Monthly Archives: December 2009

Baffled by bullshit (4)

WASHINGTON — The more I think about the Christmas all-but-bombing, the angrier I get. At the multiple failures that allowed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to get on the plane with explosives sewn inside his underwear. And at the Obama administration’s initial, … Continue reading

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Green is the new red (1)

The decade just past marked the transition from red into green. It was the decade in which environmentalism replaced socialism as the authoritarians’ and the busybodies’ ideology of choice. Why are so few environmentalists truly unhappy about the failure at … Continue reading

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Woman's blood alcohol content topples state records

A Sturgis woman had a blood-alcohol level of .708 percent, possibly a state record, when she was found earlier this month behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle parked on Interstate 90, according to Meade County State’s Attorney Jesse Sondreal. … Continue reading

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China Willing to Spend Big on Afghan Commerce

KABUL, Afghanistan — Behind an electrified fence, blast-resistant sandbags and 53 National Police outposts, the Afghan surge is well under way. But the foot soldiers in a bowl-shaped valley about 20 miles southeast of Kabul are not fighting the Taliban, … Continue reading

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Harper's quiet wisdom

‘Everyone in the world was beating their chest,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper observed, speaking of the Copenhagen global summit in one of his year-end interviews. “I never saw so much grandstanding in my life.” Quite so. In contrast, Mr. Harper … Continue reading

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World Dec. 30th, 2009 (10)

#1 — BBC | West Australia fires raze dozens of homes Nearly 40 homes have been razed in wildfires tearing through farming areas north of the Western Australian capital, Perth. [...] #2 — BBC | Deadly double blast hits street … Continue reading

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Canada Dec. 30th, 2009 (10)

#1 — CBC | Mountie charged in Ottawa officer’s killing The Mountie charged in Tuesday’s stabbing death of an Ottawa police officer has been under suspension after receiving a conditional discharge in 2007 on a charge of threatening a Mormon … Continue reading

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Iran arrests 1,000 as protests strengthen (9 – Bumped)

ISTANBUL | The Iranian regime, desperate to restore order after massive protests, arrested more than 1,000 people Monday in an increasingly doubtful bid to suppress an opposition movement that appears to be growing stronger by the day. Among those arrested … Continue reading

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Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV

NEW YORK — For more than 60 years, TV stations have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials. That might not work much longer. The business model is unraveling at ABC, CBS, NBC … Continue reading

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Residents flee fires in western Australian wheat belt

Residents in Western Australia’s rural wheat belt have been forced to flee their homes as two out-of-control bush fires with flames higher than rooftops bore down on farms and properties. People in the Dandaragan area north of Perth were told … Continue reading

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Culture of Corruption Drags Greece Down

The Greek government has pushed the country to the brink of national bankruptcy, threatening the whole euro zone as a result. But the elite believes that other members of the EU’s currency union will pay up — despite widespread inefficiency … Continue reading

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