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The Undecided: Night Moves Edition -Today’s Event : Ron Moten really needs to shut up. Or Mayor Adrian Fenty needs to cut him from the campaign as it’s unofficial message man. In a Washington Times piece on how the candidates addressed the District’s high unemployment rate , Moten stated that the mayor has assisted ex-offenders get into GED and job-training programs. Date: 2010/09/08
Source: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2010/09/08/the-undecided-night-moves-edition/

Morning Roundup: Need More Coffee Edition -Photo by jim_darling . Good morning, Washington. So, did everyone enjoy the Ron Moten-Marion Barry "debate" last night? It was everything we hoped for and more, including money quotes from Moten (“Adrian Fenty has made some mistakes, just like Marion Barry's made some mistakes.”) and Barry (“What we have here is a situation where the voters, the majority of the voters, are disgusted.”). We'll ... Date: 2010/09/08
Source: http://dcist.com/2010/09/morning_roundup_need_more_coffee_ed.php

Fenty Campaign Chair: We Do Not Control Ron Moten -Yesterday, LL had the scoop that Adrian Fenty ’s loudest supporter, Ron Moten , had to report to the Office of Campaign Finance to answer a complaint filed by a Vincent Gray volunteer saying Moten’s pro-Fenty go-go songs and magazine were breaking city election laws. Date: 2010/09/08
Source: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2010/09/08/fenty-campaign-chair-we-do-not-control-ron-moten/

Apple Blossom Festival announces officers -WENATCHEE — The Washington State Apple Blossom Festival has announced new officers for the 2011 festival. Ron Berschauer is the 2011 Apple Blossom Festival director general, and Adele Fischer Haley is the assistant director general. Date: 2010/09/08
Source: http://wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/sep/08/apple-blossom-festival-announces-officers/

Rangers see opportunity in bigger rosters -TORONTO -- They expand the rosters in September for a reason, and Rangers manager Ron Washington wants to take full advantage of that. With Texas nursing a plethora of injuries, the club is carrying several more players on its active roster -- all of whom Washington wants to make use of. Date: 2010/09/08
Source: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100907&content_id=14401420&notebook_id=14404590&vkey=notebook_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex&partnerId=rss_tex&source=rss_teams_Texas_Rangers

New gene for memory identified in fruit fly could provide Alzheimer's clues -Washington, Aug 9 : Scientists have for the first time identified a new gene that is required for memory formation in Drosophila, the common fruit fly. Date: 2010/09/09
Source: http://www.newkerala.com/news2/fullnews-38135.html

Expeditors International of Washington I (EXPD) Chairman and CEO Peter J Rose sells 24,000 Shares -By insider. Chairman and CEO of Expeditors International of Washington I ( EXPD ) Peter J Rose sells 24,000 shares of EXPD on 09/07/2010 at an average price of $42.84 a share. Read more » » Date: 2010/09/07
Source: http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=106425

Medicare buy-in is latest hurdle for health bill -WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leaders grappled for a health care deal behind closed doors last night, as a fragile and tentative agreement they announced last week threatened to collapse. Date: 2010/09/09
Source: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/12/15/medicare_buy_in_is_latest_hurdle_for_health_bill

Who might replace Rahm Emanuel? -The smart money in Washington and Chicago, Illinois, says it's all but a certainty that within weeks Rahm Emanuel will throw his hat into the ring to replace retiring Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. So the parlor game over who will replace Emanuel as White House chief of staff has already kicked into high gear. Date: 2010/09/09
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/08/emanuel.future/index.html?section=cnn_latest

General supports Sparks’ lottery, job creation plans -Alabama gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks stopped in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday afternoon with one of his most prominent supporters. Date: 2010/09/09
Source: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100909/news/100909632&tc=yahoo