Archives: April 2008

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(An explanation of “Hooker Ads”)

It was an up week for Hooker Ads, starting with 12 on Monday and ending with 14 Friday.

Friday became the first day to pass 800 total ads. Tuesday and Thursday have yet to even total 500.

As such, Tuesday and Thursday were the only days this week to lower their weekly average.

The trend is noticeably up over the last few weeks, matching the highs of a few months prior.

Sort of odd timing…

The Post Travel section did a Long Weekend column about Nashville on Sunday. Only problem? Sunday was the day that 1,000 area residents were returning from Nashville where they were competing in the Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon.

Washington Post: Still More Lamentations From Jeremiah

Washington Times: Air marshals grounded in list mix-ups

Washington Examiner: Blog – Yeas and Nays

N.Y. Times: Thomas L. Friedman: Dumb as We Wanna Be

L.A. Times: Artist settles suit over disappearing mural

USA Today: Lifeline Live Blog: Entertainment News & Rumors

Politico: GOP gives Clinton the silent treatment

ABC News: Incest Dad Left Children to Go on Vacation

CBS News: “Hostile” Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan

Fox News: Police Piece Together Details of Austria Incest Case

CNN: Paula Abdul gets confused on ‘Idol’

Wall Street Journal: How to Destroy Brand-New Cars

MSNBC: Most common mistakes pet owners make

Congressional Quarterly: CQ Politics Projects a Close Delegate Split in Indiana Primary

That Mark Halperin joined Time.com…

We’ve updated our post from earlier today.

Today’s WaPo reports that Portfolio’s Matt Cooper and Mandy Grundwald split up last year.

NAM wonders:

Although for the life of us we can’t find a link to this specific nugget, today’s WaPo reports that Portfolio’s Matt Cooper and Mandy Grundwald split up… year ago.

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