Archive for April 1st, 2008

Apr 01 2008

Pelosi Does What She Does Best: Surrenders On Super Delegates

Nancy Pelosi has decided that the Democrat race will go on and super delegates are free to vote however they wish: WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the superdelegates who may ultimately decide the Democratic party’s presidential nominee have a right to vote as they wish, and that the drawn-out contest between candidates Hillary […]

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Apr 01 2008

Anthrax Investigation Narrowing In On Suspects

It has been too many years since the nation experienced the frightening anthrax attacks in 2001, but now it seems investigators are narrowing in on some suspects – finally: he FBI has narrowed its focus to “about four” suspects in the 6 1/2-year investigation of the deadly anthrax attacks of 2001, and at least three […]

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Apr 01 2008

If Sadr Won, Where Is The Dancing And Cheering In The Streets?

So many armchair experts (or propaganda artists in the fashion of Nazi Joseph Goebbels) have been claiming al-Sadr’s capitulation in the fighting in Iraq was a blow to Maliki. Strange logic there, but one indication of a Sadr win would be dancing in the streets of Basra and Sadr City in Baghdad. Where is it? […]

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Apr 01 2008

Techno-Gobbledygook: How People Can Say Nothing And Sound Impressive

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Many politicians sound so impressive to the untrained ear. They can talk for hours and make no commitments while promising heaven and earth for free. Well, engineers (and lawyers and doctors as well I assume) have their own method of saying a lot – and nothing at all: This is how we ended up with […]

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