from National Review Online EDWARDS GOT RICH HURTING THE POOR July 20, 2007 — WASHINGTON – Trailing in the polls, John Edwards by Charles Hurt …. and the $38 million fortune he amassed as the most successful personal-injury lawyer in
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PA Prisoner: ‘Thanks but No Thanks’ to Offer of Freedomby Hana Levi Julian (IsraelNN.com) One of the 256 terrorists slated for release Friday as part of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s “good will” gesture to the Palestinian Authority has said “Thanks,
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According to News Max Magazine’s July 2007 copy.. 97% of people SAY they wash their hands after using the bathroom….. but only 67% of them really do…. and only 33% use soap at all…. and only 16% wash their hands
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From The ‘Benchmark’ Excuse Crocker and Petraeus speak some truths, if Senators are listening. Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT For proponents of early withdrawal, the “benchmarking” issue has provided a handy excuse to make the Iraqi government rather
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Fred woke up early. He looked at the alarm clock next to his bed. The time was 5:55. After his morning bathroom ritual he looks at his calendar. It is May 5th. His first appointment in at 555 5th Avenue.
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tip to http://mobyrebuttal.blogspot.com/ – Blond Sagacity- one of my favorite bloggers.
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I appreciate a good waiter or waitress, but here are my most common peaves: Gets too familiar. Too friendly to the point of intruding on the relationship with your fellow diner. I appreciate the service, but if there is going
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Just gazing through Dennis Miller’s “Rant Zone”, an old collection that makes perfect bathroom literary fare. He is the absolute master of the comic metaphor. A few shining examples:“…even the best psychiatrist is like a blindfolded auto mechanic poking around
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From the Opinion Journal Political Diary – July 9, 2007 “The eight Democratic presidential candidates assembled in Washington recently for another of their debates and talked, among other things, about public education. They all essentially agreed that it was underfunded
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I am no scientist. I can find scientists who can explain that global warming is a problem and I can just as easily find scientists who say it is not. Lately it seems easier to find scientists who doubt that
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Consistency is not one of my better virtues, but this marks my 101st entry to my Rebel Yid Blog. Entering the universe of the bloggers has been very educational, especially for a man in his advanced youth (some prefer to
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When the current administration took office our economy experienced the dot.com melt down, the fear of Y2K disaster (that never happened), and the extremely contentious (but still civilly decided) election results. After the election we had the stunning attack of
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A Doctor knows that a successful treatment depends on a proper diagnosis. But politicians need a crisis to solve to gain power and the media is willing to accommodate with half truths and incomplete data. We hear about a huge
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Over the last 18 months our company has screened thousands of candidates for varying positions and less than 5% are qualified and worth talking to. Well over half of the candidates can not pass either a drug screen or a
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Two men are making breakfast. As one is buttering the toast, he says, “Did you ever notice that if you drop a piece of toast, it always lands butter side down?” The second guy says, “No, I bet it just
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for my literary friends out there….. These are the winners of the “worst analogies ever written in a high school essay” contest run by the Washington Post: McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty Bag filled with
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With the furor of the commutation and possible pardon of Scooter Libby, I thought a history of presidential pardons might put it in perspective. Typically pardons and other forms of clemency are disbursed throughout a term in office. Bill Clinton’s
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Elizabeth Edwards chastises Ann Coulter for her uncivilized discourse, denouncing the “hatefulness” and “ugliness” of conservative commentators. “We can’t have a debate about issues if you’re using this kind of language,” she lectured. from Media Research Center Elizabeth Edwards Favors
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I have found that this British based betting site is a better indicator of political outcomes than many of the major polling organizations. While the population that is willing to place hard money on predicting an outcome should be statistically
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One of the interesting dilemmas of the information age is the increased emotional response to events and the increased volatility of the markets. I would have thought that more information would have led to more rational decisions and more logical
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