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Images: (pipe) thebsreport.wordpress.com;(hat) buycostumes.com (prince) AP photo via janeheller.mlblogs.com
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James Hill for The New York Times
VALUABLE TERRITORY Guards in a central square in Bishek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, which is regularly visited by Russian and American suitors.
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: July 25, 2009
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The first high-level customers to arrive at this stop on the Silk Road in July were two of Vladimir V. […]
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Could it be to hide model-perfect ‘come hither’ lips?
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Images: (Liddy) news91.blogspot.com;(lips) via grazie.9msn.com.au
OPINION
Timothy Egan - A New York Times Blog
July 20, 2009, 11:05 pm
Methland vs. Mythland
Like a brief, intense summer squall, a media storm passed over small-town America a few years ago, stripping away what was left of the myth of the rural idyll to reveal a cast of hollow-cheeked white people smoking meth behind the corn […]
Below is my representation of Kip Rowlands’ response to the idiomatic expression which signifies an unwanted surprise from shallow thinking.
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Images: (.38) via leeofland.com; (man at switchboard) via amhist.ist.unomaha.edu
Jupiter Apparently Hit By Object, According to NASA
In this image released by NASA/JPL showing a large impact on Jupiter’s south polar region captured on Monday, July 20, 2009, by NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Astronomers say Jupiter has apparently been struck by an object, possibly a comet. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL)
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Colorized version presented by […]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and India’s Junior Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, share a light moment upon the former’s arrival at the ITC hotel chain’s Green Building in Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Clinton, who is on a three-day visit to India, […]
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Images: (Stadium picture) by Brandon Thibodeaux for the New York Times; (Portable CD player) via lakewoodconferences.com
Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska
Time.com
By WESLEY LOY / Anchorage – Sat Jul 18, 3:30 pm ET
A group of hunters aboard a small boat out of the tiny Alaska village of Wainwright were the first to spot what would eventually be called “the blob.” It was a dark, floating mass stretching for miles […]
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Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times Mr. Thibodeaux was the photographer
for all of the following Cowboy Stadium shots.
The new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tx, is a three million square foot structure that is three times the size of the team’s old home, Texas Stadium.
A Texas-Size StadiumBy RICHARD SANDOMIR
Published: July 16, 2009ARLINGTON, Tex. — Jerry […]
Op-Ed Columnist
She Broke the G.O.P. and Now She Owns It
By FRANK RICH
Published: July 11, 2009
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I have been saying that the party is hers for the taking . . . I think I was wrong. It’s more likely she’ll be given it on a plastic platter. But, it would be fun to watch Steele and […]
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Image: via huffingtonpost.com
A WEASEL WORD FROM THE C0-KING OF THE WEASELS
BOEHNER IS OUT SICK BECAUSE OF TEAR DUCT ISSUES.
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McConnell hints at racial bias; Bar association rates her ‘well-qualified’
NBC News
updated 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The Senate’s top Republican suggested Tuesday that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor lets racial bias cloud her rulings, even as a national […]
The Savvy Networker
by: Liz Ryan
Here are the worst 10 boilerplate phrases — the ones to seek out and destroy in your resume as soon as possible:
* Results-oriented professional
* Cross-functional teams
* More than [x] years of progressively responsible experience
* Superior (or excellent) communication skills
* Strong work ethic
* Met or exceeded expectations
* Proven track record of success
* […]
Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan
The Associated Press
Sunday, July 5, 2009; 6:59 AM
WASHINGTON — The Washington Post’s publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government officials and the newspaper’s journalists.
A flier surfaced last week promoting a plan to charge $25,000 to sponsor […]
These stories sometimes prove to be too syrupy for words; so I re-interpreted the photograph.
I had decided that I wouldn’t post it because it was a bit strange.
Then I read a story which easily trumped my cartoon with a shovel full of reality.
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Euclid woman, 75, charged in fatal beating of fawn
Posted by Jeff Piorkowski […]
This is the sign from the article.
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It’s happened may times in the past!
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Images: (First) via thinkprogress.com; (GET TV) Photo by Robert via waterwinterwonderland.com; (State) via blog.mlive.com; (Booth) via tampa.broadwayworld.com; (el pollo) via rollingwithlaughter.com; (Sand Witches) via farm3.static.flickr.com; (witches) via halloweenpartystore.com;
The story is here.
What I saw…
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Image: (bear) via myopera.com; (paper hat) esnarf.com; (man) 3.bp.blogspot.com via feeathon.com; (deli) via paulsfinest.com
The story.
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Images: (top) via forgottenoh.com; (bottom) Coen Bros. from film Barton Fink via mantisfists.wordpress.com