Obstruction of Justice: Am I the Only One Who Sees This as a Farce?

I have been peripherally following the trial of Scooter Libby on obstruction of justice charges. For those of you unaware of the case, a couple of years ago, someone in the White House leaked the name of a CIA operative to the press. This put the CIA agent in danger, and basically destroyed her career, [...]

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From the Headlines: Boy, Are Our Priorities Misplaced

I was browsing through a news aggregator to see what is going on. This particular aggregator bands categories of news, and adjusts the size of the news based on the reported frequency.
So I went out, looking for stories about the obstruction of justice case, and also to see if there were any updates on the [...]

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Getting What You Ask For

Recently I visited my great-uncle in Florida. We chatted about the place where he was raised and where I had spent many summer holidays. In the far north, the local newspaper had been complaining about the lack of snow.
Upon returning home and phoning my mother, I found out that the same area of the country [...]

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Quotation: Reading and Thinking

Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare.

–Harriet Martineau
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