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To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, a time to build up…A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace…[But above all else]…a time… Read more.
Washington insiders are still hyperventilating over the plea agreement über lobbyist Jack Abramoff executed on Tuesday with federal prosecutors. But I’m just stupefied by the misleading commentaries on this story – especially by Democrats who smell the blood of wounded Republicans. Notwithstanding the 24/7 coverage, the facts of this case are as familiar as they… Read more.
Taylor Branch is the critically acclaimed biographer of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). At Canaan’s Edge is the third volume of his MLK trilogy. But it’s generating hype for portraying MLK as a womanizer more than a civil rights leader. Jon Meacham is Newsweek’s eminent historian. On Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press, he recommended… Read more.
I’ve been writing for some time about the Stalinist antics of that little munchkin president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. But the provocative act he perpetrated on Sunday should erase all doubts that Putin not only harbours a visceral hatred for democracy but is also hell-bent on reclaiming control over the former republics of the Soviet… Read more.
Oh, and Resolution No. 5: Wanna bet which one he follows through on?News and Politics Read more.
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It boggles the mind to think that Americans are as divided over whether it’s appropriate for the government to spy – without judicial warrants – on U.S. citizens suspected of having ties to terrorists, as they were over whether Al Gore or George Bush should have been elected president in 2000. But, that appears to… Read more.
“UPDATE II (Dec 24, 5:15am): In Memoriam…Organized labor in America is dead! I was wrong about the determination of the ostensibly powerful TWU to match wits with the MTA – not only for the benefit of its members but also for the sake of laborers all over America who corporate managers today regard as all… Read more.
Even though it may be some time before the winners are announced, the biggest loser in Iraq’s historic December 15 elections will undoubtedly be Ahmed Chalabi (shown here with a look of utter despair, indignation…disbelief!). And, his shocking failure to win a seat for himself in Iraq’s new National Assembly (to say nothing of winning… Read more.
In almost all Commonwealth countries, the Boxing Day Holiday is usually observed on December 26 (the day after Christmas). But whenever Christmas falls on a Saturday or Sunday (as is the case this year), then Boxing Day is actually celebrated on the next 2nd weekday (the 1st reserved for Christmas, of course). Which means that… Read more.
