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“At a news conference at the state capitol, Mr. Ritter said he wanted to find a better balance in life and spend more time with his family.”
“In his statement, Dorgan said his retirement was borne out of the desire to spend more time with his family.”
“‘Now there is nothing more pathetic than a politician who [...]
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January 6th, 2010
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January 6th, 2010
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The president yesterday had some harsh words for US intelligence agencies. What he didn’t have was a clear articulation of what kind of intelligence failure was responsible for missing the Christmas Day bombing plot. To be fair, these are early days, and much is unknown. But these distinctions matter. A lot. Identifying root causes is [...]
January 3rd, 2010
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In light of how badly millions of Americans were burned in last year’s financial meltdown, there’s an eager audience for personal financial guidance. But consumers should take pains to ignore one particular piece of advice that’s been making the rounds of late.
I first heard about it in an October email from a Consumers Digest [...]
January 3rd, 2010
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In the short term, we need the stimulus. In the middle term, austerity is in order.
January 2nd, 2010
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Today is 01022010. Thanks to commenter wmd for pointing that out.
Palindrome Days are observed by looking in mirrors and meditating on symmetry.
January 1st, 2010
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Today is, of course, New Year’s. But it’s also a Binary Day – 1/1/10. It’s the first such day since 11/11/01. Don’t worry if you missed, it, though: we have 1/10/10 and 1/11/10 coming up soon.
Binary Days are celebrated by exercising two-valued logic, seeing the world in terms of yes-or-no rather [...]
January 1st, 2010
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Silly doctors! Of course he didn’t have a heart attack. He doesn’t even have a heart.
December 31st, 2009
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Acknowledging my capacity for self-deception about whether political trends are favorable to the causes I support, I can’t help thinking/hoping that I detect some impatience in the press with the Republican habit of letting politics start at the water’s edge. It’s not just that so many GOP politicians have more or less stopped even [...]
December 30th, 2009
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Five thoughts about the Undie Bomber:
1. This attack wasn’t some unprecedented, sophisticated plot carried out by a wily terrorist enemy constantly searching for ways to strike at the soft underbelly of American national security. This was vintage al Qaeda, circa 2001. The plot looked eerily similar to the Shoe Bomber. It was directed against what [...]
December 29th, 2009
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The underpants-bomber case once again illustrates that information doesn’t flow freely enough within the network of agencies concerned with terrorism.
