September 2011
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R.I.P., Mariusz Handzlik
Of the 97 victims of the crash of the Polish presidential airplane outside Smolensk, there were many officials of very high rank, but I would bet that there was not a finer human being among them than Mariusz Handzlik, undersecretary of state in the office of the president. I first met Mariusz in 1993 when he came to the United States as a participant in a program run by James Denton of the...
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Palin Calls Out Perry on HPV Vaccine
Sarah Palin calls out Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his executive order requiring sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer…. Full article: Palin Calls Out Perry on HPV Vaccine
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Death Toll Passes 600 from Raid in South Sudan
The New York Times…. Full article: Death Toll Passes 600 from Raid in South Sudan
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Gates brings energy pitch to Senate
Bill Gates and other captains of industry are slated to discuss a new report on energy innovation.
… Full article: Gates brings energy pitch to Senate
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Obama: Palestinian State Bid a 'Distraction'
President Barack Obama says he would “object very strongly” to a possible push for U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, saying such a move would be counterproductive. Obama reiterated Monday that the U.S. would use its veto to stop the motion for full Palestinian statehood if it reaches the Security Council next week at the opening of the U.N. General Assembly. He called the...
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Jailed Americans to be freed soon: Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon free two Americans jailed for spying, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, in what he called a humanitarian gesture weeks before he travels to the United Nations in New York.
… Full article: Jailed Americans to be freed soon: Ahmadinejad
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Drive Recklessly #tcot
How important is it that you watch this Midnight Show PSA? Let us put it this way: millions of lives depend on it…. Full article: Drive Recklessly
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Rich candidates crowd midterm field
The unusual number of self-funded campaigns is a direct result of both parties’ recruiting strategies.
… Full article: Rich candidates crowd midterm field
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Tseng defends NW Arkansas Championship title...
Top-ranked Yani Tseng successfully defended her title in the LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday, beating Amy Yang with a 4-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff…. Full article: Tseng defends NW Arkansas Championship title
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Right-Wing Media Preview Obama's Jobs Speech By...
In advance of President Obama’s speech on job creation, right-wing media have falsely claimed that the stimulus failed. In fact, independent economists agree that the stimulus significantly raised employment and increased GDP, and experts say it is the winding down of stimulus spending that is causing a “fiscal drag” on the economy.Right-Wing
Media Falsely Claim Stimulus...
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Email gaffe leaves insiders fuming
World of difference between
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Taiwan makes environmental push in disputed South...
Eager not to be forgotten as a claimant in the South China Sea, as it was in July when China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to confidence-building guidelines, Taiwan plans to set up an ocean research center and share its findings with others.
… Full article: Taiwan makes environmental push in disputed South China Sea
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The Seneca Effect: Why Decline Is Faster Than...
“It would be some consolation for the feebleness of our selves and our works if all things should perish as slowly as they come into being; but as it is, increases are of sluggish growth, but the way to ruin is rapid.”
Lucius Anneaus Seneca, Letters to Lucilius, n. 91
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Don’t you stumble, sometimes, into something that seems to make a lot of sense but you...
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How Pelmeni Are Made
Today we
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Egypt and the Way of Revolutions
Nothing in politics is certain. But history offers some guides to what we can expect from the Egyptian revolution. First, revolutions are highly contagious, although the speed at which they spread varies. The American revolution of 1776 inspired the French to revolt 13 years later. In the single year of 1848, some 50 peoples across Europe rose in rebellion. Over the course of roughly a decade...
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Danica concerned about IndyCar race in Japan...
Danica Patrick said Friday she is concerned about traveling to Japan for the Sept. 18 IndyCar race at Twin Ring Motegi…. Full article: Danica concerned about IndyCar race in Japan
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Blount: Chase contenders and pretenders #sports
Sorry, Dale, Denny, Tony and Ryan. Y’all are pretenders in this Chase. The contenders? The rest of the playoff field, led by five-time defending champ Jimmie Johnson…. Full article: Blount: Chase contenders and pretenders
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Center of attention - Poll: 'Switchers' see a...
… Full article: Center of attention - Poll: ‘Switchers’ see a liberal party
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Deforestation Making Somalia Famine Worse,...
photo: Oxfam East Africa/CC BY
Some background on one factor contributing to the severity of the famine in the Horn of Africa, from the Center for International Forestry Research: Deforestation
CIFOR’s Frances Seymour say, “Forests and trees frequently form the basis of livelihood diversification, risk-minimization and…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Turkey says it is prepared for possibility of war...
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan said Monday in Cairo that he is prepared for the worst case scenario with Israel, while Israel scrambles to cover its flanks in a multifront diplomatic crisis.
… Full article: Turkey says it is prepared for possibility of war with Israel
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China Blames Weekend's Clashes in Xinjiang on...
Christian Science Monitor. United States…. Full article: China Blames Weekend’s Clashes in Xinjiang on Separatists Trained in Pakistan
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Janikowski's 63-yard FG picks up sloppy Raiders...
Sebastian Janikowski tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal and the Oakland Raiders beat the Denver Broncos 23-20 Monday night in a chippy and clumsy game between the AFC West rivals…. Full article: Janikowski’s 63-yard FG picks up sloppy Raiders
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Europeans urged to come together #tcot
President Obama reportedly told Spanish-speaking reporters that European leaders need to come together to find a
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Jamaica's Blake sets Berlin meet record in 100...
World champion Yohan Blake equaled his personal best of 9.82 seconds in the 100 meters to set a meet record Sunday, while Americans won gold in the 100 hurdles, shot put and high jump at the ISTAF event…. Full article: Jamaica’s Blake sets Berlin meet record in 100
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Zakaria Challenges Rumsfeld on Iraq
CNN host Fareed Zakaria disputed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s argument that Iraq was “hospitable” to Al Qaeda before the U.S. invaded the country. “If we hadn’t invaded, they wouldn’t have been there,” Zakaria said. “We don’t know that,” Rumsfeld insisted. “But they went in to fight us. So since we weren’t there,...
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Insurgents Attack U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan...
Insurgents are firing rockets toward the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other official buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan, where a group of attackers is holed up on the 10th floor, Fox News confirms. ISAF and NATO attack helicopters are pummeling the building with gunfire and have attacked suspected suicide bombers making a bee-line for the embassy, a source tells Fox News. NATO headquarters and...
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Rivera says Newton 'exceeded expectations' #sports
Questions regarding Panthers rookie Cam Newton have turned from if he’ll be a good NFL quarterback to how good he’ll be…. Full article: Rivera says Newton ‘exceeded expectations’
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Payday lenders prey on the poor, costing Americans...
The minimally regulated, fast growing payday lending industry strips Americans of billions annually. It’s time for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to implement regulations to curb predatory lending so that a $400 loan doesn’t put a borrower thousands of dollars in debt.
… Full article: Payday lenders prey on the poor, costing Americans billions. Will...
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Democrats publish attack ad showing airliner about...
[link] [134 comments] … Full article: Democrats publish attack ad showing airliner about to crash into buildings in New York. Was that wrong? Should they not have done that? [Asinine]
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Chicken wheatberry salad
Cook up a big batch of your favorite grain and you can add it to a taco, toss it in a green salad, or eat it for breakfast with brown sugar and milk.
… Full article: Chicken wheatberry salad
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MSNBC shows that online votes from Ron Paul...
[link] [49 comments] … Full article: MSNBC shows that online votes from Ron Paul supporters are only worth a fraction of other votes. RON PA [Obvious]
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Rivera says Newton 'exceeded expectations' #sports
Questions regarding Panthers rookie Cam Newton have turned from if he’ll be a good NFL quarterback to how good he’ll be…. Full article: Rivera says Newton ‘exceeded expectations’
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After 9/11 anniversary: the return of US diplomacy
The US has relied on the military to hit back when attacked or even threatened; to place first priority on building up defenses; to sometimes shoot first, ask questions later. But the most difficult challenges ahead will require greater reliance on diplomacy and traditional statecraft.
… Full article: After 9/11 anniversary: the return of US diplomacy
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5 things to watch in Nevada
Nevada voters go to the polls Tuesday to make their pick in special House election…. Full article: 5 things to watch in Nevada
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Iran's Ahmadinejad says Americans to be freed soon
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that two American men arrested near Iran’s border with Iraq and sentenced for espionage will soon be released in a humanitarian gesture.
… Full article: Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Americans to be freed soon
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POLITICO Playbook - DRIVING BACK-TO-BUSINESS WEEK:...
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… Full article: POLITICO Playbook - DRIVING BACK-TO-BUSINESS WEEK: 1) Will Rick Perry look like a frontrunner after Wed. debate? 2) Do markets start to assume a double dip? 3) Can Obama deliver on huge expectations
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Drumbeat: September 12, 2011
Entergy, Vermont battle over nuclear plant’s fate
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (Reuters) - Power company Entergy faces off against the state of Vermont in U.S. court on Monday to fight a landmark effort to force the closure of its aging nuclear power plant.
Entergy in April lodged its lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the state and Gov. Peter Shumlin, saying the state violated the terms of...
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The Slandering Of The American Conservative...
The Slandering Of The American Conservative Movement Has Begun Tim Stanley September 5th, 2011 The slandering of the conservative movement has begun. For the past month, American newspapers have been awash with stories about the religion of various Republican presidential candidates. Michele Bachmann was portrayed in the New Yorker as a fanatical wingnut. Like Rick Perry, she has been labelled a...
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Cops Put Bicyclist in Hospital
Attorneys for a Port Aransas, Texas, man claim that he was severely beaten by police for riding a bicycle after dark without a headlight. Martin Garcia Ortiz, 48, is hospitalized in critical condition after an Aug. 10 arrest for public intoxication and resisting arrest. Attorneys claim he was knocked to the ground, kicked and beaten by officers.
… Full article: Cops Put Bicyclist in...
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Titans' Hall: NFL suspension result of stimulant...
Tennessee fullback Ahmard Hall says his NFL suspension for using performance-enhancing substances is the result of a stimulant he took to stay awake on a drive from Nashville to Texas in February…. Full article: Titans’ Hall: NFL suspension result of stimulant
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Palin Comic Makes 'Special Needs' Joke
Minutes before Sarah Palin made her anticipated speech in Iowa, comedian Eric Golub told a joke on the same stage that compared liberal political ideology to “special needs children.” After commending Palin on raising her son Trig while balancing other responsibilities, Golub made the analogy. “For that reason alone, the left should worship Sarah Palin and adopt her as one of...
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Tiger honored to be chosen for Presidents Cup ...
Tiger Woods is “honored” to be a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup…. Full article: Tiger honored to be chosen for Presidents Cup
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The Grand Model Of Russia
The Grand Model of Russia represented in Saint-Petersburg contains residential areas, zoological parks with a fair-ground attraction, airfields and seaports, tunnels and oil derrick in miniature. Tiny cars run along the streets of small cities, houses next to lakes and
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Mercy at Qaddafi's notorious Abu Salim prison
Abu Salim prison, Muammar Qaddafi’s most notorious dungeon for political opponents, was the brutal center of his efforts to retain power in Libya. One man helped dozens of prisoners escape.
… Full article: Mercy at Qaddafi’s notorious Abu Salim prison
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Appeals Court Unanimously Affirms Right to...
Simon Glik Broke No Law When He Used His Cell Phone to Record Police Officers’ Use of Force Against Another Man on Boston Common
BOSTON — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled unanimously late Friday that Simon Glik had a right to videotape police in action on Boston Common. Mr. Glik sued three police officers and the City of Boston for violating his civil rights...
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Bloomberg explains concealing arrest
He says he didn
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Hinton: Stewart almost serene #sports
Tony Stewart’s team responsibilities as an owner are constant, he’s barely in the Chase and he’s facing his first winless season in Sprint Cup. You think he’d be mad. The defending race winner at Atlanta is far from it…. Full article: Hinton: Stewart almost serene
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Brian Powell: Von Spakovsky's Politicization Team...
Thus far, the Freedom Of Information Act lawsuit that
PajamasMedia.com filed against the U.S. Department of Justice has resulted in
the disclosure of dozens of DOJ employee resumes and nine largely ignored
columns by Hans von Spakovsky, J. Christian Adams and Richard Pollock.
“Every Single One” is their ongoing series of posts
that tediously tick off the prior work experiences of DOJ...
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Oliver Willis: Chris Wallace Echoes Media Research...
On Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace accused NBC of bias when Today
cameras showed a demonstrator with a sign demanding Cheney be investigated
for torture.
This line of questioning appears to come directly from the
conservative Media
Research Center.
At the
end of the contentious interview, Lauer declared: “Mr. Cheney, thanks for
being with us this morning. I...