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- John Le Carre has a new book out, "Absolute Friends." He used to be my absolute favorite author: I'd read... |
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Report (Dec 14 2003 16:59 GMT) - FA Barclaycard Premiership Villa 3 - 2 WolvesReport | Manager's Reaction | Player Ratings |
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- 'We got 'em.' With those words, the United States confirms the capture of Saddam Hussein in his home town of Tikrit. |
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In custody! (Dec 14 2003 16:59 GMT) - U-S officials say initial testing indicates a man captured in a night-time raid in Tikrit is former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. |
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- Two policemen have been shot to death in Indiana by a gunman who then killed himself after telling witnesses he couldn't take it anymore. |
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- Experts say it's just a matter of time. They say a worlwide flu pandemic will eventually come again. One doctor says when it does, it will be "horrific" for the U-S. |
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- Parts of the Northeast are bracing for yet another pre-winter snowstorm. Plows and crews are ready. |
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- Howard Dean on Saddam's capture, via weblog: "This is a great day for the Iraqi people, the US, and the international community...Now that the dictator is captured, we must also accelerate the transition from occupation to full Iraqi sovereignty." Nothing yet at the blogs of Kerry, Edwards, or Clark. Lieberman's been on TV saying good stuff, but he doesn't have a blog. |
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- Sadaam having been captured alive, evidence has emerged suggesting the Terrorist behind September 11 strike was trained by Saddam after all. |
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- I just watched Gov. Dean's statement on the capture of Saddam Hussein on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopolous. First, Dean made a gracious statement congratulating our troops and intelligence agencies on a job well done - and congratulating Presiden |
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- You can find all the details, a ton of links to news sites and reactions from world leaders and Iraqi... |
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- Who needs a doctor when we have WebMD? Remember how I keep saying that I have no other symptoms other than a sore throat and a fever? Yeahhhh... seems that one of the signs you have Strep Throat is that it does "not occur with coldlike symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a runny or stuffy nose. In general, the more coldlike symptoms you have, the less likely it is that your sore throat is a strep infection. |
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- Who needs a doctor when we have WebMD? Remember how I keep saying that I have no other symptoms other than a sore throat and a fever? Yeahhhh... seems that one of the signs you have Strep Throat is that it does "not occur with coldlike symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, or a runny or stuffy nose. In general, the more coldlike symptoms you have, the less likely it is that your sore throat is a strep infection. |
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- Hoo-wee! If you really want to see some mind-warping idiocy, go check out this thread at US Moonbat Headquarters: Democratic Underground Forums - Saddam Hussein Captured Alive Near Tikrit. In ... |
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- Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured near his hometown of Tikrit Saturday night. For some reason we Americans are supposed to celebrate the capture of one man who posed no demonstrated threat to us -- a capture |
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- http://www. livejournal. com/community/note_to_self/358 html Again, I have things better expressed in a community |
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- Omar says: The big brother in a small hole Horrraaaaa It’s the justice day. I’m speechless. |
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- Hehe, just had to place this great shot of Saddam up. Where are all of his shiny gold medals and freshly pressed uniforms? (laughing my ass off)... |
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- SLAM! Sports - Basketball Toronto Raptors - Raptors watch For months, the former Raptor pined to be in Chicago with... |
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- TheStar.com - Kevin O'Neill knows exactly what he wants to do, how he wants to take his high-scoring, ball-sharing, fun-loving... |
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- Jodie Valade Plain Dealer Reporter He travels to places like Rockford, Ill., and Roanoke, Va., in search of someone... |
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- Carlisle, Skiles giggle over lost gig Raptors coach Kevin O'Neill asked Carlisle about Jalen Rose before making a recent trade... |
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- A steal of a deal / It did not take long for Chicago Bulls rookie general manager John Paxson to... |
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- ChicagoSports.com - Raptors Vince Carter isn't the only scoring threat in Toronto anymore. Suddenly, the Raptors have several other offensive... |
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- ChicagoSports.com - Before the six-player trade between the Bulls and Raptors on Dec. 1, Toronto coach Kevin O'Neill asked Carlisle... |
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- ChicagoSports.com - . On the subject of trades, the more you see what Jalen Rose and Donyell Marshall are doing... |
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- Text of comments Sunday by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the capture of Saddam Hussein, as transcribed by eMediaMillWorks Inc.: Let his capture bring about unity, reconciliation and peace between all the people in Iraq. Saddam is gone from power. Saddam is gone from power. He won't be coming back. |
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- BBC News: drugs 'don't work on many people' SixDifferentWays] apparently "more than 90% of drugs only work in 30-50% of... |
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- Saddam Hussein is cold busted! The dapper fellow and former dictator was caught in a hole in the ground near Tikrit. ::::QUEER EYE FOR THE BAD GUY FASHION TIP:::: From this picture it looks... |
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wrapped up! (Dec 14 2003 16:56 GMT) - ok... got the presents wrapped! time to go shopping! I'm going to try and get a picture of Archie the talking snowman. Archie has been around since I was a baby so it's a tradition to take a picture if... |
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- This morning, I woke to find 3 inches of snow on the ground. Nothing major, but it’s a nice view... |
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- This morning, I woke to find 3 inches of snow on the ground. Nothing major, but it’s a nice view... |
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- At least 70 killed in Nepal fighting Fighting between suspected rebels and security forces intensified in Nepal over the weekend, killing at least 70 people in separate attacks across the Himalayan kingdom, officials and media reports said Sunday. |
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- QUOTE i need some shrooms Yes you do! I just wrote this one yesterday, still in progress.Forced back behind a blackend plaugeBorn in the most unwanted human traitIssues suddenly in my faceStay back, self replaces hateInnately resist because the fear of changeI somehow feel differnt, I just can't quite explainA will trapped in my solarplexus grasping for a goalBuried deep beneath the plauge, strangling my soulComprimise with bullshit, bread to fall in lineTaught the value of degration by my own fucking kindStruggling and gagging on a leash of liesReprogramming a nessesity, to take a breathAnd burn in the light |
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- The claim by Essie Mae Washington Williams that she is the illegitimate daughter of Strom Thurmond was near the top of the news for a few hours before it was overshadowed by the news of Saddam Hussein's capture. Look for... |
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- Seven years after its beloved opera house burned down, Venice threw itself a big party today to celebrate the rebirth of La Fenice with a gala concert attended by the Italian president and Hollywood stars. |
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- Pop Idol failure Sam Nixon today put a brave face on his shock defeat, but admitted he was "gutted" at being booted off the show. |
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- The popularity of JRR Tolkien's epic novel The Lord of the Rings appeared stronger than ever today after it was named Britain's best-loved book in the BBC's The Big Read poll. |
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- Michelle McManus is tipped to win Pop Idol after bookies favourite Sam Nixon was sensationally voted off the show in the shock result of the series. |
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- Afghans Open Constitutional Convention. A landmark constitutional convention began in Afghanistan on Sunday with solemn prayers, the songs of children and a stirring speech by the nation's former king, who echoed the aspirations of his war-weary countrymen with a call for unity and peace. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com] |
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- The Open eBook Forum is offering a 20 percent discount on first-year membership for publishers and other companies joining before Dec. 31.If you do join, demand your money's worth. Tell Steve Potash, Nick Bogaty and friends that it's time for the OeBF to get out of the standards business, change the group's name, and truly focus on acting like a grown-up trade association. Just how much lobbying is the OeBF doing against stupidities like the one Margo Milner has documented below? |
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- Both N.Z. Bear and Blogs for Bush have extensive linkage to the Blogospheric reaction to The Capture. NZ Bear's is especially interesting, as he tries to delineate between conservative and liberal blogs.... |
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- Computers To Be Banned, Zombies To Rise Up ... 22 comments so far |
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Help II (Dec 14 2003 16:54 GMT) - I also planned to mention tomorrow the fact that Jeff Jarvis has been doing the Lord’s work lately by providing... |
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- Saddam LexiconI'll fill them all in later. Just want to start a list. Spider Hole = HVT = high value targetNuremberg Defense = |
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- yeah i heard on the radio at work, everyone was like holy fuck they got him. |
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Bear facts (Dec 14 2003 16:54 GMT) - NZ Bear lays the smackdown on the insipid America-hating Loony Left: Now that he has been found to be alive, I'd ask this to those who considered this an illegitimate war: will you now stand up and demand that Hussein... |
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