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I’m against the DH, the excessive use of relief pitchers, tv interviews of managers during a Major League game and sloppy uniform appearance. That probably makes me a traditionalist.
If I were to deny the Holocaust, I would not be an ultra-traditionalist;
I’d be an anti-semitic jackass.
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Pope Voices Support for Jews, Rejects Holocaust Denial
By Michelle […]
January 27, 2009
The New York Times
New York Says Health Chief Abused Power
By DANNY HAKIM
ALBANY — Gov. George E. Pataki’s appointment of Antonia C. Novello, a former surgeon general, as state health commissioner in 1999 was seen as something of a coup for New York.
An appointee of President George H. W. Bush who was the first […]
It seems as if Governor Paterson and his minions made a serious mistake when they ham-handedly hinted that Caroline Kennedy was not what she had seemed.
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Updated: 01/25/09 07:17 AM
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Paterson may feel backlash from angry Democrats
The governor’s handling of the appointment to New York’sU. S. Senate seat has political insiders scratching their heads.
By Tom […]
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(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke)
Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:59pm EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fallen Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard Fuld sold his $13.3 million mansion to his wife for just $100 last November, according to Florida real estate records.
The 62-year old executive, who could face civil lawsuits after overseeing the storied investment bank’s collapse into Chapter […]
At first blush, this shape-shifting view of criminal justice
may appear to be lunacy,
but take a gander at these two US stories of shape-shifting within the species.
Defense Waiting to Decide on Plea Bargain for Boy, 8–New York Times
Christopher Pittman, 15, who was 12 at the time of the November 2001 slayings of Joe Frank […]
Iran Using Fronts to Get Bomb Parts From U.S.
By Joby Warrick
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, January 11, 2009; A01
The Iranian businessman was looking for high-quality American electronics, but he had to act stealthily: The special parts he coveted were denied to Iranians, especially those seeking to make roadside bombs to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
With a […]
Instead of voicing anger over another outburst of Middle East violence, I have channeled that frustration by introducing a new health care product.
From DBp Laboratories, comes…
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Images: (gaza aerial) btselem.org; (Band-Aid) business-supply.com
This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 at 12:30 pm and is filed under Business, Advertising, Health, Middle East. […]
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Bush Prepares Request for Rest Of Bailout Funds
If Congress Votes Down Measure, Veto Power Could Come Into Play
By David Cho and Lori Montgomery
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, January 10, 2009; Page A01
Senior Bush administration officials, consulting with the Obama transition team, have prepared a plan to ask lawmakers for the second half of the $700 billion […]
Anchorage Daily News
Apprenticeship raises questions about Palin
Dan Fagan
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Have you noticed how our governor seems to have convinced herself only some of the rules apply to her?
This attitude was really at the heart of Troopergate. It also allows her to do things like take cash from the state for spending more than 300 nights in […]