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CJR Campaign Desk: Archives |
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6:30 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2004 |
] We tend to think the media should be reticent to delve
] into the personal lives of office holders, particularly
] when issues of public policy are not at issue. But in
] this case, the press seems to have dropped the ball.
] Schrock, after all, has been, up until now, seeking
] political gain by parroting rhetoric and proposing
] legislation that many consider at odds with his personal
] choices. When a congressman resigns in the face of his
] own apparent hypocrisy, that's news. (Note to CNN: It
] might be even more important than what Jack Cafferty had
] for breakfast this morning.) CJR Campaign Desk: Archives |
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Science Publishing Needs to be more open |
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| Topic: Science |
6:28 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2004 |
Article from Economist Magazine regarding researchers wanting more open access to information and science publishers being unhappy about it. God bless the internet. Science Publishing Needs to be more open |
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Bush flips on winning the war on terror |
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12:06 am EDT, Aug 31, 2004 |
] "We have a clear vision on how to win the war on terror
] and bring peace to the world."
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] -- George W. Bush
] July 30th 2004.
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] "I don't think you can win [the war on terror]. But
] I think you can create conditions so that the --
] those who use terror as a tool are -- less acceptable
] in parts of the world."
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] -- George W. Bush
] Aug. 29th, 2004. [ Goddamn, that John Kerry is one hell of a flip-flopper. -k] Bush flips on winning the war on terror |
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Webware (www.pricelesswarehome.org) |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
5:04 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
Webware: On-line software (may have related services such as on-line storage) Webware (www.pricelesswarehome.org) |
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Teen Masturbation: Advice For Parents - Operation Infinite Purity - WHITEHOUSE.ORG |
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3:39 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
President and Mrs. Bush hope that you never have to deal with the tragic heartbreak of a child who masturbates. But the sad fact is, masturbation is rampant among today's youth. The first step towards dealing with a problem is to recognize that the problem exists. Here are some of the most common warning signs that your child may be masturbating: Teen Masturbation: Advice For Parents - Operation Infinite Purity - WHITEHOUSE.ORG |
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'Vengeance' swipes cake, eats it, too |
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3:24 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
A 6-foot-tall, 275-pound bearded man crashed a children's birthday party in Oak Forest, identified himself as "vengeance," then helped himself to a piece of cake, police said. When the owner of the home asked the man who he was, the intruder replied, "I am vengeance. I am the knight. I am Batman." Then the man went into the kitchen, cut a piece of birthday cake, took it into the living room and ate it. After continued questioning by the homeowner, the man left the house and drove off in a red 1988 Cadillac. 'Vengeance' swipes cake, eats it, too |
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Come Back to the Mainstream -- Republican Leaders Speak Out |
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12:43 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
Republican Leaders Speak Out In a statement published August 30 in The New York Times, seventeen leaders and former elected officials called on the Republican Party to come back to the mainstream, including: Gov. David Cargo, New Mexico, 1967-71
Gov. Dan Evans, Washington, 1965-77
Gov. A. Linwood Holton, Virginia, 1970-74
Gov. Willam G. Milliken, Michigan, 1969-83
Gov. Walter R. Peterson, New Hampshire, 1969-73
Sen. Charles M. Mathias, Jr., Maryland, 1969-87
Sen. Robert T. Stafford, Vermont, 1971-89 Come Back to the Mainstream -- Republican Leaders Speak Out |
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480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch |
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| Topic: Health and Wellness |
12:29 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
] Emergency workers had to remove some sliding glass doors
] and lift the couch, with Grinds still on it, to a trailer
] behind a pickup truck. Removing her from the couch would
] be too painful, since her body was grafted to the fabric.
] After years of staying put, her skin had literally become
] one with the sofa and had to be surgically removed. [ Jesus. I mean, how does this happen? The filth must have been unreal. -k] 480-Pound Woman Dies After Six Years On Couch |
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IHT: PC maker bets on personal power |
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| Topic: Business |
12:27 pm EDT, Aug 30, 2004 |
] On Monday, Orion Multisystems, a start-up company based
] in Santa Clara, California, was to announce a desktop
] computer for engineers and scientists who want more
] computing power than is easily available from Fry's, the
] local retail chain for personal computers. Orion is
] building a computer the size of a pizza box, intended for
] a single engineer or scientist, that will have 12
] processors yet consume about the same amount of power as
] a standard desktop personal computer. [ Presumably a 12 node transmeta box... seems like a neat idea, if it can find a market... that's a hell of a workstation. -k] IHT: PC maker bets on personal power |
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