Monthly Archives: August 2003

Privatisation is a sticky business

[LINK] George has cleared the way for the U.S. Export-Import Bank to start making loans to companies doing business in Iraq. His close friends threw a wild celebration party, invitation only, tip jars for campaign contributors in clear view of … Continue reading

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Violent crime is down, feds say…

[LINK] The DOJ released its annual survey last week, a pretty picture claiming that the rate of violent crimes in 2002–rapes, robberies, assaults–were at their lowest levels since these lists first started to be compiled 30 years ago! For property … Continue reading

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The Vast Right/Left Wing Conspiracy

One of the nice things about being a blogger and not a journalist is being able to think aloud even if I can’t back my instincts up with hard evidence. I’ve asserted before that the demonisation of Dean is part … Continue reading

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Defining Dean

I know this is old stuff to most bloggers, but this is the article that awakened Justin Raimondo, which is always a good thing. In this write-up, Howard Dean reaffirms to Fred Hiatt and colleague Ruth Marcus that he is … Continue reading

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Opponents of Patriot Act Are Targeted

The Justice Department has urged U.S. attorneys to contact congressional representatives who voted against a key anti-terrorism provision of the USA Patriot Act, part of a broad-based publicity campaign on behalf of the law, according to internal department documents. An … Continue reading

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