Iraq Market Bombing Leaves 10 Dead, 60 Injured

March 5, 2009

BAGHDAD – A car bomb exploded Thursday in a crowded cattle market south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and injuring 60 others, Iraqi police and medical officials said.

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Rove Blasts "Show Trial" by Those Who "Would Love to See Me Barbecued"

March 5, 2009

Although he says it could turn into a “show trial,” Karl Rove tells FOX News he is looking forward to telling the House Judiciary Committee about his alleged role in the firing of federal prosecutors and the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Until now, Rove had been shielded from testifying by his former […]

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Ken Starr Battles on Prop 8 in Cali Court Today

March 5, 2009

The “black-robed tyrants” will be taking up the love that dare not speak its name again this week. Actually, there is news in California and in Massachusetts, but I figured it’d be easier to wrap it all up in one big old gay post.

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Docs Seek Gag Orders to Stop Patients' Online Reviews

March 5, 2009

The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: “Very unhelpful, arrogant,” it said of a doctor. “Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people.”

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NFL Head Cases: T.O. Cut in Dallas

March 5, 2009

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took one for the team late Wednesday evening. He consulted several different voices — mostly the ones in his head — and determined that his club was better off without wide receiver Terrell Owens.

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Kasparov: US Should Beware of Doing Deals With Putin

March 5, 2009

Vladimir Putin’s regime is fighting for its political life. That’s the good news. But the bad news is that the Obama administration is sending out mixed messages that may help the Russian autocratic regime survive.

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Can Conservatives Prove the Bailout Unconstitutional?

March 5, 2009

The last few months have been a nightmare for American libertarians, with Congress and the president lining up to pass massive bailouts and stimulus packages–the Leviathan state of their darkest fantasies. But, having failed in the political arena, defenders of small government have begun to regroup and wage their insurgency in the courts. Last month, […]

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College Endowments Lose 24% on Average in Six Months

March 5, 2009

BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. colleges and universities lost nearly one-quarter of their endowments’ worth in the first half of their fiscal year, forcing them to cut staff and budgets just like corporations hurt by the financial crisis. From July through December, U.S. schools’ endowments dropped an average of 24.1 percent, according to a report released […]

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Bailey: Free Market Solution of Health Status Insurance

March 5, 2009

“Health care reform that reduces costs while expanding coverage is no longer just a dream we hope to achieve—it’s a necessity we have to achieve,” declared President Barack Obama as he announced his nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius to be the new Secretary of Health and Human Services. On Thursday, President Obama will convene […]

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China Targets 8% Growth Even in Crisis

March 5, 2009

BEIJING, March 5 – Premier Wen Jiabao assured on Thursday that China will achieve 8 per cent growth this year despite a deepening financial crisis, setting out export support and spending programmes to shore up the economy. In the text of his annual work report to the National People’s Congress, the nation’s largely ceremonial parliament, […]

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