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Deep down, I know the Senator Clinton believes the Democratic Party and the country need her. And who knows, maybe she’s right. She thinks Senator Obama isn’t up to the task of taking on John McCain. But in this bubble of conviction, she has started to lose touch with reality. Even on the day when [...]

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Last week I wrote about Celine Dion’s concert being canceled and made a joke about how annoying she is. And I got hate mail! Hate mail about politics I can understand, but Canadian entertainers? Some Celine Dion fan website linked to me (Yes!) and a guy (a male Celine Dion fan!) sent me this:
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From the land of the credible, but extremely bizarre, a lawsuit in Hawaii by two scientists contends that a project in Europe could potentially create a black hole that would eat the earth. This isn’t as crackpot as it sounds as the international project has an eight billion dollar budget, and the story appeared in [...]

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I once heard someone ask a Bush apologist if George W. was not the worst president ever, who was worse. The answer, after several moments of thought, came back Rutherford B. Hayes (it may have been someone else from the same era). The fact that someone who voted for Mr. Bush twice would have such [...]

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Why is it that people who have made careers tearing others down so often are blinded to the fact that there is always someone gunning for their power? Soon-to-be former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer is the latest in a long line of all too-fallible men (and women) who just should have known better. Instead he [...]

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Jimmy Kimmel knows what Cup of Cha likes. He managed to combine his feud with Matt Damon, which I highlighted last week, with my love for celebrity sing alongs, which I discussed a while back. The result is here:

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I’m a week late, but I’ve watched the entire ‘I Have a Dream’ speech several times in last few days, and it is stunningly moving even now. MLK Jr. died at age 39, which tells you that we should all strive to achieve more. Without any more introduction, here is the speech, and if you [...]

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This American Life is probably the best podcast/radio show out there. This episode is one of the best of that select group. There have been some issues downloading the show in China, so since I was able to do it this week I’m sharing. If you want to donate to the show since it costs [...]

 

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With that introduction from Josh, the pressure’s on! I’ll do my best to live up to his standards. As Josh said, I live in Angola- specifically in Lobito, a large city in the south of the country. Lobito is home to a thriving port, several oil companies and a few development NGOs [...]

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March 19th, 2003: President Bush announces in a joint press conference with Israeli and Palestinian leaders that the two sides would enter peace talks in Annapolis, Maryland.
July 27th 2003: President Bush announces that a framework for a two-state solution has been reached. Both Palestinian and hard-right Israeli protesters take to the streets as details emerge, [...]

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