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BBC NEWS | US lawmakers’ plane evades shots

BBC NEWS | Middle East | US lawmakers’ plane evades shots Three U.S. Senators were taking off at Baghdad. The lawmakers said their plane, a C-130 Hercules, had to avoid three rocket-propelled grenades over the course of several minutes. After taking evasive action, they safely completed their journey to Amman in Jordan. “It was a scary moment,” said Republican Senator Mel…
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Current EventsThe Sunshine State

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.” So says Alex Sink. I voted for Alex Sink, and now…
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Current EventsPolitics

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 the legislature passed was different than the bill that the President…
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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 bread just missed double-digit growth, rising by 9.6 percent. Meeting…
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Current EventsSports

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 to an unimaginable championship. On the other, they claim poverty, won’t…
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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 for this position was increasing cooperation from locals in…
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Current EventsSports

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 say about the…
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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 story in 20 years… “… the attackers…
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