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Apparently you just can't let nuclear weapons sit in the silo and expect they'll be good to go. So the U.S. military wants to update its arsenal and extend the shelf life. But what if this triggers everyone else in the global nuclear club to do the same? An excerpt from the NYT story: orried [...]
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This NYT article is about how France, birthplace of Freedom Fries (along with Equality burgers and Fraternity shakes), is trying to come to the grips with the fact it has Dubya in office until 2009. Some excerpts: ARIS, Feb. 7 – Ask the French foreign minister, Michel Barnier, about France and the United States, and he replies [...]
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A fire engine in Australia was unavailable for a call after one of the firefighters used it to go pick up pizza. An excerpt from the BBC story: “Apparently [he] decided to take the pumper to a pizza shop… for a bite to eat,” an officer wrote in a letter obtained by local media. The [...]
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A tip o' the hat to Alan Bass who posted this link to CAJ-L: Deep Throat of Watergate fame might be dying. Here's an excerpt of an op-ed piece by Watergate participant John Dean (Disgraced President Richard Nixon's White House counsel) from the L.A. Times: Should We Jail Deep Throats … By John W. DeanJohn [...]
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Edmonton's chief of police has gone on indefinite medical leave. It happened after Alberta's solicitor-general blasted the Edmonton Police Service for its clumsy sting attempt on a journalist. An excerpt from the CTV.ca story: Edmonton's chief of police has gone on indefinite medical leave just as his department is being blasted over a 'sting' scandal. “The [...]
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Bellglobemedia, parent company of my employer, has won the broadcasting rights to the 2010 Winter and 2012 Summer Olympics. And is CBC happy? I would say not. Check out these paragraphs from its news release: Over the years, and as recently as this summer, we have been lauded for our excellent and complete Olympic coverage. Having [...]
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