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this seems more than a little bit perverse for a may day celebration --
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2003, as Loyalty Day. I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance. I also call upon government officials to display the flag of the United States on all government buildings on Loyalty Day."
via matt yglesias
flight risk
vacation pot
"OTTAWA - Jean Chrétien drew applause and a few whoops of joy at a fundraising dinner Tuesday night when he said that legislation decriminalizing possession of marijuana in Canada would soon be announced.
"Don't start to smoke yet," he quickly cautioned the celebrants in the audience.
"We're not legalizing it, we're decriminalizing," said Chrétien who points out he has never smoked a joint."
war reader, come out and play
"Our idea for this site is to continue the intellectual journey started with our first book, The Gulf War Reader (Times Books, 1991) and especially to continue the narratives that make up the second book. That is, we want to keep exploring the history of the collision of the West and the Arab and Muslim worlds; keep digging into the real facts of U.S.-Iraqi relations and history; keep pondering the wisdom of the Iraq War and the policies behind it (from all sides) and keep a sharp eye on what this means for Iraq's future and the future of America's role in the world."
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spree for all
some good shows archived on kcrws Morning Becomes Eclectic including the cultish up with people sound of The Polyphonic Spree and alt folkies like
The Be Good Tanyas and
Lisa Germano. and if youve got one more in you then you can listen to reigning sensitive indieboy Bright Eyes.
classic pickle
professional liars needed. must be able to read government press releases with straight face. previous experience in government a plus. equal opportunity employer.
tar baby
calpundit on newt gingrichs guidebook to tarring your political opponents.
physical fitness
"If you think of physical genius as a pyramid, with, at the bottom, the raw components of coördination, and, above that, the practice that perfects those particular movements, then this faculty of imagination is the top layer. This is what separates the physical genius from those who are merely very good."
protest band-its
who would have guessed that the dixie chicks would become the most politicized band in recent memory.
boys choir
"The US military has admitted that children aged 16 years and younger are among the detainees being interrogated at its prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Lieutenant Colonel Barry Johnson, a US military spokesman, yesterday said all the teenagers being held were "captured as active combatants against US forces", and described them as "enemy combatants".