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Liddy Dole and John McCain struggle in North Carolina

Scary but true.

This is still North Carolina, after all, and race will still probably play a part in how the presidential election finishes here. “I don’t think the United States is ready for a black person to be president,” said Lucille Anderson, 73, from Lawsonville. “I think the blacks would be mean to us … they’d probably take us over.” [Salon News]

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Tonight, I met my favorite bus driver ever.

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Comcast Center Dedication

I love the new Comcast Center, and I’m looking forward to checking out the winter garden.  Hopefully the building’s LEED green certification will go through.  It would be awesome for Philly’s tallest building (and the 12th tallest in the US) to be certified.  It’s good that my urban economics class introduced me to Inga Saffron.  I’m now quite a big fan of her, especially since she calls the tower a “giant flash drive.” I’ve always liked USB flash drives…