current affairs

that old wild single life....

Published on February 17 2007

ABC News: Britney Goes Bald, Reportedly Goes to Rehab Spears' reported rehab visit and new, hairless look is the culmination of a wild few months for the pop star. After filing for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline last year, she started club-...

In the Bullpen » Mellencamp: U.S. Should not Respond to 9/11 or Pearl Harbor I think Chevy should go back to Bob Seger for their next ad campaign. (* "shut up and sing")

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All Anna Nicole, all the time

Published on February 9 2007

Guess everybody's in for that big old half-billion dollar payout, aren't they? Hey. *I* am the father of Anna Nicole's baby!!!! Zsa Zsas husband: I might be babys dad LOS ANGELES - The husband of actress Zsa Zsa Gabor said Friday that he had a decade-long...

Venezuelan lawmakers give Chavez sweeping powers - CNN.com "Democracy in Action" CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A congress wholly loyal to President Hugo Chavez approved a law Wednesday granting him authority to enact sweeping measures by decree. The law...

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Letter

Published on January 30 2007

Brooke sent these pictures of a memorial service she went to for some of our soldiers who were recently killed in a helicopter crash. Sort of puts things into perspective for me each day when I go to work to do my job. I know everything I do at work each...

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One bumpersticker fits all

Published on January 26 2007

For any political persuasion....

After all of the announcements the last few days, I decided to see if I could find a list of everyone who has announced they're running for Prez in '08. Off to my trusty Wikipedia, the first stop for almost anything a person needs to know. Ye gods. United...

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Chavez says:

Published on January 21 2007

Venezuela's Chavez says "gringos go to hell" - Yahoo! News Chavez, a Cuba ally re-elected by a landslide in December, this month launched a campaign to consolidate power by nationalizing key industries, seeking expanded executive powers and pushing for...

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Makes Me Proud to be a Cheesehead

Published on January 20 2007

A favorite site of mine is the Urban Legends page. When I get one of those emails detailing all of the things I can win if I only send Bill Gates a short note, or a long story about a young cancer patient who wants to break the record for emails received,...

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I Went for a Walk on a Winters' Day

Published on January 19 2007

Mamas and Papas' Denny Doherty dies at 66 "There's a part of this thing that if I'm not careful, I'd be just a blob on the stage crying my guts out," Doherty told The Associated Press at the time. "Everybody knows about death and dying and sadness, so...