Associated Press: WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor University’s new president Kenneth Starr said Tuesday he is excited to promote the world’s largest Baptist university and pleased his time as an independent prosecutor investigating the Clinton White House is long past. Starr, whose investigation of land deals and the Monica Lewinsky scandal led to Clinton’s impeachment, was...
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When Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren addressed the assembly at UC-Irvine last week, he found himself confronted by a throng of protesters who interrupted his speech shouting invectives so much that finally the campus security had to remove the protesters. In all, 11 people were escorted out of the venue and the report has been filed...
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As the resident apolitical curmudgeonly hipster douchebag, I’m paid to not like things.  So it should come as no surprise that I don’t like Sarah Palin or The Family Guy.  And I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that the media gods have conspired to make me choose between them.  So, as you strap in,...
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Reuters: ATHENS, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Greek opposition lawmakers said on Thursday that Germans should pay reparations for their World War Two occupation of Greece before criticising the country over its yawning fiscal deficits. “How does Germany have the cheek to denounce us over our finances when it has still not paid compensation for Greece’s war...
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Crystal Magnum, made famous by lying repeatedly that she was raped by Duke Lacrosse players, inciting the Duke community and most America into a frothing fit of rage, is in trouble again. This time she tried to kill her boyfriend. Or did she? WRAL.com Durham police arrested Duke lacrosse accuser Crystal Gale Mangum, 33, late Wednesday...
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Relax, the economic crisis is over. All one need do is to believe the President. Not only has he told us that the stimulus package has worked, but now he will sign an executive order establishing the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. It will make recommendations on how...
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I got two emails from E4’s in Afghanistan this past month asking about Frag grenades in the combat zone. I hope this does not bore you to tears. But I am a nerd when it comes to this stuff and I really hope you are into it too. The Combat Infantryman’s Badge was humbling...
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The older I get the more opinionated I become. That is neither good nor bad, it just is. And, as I see it the greatest problem facing our nation is the potential bankruptcy of our states. Most of us realize by now that the stimulus package was never aimed at creating...
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Keith Olbermann. Never has there been a man so silly on a network rarely seen. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is present or if a host on MSNBC says something controversial and their show airs at 8pm… does it matter? Normally, I really don’t care about him or...
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