current affairs

"The Check's in the mail. I swear!"

Published on January 11 2008

The Associated Press: FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time, according to a Justice...

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RIP, Sir Ed

Published on January 11 2008

I love that attitude. A good match for the man's altitude. Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies Hillarys life was marked by grand achievements, high adventure, discovery, excitement — and by his personal humility. Humble to the point that he only...

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HNY

Published on December 31 2007

Before I toddle off to bring in the NewYear driving a humongous stationary piece of machinery (and, incidentally, to enjoy a Prime Rib potluck dinner at said place of employment!), I want to wish everyone the happiest of New Years. What a year of change...

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Bill Whittle blows a gasket.....

Published on December 17 2007

...and it's great. :-D I don’t really have the time to do this correctly, but just as something to do over a milk and cookie before bed: American, have you considered the possibility you might be a f**king idiot?

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My bad....

Published on December 5 2007

Gore help me. I'm gonna need waaaaay more carbon offsets. The Associated Press: Ecologists Study Efficiency of Divorce WASHINGTON AP — Divorce can be bad for the environment. In countries around the world divorce rates have been rising, and each time...

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Um....no comment

Published on December 2 2007

FBIs Gun Ban Listing Swells - washingtonpost.com Justice officials said the FBIs "Mental Defective File" has ballooned from 175,000 names in June to nearly 400,000, primarily because of additions from California. (P.S. I used to live there, so it's okay...

And take a guess at the title of the Chapter? "Playground Politics for Grownups". Or how about "Put on Your Big Boy Pants, Hugo"? Now I wish I hadn't written the term paper on Containment. Chavez-watching just makes the writing so easy. FOXNews.com -...

Hollywood horror show: Writers to strike - CNN.com LOS ANGELES, California CNN -- Show-business writers will go on strike early Monday after their negotiating team recommended a walkout over royalties that could immediately pinch late-night TV shows....

I'd always thought of Christopher Hitchens as a great writer, because he pi$$ed me off just as often as he made me nod in agreement. (Okay, so I have a weird definition of "great"). With this piece for Vanity Fair, Hitchens tells us about a great loss...

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You have got to be kidding me

Published on October 12 2007

Al Gore, UN Panel share Nobel for Peace - Yahoo News OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.s climate change panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for spreading awareness of man-made climate change and laying the foundations...