Thursday, May 01, 2008 - Posts
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The LAPD announced yesterday that after investigating 320 claims of racial profiling, not one could be sustained. The police commission is incredulous—“I find it baffling that we have these zeros.” said one commissioner. But a ctually, it’s not baffling Read More...
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I testified yesterday on "Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government" before the Senate judiciary committee's subcommittee on the Constitution. The hearing, chaired by Sen. Feingold, covered the range of the Bush administration's Read More...
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A predawn American cruise-missile strike against the central Somalia town of Dhusamareb killed between 10 and 30 persons today. Military officials said publicly that the target was "a known al-Qaida target." Confidentially, military officials told the Read More...
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Suppose you want to lose 20 pounds. You've tried a number of diets, but you are as hefty as when you started. Fortunately, a new firm called StickK has a solution. You enter a self-commitment contract, under which you promise that you will lose (say) Read More...
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The Reverend Jeremiah Wright should not be disowned by Barack Obama. He is too important in the narrative of a political campaign anchored in bridging differences -- an activity that no one ever said would be easy or politically expedient. Read More...
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