Newsvine – White House: No Cover-Up of Bush’s Flub

Newsvine – White House: No Cover-Up of Bush’s Flub:
Anyone reading the official transcript of Bush’s statement on education Wednesday would see that he said “children do learn.”
Except that’s not what he said.
Bush flubbed the line and said “childrens do learn” — a particularly embarrassing gaffe given that he was surrounded by young students and [...]

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Ranks of child soldiers swell again in Congo | csmonitor.com

A friend of my wife’s parents is a priest from Congo. He came here shortly before the civil war began to become a pilot and study airplane mechanics, in order to serve the needs of his people back home. Since the war began, his parents, his siblings, and his bishop have been killed. He’s been [...]

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Property insurance reform in Florida

Alex Sink, our State Financial Officer, says the property insurance policies dropped by Nationwide this month is not a sign that insurance reform failing to live up to it’s promise. She says the State Farm move last month isn’t a sign either. “This is an opportunity for Floridians to shop around for a better policy.” [...]

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You won’t believe it’s constitutional!

A couple times a week, my liberal bias goes to feed at Talking Points Memo (among other places). Today there was a fascinating post about a Republican Congressman who changed the language of a bill that had already been passed by congress, as it waited for President Bush’s signature.
That’s right kids, the bill that [...]

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Prices for Key Foods Are Rising Sharply

Prices for Key Foods Are Rising Sharply
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its June inflation report that egg prices are 19.5 percent higher than they were in June 2006… whole milk was up 13.3 percent; fresh chicken 10 percent; navel oranges 19.8 percent; apples 11.7 percent. Dried beans were up 11.5 percent, and white [...]

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ESPN – Group led by MacLean agrees to buy Lightning – NHL

ESPN – Group led by MacLean agrees to buy Lightning – NHL
WOW!
and
WOW!
Excuse me, did I just say WOW!
Maybe I’m just WAY, WAY out of the loop, but I had no idea this was in the offing. I’m of two minds about prior ownership. On one hand, they delivered the home team from it’s losing ways [...]

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Who to believe?

I’m kicking myself for not saving an article written by an AP military writer sometime in the last week. The article discusses the author’s feelings that progress is being made in Iraq. A re-reading would make me more comfortable characterizing the article, but I’ll give it a shot anyway. From what I recall, the basis [...]

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Did Bush just repeal the Fifth Amendment?

Did Bush just repeal the Fifth Amendment? – By Bonnie Goldstein – Slate Magazine
Read it and see for yourself.

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Newsvine – NAACP Leaders Urge Fairness for Vick

Newsvine – NAACP Leaders Urge Fairness for Vick:
“R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback has been vilified by animal rights groups, talk radio and the news media and prematurely punished by his team and corporate sponsors.”
I didn’t have anything to [...]

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BBC NEWS | Americas | US ‘plans huge Saudi arms deal’

BBC NEWS | Americas | US ‘plans huge Saudi arms deal’:
“The United States is reported to be preparing a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $20bn (£9.8bn) over the next decade. It is said to be part of a strategy for countering Iran’s growing strength.”
What are the odds that this becomes part of another [...]

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