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Man of Honour

December 2, 2008 – 10:14 pm

From the BBC: A reservist, Darrel Vandeveld was called up as a military lawyer after 9/11 and served in Iraq, Bosnia and Africa. In 2007, he became a prosecutor for the military commissions which tried terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, a role he took enthusiastically. “I went down there on a mission and my [...]

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Best. RSS. Feed line. Ever.

November 20, 2008 – 11:41 am

“Sen. Robert Byrd, 91, announced that he will give up the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee to Sen. Daniel Inouye, 84. The torch has passed to a new generation.” Truthdig

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Time to think for Republicans

November 9, 2008 – 8:12 am

From Think Progress: “We are now free to start thinking again, acting again, and doing the right thing by what our constituents and our country need.” That’s exactly what I’d say (or at least hope), but these words actually came from the policy committee head for the House GOP.

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Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job

November 5, 2008 – 10:52 am

From The Onion: WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected president of the United States of America. In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation’s broken-down economy, repairing the crumbling infrastructure, and generally [...]

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Do better

November 4, 2008 – 4:12 pm

By rights I should be torn about who to support in today’s election. I’m a Jesse Ventura politically; socially liberal, fiscally conservative, uncomfortable-looking in a suit. I should want the Democrats to win to help people who need it and to stop laws trying to govern my morality. I should want the Republicans to win [...]

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