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1 Apr, 2007 10:32 pm
/**/ If something has a direct benefit to an individual or a class of people, and a theoretical, abstract, or amorphous benefit to everybody else, realize that the proponent's
intentions are to benefit the former, not the latter, no matter what bullsh*t they try to feed you. And lots of other darn sound advice, here.
14 Nov, 2008 7:56 pm
Reuters: Uruguay Congress allows early abortions, veto looms, by Patricia Avila: Uruguay's Senate voted on Tuesday to decriminalize abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a
rare move for a Latin American country, but the president is expected to...
8 Apr, 2008 3:05 pm
... vote! 04/08/2008 HAMILTON -- Flanked by the parents of Megan Kanka, Rep. Chris Smith (Contact)
announced an effort yesterday to take the law named after the slain ... past year. "We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Maureen and to Richard," Smith said. - No you do, for them helping you "look good" to the sheeple ... trafficking law that would reduce American aid to countries that will not enact
its provisions. Smith said the combination of "carrots and sticks" would get the attention of other countries ...
5 Sep, 2008 10:49 am
View the article here 09/05/2008 New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith (Contact) has taken the legacy of young
Megan Kanka's death with him to the floor of the Republican National Convention, where his international version of Megan's Law has become part of the party's platform. "I'm ecstatic,"
Smith said from the convention in St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday. "I suggested it strongly to the party and I've been getting a lot of support
for it on the floor (of ...
30 Nov, 2007 11:11 am
Matt Armstrong, who blogs at MountainRunner, has a thought-provoking guest-post over at Small Wars Journal on the Smith-Mundt Act, which is
commonly understood as having intended to prevent blowback...
23 Aug 8:35 am
Money can help. LWJ, William and I had a special dinner at Ruth's Chris on Friday night. I had the Rib Eye, rare. I think it made me happy.
21 Aug 12:23 pm
Here. Chris was is several of my classes and is a very smart guy.
17 Sep 8:14 am
... has raised the expected amount of dust--and I suppose the standard reaction is that "it's a good thing we're having this conversation," but I'm not so sure that it is. Since I was
one of the early racism-shouters here on Swampland, and on the Chris Matthews show last Sunday, I probably should explain why "this
conversation" is heading in the wrong direction. via swampland.blogs.time.com Why does anybody think Joe Klein is smart? His piece seems to end only because he runs out of cliches.
Using ...
2 Jul, 2008 11:31 am
... Bel-Air. (He was already known as a rapper in the 1980s when he starred in the Fresh Prince of Bel Air, but Will Smith became a household
name after the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.) Highly talented and successful, together with Tom ... has been nominated for a Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and he has also won multiple
Grammys. Will Smith's roles include: - Agent J in "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II" - Detective Del Spooner in "I, Robot" - Muhammad Ali in
"Ali" - Chris Gardner in "The Pursuit of ...
23 Dec, 2008 11:25 am
... CEOs and Boards: "We Didn't Do It" Now, I'm certainly not blaming Chris Cox for this financial crisis (nor do I blame him for any failures
in not catching Madoff ... threats of dire consequences if GM is not bailed out. When Connecticut's Sen. Chris Dodd mentioned that Mr. Wagoner
might have to go, GM spokesman Steve Harris was ... dubbed his board colleagues "pet rocks" for their blind support of then CEO Roger Smith.
The broader problem is that there are far too many pet rocks on the boards of other U.S ...
16 Apr 2:48 am
Later this morning I expect the CPS to announce that they will not prosecute either Damian Green or Chris Galley for misconduct in public
office or conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office. Readers of this blog will know that I think the initial bringing in of the police, and the arrests, were a scandal - a
scandal obscured by the silly, wrong-headed "controversy" about the entirely
17 Oct, 2007 6:34 am
... broken the rules, but the city auditor has decided that he can simply, and unilaterally, just waive the rules and let them all slide. Not surprising when one considers that among
the offenders is the darling of the existing City Council, Chris "Streetcar" Smith -- tool of the
condo developers who essentially run the spendthrift city government. If he doesn't win, Opie, Sam the Tram, and Fireman Randy will cry for ...
11 Oct, 2008 5:09 pm
Pretty pathetic if you ask me. There are plenty of things not to like about McCain. The Palin hatred is stupid, though, and shows a lack of insight about people and the office of
President. Palin might not make a great president, but if she didn't, it wouldn't be because she lacks foreign policy experience. That she is not so sophisticated as to think American
doesn't have to be the strongest kid on the block, is to her credit. No doubt Obama is a man of great talents. Talent is not his problem ...
29 Apr, 2008 10:51 am
... Borders last week to lobby for passage of a bill aimed at curtailing U.S. tech companies' participation in foreign countries' internet censorship schemes. Smith is hoping that the bill reaches the floor of the house and passes before the Olympics begin in August. Chris
Smith (left) met with representatives of Reporters Without Borders on Friday. Photo: Office of Rep. Chris Smith Smith issued a joint statement with the ...
23 Jun 3:36 pm
... hurt several members of the London (Ontario) Silverbacks football team, including its owner. Beth Smith, 42, was killed in the crash on
Interstate 69 near Angola, in northern Indiana on Sunday. His ... shoot toward us," Fields said. More Guard personnel arrived and found the Smith children in a roadside ditch. Fields said he didn't know whether the children were thrown from the vehicle or somehow managed to get out on their own.
Chris Smith, 40, of Peru, Ind., made the PGA Tour in 1995 and won the ...
23 Jul, 2008 11:49 pm
... - July 18, 2008 - U.S. Representatives Mike Doyle (PA-14), Chris Smith (NJ-4), today criticized
syndicated talk show host Michael Savage ... steadfast commitment to advance treatments and services for this growing disability," said Rep. Chris Smith. One out of every 150 children in the United States has an autism ... do nothing to help the lives of
those suffering with this often debilitating disorder," Rep. Chris Smith said. "I understand that
shock jocks get the big bucks for being as obnoxious and ...
19 Feb, 2008 7:30 am
... it's almost a sure thing that there's going to be a runoff. And if Smith made it to that stage, I'd want to be darn sure that his opponent
in the head-to-head general ... and lots of neighborhood association types know her. That may be what it would take to beat Smith, who seems to
have nothing better to do but go to wonky meetings and shill ... you think? Which Portland City Council candidate stands a better chance of beating Chris Smith in a runoff? Amanda Fritz Charles Lewis No difference between them ...
21 Jun 8:07 pm
... Toledo, Ohio and the SUV she was driving collided with a Greyhound bus transporting a semipro football team from Canada. Smith's children,
Abigail and Cameron, were transported by helicopter to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, where they were listed in critical condition late Sunday. Their father, Chris Smith, has been competing in the PGA since 1991. .sl_badge_120
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9 Apr 11:02 am
... passionate and compelling speakers at the eIFL 2nd IP conference in Turkey last month was Chris Friend, who is the strategic priority
leader for the World Blind Union's Right to Read ... if the IP problems were solved. Also, our hotel room was next to that of Chris and Judy,
so my wife and I were often lulled to sleep by ... infringement, the Author's Guild is not also opposing the text-reading software that Chris
Friend was using in Istanbul; could it be something as obvious as avoiding really bad PR? ...
20 Aug, 2007 8:33 am
... 'Skinner, skinner, skinner!' They were yelling out 'War!'," said Barbara Smith, who shares the third floor 84 Ashland St. apartment with
registered sex offender, ... neighbor came over with a bucket of water and the two doused the flames, according to Smith and court records. The
charred remains of the scarecrow were scattered over the street ... has no authority over anyone who is no longer under its supervision, including setting conditions on whom they can
live with and where, said Capt. Chris Kench ...
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