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...early months as Secretary of State, Rice would sidestep questions about Iraq by stating that the presence of 150,000 troops on the ground meant it was mostly the Pentagon's problem. But that argument has become less persuasive as the violence has continued and all military options - short of a massive increase in U.S. troops - have proven ineffective in dealing with the insurgency. By now, even Bush's dog Barney knows that extricating ourselves from Iraq will require cutting some ugly political deals with an assortment of rogues, who might be willing to help stabilize Iraq in return...
...says. “They have a leave of absence policy so if you come here for a year, you can leave and still come back. I figured if I got a job, I could go dance for five years, ten years. I felt the option was open...
...don’t see some results pronto, then these hand cramps are not going to get any better and our ceilings are not going to get any cleaner. Yet your lukewarm response will not be the only responsible party when those semen stalactites leave us no option but to start wearing hard hats just to do homework. No, University Hall will be equally guilty, having set up a veritable obstacle course to intercourse here on campus. Let’s briefly consider just a few facets of this wretched regime. Our first problem is with the arbitrary tradition...
...Alternative Voting: A number of states have gone to what is called "no fault" absentee voting this year, which means voters no longer need an excuse to obtain an absentee ballot. Applications for the absentee option have exploded partly because of worries about the paperless machines, and partly because both parties have mailed applications to millions of voters whether they requested them or not. That could shorten lines at the polls on Election Day but lengthen the count on election night. All around the U.S., the percentage of absentee balloting is exploding: most jurisdictions are seeing a jump...
...want to take your son from you. I just want to save his life. I can't live in Malawi. I can't move my family here. He would have to come and live with me and I would raise him as a son. But there's another option. I can just give you money, and you can raise him." And he said no. But he still had a very hangdog expression, which crushed me. It was very confusing, and I'm sure he was very confused. Look, his wife dies, his other three children die, the guy's been...