On Monday, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama “was formally installed as a professor” at Emory University, as ”Tibetan monks wearing moon-shaped yellow hats chanted and played cymbals, gongs and horns.” The occassion was marked with a gift of a “faculty ID card,” although the Dalai Lama’s face is “recognized around the world.”
“I suspect you will not […]
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It started with an early morning fire in near Pepperdine University in Malibu on Sunday and soon fires were raging across Southern California.
The L.A. Times reports, “More than 250,000 people are evacuated in San Diego County, where blazes have torched 100,000 acres. Over a dozen fires burn in seven counties.”
The L.A. Times reports:
Qualcomm Stadium and […]
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman asserted today that Blackwater USA “may have engaged in significant tax evasion.”
In a letter to Blackwater Chairman Erik Prince, panel Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) noted that the IRS earlier this year ruled that the company “violated federal tax laws by treating an armed guard as an […]
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Toot! Toot! Look out, Kentucky, the Bluegrass Express is coming through!
Dozens of local labor leaders and union volunteers are setting out today on a 10-day bus tour through Kentucky, where Steve Beshear is challenging Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R), who has canceled bargaining rights for state employees, privatized Kentucky’s Medicaid program and taken other […]
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Valerie Plame was on 60 Minutes on Sunday Night. C&L reports:
In the first segment, Plame Wilson spoke frankly about being betrayed by this administration, as well as her assessment of the damage done to the nation’s security by revealing her identity…
But the second segment is where Couric goes off the rails and shows her flair […]
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The Santa Ana are kicking up firestorms across Southern California once again and the L.A. Times reports, “thousands of Southern California homes could be at risk in coming days as powerful Santa Ana winds continue to stoke wildfires.”
Blazes on Sunday scorched thousands of acres from the Mexican border to Santa Barbara County, destroyed at least […]
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The Boston Red Sox erupted in the 8th inning of 7th game of the ALCS playoffs on Sunday night. They pulled off 6 runs in the 8th and that coup was all she wrote… Red Sox Rule:
Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima stood on the Fenway Park mound, posing for pictures with Boston general manager Theo Epstein, […]
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