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Wayne La Pierre Needs to Check into Public Housing

Bill Lenner — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:28:00 GMT

I'll make a deal with him. If Mr. La Pierre wants his organization to promote forcing municipalities to allow guns in public housing, that he should make a deal to live in the first public housing system that gets regunned, at least for 6 m

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Orange County California Gets Its First Female Sheriff. A Howl of Sexism Rises From the Garbage Pit

Bill Lenner — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:38:00 GMT

The story so far....You may remember America's Sheriff Mike Carona, a tough guy Sheriff who won many acolades (mostly spurred on by Republican talking points) when he totally failed to find a kidnapped 5 year old before she was brutally murdered.

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California County Clerks Hold Offices Open Late For Same Sex Couples

Bill Lenner — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:03:00 GMT

We heard June 17th for nearly a month now, but apparently the ability to wed your same sex love was to become legal as of 5 pm today,which is usually closing time for the clerks' offices.So "at least 5 county clerks around the state extended

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Republican David Frum: Fight Against Gay Marriage May Destroy Civil Unions Too

Bill Lenner — Sat, 17 May 2008 10:39:00 GMT

Today in the Left Right and Center discussion on NPR David (Axis of Hate) Frum noted that a building determination to fight against the human right of gay marriage may destroy the ability to form civil unions.So,

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They Shoot Horses Don't They?

Bill Lenner — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT

I am certainly not going to celebrate the idea that Hillary's favorite to win the Derby was shot on the race track after racing to secondplace and then collapsing on two broken ankles.I'm can't believe they still do this crap. They

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Vodka Producer Gives Half of US to Mexico

Bill Lenner — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:14:00 GMT

This is an ad that ran in Mexico with a map showing Mexico at lines imagined for the nation before the Mexican-American war.Obviously, this is a smart move (like 'smart' diplomacy between parties in a newly 'democratic' nation stops

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A New Favorite: Flying Penguins Report From the Beeb

Bill Lenner — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Yes a bit late. I explained why in post below.

My Favorite April Fool.

Bill Lenner — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:03:00 GMT

Maybe it was because I was somewhere between 5 and 12 when I first saw it and therefore fell hook line and sinker (not to mention colander and big pot of water) for the jest. Dad was no help at all. I knew they were made of flour so I loo

LA Times: FBI Knew That 1994 Attack on Tupac Was Done By 'Friends' of Combs

Bill Lenner — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:38:00 GMT

People who know and were in the vicinity of the 1994 attack on rapper Tupac Shakur say two associates of Sean 'Diddy' Combs were on on the attack. FBI knows, but won't prosecute.

Yahoo! In Talks With News Corp

Bill Lenner — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:44:00 GMT

Do all new billionaires just want to develop space tourism companies which will make our planet warm more quickly? It's like they think they're Jor-El and want to get rich people off the planet before it's uninhabitable

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Old Friends Say They Don't Remember Barack Obama as a Drug User

Bill Lenner — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:09:00 GMT

Olds friends from some of the years Barack Obama writes about in his book "Dreams From My Father" say he never really seemed to be much into drugs and alcohol though he mentioned some use in its pages according to a report in the New York T

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The Decision Has Been Made: Obama Beats Clinton (and Carter? and Alda and Angelou too!)

Bill Lenner — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:29:00 GMT

Excerpt China View "Obama wins "Best Spoken Word" Grammy":U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama aced out former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for a "Best Spoken Word Album" award in the 2008 Grammy Aw

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Bush "Mistakes" Horse Thief in Favorite Painting For Missionary

Bill Lenner — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:41:00 GMT

Well, "mistakes" is the kindest word that can be put on the matter, and that is what most of mainstream seems to be doing. Even Harper's which notes that Bush gave the painting a new name in their article fails where Crook

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Bobby Fischer Has Died

Bill Lenner — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:37:00 GMT

Grandmaster, gadfly was 64. Died in Iceland which had granted him citizenship in 2005.CNN has details.

Clemens To Be Questioned by Fan Mike Wallace, Other Reporters. Lawyers Plan Clemens Self-Investigation

Bill Lenner — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:08:00 GMT

The New York Times announced yesterday that one of Rogers Clemens and the Yankees most influential fans will be doing the hard hitting work of grilling him for the American public. The point out that Wallace has spent time with Steinbrenner in

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Colorado Gunman Killed Self Authorities Decide

Bill Lenner — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:09:00 GMT

This doesn't take anything away from former policewoman Ms. Assam's skill and courage.She stopped the guy, obviously. He didn't plan on running into the church and then, with up to 1000 rounds left, take his own life.Read rest at N

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The Security Guard Speaks

Bill Lenner — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:45:00 GMT

Pictures of Jeanne Asam through Yahoo! search here Pictures covering the two Colorado shooting sites can be accessed here

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Colorado Gunman Had Gone to Missionary School He Attacked

Bill Lenner — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:06:00 GMT

The gunman who killed 4 people at a Christian Missionary school was once a student there, but had been expelled. He had been sending the school hate mail since that time.A female personal security guard for the minister at New Life Church in Co

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Cocoa Management Worker Strike in Ivory Coast

Bill Lenner — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:48:00 GMT

Excerpt BBC Report "Ivory Coast hit by cocoa strike " (excerpt fair use to accurately transmit the facts as shown in report):Workers at Ivory Coast's cocoa management bodies have gone on strike for a second day in a dispute over pay. I

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Young Burn Victim, Youssif, Suffers Complications After More Surgery, Recovers.

Bill Lenner — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:06:00 GMT

Just a couple of weeks ago we read about Youssiff attending a day at a burn campand seemingly having a lot of fun. To learn that he suffered serious complications in the weeks since is shocking. Personally, though I expect daily updates f

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