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...were once supplied for $172 each but, in 1999, were bought for $2,500 each. There is also no reason to imply that the Defense Minister should resign. Why should any false allegation force him to quit? As a victim of Tehelka.com's stage-managed sting operation, I strongly object to your saying that I was recorded taking bribes. Everyone who knows me knows I would rather die than ever take a bribe. If you see the tapes carefully and listen to the dialogue, the "bribe" is only in the minds of those concocting a scenario of corruption. I also...
...Despite cloaking himself in the mantle of defender of the holy places, Moqtada Sadr has little claim to religious authority. He lacks the theological status of a Marjah ("object of emulation") like the Grand Ayatollahs, and there are questions over just how much seminarian learning he has under his belt. Sadr is, in other words, purely a political leader - and one quietly reviled by much of the clerical leadership. But operating in secret under Saddam's rule, he built a mass following among the Shiite urban poor, trading on the reverence for his father and grandfather, legendary rebel clerics murdered...
...full graphic novel. The artist known only as Rebecca, author of the porno series "Housewives at Play," is actually Fantagraphics' highest-paid author, with sales at least equaling that of FG's top-selling "legit" cartoonist Dan Clowes. Who knew? Though some hard-core comixcenti object to its crassness, I find the San Diego con's big-tent mixture of graphic literature with its more commercial relations, video games, movies and toys to be a refreshing re-contextualization of indy artist's work. While smaller, alty-friendly cons like the Small Press Expo and the MOCCA Art Festival are important...
Frommer has not yet heard back from the Edwards family about the shirts she sent. If nothing else, the object of the shirt himself might appreciate the timing of the gift—he and his wife celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary today...
...suit was eventually dismissed because “satire is a protected form of public speech, even if the object of satire doesn’t get it,” Franken said...