The iPINIONS Journal

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Sammy Sosa: I swear my friends, I have nothing to hide…I’m clean! Yesterday, the US Congress really lived up to its reputation for political drama and grand standing. The Congressional Committee on Government Reform subpoenaed Major League Baseball’s “biggest” stars for a command performance in what many expected would be a Much Ado About Nothing… Read more.

Lil’ Kim’s high-priced lawyer, looking stupified, tries to console her: I’m so sorry Miss Little Kim, I really thought I had that jury eating outta the palm of my hand. But, as soon as you make that additional deposit, I’ll get to work on your appeal… The raunchy rap diva Lil’ Kim has finally achieved… Read more.

Paul Wolfowitz: Look! It’s our money. So, you do what we tell, how we tell you, or else… Last week, President Bush nominated John Bolton to be America’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Many political observers regarded this nomination as an affront to the career diplomats at the UN for whom Bolton has repeatedly… Read more.

Phew! They really had me sweating man… Yesterday, after eight days of deliberations, a California Jury found actor Robert Blake not guilty of murdering his wife. I must confess that I do not know enough about the facts of this case to share any informed observations about the trial or this verdict. I wish only… Read more.

I don’t get it…I said I was sorry Last night, in a stunningly unprecedented move, Harvard’s Faculty voted 218 to 185 to express a “Lack of Confidence in the leadership” of the University’s embattled president, Lawrence H. Summers. The no confidence motion was submitted by Professor of Anthropology and African American Studies, J. Lorand Matory.… Read more.

Ms Greenhouse: Just too damn honest to work at the Pentagon… On Monday, a US government audit report (prepared by the Defense Contract Audit Agency) revealed systematic abuses of the Pentagon’s procurement protocols by Halliburton, the energy firm once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney. But this report is absurdly anticlimactic. And, it does… Read more.

Taiwan turns warming friendship between China (Pres. Hu Jintao) and America (Pres. Bush) very cold indeed! Yesterday, China’s National People’s Congress enacted a new law to provide legal justification for the use of military force if Taiwan dares to declare formal independence from China. The Bill (which passed 2,896 to 0) is only the latest… Read more.

Rich governments pledge to repent from feeding dictators to feeding children. And, it’s about time! A browse through my previous columns will reveal a tortured interest in the poor, hungry and chronically forsaken people of Africa. But despite my despair and feelings of helplessness, the temptation to give up hope has never entered my consciousness.… Read more.

Angelic heir to Mother Teresa… Actors’ fronting for charitable causes as just another acting gig has become one of the more cynical trends in the already contrived, egocentric and money-grabbing Entertainment industry. Therefore, Angelina Jolie stands out as a refreshing and rather appealing exception. Since 2001, Jolie has been the Goodwill Ambassador for the United… Read more.