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Actually, NYT…

28. January 2008

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Tom Maguire links to this piece from The New York Times, claiming: Mr. Kennedy had been seriously considering an endorsement for weeks — a break with his traditional practice of staying clear of primaries. And when they say “his traditional practice” they apparently mean since, ya know, the last presidential election.

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House Spends Over $89,000 On Carbon Offsets. They Offset Nothing.

28. January 2008

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Actually, I prefer Allah’s title, “Shocka: House spent $89,000 on carbon offsets that don’t offset jack”. What did Americans get for the $89,000 the House spent on “carbon offsets”? Nada. Many environmental groups say any offset must meet one all-important criterion, called “additionality”: Buying an offset must cause some new reduction in emissions that wouldn’t have [...]

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22 Years Ago Today…

28. January 2008

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The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we’ll continue to follow them…  The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we [...]

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British Doctors Find Brilliant Way to Save Money

28. January 2008

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Don’t treat the unhealthy and elderly! Brilliant! Doctors are calling for NHS treatment to be withheld from patients who are too old or who lead unhealthy lives. Smokers, heavy drinkers, the obese and the elderly should be barred from receiving some operations, according to doctors, with most saying the health service cannot afford to provide free care [...]

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Fox Projects Obama Wins S.C. Primary

26. January 2008

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Fox News now predicts that Barack Obama has won the South Carolina primary. Hillary and Edwards are vying for second.

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McCain: Mitt Supported Withdrawal from Iraq

26. January 2008

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I know you’ll be surprised, but what McCain’s charging Mitt supported isn’t actually what Mitt supported. McCain’s charge: Opening a new line of criticism in Ft. Myers as the two candidates campaigned along the state’s southwest coast, McCain told reporters about Iraq: “If we surrender and wave a white flag, like Senator Clinton wants to do, [...]

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