last month projected growth at the higher end of the quarter’s predicted 1% to 3% advance, said Thursday the holidays were more challenging than expected for retailers because of the economy and “severe winter weather” in some parts of the country.”

These transcripts and interviews and priceless. My personal favorite quote from Stephanie McMahon:When I said Hulk Hogan wasn’t a great wrestler, I didn’t mean he didn’t know how to do the moves, the move technically. He just had three moves. And that is all he did. That is what I meant.

Mmm Mmm Good.