Month: June 2007

How Not to Wet Your Pants

New York Times: LONDON, June 29 — The headline of London’s Evening Standard newspaper today said 1,700 people could have died at “ladies’ night” in the Tiger Tiger night spot. The police gauged the potential death toll as...

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So What if it is 1912?

Joe Mathews’ editorial about how Michael Bloomberg is Teddy Roosevelt and Arnold Schwarzenegger is Hiram Johnson would be a lot more interesting if Roosevelt and Johnson had actually won the 1912 election. They...

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Executive Privilege?

In today’s news: Fielding on Thursday explained Bush’s position on executive privilege this way: “For the president to perform his constitutional duties, it is imperative that he receive candid and unfettered...

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Thursday Dog Blog (and general critter blogging)

Yet more Albert in the sun. The reason his wiskers are so curled at the ends is that he gets them just a leeettle too close to the wood fire. Also, the shaved bit on his left ear is from his last teeth triming and jaw x-ray....

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