Entries from August 2006

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

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Senator Ted Stevens is Outed by a Staffer
After much speculation, a staffer to Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, admitted to Cox Newspapers today that the senator is the lawmaker who placed a “secret hold” on legislation that would open up the obscure world of government contracting to public scrutiny.
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

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The $1.4 billion flop
Advertising works – some better than other, but advertising works. So, why has the government’s $1.4 billion advertising campaign to get young people to stay away from drugs been such a dismal failure?
According to the Government Accountability Office, a $1.4 billion anti-drug advertising [...]

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Rock On Pachalbel

Rock Canon
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Artist: FunTwo
Duration: 5:20
Created: Sat, 20 May 2006
Location: Somewhere in Japan
Category: Music

I’m sure Pachalbel never meant for his Canon in D to be played like this, but this video is awesome!

Reminds me a lot of what Trans-Siberian Orchestra has done.

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Friday, August 25th, 2006

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New ‘Survivor’ Brings Racial Segregation to Reality TV
Dubbed a “social experiment,” the next season of the CBS reality show “Survivor” will divide its contestants at the beginning of the season by race. Critics call the move offensive and an “insult to anyone of an intelligent mind.”

A Matter of [...]

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

Judge Has Conflict of Interest

I already said the ACLU went judge shopping before they filed their case in Michigan. Here’s the proof.
U.S. District Judge Who Presided Over Government Wiretapping Case May Have Had Conflict of Interest
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and judicial abuse, announced today that Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who last [...]