Month: May 2005

Palestinian Aid Diverted to Build Checkpoints

Our House of Representatives is infected with a frightening brew of intolerance, xenophobia, religious fundamentalism, and stupidity. But this takes the cake: A few months ago, President Bush announced that he would ask Congress...

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Ignored: The 10 Most Ignored News Stories

(aka The Helping Instapundit Project) Last week, the U.N. issued its annual top 10 list of under-reported stories. As might be expected, U.S. media have ignored the list. I have a proposition for you: Let’s cover all 10,...

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Gasoline prices from around the world

This chart is from CNN’s website. Gas prices around the world  (in US dollars per gallon): Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries....

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