Author: urizon

Our Dutch Friends Can Help Us Save New Orleans

I’ve traveled to the Netherlands several times over the years. My most recent trip was, unfortunately, way back in 1991. One of the most fascinating things about this country — besides its legendary tolerance,...

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R.I.P. Gene Mauch

Sorry to interject a sports theme into the diaries, but one of my favorite baseball figures, Gene Mauch, has passed away at the age of seventy-nine.Mauch was the manager of my beloved (and formerly hapless) Angels in ’82...

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Jean Schmidt Hides Behind Dead Soldiers

I’ll keep this short and sweet. If you watch the video of Jean Schmidt’s appearance on Hardball last night, you will notice she is wearing two buttons.The buttons are images of a soldier and a marine, presumably two...

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"European Heritage" Team at GOP.com

Hi guys. I just joined the GOP.com “European Heritage” team. Here’s the link (it’s the last box in the left-hand column of the check boxes).I’m wondering just what this type of activism this...

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Italy Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents

[From the diaries by susanhu.]Italy Judge Orders Arrest of 13 CIA Agents By AIDAN LEWIS Associated Press Writer ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the arrest of 13 CIA agents for allegedly helping deport an imam to...

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