h/t to Dave Barry’s blog for this scoop…. I.am.shocked. /s >>>LINK
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h/t to Dave Barry’s blog for this scoop…. I.am.shocked. /s >>>LINK
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They’re betting the ranch. Even the Associated Press has noticed. Democratic leaders are taking an all-or-nothing approach on Iraq, a tack that leaves its members empty-handed for now but keeps the party in lockstep with demands by anti-war groups. At the end of the month, lawmakers were expected to break for their August recess without [...]
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Thank you Max Baucus for framing this issue so nicely. You either support Max’s draconian tobacco tax increase, or you support killing children. At least, that’s how Max justifies the tax increase of up to $10 per stogie. You see, it’s “for the children.” The SCHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) is up for reauthorization, and [...]
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“And just remember people no matter who you are or what you do to live, thrive, and survive, there’s still some things that make us all the same……You, Me, Everybody…..”
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Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he’s been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers. The 27-year-old former soldier, who lost his left hand in 2005 during a patrol, is one of the first recipients of the i-LIMB. “To [...]
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The man who received the 2nd most votes for President in the history of the Republic accused President Bush today of trying to scare Americans about al Qaeda. Fresh from his now famous assertion that the bloodbath in southeast Asia “didn’t happen” after the fall of Saigon, John Kerry is again trying to fit his [...]
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The summer floods have left thousands of people without access to water in their homes. In Gloucester, where householders have seen their taps run dry, residents described how they are coping. The irony of the situation is not lost on the people of Gloucester. Their city is overwhelmed with water, but there is not enough [...]
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The 110th Congress continues to set records for failure and ineptitude, further burnishing their title as The Worst Congress Ever. The latest polling data from the Gallup organization just gives extra emphasis to what we already knew… The percentage of Americans with a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in Congress is at [...]
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Welcome readers from: Free Republic; WordPress Blog of the Day Elizabeth Edwards called in to a cable news show and said that Ann Coulter’s words had hurt her feelings. Hillary Clinton wailed that the Pentagon Undersecretary had insulted her patriotism. Mean old neocons just keep stomping on liberal sensitivities. Not to be outdone, the Islamic [...]
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On the Road….by Beto Ochoa On the road. Like a Dharma Bum My bible penned by Kerouac What I have in sovereign verve Makes up for any thing I lack Your pillowed beds and comforters Will make you soft and wake too late Arise and ride the Dharmas wheel It carries on. It cannot wait [...]
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Mrs. Clinton and John F. Kerry announced plans on Friday to introduce a bill which would force the Pentagon to begin planning how to withdraw from Iraq. Although I find it difficult to believe that this contingency hasn’t been debated and planned for by the Pentagon, it is interesting that the two would want these [...]
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Harry Reid was despondent after the all-night Senate session produced yet another defeat for the Democrats. “We did the very best we could,” he said. “I strongly believe we should have a bipartisan foreign policy…We need to do something to change the course of the war.” “We need to do something to change the course [...]
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The reports of the huge Baghdad bank heist last week were somewhat startling…….over one-quarter of a billion dollars……..funding for terrorism………an inside job………etc. Turns out, it was 282 million Dinars, not Dollars…..or aproximately $590,000. A tidy sum, to be sure, but nothing to lose any sleep over. h/t Iraq slogger
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Late night observations from SwampWoman……. I was out in my usual (futile) attempt to one day be mistaken for an anorexic tonight at the track. At 8 p.m., the air was a heavy humid blanket and the temperature was still above 90.In the next field over, the county’s most affluent town and a little rougher [...]
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Here is a news story from our friends over at Ummah News Links. Thirty minutes after reading it, and I’m still shaken. I had to look up what being garrotted means. Horrific details have been revealed of the last hours of the young Kurdish woman murdered by her family for falling in love with the [...]
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In a major step forward for applied medical research, scientists at the University of Delaware have announced a breakthrough discovery of a bio-material that may be used to repair and regenerate human tissue. University of Delaware researchers said the biomaterial can be injected as a low-viscosity gel into a wound where it rigidifies nearly on [...]
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali On the Map ================================================================================================== Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, The Virtuous Republic, The Random Yak, DeMediacratic Nation, guerrilla radio, Big Dog’s Weblog, Right Truth, Webloggin, Stuck On Stupid, Leaning Straight Up, The Bullwinkle Blog, Cao’s Blog, The Amboy Times, The Pet Haven, Conservative Cat, Conservative Thoughts, [...]
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An earthquake-wracked nuclear power plant was ordered closed indefinitely Wednesday amid growing anger over revelations that damage was much worse than initially announced and mounting international concern about Japan’s nuclear stewardship. Toyota and other Japanese automakers, meanwhile, suspended production at factories across the country because a major parts supplier sustained damage from Monday’s magnitude-6.8 quake, [...]
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File this story under, “I read it in the newspaper (or on the internet), so I know it must be true….” Yesterday’s NY Daily News had this interesting story and picture. Notice the caption. This will not help Obama with those critics who claim he isn’t “black enough.” h/t Regret the Error ================================================================================================== Trackposted to [...]
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- Chappaquiddick has been called “the most brilliant cover-up ever achieved in a nation where investigative procedures are well developed and where the principles of equal justice prevail, at least during some of those moments where people are watching.” ~ The Last Kennedy by Robert Sherrill – The mysteries of the case continue to haunt [...]
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This is a great picture. The Katrina storm surge, taken from the third floor of St. Stanislaus, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. It’s almost been two years.
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I don’t know where Brian Ross gets his stuff, but the ABC Blotter has been on top of several big stories lately. Kuddos. The FBI is investigating an alleged human smuggling operation based in Chaparral, N.M., that agents say is bringing “Iraqis and other Middle Eastern” individuals across the Rio Grande from Mexico. An FBI [...]
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A message from Chris Rea, with a shout-out to Stefania from Italy, and Ted from Wyoming. /henh
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