Monthly Archives: January 2007

An update on the Kathryn Johnston case

The Fulton County DA shows he can take a hint: There will be charges, possibly murder.

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I hear BlameTheVictim.com is available…

Disgusting: A senior editor for PC World Magazine was fatally shot in his home in what authorities said Wednesday was a drug-related attack. Rex Farrance, 59, the San Francisco-based magazine’s senior technical editor, was shot in the chest after four … Continue reading

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Skipping past a silver lining

So the House voted for a minimum wage increase.  Big whoop.  Just over 2 percent of workers in the US make minimum wage anyway, half of those are under 25.   Besides, much of the increase if it gets through is … Continue reading

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“It’s my fault…but it’s really THEIR fault!”

Blame is a hot potato these days, ain’t it? In a nationally televised address, Bush acknowledged for the first time that he had not sent enough troops to provide security in Iraq last year. Standing in the library of the … Continue reading

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Israeli Armageddonists: “Faster please!”

Well what have we here…a leak of some “secret” military strategy from Israel: Israel has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons, Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper said. Citing what it said were several … Continue reading

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Tech question to readers

Anyone tried to leave comments in the past few weeks?  I just recently had Spam Karma reinstalled, and it seems to be malfunctioning, when I go to the page for looking at what was tossed, held in moderation, whatever, it … Continue reading

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Right answer, Wrong reason: part deux

Bush, having to confront a (hopefully) hostile congress, suddenly thinks he can control spending.  How?  He wants line-item veto power: In a White House statement and Wall Street Journal opinion piece a day before the Democrat-controlled Congress is seated, the … Continue reading

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“God” sounds familiar…

Certain things you can count on: the weatherman usually being off, Michael Vick proving he can’t actually play quarterback, and Pat Robertson saying something bonkers: In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday … Continue reading

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