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John Roberts — a smooth-talking corporate lawyer turned appeals court judge, whose Waspy good looks and blue-chip credentials may conceal an ultraconservative legal agenda. The perfect Stealth nominee, in other words.
Read moreHewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday it will cut 14,500 jobs. I am sorry for the people affected, but I’m also wondering if the job cuts include any of the people I ‘ve run into in my dealings with HP:
Read moreWell, after nearly 26 years of experimentation, a professor at Princeton University has determined something most of us already knew…our thoughts can have an effect on machines. I think we all know the applies mostly to office machines. Most of us are already familiar with the universal principle that the greater our need for the copier to work, the greater the likelihood it will break down.
Read moreAssuming they weigh the same, why should a square envelope cost more to mail than a rectangular one? That’s completely ridiculous. There must be a mistake here.
Read moreBoys cannot audition for soprano or alto roles in that state’s All-State Choir. Girls cannot audition for tenor or bass. No matter where their talents lie. As a result, 17-year-old Mikhael Rawls, who already has won awards for his countertenor ? the male parallel to soprano ? can’t try out in the part where he excels.
Read moreA group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom .
Read morePsychiatric MDs and their psychoanalytical brethren probably don’t like it, but the term “shrink” has been around since the 1950s. Back then, the full label was “headshrinker.”
Read moreTo maintain political power, the right wingnuts continually beat the drum of hatred for Gay people. It is time for Christians and good people in this country to call out their flawed “preaching” and their vile rhetoric. These people need to know that their words and teachings have consequences. When you pound this drum loud and long enough, CHILDREN DIE.
Read more“U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn challenged the accuracy of Terri Schiavo’s autopsy Thursday, saying he has a copy of the Florida woman’s medical file. I have on my desk a complete medical file of Terri Schiavo, and I would challenge the accuracy of many of the statements by people involved in that case in terms of her medical condition, and I would also challenge some of the autopsy findings based on what I have on my desk in Washington,” Coburn said.
Read moreAs you may know, the British invested a lot to cover a huge part of London with a closed circuit television system for “identifying terrorists.” Much is being made right now about the fact that officers have uncovered a shot of one of the terrorists from this system. I expect to see the U.S. Government and major U.S. cities now clamoring to install such systems, and they’ll point to this as the grand example for why we need it.
Read moreThese guys just get more wacky by the minute. Now it turns out that Senator Rick Santorum has uncovered the cause of the Priest Sex Scandals…and all the blame rests on liberalism in Boston. You can read the complete article here.
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