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...United States’ first venture into foreign military intervention occurred when Jefferson sent the navy to fight Barbary pirates in 1801. We should take a page out of Jefferson’s book: A modern naval expedition freed from ineffective international law needs to be sent to wipe out these criminals...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Pirate Code | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...distinctives is essential for progress." Thus Hunter also plays down another potential bone of contention between the new President and Evangelicals - Obama's July 2007 pledge to Planned Parenthood that "the first thing I'd do, as President, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act" - a bill that could wipe out many of the inroads conservatives have made into strict interpretation of Roe v. Wade. "I think [the FCA] is a horrible idea," Hunter says. "But it's just a bill in committee," and it would take time to reach the presidential desk. "Circumstances and constituencies evolve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Joel Hunter, and Why Is Obama Praying with Him? | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Isn’t this “Scoped” segment kind of masturbatory and pathetic, FM? Favorite childhood activity: Playing “wipe off the evidence” with Father O’Connolly Sexiest physical trait: My smile! No, but seriously, my penis. Best part about Harvard: Being among the economic elite Worst part about Harvard: The poor people who hang out near the Yard...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Scoped! | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Barlow compares pigtail fat to nose mucus: “Underneath [the skin of the pig tail] is a layer of blubber...The fatty skin disintegrates as it comes away, gooking up my fingers like boogers that I can’t get rid of no matter where I wipe.” And his juxtapositions are equally nauseating. Passages about homemade chorizo are interrupted with descriptions of bovine flatulence and sloughed foot calluses. And because his journey is so ill-defined, we can’t even breathe a sigh of relief as he crunches...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Everything' Missing Somethin' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...appreciation of the yen will further reduce share value and corporate profits. Mitsubishi UFJ, like Japan's other mega-banks, avoided damage caused by the subprime crisis, but its stock portfolio is now taking a hit as the Nikkei and Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) continue to fall and wipe value from its balance sheet. One credit analyst estimates that since the end of June, the total stock value held by the top three banks has dropped by $56 billion, signaling that other banks are clearly at risk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Troubles Hit Morgan Stanley's Japanese Savior | 10/27/2008 | See Source »

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