Monthly Archives: December 2005

Canadian PM blames US for Toronto murders

In what has become an all too familiar practice for world leaders when times get tough at home, the Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin, is blaming the US for a record number of murders in Ontario’s largest city. In … Continue reading

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UN: Iraq elections credible

As we noted several days ago, the Iraqi elections were indeed credible. The Sunnis who make up less than 20% of the Iraqi population charged fraud after preliminary results indicated that their parties only won about 19% of the seats … Continue reading

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Backlash against school substitute

Shortly before the Christmas holiday, 4th grade teacher Kate Rudloff was out for the day and her class was being covered by a substitute, who during a reading of a Christmas poem, told the class the truth about Santa Clause, … Continue reading

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Decline in literacy for college graduates, experts can’t explain…but we can

According to a recent report, college graduates today aren’t as proficiency as they should be when it comes to literacy skills. According to Michael Gorman with the American Library Association, “Only 31 percent of college graduates can read a complex … Continue reading

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Sunnis, long accustomed to oppressing the majority, decry elections.

Sunni Muslims took to the streets en masse to decry last week’s parliamentary elections. Sunnis claim the elections were rigged in favor of the Shiite-Kurd coalition, who are expected to dominate in the new parliament once the results are officially … Continue reading

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Saddam trial a kangaroo court

It is distinctly possible that the Nazis ran a more objective court system than the new Iraqi government. In what other court system in the world can a defendant repeatedly stand in the docket a repeatedly yell at the judge … Continue reading

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Microsoft in hot water with EU…again

Should companies be compelled to make life easier for their competitors? Why should Microsoft make life easier for its competitors, does that not fly in the face of the spirit of free market competition? The EU has threatened the Redmond … Continue reading

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Senate approves spending reduction (of sorts)

In a party line vote, which saw some members switch sides. The US Senate barely passed a bill calling for cuts of $40 billion in the next budget. It should be noted that this is the first cap on spending … Continue reading

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Serial rapist escapes from prison…

A prisoner, who has been accused of at least seven rapes used bed sheets to escape from a Miami lockup. Reynaldo Elias Rapalo escaped on Tuesday. He was noticed by a visitor who saw a prisoner scaling the walls like … Continue reading

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Another setback for energy independence

The picture you see to your right is NOT ANWR, but the leftist, determined to block oil and gas exploration in Alaska would have you believe otherwise. The picture, below, however, is a fair depiction of the region in question. … Continue reading

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