Month: December 2005

Breaking: Sami Al-Arian Not Guilty

The partial verdicts were just announced on MSNBC. There are no print stories so far. The latest print story says that the jury was still deadlocked on two of the four charges. But, just now, after 13 days of deliberations, the...

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The Un-Midas Touch of Dick Cheney

George Bush’s lack of success in his business endeavors is well known. Take away the surname and his daddy’s financial helpers and you’ve got a ‘business leech’ who can barely manage to tie his...

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“Mad as a Hatter” OPEN THREAD

“I think it’s generally irresponsible to throw around casual accusations that someone is, in fact, bonkers,” writes Atrios. “I don’t mean bonkers or nuts in the casual every day conversation way...

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Introducing My Bare Bones Blog

Hello FrogPond. OK. So I gone and done it, dammit. I’m sure you all know the story of the Wide-Mouthed Frog, and, while the details are fuzzy to me now, and I don’t have time to look it up, I’m starting to feel...

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