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If you’ve got 10 minutes, you can learn how we got where we are (h/t Hot Air):

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Here's the video that Obama doesn't want you to see: In fact, he wants so badly for you not to see it that he's trying to force the DoJ to silence the group responsible. Think about that for a second...if Republicans attempted to silence a group criticizing one of their candidates by siccing a government agency on them, the left would call them fascists and thugs. But when the shoe is on the other foot? Not a peep. This is an utterly disgusting attack on the very essence of free speech our founding...

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In answer to a request from a Democrat in western Pennsylvania to "stop these abortions," Obama reportedly said : "Look, I got two daughters — 9 years old and 6 years old," he said. "I am going to teach them first about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at age 16, so it doesn't make sense to not give them information." "punished with a baby?" Could it be, perhaps, that part of the reason folks like Obama and...

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So the Pentagon released a report that says, among other things: One question remains regarding Iraq’s terrorism capability: Is there anything in the captured archives to indicate that Saddam had the will to use his terrorist capabilities directly against United States? Judging from examples of Saddam’s statements (Extract 34) before the 1991 Gulf War with the United tates, the answer is yes . In the years between the two Gulf Wars, UN sanctions reduced Saddam’s ability to shape regional and world...

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Wow...this just completely turns reality on its head: Aug. 22, 2007. Elvira Arellano speaks to the Mexican Congress about her deportation from the United States. Elvira claims the U.S. broke that law first by 'allowing' illegal immigrants to pay taxes. She may be a senora rather than a senor, but she still has major cojones. LiveLeak.com - Elvira Arellano Says U.S. 'Broke The Law First'...

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If only we had effective duct tape laws, this tragedy could have been avoided: Robbery is a serious problem for retail stores across our region. But the employees of Shamrock Liquors in Ashland, Kentucky, can't stop laughing about what happened last Friday at the store along 13th street. Police say Kasey Kazee walked in to the store with duct tape wrapped around his head to conceal his face. What a sad case. Here's a tip, Kasey...if you're a moron you should avoid sticky substances, robbery, and...

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It's so hard to find good help any more. First The New Republic has difficulty finding a decent embed for Iraq, and now Reuters gets pwn3d by a 13 year-old kid : The top-quality fact-checking that can only be achieved by large media corporations is on fine display today, as Reuters is caught by a 13-year old Finnish schoolboy representing still photos from the movie “Titanic” as pictures from the Russian North Pole expedition: Reuters gets that sinking feeling . lgf: Reuters Busted by a 13-Year Old...

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Clearly, the network news folks need a remedial course on conducting intelligence gathering operations…either that, or they need to get out of the spy business. Apparently, a reporter for NBC attempted to go undercover to secretly record attendees at the DefCon security conference , and apparently did so even after having been asked when she arrived if she wanted a press pass, or to review the rules and regs of the conference for press. She refused both, then excused herself to go to the bathroom...

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So The New Republic 's anonymous correspondent from Iraq is no longer anonymous : My Diarist, "Shock Troops," and the two other pieces I wrote for the New Republic have stirred more controversy than I could ever have anticipated. They were written under a pseudonym, because I wanted to write honestly about my experiences, without fear of reprisal. Unfortunately, my pseudonym has caused confusion. And there seems to be one major way in which I can clarify the debate over my pieces: I'm willing to...

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So how hard was this to predict: ALBANY, July 23 — Gov. Eliot Spitzer ’s aides, including one of his closest advisers, improperly used the State Police to gather information about the governor’s chief rival, Joseph L. Bruno , the State Senate majority leader, in an effort to plant a negative story about Mr. Bruno and damage him politically, according to a report on Monday by the attorney general’s office. Spitzer aides, chiefly his communications director, Darren Dopp, concocted a false story for...

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Apparently, the U.N.'s idea of punishment for sex abuse by its peacekeepers is to send them home: ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire (Reuters) -- The United Nations said on Saturday it had suspended a Moroccan military contingent from its peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire while it investigated allegations of widespread sexual abuse. "It means they don't participate in our operations," said Hamadoun Toure, spokesman for the U.N. mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI). "Those who are found guilty will be sent back...

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If you haven't been keeping up with it, the New Republic is under fire for some stories that they published by "Scott Thomas," who's supposedly a soldier serving in Baghdad. Thomas recently wrote a piece called "Shock Troops" that described soldiers engaging in a variety of abhorrent behavior, from mocking a woman disfigured by an IED, to running down dogs with a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The Weekly Standard's Michael Goldfarb has kept an impressive roll call of the soldiers and bloggers calling...

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Bob Novak : I never spoke to Armitage again about Wilson. But he acknowledged to me nearly three months later through his political adviser, lobbyist Ken Duberstein, that he was indeed the primary source for my information about Wilson's wife. Shortly thereafter, he secretly revealed his role to federal authorities investigating the leak of Mrs. Wilson's name but did not inform White House officials, apparently including the president. After Patrick Fitzgerald, the U.S. attorney in Chicago named...

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This , sent by a friend, is just a hoot: Officials at Live Earth Johannesburg have blamed the effects of climate change for poor audience attendance at Saturday's (07Jul07) South African event. Organiser John Langford believes extremely cold weather in the region - it snowed last week (ends06Jul07) for the first time in a quarter of a century - kept people away from the concert, which starred Joss Stone , UB40, Angelique Kidjo and Baaba Maal. Speaking before the event, Langford said, "We're expecting...

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Once again, anti-poverty-crusader John Edwards is in the news for his largesse on his locks...this time having spent as much as $1,250 for a single cut: For four decades, Joseph Torrenueva has cut the hair of Hollywood celebrities, from Marlon Brando to Bob Barker, so when a friend told him in 2003 that a presidential candidate needed grooming advice, he agreed to help. The Beverly Hills hairstylist, a Democrat, said he hit it off with then-Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina at a meeting in Los...

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You gotta figure Al's not thrilled with this , three days before the Live Earth carbon orgy: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said. Al Gore III -- whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles...

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John Fund : Last week a federal district judge found direct evidence that the political machine in Noxubee County, Miss., had discriminated against voters with the intent to infringe their rights and that "these abuses have been racially motivated." Among the abuses catalogued by Judge Tom Lee were the paying of notaries public to visit voters and illegally mark their absentee ballots, manipulation of the registration rolls, importation of illegal candidates to run for county office, and publication...

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Read that last line twice...and the next time someone tells you how ethanol is necessary to combat global warming and save the world's poor from its ill effects, ask them what they're planning to do about the poor who rely on corn as a food staple, who can no longer afford it. MORE ON WHY ETHANOL FUEL is probably a bad idea: Congress evidently believes that American energy independence depends, in part, on turning massive quantities of food into fuel. The energy bill being debated in the Senate would...

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This story came up while I was out of town last week, so I’m just now getting around to blogging it: Shortly before landing, Bob Hayden and a flight attendant had agreed on a signal: When she waved the plastic handcuffs, he would discreetly leave his seat and restrain an unruly passenger who had frightened some of the 150 people on board a Minneapolis-to-Boston flight Saturday night with erratic behavior. Hayden, a 65-year-old former police commander, had enlisted a gray-haired gentleman sitting...

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OK, so I'm thinking perhaps the solution might be smarter employees? SEATTLE – First, Washington State banned indoor public smoking. Now, the City of Seattle may ban employees from making microwave popcorn. No kidding. A memo from the Fleets and Facilities Department addressed to "Employees at Civic Center Buildings" says there has been several evacuations in recent years due smoke alarms being tripped by burning popcorn. If your employees aren't smart enough to pop microwave popcorn without setting...

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See below for a funny truck driver story with an amazing photo: 

Missed It By That Much

My favorite line:

“He told the officers he didn’t know where he was going.”

Right.

Source: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Missed It By That Much

That's the only thing I can think of to explain his statement that he "wasn't personally involved" in his recently-reported $400 haircut. Apparently other people arrange these things, and then somehow his hair gets cut without his personal involvement. You just can't make this stuff up. I have no problem whatsoever with Edwards paying whatever he chooses for a haircut. But it's fascinating watching him blame others for the cost of his haircut, since it highlights how utterly inconsistent his lifestyle...

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[2nd in a series] Kids will do most anything to avoid getting in trouble. Playing dumb is one way they attempt to do this. Another means for evading responsibility is blaming others . Growing up an only child, I was unable to take full advantage of this technique, which works best when you have a younger sibling. Break a lamp? No problem, just blame your little brother. This phenomenon was explored recently in the Disney movie Meet the Robinsons , which features a bad guy who says: Let’s see, take...

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Being a parent, you start to notice the origins of certain types of behaviors. Kids aren't stupid, and like most of us, their gut instinct when they get in trouble is to figure out how to avoid responsibility for what they've done. This is the first in a series of posts on the rules by which they do this. The first rule of evading responsibility is to play dumb . If you're a parent, you've experienced this. Your kid pinches their brother or sister, who starts to cry. You scold the older sibling and...

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