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Sep.04.2010
Tony Blair is the sort of guy you would take home to your pet orangutan provided your pet orangutan is upto it. Yes, of course, I refer to the former British prime minister’s confession to being an animal in bed. One marvels at his ability to keep 10 Going Down Street in fine fettle, and we shall...
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Aug.31.2010
Mr. President why do you say you have a funny name?
“Well, they think so.”
How do you know?
“I mean the place where I was senator is called Illinois, so what do you expect?”
Then aren’t they the funny ones? Or shall we say 'ill' and 'annoy'ing?
“They are projecting.”
So, are you a Muslim?
“Moslem...
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Aug.27.2010
Had no one decided on opening this Islamic Centre in Manhattan, a driver assaulted by a 21-year-old tipsy guy would have been just another crime. Not a hate crime. Is there anything like a love crime? Yes, of course, there are crimes of passion and we suddenly seem to have become a world...
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Aug.25.2010
Every morning, and several times throughout the night, I awaken filled with dread and anxiety.
Sometimes, I have had dreams of being tortured while helplessly restrained or paralyzed. In the dreams my captors exert complete power over me. They mutilate my body in an emotionless, methodical,...
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Aug.14.2010
There is a palpable fear in America that our nation is approaching some cataclysm, that the current recession represents an irreversible decline, and that we are helpless to do much about it. Some think we are losing our edge to China, India, or Brazil; that they are going to beat us at the...
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Jul.31.2010
- The Local Jobs for America Act proposes to spend up to $100 billion to create and save a million public and private jobs in communities this year. While a million jobs sounds like a huge number, let's look at the money spent on that task and analyze the premise.
What does it mean to "...
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Jul.16.2010
It used to be that when someone mentioned amateurs, I thought of the person who hits himself on the finger with a hammer, or pricks herself with a needle just below the thimble. Or maybe blows a fuse or two. Someone inept, pathetic and sad, but mostly harmless.
Now, I take a much more sinister...
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May.19.2010
Bill Clinton isn’t exactly up for auction, but let's stop to think about this business of you-do-me-I-do-you. You've already read that you could spend a day with him in New York if you can dig into your financial reserves and come up with $7,71,000. This is due to the huge debt of $25.2 million...
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Apr.24.2010
The ‘South Park’ team as well as this kneejerk Muslim group are part of the same construct – to capitalise on people’s emotions.
I don’t think teddy bears are mentioned anywhere in the Quran. Therefore, is the animated satirical series ‘South Park’ well within its rights to portray Prophet...
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Apr.10.2010
One in Three Americans Cutting Back on Book Purchases Due to Economy
Nearly 34% of Americans report they are cutting down on how many books they are purchasing due to the economic downturn of the past two years, according to newly released data from Bowker’s PubTrack Consumer, with 19% of...
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