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Although they don’t give us much, the information that has been released on this boy is here.

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Paris has erupted into riots, again. This time, the boy whose near electrocution sparked the riots last year, was arrested as being a part of the new disturbance.
Ah, France. Let’s look at a recent French timeline:
October 2005 -
“The unrest was initially sparked by the electrocution on October 27 of Altun and friends Bouna Traore, a [...]

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Did anyone see Jeopardy yesterday? The final Jeopardy “answer” was, roughly: “This individual, who had reached the rank of “Major” in the Marines, was persuaded by Robert F. Kennedy to leave the Marines and run for Congress in 1965, winning a Senate seat 9 years later.”
The “question,” of course, is “Who is John Glenn?” However, [...]

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Something I’ve been meaning to comment on for awhile. When General Hayden was confirmed as head of the CIA, Specter was the only Republican to vote against him - “out of protest.” We expect these types of “protest” votes from Democrats, but not leading Republicans.
A month ago I also noted how Specter wanted to raise [...]

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A tribute…

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To most people this is probably not important, but consider it one of my pet peeves: people being down on sports because they think sports can have an adverse effect on young kids. Granted, anything can be detrimental to a kid’s health, and sports are no different if you throw in the rabid coach or [...]

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We had the men on the ground. We were in position to make a difference and restore law and order. We had the ability to remove terrorists and create a stable peace. We were poised to alleviate the suffering and poverty caused by warlords in one of the worst places on Earth. The only thing [...]

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Too good not to share. Via the NY Times, no less:

The old blame game -— in which Mexico attributed illegal migration to the voracious American demand for labor and accused lawmakers of xenophobia -— has given way to a far more soul-searching discussion, at least in quarters where policies are made and influenced, about how [...]

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I got this from Ace in the Hole. It’s a simple questionaire to see what “type” of English you speak. Here is my profile:

Your Linguistic Profile::

70% General American English

20% Upper Midwestern

5% Midwestern

0% Dixie

0% Yankee

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

As Fred said: “At Least it’s ENGLISH.”
Relative to the rest of the US, we in [...]

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I should not have blogged about Al Gore and his “movie” yesterday. Now, the banner at the top of my page is running advertisements telling PFB readers to see it!
My criticism turned in to promotion… One of your all-time backfires, there.

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I’m short on time, today, so I’ll make this point as quickly as possible…
Today, Amnesty International slammed the US for its “human rights” record. Despite the actions of China, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Haiti, Sudan, Pakistan, and Venezuela, which are government sanctioned and make the actions of the US pale in comparison, Amnesty is [...]

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From Lithuania:
Lithuanian police were so astonished when they pulled over a truck driver and his breathalyzer test registered 18 times the legal alcohol limit, they thought their testing device must be broken. It wasn’t.
Police said Tuesday 41-year-old Vidmantas Sungaila registered 7.27 grams per liter of alcohol in his blood repeatedly on different devices when he [...]

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