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Sisyphus: The risks to U.S. interests should Israel attack Iran

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:58:00 -0500

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Iran’s nuclear program was launched in the 1950’s as part of the Atoms for Peace program promoted by the United States. Western governments supported Iran’s nuclear program until the 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the Shah. Following the revolution, the Iranian government [...]

SWAC Girl: It's called "t-e-r-r-o-r-i-s-m"

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:46:00 -0500

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Terrorism. War on terror. Terrorists.

The Democrats and Barack Obama have eliminated the word "terrorism" from their politically correct vocabulary ... but that does not eliminate the danger to Americans. Just ask the Russians who had terrorists attack a train on Saturday that left dozens dead and dozens [...]

Virginia Right!: Democrats And The Press Begin To Turn On Obama

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:43:56 -0500

Obama prostrates himself

It is taking it’s own sweet time, but the movement is undeniable. As the polls show a steady erosion of support for President Obama, so goes the press, and even his own party. President Bush spent 8 years with an [...]

SWAC Girl: Green Valley Book Fair open through Dec. 13

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:43:00 -0500

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Those of us in the Shenandoah Valley take for granted the Green Valley Book Fair is at our back doors ... so it took me by surprise to see that Bill Lohmann had written about it for the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Point your car away from Interstate 81 [...]

Fishersville Mike: Global warming update

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:24:00 -0500

Last year at Thanksgiving, I drove to West Virginia and there was snow on the ground.
This weekend, I drove to West Virginia for Thanksgiving and there was trace amounts of snow on the ground. And reports in the local newspaper of accidents on snow-slicked roads Black Friday.
I'll be' [...]

Yankee Philip: Climate change: this is the worst scientific scandal of our generation

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:10:00 -0500

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Politics Trumps Science
Our hopelessly compromised scientific establishment cannot be allowed to get away with the Climategate whitewash, says Christopher Booker, in his UK Telegraph article.

What we are looking at here is the small group of scientists who [...]

Good Sense: Foreclosure Support?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:51:00 -0500

Ok, maybe I’m old fashioned, but isn’t foreclosure a way that banks protect themselves from defaulted loans? Like a quack doctor, Barry insists on treating the symptom rather than the underlying disease. In this case, the disease is unqualified, high risk borrowers who have no means nor the intentions [...]

On The Right: Four cops ambushed and killed in Washington State, suspect or suspects still on the lose

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:28:45 -0500

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3 male and 1 females officer’s were ambushed and killed while filling out paper work before their shift in Parkland, Washington. The officer’s were in a coffee shop preparing for their shift, where as suspect entered and fired multiple shots killing all 4 officers. The officers names have not been [...]

Blue Commonwealth: Are We Going to Let John Die?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:28:05 -0500

cross-posted from Daily Kos where it has received a lot of traffic

If Joe Lieberman or other senators came across John Brodniak writhing in pain on the sidewalk, they presumably would jump to help him and rush him to a hospital.

Unfortunately, an emergency room won't help - indeed, the closest' [...]

Left of the Hill: Tiger Woods Issues Statement On Accident

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:41:00 -0500

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There has been a lot of discussion about the accident Tiger Woods had over the holiday weekend. It's actually quite interesting how the cable news programs have actually been asking why this story has been receiving so much attention (though all that has really done is prolong the coverage). In [...]