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“McCain stopped, glared at her, raised his left arm ready to strike her, composed himself and pushed the wheelchair away from him,” according to Eleanor Apodaca, the sister of an Air Force captain missing since 1967.–McClatchy Newspapers

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

To my knowledge, McClatchy was the only major news organization
to get the WMD story correct.

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McCain’s history of hot temper raises concerns-
By David Lightman and Matt Stearns | McClatchy Newspapers
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WASHINGTON — John McCain made a quick stop at the Capitol one day last spring to sit in on Senate negotiations on the big immigration […]

Posted in John S. McCain III, Movies, Literature |

Jesse James, Zachary Taylor and Yves Montand…Is Ms. Bhutto next?

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

This online CNN story struck Vincenzo Kolchak as strange and
threw him into a reverie which produced the vignette below the image.
Bhutto exhumation okay, Pakistan official says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — The Pakistani government has no problem with officials from Benazir Bhutto’s political party exhuming the slain opposition leader’s body if they see a need […]

Posted in Books, Pakistan, Literature, Benazir Bhutto |

“Napoleon, Gandhi letters expected to fetch $4M at auction” Yahoo News

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Hell, I didn’t realize they had known each other.
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Donne, Napoleon, Gandhi letters auction
By ROBERT BARR, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
LONDON - A love letter from Napoleon, words of comfort from John Donne and a plea for tolerance from Mahatma Gandhi are among the treasure of a private collection up for auction […]

Posted in India, Great Britain, Literature, France, Napoleon, Gandhi, John Donne, Ephemera |

STARTS FRIDAY AT THE HIPPODROME…

Friday, April 13th, 2007

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April 13, 2007
Bank Staff Asks Wolfowitz to Resign
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFiled at 12:46 a.m. ETWASHINGTON (AP) — World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz acknowledged Thursday that he erred in helping a close female friend get transferred to a high-paying job, and said he was sorry.
His apology didn’t ease concerns among the bank’s staff association, which wants […]

Posted in Movies, S-E-X, Literature, World Bank, Wolfowitz |

• Nevada exhibit features rare photos of Monroe, Gable

Saturday, April 7th, 2007

This was a Yahoo News headline this afternoon.
As usual, I jumped to the wrong conclusions.
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I may have the rationale behind Vice-President Cheney’s propensity for secrecy…

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

His residence in the Carpathian Highlands of Washington, DC is a fortress protected by impassable roads nine months out of the year.

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Many had believed that the intricately constructed back entrance would allow for more visitors, but
the road way was wide enough only for one wheeel chair or two Izetas.

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The Vice-President entertains only a few trusted […]

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William Blake during an internship with Fox.

Tuesday, January 17th, 2006

Posted in Art, Democrats, Literature |

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