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Will Manmohan Singh Resign?

yossarin at Offstumped seems to think so:

Offstumped predicts Manmohan Singh will resign before the week ends.

Why should he resign?

According to BJP:

The two leaders considered to be the best economists of the country should abdicate their posts immediately as they have miserably failed to check the spiralling prices of the essential commodities

And from the Left:

On Friday, the leftists issued their strongest warning yet to the government, saying they would join hands with their arch rivals, the opposition Hindu nationalists, to bring it down if Singh went ahead with deal.

Is Tim Russert for Iraq War in 2003?

Yes, Per Chris Matthews. And why should we have gone to war? According to Tim Russert, 'cos Iraq might have a nuclear weapon.

In remembering Tim Russert, Chris blurts out about a conversation he had with Tim before the War. According to Chris, Tim said we should go to War with Iraq because they might have a nuclear weapon. Tim was basically sold with what was coming out of the Administration's mouth. And I am sure it showed in what kind of people he invited on his show, which is mostly pro-war.

Gas Prices VS Crude Oil over the last 6 years

Made this chart @ gasbuddy.com for the prices in Atlanta, GA. Check it out:

Make your own graph here

All of YAHOO!'s Services

There is a page that yahoo maintains which lists all of its services. You can check that out here.

Why Hillary Lost to Barack

A little late to post abt this, but its stuck in my drafts for a pretty long time. So, here it is.

In regards to the Democratic primary, I think Obama won rather than Clinton losing. His awesome fund raising machine and his speeches helped and the high negatives of Hillary didn't help her cause either.

That said, here'z what some of the opinionators feel why Hillary lost:

• Mark Penn: Hillary's chief Strategiest
• The Problem Wasn’t the Message — It Was the Money
• Michael Cohen:
• Hillary Clinton's Iraq War Vote.
• Rob Call: executive editor and publisher of OpEdNews.com,
• She Failed to Share Her Heart's Stories
• M.J. Rosenberg: TPM Blogger
  
• Her Iraq Vote
• Joel Achenbach: staff writer for The Washington Post
• Her attempt to seize all those delegates from Michigan and Florida had to alienate anyone sitting on the fence.
• Atrios: Popular blogger
• Iraq war vote
• Mathew Yglesias:
• The war
• Rick Klein
• Faulty Strategy, Infighting
• Bob Kerrey: a former Democratic senator from Nebraska
• You can't beat Obama
• Bill O'Reilly: Host of the #1 political talk show on Cable.
  
• Authenticity and the War in Iraq
  

Obama's VP: Pundit's choice

Here are few of the pundit's/bloggers choice for Obama's VP:

• Neil Sinhababu: John Edwards
• Matt Stoller: Wes Clark
• Paul Rosenberg: John Edwards
  

How is Tax revenue spent in India?

Amit Varma at India Uncut, keeps track of that here. Following are a few ways they are spent:

• On a bigger statue for Mayawati
• On foreign holidays for our esteemed judges
• On 62 sandstone elephants in Lucknow

Obama's Desi Connection

An AP article shows us the connection. Here's a snippet:

They remember a good student with a sharp mind and unshakable integrity, a young man who already had a passion for the underprivileged. Some described the young Obama’s personality as confident to the point of arrogance, a criticism that would emerge decades later, during the campaign.

Obama had an international circle of friends — “a real eclectic sort of group,” says Vinai Thummalapally, who himself came from Hyderabad, India.

Found this article in a link from a comment posted in a Sepia Mutiny post.

How big is Africa?

A wonderful image showing how big Africa really is..
Simply astonishing. :)