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Caught On Tape Doesn’t Seem to Matter

October 30, 2004August 10, 2015 281 Views

Yesterday on the campaign trail, President Bush and Vice President Cheney “unmoved by the evidence” continued to push the theory that 380 tons of munitions had been moved from the Al Qaqaa facility prior to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

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I'M BACK

October 25, 2004 B. John 250 Views

So, were you wondering where I’d gone. I was actually out of town most all of last week, and the

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Who Is Percy Spencer?

October 5, 2004 B. John 226 Views

In 1945, Dr. Percy Spencer, a self-taught engineer with the Raytheon Corporation, was touring a company laboratory that was involved in a radar-related research project . . . and noticed something very unusual when he stopped in front of a magnetron. The chocolate bar in his pocket had begun to melt.

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Expensive Boob Job

September 22, 2004 B. John 254 Views

It appears the FCC has fined CBS $550,000 for the shot of Janet Jackson’s boob during the Super Bowl. That’s an awfully expensive boob job.

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My Spiderman Adventure

September 21, 2004 B. John 310 Views

I had an interesting beginning to the week. Apparently I was the victim of a spider bite Sunday. I had gathered up a load of laundry to put in the washing machine. I felt a prickly sensation like one gets when messing around with fiberglass.

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How Drunk Do You Have to Be?

September 13, 2004September 29, 2018 B. John 243 Views

Having sex with corpses is now officially illegal in California after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill barring necrophilia, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

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Storm Weary

September 12, 2004September 29, 2018 B. John 346 Views

As you may have noted, I have not posted on the blog in a while. This is because I was cleaning up from Frances and preparing for Ivan, and dealing with some (probably) unrelated problems around the house over the previous week.

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Administration Squelches Media Coverage of Iraq Death Toll

September 12, 2004 B. John 203 Views

Journalist Josh Marshall points out how quick the Bush administration was in trying to squelch media coverage of the fact that 1,000 Americans have now been killed in Iraq. At 4:27 eastern time, AP put a story on its wire with the headline, “U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000 mark.” Just 13 minutes later, a new AP headline read “Ridge: Terrorists hope to disrupt election” after a press conference by the Homeland Security secretary.

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