2008

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Reason.com features a blog post by Brian Doherty sharing that half of the Grateful Dead will reunite to support Obama. via The source of this content is Reason.com.

A Reddit post from 2008 discusses President Bush's use of signing statements and legal scholars' opinions on the practice. via r/politics.

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Tyler Cowen reviews Six Degrees, a book about the potential consequences of global warming, finding its visualizations compelling but its discussion lacking in some areas. via Marginal REVOLUTION.

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The U.S. economy lost 17,000 jobs in January 2008, the first monthly job loss since 2003. via The Washington Post

The Wall Street Journal's Informed Reader blog signs off. via wsj.com

Jason Kottke shares a video of a prank by Improv Everywhere in Grand Central Station where 200 people froze in place.

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This challenge to the idea of "influencers" stems from research suggesting that average people may have just as much power to spark trends as highly connected people.