I don’t get this guy:
Senator Barack Obama says he will start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully, declaring that she had not been candid in describing her views on critical issues, as he tries to address mounting alarm among supporters that his lack of assertiveness has allowed her to dominate the presidential race.

What kind [...]

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I remember stumbling upon a piece about spy fiction. I can’t remember whether it was a magazine or newspaper article. The article stated that “Tears of Autumn” by Charles McCarry was one of the best spy novels of all time. It then stated that McCarry’s theory of the Kennedy assassination, seen [...]

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Loretta Tofani writes an excellent piece in the Salt Lake Tribune:
‘Big problem for Americans’
With each new report of lead detected on a made-in-China toy, Americans express outrage: These toys could poison children. But Chinese workers making the toys — and countless other products for America — touch and inhale carcinogenic materials every day, [...]

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An overall positive article detailing this generation:
What do Alan Chhabra and Nicole Mirabile have in common – besides a great deal of chutzpah? They are members of the so-called Entitlement Generation, the upstarts at the office who put their feet on their desks, voice their opinions frequently and loudly at meetings, and always volunteer [...]

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As promised here is the transcript of the show two weeks ago that I blogged about in this previous post. The only panel member with any sense in this discussion was Chrystia Freeland of The Financial Times. I am a fan of this show but I could not believe the following discussion [...]

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Anyone listening to the Mike and the Mad Dog radio show today got treated with comedy galore. But this Francesa boast ranks up there with his greatest hits, it even rivals his famous President Clinton called him personally boast. Of course that was not true, President Clinton called him by accident as [...]

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Michael Clayton was a very good movie. For those that have seen it and are looking for the book “Realm and Conquest”, not “Rome and Conquest” as some film reviewers have mistakenly called it, alas it is not a real book:
Committed to a fully developed back story, Gilroy spent a good deal of [...]

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The following is from September 17, 2004:
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: The question — to talk about Russia in the time that remains, what do you think of the behavior of Putin?
MR. BUCHANAN: I think Putin, John, is a Russian patriot who is trying to stabilize his country, keep it together. He’s trying to assert power. I think [...]

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New edition of Blade Runner out on DVD:
The film’s theme of dehumanization has also been sharpened. What has been a matter of speculation and debate is now a certainty: Deckard, the replicant-hunting cop, is himself a replicant. Mr. Scott confirmed this: “Yes, he’s a replicant. He was always a replicant.”
This may disappoint some viewers. [...]

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Why do you get directed to a certain website when clicking this link www.romeisburning.com

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