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It is a cut-and-paste rush job to refute "cut and run". It is also a representative document of the Bush administration: evidence is cherry-picked, slogans substitute for facts, falsehoods are sold as truth, and "victory" is promised. Connections between al-Qaida and Iraq are slyly hinted at. The old accusations against Jose Padilla as the "dirty bomber", no longer being pressed against him, reappear. The Pentagon document, eagerly seized upon by congressional Republicans as a treasure-trove of talkingpoints, accurately gauges the White House's estimate of their ability to assess information on their own. On the day the Pentagon talkingpoints were sent to the House Republicans, Bush reformulated compassionate conservatism to demonstrate his concern for the continuing loss of life in Iraq.
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Then again, he has been a football coach, an athletics director, a state icon and often all of those things at once during much of the past 44 years for barkers in the Bulldog Nation from Athens to Rome to Valdosta. Which begs the question: What is it like to be Vincent J. Dooley as an overwhelming figure to many? I mean, how does it feel? "I'm recognizable. I've come to that conclusion, at least in the state, so I don't get surprised at it," said Dooley, 75, pausing, before easing into a chuckle when contemplating whether he has become bigger than life. "I'm always aware that not everybody feels that way. Some people feel very strongly and passionately for me, which I appreciate. But I also realize that other people don't feel that way." No question there.
Paper tiger on the prowl
It wasn't easy but we have come a long way," said Harbinder, who founded the Asian Pacific Post in 1993 on little more than a dream. At a time when newspaper barons are fighting to correct declining circulations by turning to digital alternatives, Harbinder is plugging ahead with his print products, forming unique alliances to increase the reach of his boutique periodicals. “I have ink in my blood," confides the maverick entrepreneur. Harbinder arrived in Canada from his native Malaysia in the early 90s, by way of Bangkok, where he ran a clothing business, New Zealand, where he lived with the native Maoris as a fruit picker, and after backpacking through Europe. “I wanted to see the world and my dad was very supportive." In Tanjung Tualang, Harbinder's dad, Sewa Singh, was a dredge master with six children in a British-run tin mine.
Larry Craig sets out to prove you don't have to be Al Gore to win an ...
Denny Crane is a classic Hollywood conservative, who joins Stephen Colbert, Thurston Howell III, Alex Keaton, and Krusty the Clown on Wikipedia's list of "Fictional United States Republicans." TV conservatives always play the part for laughs; Craig plays it straight, with the same result. In this case, fiction cannot be stranger than truth, but perhaps it will be more revealing. Spoilerfix says Alan Shore (James Spader) will defend Crane, so we'll finally get a glimpse of how a spirited defense might have sounded if Craig hadn't pled guilty. Of course, unlike Craig, Crane has five ex-wives and several co-workers who can vouch for his womanizing. He also has better writers, who won't humiliate him with Craig lines like "Jiminy!" and "Oh, crimey!" Spoilerfix doesn't say whether Crane's restroom encounter is a one-off deal or will come back to haunt him.
February 2007 Archives
As mentioned yesterday, Tracy and I will be debating some Hollywood gossip issues that we didn't agree on this month. Like what? Well, like the fact that Tracy called my girl Gisele a skank. A skank! Isn't that a term reserved for Paris Hilton and her peeps? Anyway, today's topic is Will Smith. Tracy is jiggy with Big Willie. I find him too much of a goodie-goodie bore. Here, we duke it out Blabber style... Tracy: Now, about Will Smith. How could you possibly disagree with me on his hotness? The man is a gift from God and having it all certainly agrees with him. With talent up the wazoo, adorable offspring and a wife that adores him, Big Willie Style is the total package. I certainly wouldn't kick him out of bed -- or off the couch, or the kitchen table... um, sorry, whatever.
Consumers win 1, lose 2 in Supreme Court rulings
The case has significant implications for the $75billion-a-year health-care technology industry, whose products range from heart valves to toothbrushes. In a recent three-month span, federal regulators responded to more than 100 safety problems regarding medical devices. The justices ruled against the estate of a patient who suffered serious injuries when a catheter burst during a medical procedure. At issue was whether the estate could use a state law to sue Medtronic Inc. of .
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