Monthly Archives: December 2010

Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration has been transformed into a global intelligence organization with a reach that extends far beyond narcotics, and an eavesdropping operation so expansive it has to fend off foreign politicians who want to use it … Continue reading

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Toplansky: Historical Illiteracy

I am busy updating my English composition syllabi for the next semester and I came across the following 2008 Civics Quiz. Although I teach English literature and composition, historical events are often alluded to in the texts and over the … Continue reading

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Booker: The green hijack of the Met Office is crippling Britain

By far the biggest story of recent days, of course, has been the astonishing chaos inflicted, to a greater or lesser extent, on all of our lives by the fact that we are not only enjoying what is predicted to … Continue reading

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World December 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — BBC | Thousands flee Ivory Coast for Liberia amid poll crisis About 14,000 people have fled Ivory Coast to neighbouring Liberia following last month's disputed Ivorian presidential election, the UN says. [...] #2 — BBC | Somalis held … Continue reading

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Canada December 26th, 2010 (10)

#1 — CNews | Focus on MS good for patients: advocates OTTAWA — A year of attention on multiple sclerosis and a potential treatment for the degenerative disease has been good for patients, the MS Society and a patient advocate … Continue reading

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Removal order for crosses on memorials stays (3)

A federal appeals court said it will not reconsider its previous decision to order the removal of roadside memorial crosses for fallen Utah Highway Patrol officers. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said Monday it will let stand … Continue reading

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Afternoon Update December 25th, 2010 (20)

Canada #1 — CNews | Drunk snowmobiler allegedly taunts police WINNIPEG – Mounties say a rural Manitoba man was so drunk he thought it would be a good idea to taunt police by spinning his snowmobile around a parking lot … Continue reading

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Marshall: Away in a Manger

At Christmas, we should remember Christians who are persecuted for their faith. For Christians, Christmas commemorates a time not only of joy, but also of threat. At Jesus’s birth, Herod conspired to kill him and murdered all the newborn boys … Continue reading

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Dinan: 'We the people' to open next Congress

The Constitution frequently gets lip service in Congress, but House Republicans next year will make sure it gets a lot more than that – the new rules the incoming majority party proposed this week call for a full reading of … Continue reading

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