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SNIP.... MINOR EDITINGMAC Cosmetics has censored Sandra Bernhard for bashing the GOP. The cosmetics giant, owned by Estée Lauder, got hundreds of complaints after it posted an online ad this week for its Plushglass lip gloss in which the balloon-lipped comic does some free-form ranting, including a riff about an "intimidated, frightened, right-wing Republican thin-lipped bitch." But Mac oddly didn't cut a line in which Bernhard cheekily discusses the bodily fluids of a horny barnyard bird.

Fueled by fire. Dell has an ad campaign showing flames allover a desktop pc. Talk about bad timing. You have to see this. Follow link to Dell site.

'Roses Are Red, Viagra is Blue...' Pfizer Knows Better - Shame on You! Says AHF LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) the nation's largest AIDS group and a direct provider of HIV/AIDS medical care to tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the US, Africa, Central America and Asia, issued a warning today that it expects Pfizer, Inc., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, to run a Valentine's Day-themed ad for Viagra as part of its ongoing shameless holiday-themed advertising campaign for its blockbuster sex drug. For the past several months, Pfizer has been running a direct-to-consumer...

It doesn't have the cachet of Ronald Reagan's "It's Morning in America," and probably will never go down in the history books next to "A chicken in every pot" as one of the more memorable campaign slogans. But if Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has anything to say about it, the phrase "America Can Do Better" will become a familiar part of the Democratic message in next year's elections. The Nevada Democrat has been routinely dropping the slogan into speeches and interviews, and his communications staff has used it liberally in press releases, even slapping it into the subject lines...

Apple to rename Rendezvous as part of copyright deal Friday, February 18, 2005 @ 3:30pm In the coming months, Apple will change the name of its Rendezvous networking technology to "Bonjour," according to documents shown to AppleInsider. Last year, Tibco Software entered into a trademark dispute with Apple over its use of the Rendezvous name, alleging that the Apple technology, used in products such as Mac OS X and the iTunes Music Store, infringed on its exclusive rights to the Rendezvous name. In July 2004, the two companies agreed to end the dispute through a mutual out of court settlement....

Hot Flash - December 27, 2004 US Airways - One Small Job Action And A Giant Leap Toward Obscurity All bets are now off. At US Airways, the situation is in doubt. Big time. The employees at US Airways responsible for last weekend's sick-out and job action have achieved an enormous triumph in media attention. Matter of fact, the stories of thousands of travelers ready to go postal due to cancelled flights, long lines, and intentionally screwed up baggage, are all over the place. National TV. Newspapers. No telling, but Rush Limbaugh will probably be covering it. Dig it, a...