I was thinking about Frank today. It’s been twelve years since he killed himself.
He was a bear of a guy, an avid Dead fan with a sweet and gentle soul and a way with a guitar. (Many’s the night we stayed up late, jamming on Robert Earl Keen songs and arguing about the merits […]

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Glenn Greenwald points out that Foley apparently violated the very act the Republican leadership said would protect children from internet predators.
The act was lauded by Denny Hastert, who said:
At home, we put the security of our children first and Republicans are doing just that in our nation’s House. We’ve all seen the disturbing headlines about […]

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These are highlights from Al Gore’s Martin Luther King Day speech last year, the one I attended at D.C.’s Constitution Hall. Now you can see it, too.

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And the Phillies hang on, 4-3.

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Now why do you suppose they’d want something like this to be illegal?
A Florida law that bars exit polling near voting places violates the press’ rights under the First Amendment, a lawsuit filed by The Associated Press and five television networks alleges.
The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Miami contends that a […]

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E&P has this enlightening excerpt from Bob Woodward’s new book:
After what has already emerged, it is a bit of letdown with nothing really beyond what has already been reported — including Henry Kissinger’s surprising role as a key adviser. But, far more startling, is a separate sidebar/excerpt on a pre-9/11 warning, also mentioned briefly in […]

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Via Georgia10 at Kos, this:
With little public attention or even notice, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that undermines enforcement of the First Amendment’s separation of church and state. The Public Expression of Religion Act - H.R. 2679 - provides that attorneys who successfully challenge government actions as violating the Establishment Clause of […]

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The Republican leadership knew about Foley’s emails and covered it up. Which is, after all, what they do best.

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Thank God for the Poor Man Institute.

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I sound so damned wonderful, don’t I?
Happy Birthday, Libra! Intelligent and capable, you can become a brilliant shining star, provided you’re able to get started and stay the course. Preparation and attention to detail are likely to be of paramount importance to you, but may also get out of hand. Because you have an exacting […]

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You say it’s your birthday
It’s my birthday, too, yeah…

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Via Wikipedia 52 (fifty-two) is the natural number following 51 and preceding 53.
In mathematics
Fifty-two is the 5th Bell number and a decagonal number. It is an untouchable number, since it is never the sum of proper divisors of any number, and it is a noncototient since it is never the answer to the equation x […]

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Noble Israelis, self-protection, etc. You know the drill:
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel used a precision-guided bomb to launch a direct hit on four U.N. peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon last July, the United Nations said on Friday of its probe into the incident. […]
Annan said the U.N. bunker at Khiam “was struck by a 500- […]

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From the Asylum Street Spankers, “Stick Magnetic Ribbons On Your SUV”… [Offensive language, not safe for work.]

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Judges, consider yourself warned:
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is defending President Bush’s anti-terrorism tactics in multiple court battles, said Friday that federal judges should not substitute their personal views for the president’s judgments in wartime.
He said the Constitution makes the president commander in chief and the Supreme Court has long recognized the president’s pre-eminent […]

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ABC News says Republican Mark Foley (R-FL) to resign over the emails he sent to a Congressional page.

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The PA Republican state committee is doing a telephone poll for God knows what reason - apparently to show their own numbers for Little Ricky and inspire the base.
To vote, dial toll-free 1-866-346-7655. Calls will be received until 6 p.m. Friday.
Press 1# to vote for Rick Santorum.
Press 2# to vote for Bob Casey.

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Looks like Ken “Doll” Mehlman also has lipstick on his collar:
So in exchange for political contributions, Mehlman made sure the Choctaw got their $16 million contract. I believe that’s called a quid pro quo.
It’s by no means the only example of Mehlman’s favors.
In 2001, he made sure a State Department official wasn’t re-nominated for his […]

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The rest of us are only cannon fodder.
V, where are you?

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I find that hard to believe. Who would lie about a thing like that?
Former UNH professor and pollster David Moore contends that his new book about the 2000 presidential election - titled “How to Steal an Election” - is not partisan. Moore said he knows it’s a “hard sell,” but he argues the book simply […]

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Look, I’m furious. And ashamed, and bewildered, and just about anything else you can say about yesterday’s performance by the Democrats.
And yet.
And yet, we simply have no choice. We can indulge our anger to the point where we’re paralyzed - and boy, won’t that make Karl Rove happy! Or we can push on and fight […]

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Tsk, tsk. Karl certainly has been dropping his panties for Jack Abramoff:
Mr. Rove has described Mr. Abramoff as a “casual acquaintance,” but the records obtained by the House committee show that Mr. Rove and his aides sought Mr. Abramoff’s help in obtaining seats at sporting events, and that Mr. Rove sat with Mr. Abramoff in […]

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Menendez leading in two new polls - here, and here.

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Today is Michaelmas, the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the protector of light against the forces of darkness. He’s honored by Muslims, Christians and Jews. (Who knew?)
I’m nominating him for our patron saint against the Bush administration.

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Michael Kinsley weighs Bush’s concern for embryos against the human lives lost in Iraq.

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