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Weather presenter and climate change expert claims the documents allegedly sent between some of the world's leading scientists are of a direct result of an article he wrote.
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The Corner on National Review Online
The Climate-Change Scandal -- By: John Derbyshire
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Jonah : Not sure what to make of your post. In the past you've been sometimes perceived as keen on extolling the authority of scientists and science as something apart and above and beyond the worlds of politics and, of course, political correctness. I don't know about "extol" ("to praise highly" -- Webster's Third ). I've never had any ...
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NewsBusters.org
Climategate: White House Involvement in Scandal Will Make It Harder for MSM to Ignore
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Yesterday Brian Williams delivered an NBC Nightly News report about President Obama attending the Copenhagen global warming summit. Guess what hot topic was left untouched? If you had guessed Climategate you would have been correct. Not only Williams but also the other TV networks, with the exception of FOX News, have completely ignored what is ...
RealClearPolitics
Whom to Trust on Climate Change?
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Froma Harrop, Providence Journal When President Obama attends the United Nations meeting on climate in Copenhagen, you can be sure that the deniers of global warming will go on a romp. They'll dredge up weather forecasters, scientists hungry for attention and various grudge-holders to argue that the Earth's temperature isn't rising,
Anne Perkins
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The Guardian World News
Cost of adapting to climate change
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Farmers in developing countries are already feeling the effects of climate change. What is needed to help them cope is an almost unprecedented shift of resources from north to south, says Anne Perkins The gap between rhetoric and reality, the developed and developing worlds, is cruelly illustrated by the huge promises and meagre results of ...
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The Live Feed
The queen of daytime will interview the president of the country during an ABC holiday special that brings together Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama.
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Obama to vow greenhouse emissions cuts in Denmark
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WASHINGTON – Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress over higher costs for businesses and homeowners.
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Power Line
A Caveat
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I've written a lot about the East Anglia emails, here , here , here and here . I think the emails and other documents are damaging to the cause of the partisans of anthropogenic global warming, mostly because they stand exposed as exactly that--partisans, engaged in a political rather than scientific enterprise. However, while I did mention it ...
ChronWatch
Plain Talk About Political Correctness in the U.S. Today
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The fact is that Barack Obama could never have been elected without a great number of votes from white Americans who were willing to elect him despite his utter lack of experience. Let’s face it, Obama’s foremost qualification was that he’d bring something different to the presidency: he is black.
RealClearPolitics
Climategate Puts Warming in Question
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Nolan Finley, Detroit News President Barack Obama is about to stride off to Copenhagen, where he'll sign away any hope that America can return to sustained prosperity. The president promises next month's international palaver on climate change will be marked by aggressive action to combat global warming and a firm commitment by the ...
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Say Anything
The Obama Administration’s Lack Of Private Sector Experience In Visual Format
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Wow: From the reader who sent me the link: I don’t think private sector experience helps people be better little busy bee government activists. But perhaps private sector experience would generally tamper down the urge in people to be so activist in their government positions. Call me crazy, but I think this chart is probably the single ...
Power Line
Dubious Distinction
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The Obama administration is shattering all records for spending in its first year: In fiscal 2009 the federal government spent $3.52 trillion -- $2.8 trillion in 2000 dollars, which sets a benchmark for comparison. ... [C]ompared with other presidents' first years in office, Obama is running circles around them. Bush spent $1.8 trillion in 2001, ...
Cassy Fiano
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ACLU
Obama forgets when the first Thanksgiving was
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President Obama delivered his prepared remarks for Thanksgiving, remarks I actually would have loved. It was eloquent, it was thoughtful, and the message definitely could resonate with the American people right now. It would be perfect, were it not just for one mistake: he totally screwed up when the first Thanksgiving was, by, oh… about ...
RealClearPolitics
The Secret Details of Obama's Afghan Plan
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Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast From Beyonce's Brilliant Save to Bush's Golden Silence, 15 Things We're Thankful ForHot Topics: Galleries, Sarah Palin, Big Fat Story, Giving Beast, Hungry Beast, Art BeastEnter your email address:Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas:Message: Manpreet Romana, AFP / Getty ...
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The Moderate Voice
Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving Greeting Stresses Economy, Military
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President Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving address this year talks about giving thanks but also acknowledges some grim realities: the economy may be on the mend but the job situation is still very much broke and American remains at war. In the case of the economy, Obama notes the general progress and vows to tackle the jobs issue. [...]
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Disillusioned Democrats Turning on Obama
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After just 10 months in office, President Barack Obama is facing a rebellion on several fronts from his natural base of liberal Democrats. And while it�s too early to measure the political cost, what is striking is how rapidly disaffection is growing.
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FOXNews.com
Obama Calls Troops to Talk Turkey
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On first Thanksgiving in the White House, Obama phones 10 U.S. servicemen and women stationed in war zones • YOU DECIDE: What Are YOU Thankful For? • Patrols, Turkey for Troops in Afghanistan | SLIDESHOW
Jonathan Watts
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The Guardian World News
China sets first-ever carbon targets
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• China plans to slow emissions growth by up to 45% • PM Wen Jiabao to attend Copenhagen climate talks The Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, will attend the Copenhagen climate talks next month, the government said today, as it unveiled firm targets for curbing the world's biggest carbon footprint for the first time. A day after the US ...
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The Moderate Voice
Obama’s Thankless Thankgiving
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WASHINGTON — It’s now official: So in vogue are attacks on President Obama that even his proclamation calling the nation to a day of Thanksgiving has become the focus of criticism. Presidential Thanksgiving messages are a routine bit of executive prose that most attentive citizens happily ignore [...]
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WASHINGTON—In keeping with a longstanding Thanksgiving tradition, Vice President Joe Biden ceremonially pardoned a 4-pound yam today at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. "Under my authority as vice president of the United States of America, I hereby grant this yam full and unconditional clemency," a smiling Biden declared as he ...
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Knowledge is Power
Todaze Sheriff Joe
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This screen image made from Michaele Salahi’s Facebook page shows a photo of, Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi, right, at the White House state dinner in Washington on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. The Secret Service is looking into its own security procedures after determining that a Virginia couple, Michaele and ...
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Rick Moran
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Pajamas Media
A Secret Thanksgiving Wish
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I wish to go through the entire holiday without anyone mentioning that Native Americans have nothing to be thankful for and it's my fault. (Also read Roger L. Simon: Crashergate: What if my Facebook friends all came for Thanksgiving?)
Glenn Reynolds
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Instapundit
READER MEGHAN HAMMOND sends this Thanksgiving message from Singapore:
I basted a 13 lb turkey in …
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READER MEGHAN HAMMOND sends this Thanksgiving message from Singapore: I basted a 13 lb turkey in Guiness Stout in Singapore this Sunday and it was delicious. Included the before and after pictures from my friend’s mobile.
Michael Laprarie
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Wizbang
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
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Here's wishing all WizBang readers a joyous Thanksgiving. Even though we are in the midst of great economic and political turbulence, there is still plenty to be thankful for. For...
Voices.washingtonpost.com
Surprise "Housewives" dinner guests not invited, White House says
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A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed the White House's state dinner Tuesday night, penetrating layers of security with no invitation to mingle with the likes of Vice President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
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The Moderate Voice
Happy Thanksgiving
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Happy Thanksgiving by Martha Randolph Carr Once again this Thanksgiving I’m asking everyone out there to support our men and women serving in the military with messages from home. The Postal Service has changed the rules since last year so pay attention because letters addressed to ‘Any Service Person’ will no longer be delivered. Go to www.
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Basil
Thanksgiving 2009
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Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It's a day set aside for giving thanks for the many blessing we have received. Many families will gather together, many good times will be shared, and many meals will be consumed. But there are people who don't have families with whom to gather together, who are suffering hardships and having ...
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NoisyRoom.net
Thanksgiving Reading on Afghanistan
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Megan Ortagus mortagus@understandingwar.org Thanksgiving Reading on Afghanistan Haseeb Humayoon and Jeffrey Dressler have released reports analyzing the Taliban’s media blitz and the policy implications of President Karzai’s inaugural speech. Washington, D.C. – In preparation for the possible strategy announcement by President Obama, ISW ...
Election Projection
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for ...
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JustOneMinute
The Prescient Joe Biden
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The NY Times Magazine fawns over Joe Biden in their latest cover story. But for some reason they don't cite as an example of his political acumen his success in predicting the collapse of Obama in the polls. Here is...
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Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation
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What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our cherished tradition of Thanksgiving. This day's roots are intertwined with those of our nation, and its history traces the American narrative.
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Blogs For Victory
Happy Thanksgiving!
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We here at Blogs for Victory wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving. If you’ve a mind to discuss anything while we’re eating turkey, then have at it. And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth; Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb, and fashions them according to his will! May he grant you ...
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ACLU
Oh, For Sake. Even Barry’s Thanksgiving Email Is About Him
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I was planning on ignoring politics and stuff for the rest of the day through Thanksgiving. I haven’t looked at my feedreader, avoided looking at Climate Depot and Google News, as well as all the other sites and blogs I frequent. Alas, an email from President Neophyte through Organizing For AmeriKa (wait, weren’t they the same ones ...
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No Left Turns
Thanksgiving in Tough Times
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Ken Thomas has already mentioned President Obama's Thanksgiving Proclamation below, but now Joe Knippenberg writes a longer essay that puts the current president's words in the broader historical context of other Thanksgiving proclamations. Joe finds Obama's words wanting; he should have imitated FDR more than Carter, Joe thinks. I agree.
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Thanksgiving
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I'm thankful I'm not a refugee. (But heartened and glad that some of the world's refugees still consider the U.S. a fine place to come to.) Two on world poverty: A serious answer about what to do from William Easterly....
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WILLisms.com
Thanksgiving.
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Thankful for so many things this year. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!
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The New Zealand Government’s chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly massaging raw climate data to show a global warming trend that wasn’t there.
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ST. LOUIS COUNTY • Six people arrested in August outside a raucous town hall meeting in south St. Louis County have been charged with misdemeanor ordinance violations.
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Biggovernment.com
Breaking: Charges Filed in Kenneth Gladney Case **Links Fixed**
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Six people arrested in August outside a raucous town hall meeting in south St. Louis County have been charged with misdemeanor ordinance violations. The six, including a Post-Dispatch reporter, had attended a demonstration outside an Aug. 6 forum called by U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-St. Louis, at Bernard Middle School in Mehlville to discuss ...
Powerlineblog.com
A Sickening Story
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You could call this pre-September 11 thinking, except that there never was a time when it would have been sane: Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq -- the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are ...
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Over the Tigris river, through the desert and through a rough neighborhood where people occasionally throw RKG-3 anti-tank grenades at US military vehicles......we drove.
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Investigations into Iran's nuclear programme will reach a "dead end" unless Tehran starts to co-operate, the UN nuclear chief has warned. Mohamed El Baradei told governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that there had been no movement on issues that needed to be clarified.
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Power Line
"Dead End" On Iran
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Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says what should have been obvious for a while: the IAEA's effort to rein in Iran's nuclear weapons program is futile: The International Atomic Energy Agency probe of Iran's nuclear program is at a dead end because Tehran is not cooperating, the chief of the U.N. nuclear watchdog ...
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The Corner on National Review Online
John Bolton Was Right -- By: Jonah Goldberg
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Richard Grenell, former spokesman for the US Ambassador to the UN: I certainly don't expect the New York Times to admit that one of their greatest bogeymen turned out to be correct about Iran's nuclear game-playing. However, the Times Editorial Board did once say "John Bolton is right. Kofi Annan is wrong." Unfortunately it wasn't about the Iran ...
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YAROUN, LEBANON -- Suleiman's brother was a Hezbollah fighter, killed in the 2006 war with Israel. His house was destroyed by an Israeli shell. And now, his life's fortune is gone, too, lost along with the money of thousands of other Lebanese who put their faith in a billionaire financier with close ties to Hezbollah.
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The Jawa Report
Hezbollah as Pimp
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I was going to say something really snarky about this. I don't support prostitution, but I do support its legalization. So when I was forwarded this article about "temporary marriages" arranged by Hezbollah for their supporters I had a funny...
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…is what America has done since 1941. Obama wants to get off. Fine. Many of our countrymen are tired of the ride. But what makes him think that on the ground with the gnashing beast is any safer than on his back?
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But you can’t do better than George Washington’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789: Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor – and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint ...
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George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation Whe...
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George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the ...
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SPAIN is the new sick man of Europe, says The Economist .
If you're wondering how the robot-like march of the world's politicians towards Copenhagen can possibly continue in the face of the scientific scandal dubbed "climategate," it's because Big Government, Big Business and Big Green don't give a s*** about "the science."
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James Delingpole is a writer, journalist and broadcaster who is right about everything. He is the author of numerous fantastically entertaining books including Welcome To Obamaland: I've Seen Your Future And It Doesn't Work, How To Be Right, and the Coward series of WWII adventure novels. His website is www.jamesdelingpole.com
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"The military has been following attempts to carry out attacks through the 'U-route', where Gazan terrorists travel to Egypt, then turn back upon reaching Sinai and infiltrate Israel via the more penetrable Israel-Egypt border." "Terror attack foiled as troops chase away man carrying bomb," by Yaakov Katz for the Jerusalem Post , November 26: An ...
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Soccer Dad
How to have an israeli champion and not play hatikvah
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First get an Israeli champion. Then when they ask you to play Hatikvah, say, "I fo-o-o-rgot." It has happened twice recently. In Turkey: Of especial interest is the Girls Under 14 group. On the one hand it was won by an old friend, WFM Marsel Efroimski, whom we encountered in our report on Israel Schoolmates and Champions. There was a protest ...
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Israel readying new arms to meet Iran challenge
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FILE - In this Sunday Aug.15, 2004 file photo, Israeli soldiers are seen inside an Israeli military outpost along the Philadelphi corridor in the southern Gaza Strip, near the Egyptian border. With cutting-edge anti-missile systems and two new submarines that can carry nuclear weapons, Israel is readying a new generation of armaments designed to ...
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Yourish.com
How to have an Israeli champion and not play Hatikvah
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First get an Israeli champion. Then when they ask you to play Hatikvah, say, “I fo-o-o-rgot.” It has happened twice recently. In Turkey: Of especial interest is the Girls Under 14 group. On the one hand it was won by an old friend, WFM Marsel Efroimski, whom we encountered in our report on Israel Schoolmates and Champions. There was [..
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Much has been written already about the now infamous “trick” to explain away recent global cooling, and the alarmists’ conspiratorial machinations to silence their critics. But the real “mushroom cloud” among the emails comes from Kevin Trenberth, a senior scientist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research and a lead author of ...
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... to all our readers, commenters, and fellow conspirators. And please be careful on the roads today and over the weekend. It is a foggy morning here in DC. Thanksgiving is the greatest American holiday — uniting a very loose sense of Providence and Bounty and Plenty, family and commonweal, the sharing of food and the breaking of bread, ...
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Power Line
Happy Thanksgiving...
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...to all of our readers. As always, we have much to be thankful for, even though this season has been a tough one in some respects. This year we're having an organic, free-range turkey, certified never-penned and never-caged. We'll see if we can tell the difference.
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NYT
The Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of priests’ sexual abuse of children because its bishops were determined to protect the church’s reputation, an expert commission reported.
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FOXNews.com
Probe Finds Irish Bishops Covered Up Child Abuse
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Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of child abuse committed by priests because bishops wanted to protect the church's reputation, an expert commission reported after a three-year probe into previously secret church records.
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Dublin sex abuse: this could finish off Catholic Ireland
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This is written in haste, but my first thought on reading about the appalling (but not surprising) cover-up of sex abuse in Dublin archiocese was: this will make the Catholic Church even more loathed in Ireland than it already is. The greatest scandal, of course, lies in the acts perpetrated by wicked clergy against the innocent. But [...]
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Tony Blair's government decided up to a year before the Iraq invasion that it was "a complete waste of time" to resist the US drive to oust Saddam Hussein, opting instead to offer advice on how it should be done, the former British ambassador to Washington said today. Sir Christopher Meyer, testifying to the Chilcot inquiry into Britain's role ...
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Iraq inquiry to focus on Bush-Blair relationship
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UK-US relations in the run-up to the Iraq war are to come under scrutiny as ex-US Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer gives evidence to the war inquiry. His evidence is expected to touch on the personal relationship between Tony Blair and former President Bush and the extent to which this influenced policy.
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Mudville Gazette
Somewhere in a DFAC in Iraq...
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A tip of the hat to all the folks who worked hard to prepare a Thanksgiving feast today - for many fine chefs it's truly their finest hour . And here, just for fun, a behind the scenes video of some unsung heroes preparing Thanksgiving dinner for a few thousand hungry troops at a US military dining facility in Iraq, 2009, set to the Finest ...
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Babalú Blog
“Un racimo de platanos”
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A racism of bananas = Un racimo de platanos. I almost always get the meaning of these Cubanisms, but this one escapes me - A racism of bananas. Hmmm... Cuban subtlety at its best or I'm just out on this one? Please someone explain . One of my favorite sites is Jose Reyes' Cubanology. In addition to the great bi-weekly editorials, ...
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