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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

U.N. Official: Iraqi Elections Credible

A United Nations official said Wednesday that Iraq's recent elections were credible and there was no justification for a rerun of the vote that gave a strong lead to the Shiite religious bloc dominating the current government. The United Nations official, Craig Jenness, said at a news conference... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Would any Blogger buy a car from this dealer?

Car dealer sued over ‘unconscionable’ deal with elderly man A lawsuit filed against a car dealership in Boise contends that an 82-year-old man with dementia who mistakenly turned into the dealership’s lot was persuaded to trade his new SUV for an economy car worth less than half as much. “The case... Sign in to see full entry.

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Should there be a Mardi Gras in New Orleans this year?

FOR: The debate continues about whether New Orleans should go forward with Mardi Gras in 2006, and if so, what form it should take. Many have argued that this is not the time to throw a party, and I most strongly disagree. The city is in a rebuilding mode as businesses take necessary action to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 26, 2005

Political Aphorisms 2006

The Wall Street Journal had a listing of Political Aphorisms hatched in 2005 and ready to be used in 2006.............. "An aphorism is a one-line novel," said Ukrainian author and aphorism fanatic Leonid Sukhorukov. Here are some more recent extra-short novels: "We campaign in poetry; we govern in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 25, 2005

Under the Bush Doctrine Freedom Has Had a Good Year.......

In spite of what the promoters of negativity might throw at us on a increasingly regular basis...... The President's strategy of promoting freedom and democracy, including by means of war in Iraq.....is working. LAST week's Iraqi elections boost the prospects for democracy in that long-suffering... Sign in to see full entry.

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