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“The expenditure of U.S. dollars will reflect the fact that U.S. troops and other troops risked their life…The U.S. people, the taxpayers understand why it makes sense for countries that risk lives to participate in the contracts in Iraq. It’s very simple… Our people risked their lives. Coalition, friendly coalition folks risked their lives and […]

So it looks like some naughty Europeans will be getting coal in their lederhosen this Christmas. France, Germany, Russia - they won’t be invited to the big reconstruction party. The US-funded projects can only be bid on by countries that supported the war effort.
Okay, that fact is easy to understand. What boggles […]

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Bush administration and its allies revive their bid in the U.N. General Assembly on Monday to enact a global treaty banning all forms of human cloning, including research on cloning human cells.
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“It’s a clear-cut global necessity,” said one administration official. “we have to stem the tide […]

Dear Detainee;
If you are receiving this, then you’re one of the 140 “guests” we’ll be releasing this holiday season. Congratulations! We hope you’ve enjoyed your stay in sunny Cuba.
Of course, the fact that we’re releasing you implies that we no longer suspect you of anything. True, true. And there’s bound to […]

I was struck deeply today by the news that Marilyn Manson has enraged the Swiss with his stage antics. Apparently, the latter day Alice Cooper ripped up a bible during a sold out performance of the Marilyn Manson Philharmonic in Zurich [NOTE: I’m not actually sure what Manson’s ensemble is called, this is […]

Apparently, “Country Music’s 40 Greatest Fashion Statements” is airing nowadays. That’d be the show featuring noted country music fashionista Adam Felber. On CMT.
Do I know a lot about country music? Well, let’s just say I know more about it than I do about fashion, as the shirt I’m wearing on the show […]