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so the carolina hurricanes won the stanley cup against the edmonton oilers. which is nice for them because it was a home game. if i were them i'd be excited lol.
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David Safavian, a former Bush administration official accused of covering up assistance he provided to Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff, was found guilty on four counts of obstruction and making false statements.
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Fourth, because our new Presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, appears to be willing to walk apart from the rest of the Anglican Communion in order to maintain the present direction of the Episcopal Church. While she values our relationships with other Anglican Churches, she is wary of letting them dictate policy to us. But the Windsor Report does ask us to cease moving in certain directions unless a new consensus develops in the whole Anglican Communion. Her words and deeds will be scrutinized closely by other Anglican leaders to see if she wants us to pay the price for walking together.
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"Police Got Phone Data From Brokers" "Numerous federal and local law enforcement agencies have bypassed subpoenas and warrants designed to protect civil liberties and gathered Americans'personal telephone records from private-sector data brokers."
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Which, of course, forces us to say that it seems to come down to Dick Cheney's world -- his vision. There's technically no problem with having a powerful vice president. But what is too powerful? And what is the true nature of the power-sharing between Bush and Cheney? And I'm posing this as serious question. Suskind says that some intel and counterrrorism professionals refer to Cheney as "Edgar" -- as in Edgar Bergen the ventriloquist. The implication, of course, is that Bush is the dummy (as in the toy). It's all nice and fun to make those kind of jabs. But what are the real-world implications of this, in terms of actual accountability in this administration? I think those are the more intriguiging questions to pursue.
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A top US administration official said that North Korea appears to be "moving forward" to a long-range missile launch in a deliberate bid to spark a crisis.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced on Tuesday that Japan will withdraw its troops from Iraq, ending the Japanese military ’ s riskiest and most ambitious overseas mission since World War II.
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The United States Supreme Court issued a decision on wetlands yesterday whose main virtue is that it could have been much worse. It sided with two developers who want to build on endangered wetlands, but the court's conservatives could not muster the fifth vote they needed for a very restricted view of the Clean Water Act. Still, the signs are ominous. Right now, Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing vote in the case, is all that appears to stand in the way of gutting critical environmental protections.
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"The sweeping search continued for the soldiers, identified by the military on Monday as Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston, and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore. A third soldier, Specialist David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass., was killed when insurgents attacked the three at a traffic checkpoint.
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Last night I went with some friends to see Inconvenient Truth at the Globe Cinema. It was pretty interesting although for most of us aware of global warming issues, not a whole lot of new stuff. It would have been way better if it didn't have Al Gore. I just can't trust him. I know he's not lying about global warming, but he has this cloud of insincerity about him. He looks off into the distance like he's going to let a tear fall, but then he's tough enough to truck on. I recommend checking the documentary out, but I still don't recommend voting for Al Gore if he runs for president again.
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Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanko sat dazed and confused for several days after Hurricane Katrina hit, refusing to send in the National Guard when it would have helped the most. But, she didn't hesitate to send in the National Guard when a drug-related shooting killed five teenagers this weekend.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt should be banned from Namibia, say charity campaigners. Namibia's National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) branded the couple "colonial overlords" and accused them of taking over the African country when Shiloh Nouvel was born this month. An NSHR spokesman said: "To shut down a national border so she can give birth in peace is a massive abuse of power." The human rights campaigners claim Angelina and Brad "used heavy-handed and brutal tactics" to persuade the Namibian government to agree to their demands. Meanwhile, Angelina has confessed she was "terrified" while giving birth to her daughter. The'Tomb Raider'star has spoken out about the delivery of Shiloh Nouvel and her immediate worries after childbirth.
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So, I ’ ve been telling people at my job and my friends, that Britney Spears interview with Matt Lauer is the trailer park equivalent to Whitney ’ s crack is whack interview with Diane Sawyer. If only Britney could have managed to convince Kevin Federline to do a segment then I could have said that the Whitney interview was the blueprint for hers. I told you guys Britney is pop ’ s version of Whitney, well with less talent and drugs and more babies and lots of horrible weave and cheap nail polish.
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Dan Rather to leave CBS news; recovered bodies of missing US soldiers show signs of torture; Pentagon document classifies homosexuality as a mental disorder; 1000 pages of Pentagon documents on Guantanamo Bay are released; ugly truth about everyday life revealed in leaked memo; and more … Browse our continually updating front page at www.truthout.org
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Windows Live Messenger, the company said, is the next generation of IM service - MSN Messenger and it goes beyond text IM to help connect people with voice, video and more. It also acts as a window to the internet, connecting people to their e-mail, blog, search and other Windows Live services with one click of the mouse, it said. I haven't tried it and the voice feature sucked the last time I made a call to my wife while I was in Holland.
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Something about the coverage of Ron Suskind's new book, "The One Percent Doctrine," hit home this week in the midst of international drama (most specifically the drama behind North Korea's pending test launch of a long-range missile).
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Nathaniel Frank, senior research fellow at the center, said, "The policy reflects the department's continued misunderstanding of homosexuality and makes it more difficult for gays and lesbians to access mental health services."
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England had gone in front on 34 minutes through a spectacular strike from Joe Cole. Marcus Allback headed the Swedes level at 1-1 six minutes into the second half but substitute Steven Gerrard restored England's advantage when he headed in their second on 81 minutes.
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Nicole Kidman, who is expected to wed Keith Urban this weekend, said she planned a “ boring ” 39th birthday with family Tuesday. Kidman emerged from a luxurious harborside mansion to greet about 20 reporters and photographers who had brought flowers and sang Happy Birthday to her over the intercom.
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"The United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday."
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‘ Three Democrats distanced themselves from the resolution. Seeking a stronger position on Iraq, John Kerry of Massachusetts, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Barbara Boxer of California intend to push for a vote on their own proposal. Kerry and Feingold, two Democrats eying potential presidential candidacies in 2008, said in a joint statement. Their proposal is expected to be rejected overwhelmingly. ‘
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First, congratulations to the Carolina Hurricanes, and especially all their deserving veterans: Rod Brind ’ Amour, Glen Wesley, Doug Weight, Bret Hedican, Mark Recchi, Ray Whitney, and goal-scorers Aaron Ward, Frantisek Kaberle, and Justin Williams. Also special extra bonus cheers to rookie Cam Ward, winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP, and Erik Cole, for coming back from a mother-lovin ’ broken neck to play the final two games of the series. Meanwhile, much love and respect to the Oilers of Edmonton, who rallied admirably behind a backup goaltender when no one gave them a chance to win. “ No one, ” by the way, includes me: after Dwayne Roloson went down in game one, and
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Andy Kessler, a former hedge fund manager turned author, has a provocative piece in the Weekly Standard. Based on left-right stereotypes, you might expect him to be against net neutrality regulation. And you ’ d be right, but that ’ s not all he ’ s got to say:
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Since the DOJ's task force made 31 recommendations for protecting intellectual property, the DOJ has launched Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) units in seven more cities than the task force recommended. The DOJ now has 25 CHIP units across the U.S., and among the newest 12 are units in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
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Billionaires getting fined a quarter of a million dollars doesn't usually engender sympathy. But this billionaire is Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks owner and serious blogger. The NBA fine Cuban for remarks he made after the Mav's Sunday overtime
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An agent in Denver for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Anna Wells, sent a similar request on March 31 on Homeland Security stationery: "I am looking for all available subscriber information for the following phone number," Wells wrote to a corporate alias used by PDJ.
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The portable gents at Modojo have put together their version of a DS Lite buyer's guide to help transition newcomers to the system. From the article: "In the 19 months the Nintendo DS has been available, its library has quickly grown into one of the best available for ANY platform - console or mobile. Things were pretty dismal for the first six months or so, but around last fall things picked up significantly with the release of Mario Kart DS, and the steady flow of AAA titles hasn't let up since."
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"Lurking just over the horizon are liabilities for three Republicans who have topped several national, independent polls for the GOP's favorite 2008 nominee: Sen. John Mccain (affair, divorce), former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (affair, divorce, affair, divorce), and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (divorce, affair, nasty divorce). Together, they form the most maritally challenged crop of presidential hopefuls in American political history."
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At dinner tonight, I met a young man from the State Police, just summoned to town along with the National Guard to -- to help the police department in tamping down the recent upsurge in murders. Even though Gov. Blanco was on the radio at 3: 15 yesterday afternoon announcing the deployment, this State Policeman didn't hear from his commanding officer that he and a contingent of men were redeploying to New Orleans until a couple of hours later. Never too late to actually issue the orders.
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- Hurricanes 3, Oilers 1: Carolina won its first Stanley Cup at home and saved its series after nearly blowing a 3-1 lead. Cam Ward, their 22-year-old goalie, was named the Conn Smythe winner as the most valuable player in the playoffs. With the World Cup, the NBA Finals and two baseball teams, hockey's postseason was largely ignored. If more games were on stations other than the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), maybe more people would watch. NBC carried the last five games of the Stanley Cup Final (the NHL surprisingly dropped the "s" from "Finals"), but with hockey hidden on OLN the entire season, few could get into the deciding games.
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Green tags are an investment in the production of renewable energy sources through wind and solar power. Using clean renewable energy reduces emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. By purchasing green tags, Blogpire Productions hopes to lessen our dependence on burning fossil fuels.
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"For Opera 9, we worked hard to push the limits of what people expect from a Web browser, with increased speed, new Web standards support and innovative features such as widgets and Bittorrent," said Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. "Even though we shaped this browser for the Web ’ s future, we have the powerful features people want and need for their surfing today. I truly feel Opera 9 has something for everyone."
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In this morning's newsroom meeting, we talked about the story of the two missing soldiers found dead in Iraq, but you'll be seeing that news for much of the day since the story broke early.
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7 states including Louisiana have what are called trigger laws which would ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturned the law allowing abortion and many hope that the South Dakota ban would place the issue in front of the High Court in the somewhat near future. That possibility though has met a few roadblocks on its long road to the court including today ’ s announcement by South Dakota ’ s Secretary of State Chris Nelson that the petition submitted to allow the state ’ s residents to vote on the ban had the required number of signatures to place the ban on this November ’ s ballot.
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While sticking to its demand for the establishment of an independent inquiry into a blast on a Gaza beach 10 days ago that killed seven Palestinian civilians, the Human Rights Watch conceded Monday night for the first time since the incident that it could not contradict the IDF's exonerating findings.
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I was going to have an exclusive two-hour interview with Angelina Jolie, but Anderson Cooper scooped me. So I'll just have to confine myself to what's going on in New Orleans, which won't get either me or Coop half-page ads in the NYT.
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And while Lastings Milledge (. 258/. 309/. 468) has impressed in some areas, it's worth noting that he has yet to draw an unintentional walk in 68 plate appearances -- not quite Francoeurian, but worthy of a bus ticket back to Norfolk nonetheless.
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Learned Foot's substituting for Mitch at Shot In The Dark, and he has a scoop on Pink Floyd lead singer Roger Waters and his protest against the Israeli security barrier. Gee, guess which song lyrics he changes to make his point? Connie Chung sounds better and better all the time ....
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After months of promises, Sirius Satellite Radio has finally launched an online stream of the Howard Stern show. I have long suspected that Sirius was holding back such a service because streaming the show online could disincent people from buying satellite receivers, and could also make life easier for those looking to record and distribute the show as Mp3s. But the biggest reason for the delay could have been that making the show available online would make people start to wonder why they were buying satellite recievers and paying Sirius to keep its machines in orbit in the first place, if the Internet can deliver the show more cheaply.
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Germany (probable): Jens Lehmann, Arne Friedrich, Christoph Metzelder, Per Mertesacker, Philipp Lahm, Bernd Schneider, Tim Borowski, Michael Ballack, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose
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This batch seems a lot older and more sophisticated. But what I want to know is, where is Daniel Franco!? Note that we ’ ve got our first black male designer of the series (Michael Knight) and Kanye … is white! You can also check out this season ’ s runway models. This season ’ s winnning designer will be awarded a mentorship with Macy ’ s private label sportswear line, I.N.C. International Concepts. I.N.C. !!!!!!! Hahaha, that is so SAD! [quietly sobs for the winner] Project Runway 3 will premiere on Wednesday, July 12 @ 10PM ET/PT on Bravo.
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According to the news, Hollywood celebrity Bruce Willis is suing a photographer who claims the star hit him outside a Hollywood club. Bruce Willis filed his claim in Beverly Hills Superior Court and the lawsuit comes just days after photographer Anthony Goodrich claimed Willis hit him while he was trying to take a picture.
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Can you find the two girls in this picture? We've looked at it for a while but can't seem to find Mischa Barton and Nicole Richie, who are supposed to have been photographed sitting on a beach. All we see is sand, a bit of lapping surf, and someone's legs in the upper corner.
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With lefty Randy Johnson on the mound last night, Bobby Abreu and Ryan Howard had the night off. Although Nuñez went 0-3 (he played second and Utley was at first) his key defensive play in the fifth validated his playing time. New York skipper Joe Torre said, "That was the play of the game." Playing right field for Abreu was Shane Victorino who continued to impress by going 2-3 with 2 runs scored.
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For those who last watched Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in the thriller "Speed," re-imagining their relationship at a much slower pace and across different times in "The Lake House" might be challenging at first, but it's worth the effort.
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51': Freddie Ljungberg made a positive run into England's penalty area and his shot was blocked by John Terry, who turned it behind. From the resulting corner on the left by Tobias Linderoth, Allback rose high and flicked a header past Robinson, with Ashley Cole failing to keep it out on the line. Sweden had scored the 2,000 th goal in FIFA World Cup history (1-1)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to headline fundraiser for Log Cabin Republicans, marking his first appearance in front of a gay audience since Batman & Robin
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Seal and Heidi Klum are expecting their third child, a source close to the couple confirms to Us Weekly. The couple also have a son, Henry, 9 months, and a daughter, Leni, 2, from Klum ’ s previous relationship with race car driver Flavio Briatore.
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Institute frontman Gavin Rossdale and wife Gwen Stefani of No Doubt were photographed out for lunch at the Bistro café in Los Angeles, California on June 10th. Check out pictures from WENN.
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(FYI: In today's Miami Herald, Greg Cote writes that Cuban was screaming profanely at referee Joe Derosa right after the game, "then turned to Stern and other NBA officials who were seated at the scorer's table and was overheard to shout venomously in the jubilant din,'[Bleep] you! [Bleep] you! Your league is rigged!'" Remember when I wrote that, on a scale of 1-to-10 about being excited for the moment when Stern handed Cuban the trophy, I was a 35? Now I'm a 72. Although Cuban did deny saying this on his blog.)
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Home Road Jose Reyes. 260/. 312/. 452. 273/. 358/. 427 Paul Lo Duca. 295/. 357/. 400. 265/. 294/. 372 Carlos Beltran. 217/. 344/. 491. 358/. 446/. 743 Carlos Delgado. 216/. 310/. 456. 321/. 392/. 618 David Wright. 313/. 372/. 547. 346/. 426/. 602 Xavier Nady. 325/. 398/. 610. 214/. 267/. 369 Jose Valentin. 228/. 286/. 421. 303/. 329/. 500 Cliff Floyd. 244/. 358/. 478. 231/. 301/. 330
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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers Monday night, 3-1, to win the Stanley Cup in the deciding seventh game. Goalie Cam Ward was at the center of the celebration, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy. The loss was a bitter disappointment for the Oilers
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Come match's end, Harry Kewell was not impressed with the standard of refereeing. German referee Markus Merk was on the receiving end of the Australian winger's verbal barrage, proceeding to dob on Kewell to the FIFA disciplinary committee. Quite fortunately, Kewell was earlier today cleared to play in the decisive match against Croatia. Phew.
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The swift growth in William Arruda's common daily website traffic surprised him. Arruda is prime mover of Reach Communication Consulting, a Boston-based branding agency. In fact they were talked by an industry blog post, that Arruda came to know later on.
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I had a horrible situation last night; I have been watching series 4 of 24, my favourite TV show. Fuck knows how Jack Bauer gets through a day without having a heart attack or at least a piss or a cup of tea I will never know! He must wake up some mornings, hear his phone go and say “ Fuck off, I can not save the world, I am really tired and I get at least seventeen beatings and shot at 56 times in 24 hours ”
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Congressman Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia sat down with Stephen Colbert and tried to explain why the Ten Commandments should be posted in courthouses and other public buildings. Not only was his explanation lame, but then Colbert stumped him with a simple request to name the commandments. Westmoreland is yet another public official who just doesn't get it, on so many levels. If he really wanted to throw his weight behind something important, he'd help Chris Bliss get Bill Of Rights monuments built in all fifty states. For more Potds, see the Picture Of The Day page.
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Shelbyville News - BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) Patience and a very fast race car have turned Kasey Kahne into a force in NASCAR s Nextel Cup series. Sunday, it was obvious from the start of the 3M Performance 400 that Kahne s No. 9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge was the
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co on Tuesday said "Just Married" actress Brittany Murphy will provide the voice for the fairy Tinker Bell in an upcoming animated film, the first in the new Disney Fairies line. Mur...
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Suspected war criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor is on his way to the Netherlands Tuesday to face war crimes charges connected to a brutal rebel uprising in Sierra Leone.
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VIRGINIA: Jim Webb challenged George Allen to a series of debates yesterday on the war in Iraq, U.S. national security policies, illegal immigration and poverty. As the Virginia Senate race gets going, the DSCC released a web site highlighting how Allen is more focused on running for president than serving Virginia in the Senate.
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The celebrities, socialites and models were out in full force for the premiere of The Devil Wears Prada. The stars of the film, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Adrain Grenier were joined by the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Lydia Heart, and Rosie Perez, just to name a few.
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Can anyone tell me whether Superman Returns is good or shite? Only I admit I'm quite intrigued to see Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor, but I just can't see anyone besting Gene Hackman.
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The Red Sox are now 9-8 on the month of June, though they have given up more runs than they ’ ve scored. On the positive side of things, Kevin Youkilis has added a power stroke (. 642 SLG this month) to the already impeccable hitting approach he displayed over the first two months of the season. Trot Nixon is very quietly putting up a campaign that compares quite favorably to his 2003 (. 319/. 423/. 473 thus far). Jason Varitek is again playing like an asset (. 804 OPS in June). David Ortiz has found his stroke once again and though he had struggled through Saturday of last week ’ s road trip, Manny Ramirez has homered in consecutive games. Even Alex Gonzalez is hitting a little bit like we all knew he could.
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I really am, like most of the country, hoping to see a different England tonight. By different I mean a team that plays together and with some urgency instead of lumbering around and being reactive. Shrek is going to start, which has to be a good thing, and I would imagine that won ’ t please the Swedes. I would like to see young Theo Walcott getting a little run out. I think him and Aaron Lennon could be quite a formidable double act ….. bit like flies buzzing around some juicy meat! The boxheads are 1 up against the hock and spit boys from Ecuador. England are destined to play one of these teams depending on the final score tonight and on this performance I don ’ t think they really have much to worry about.
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"This is pernicious, an end run around the Fourth Amendment," said Marc Rotenberg, head of the Washington-based Electronic Privacy Information Center, a leading privacy group that has sought tougher federal regulation of data brokers. "The government is encouraging unlawful conduct; it's not smart on the law enforcement side to be making use of information obtained improperly."
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A couple of low-scoring defenseman, Frantisek Kaberle and Aaron Ward, put Carolina ahead. Justin Williams finished off the Oilers, scoring an empty-net goal with 1: 01 remaining after Edmonton playoff star Fernando Pisani broke up Cam Ward's shutout early in the third.
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"I'm thrilled that Speaker Denny Hastert is here, and Leader Bill Frist.... We got a fabulous Speaker and leadership team in the United States House of Representatives and a great leader in Bill Frist in the United States Senate.... If you want your taxes low,
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From left to right, convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, golf organizer Jason Murdoch, former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, former Bush administration official David Safavian and Rep. Bob Ney, R-OH. Quite the photo, isn't it?...
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From Ken Rosenthal: "The Nationals'starting pitchers are currently in heavier demand than left fielder Alfonso Soriano." The Reds really ought to consider going after Livan Hernandez. They'd control him through next year (at a price of $7 million), and he'd give them a solid rotation from 1-5, assuming The Lizard and Milton can stay reasonably solid.
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"I am a believer in the method called originalism," said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in a speech on October, 2004, "which, in a nutshell, says that you look at the text of the Constitution... and you give the text the meaning it had when it was adopted."
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There's a lot of buzz today on the burgeoning scandal over whether or not Dailykos blogger Markos Moulitsas and his partner, Jerome Armstrong, have been scamming Democrats by taking money from them on the sly and then promoting them to blog readers as straightforward endorsements. Lots of good stuff from Donkey Cons, Outside the Beltway, Flopping Aces, Hot Air, PJM, Ace of Spades, and Riehl World View.
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So 1-0 down to Tunisia, with nothing clicking, Luis Arragones opts to replace Luis Garcia and Senna at half time with Raul and Fabregas, and then shortly David Villa with Joaquin. Everything goes right. Spain looks good again.
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Seth Stevenson has a great article today in Slate where he critiques those new ads that compare the Apple to the PC by using two actors to represent the two different products. I am sure by now you have seen the ads, but if you have not, the actors are Justin Long, who starred in the short-lived television series "Ed" and John Hodgman, who frequently contributes to the "Daily Show" and NPR's "This American Life." Long represents the Apple Mac and Hodgman the PC. Long is cool and Hodgman is not, thus Mac is cool/hip/together and Hodgman is square, a tool, a geek.
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At the celebrity couple ’ s wedding, more than 200 guests are expected including Kidman ’ s best friend and fellow actress Naomi Watts, as well as fellow Australian stars Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe. Among details it seems Kidman is said to have reverted to Catholicism (after converting to Scientology during her marriage with Tom Cruise) and is planning to tie the knot at Sydney ’ s Mary Mackillop chapel, the same chapel she attended with her parents as a child.
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Bloggers'response to this New Republic article by Christine Rosen, which criticizes Glenn Reynolds and the blogosphere in general, has been consistently negative, from what I've seen. So how can the author and the rest of the magazine react? Some options:
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The official Microsoft web site for the program is http: // msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/There is an interview with Tandy Trower who is the General Manager of the Microsoft Robotics Group at Channel 9. Check it out. This may be just the thing to learn with over the summer to start using robotics in your classroom next school year. Now wouldn ’ t that be something to jazz up an other wise ordinary programming course?
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A spat has erupted between rivals David Cameron and Gordon Brown over their seats at England's football World Cup clash with Sweden. The Tory leader's aides said Mr Cameron was in the stands with...
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But if you want to read a native Brooklyn boy's thoughts on the project -- most recently bringing aboard celebrity architect Frank Gehry -- read this piece in Slate by novelist Jonathan Lethem. Not only is it well-written and solidly argued, it taught me perhaps more than I wanted to know about what he calls "Brooklyn's Trojan Horse."
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Ecuador, meanwhile, opted to rest a number of the players who had helped secure victories over Poland and Costa Rica in the South Americans'previous two matches, and did not look as potent without the likes of key striker Agustin Delgado.
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WASHINGTON -- Newly elected leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said she believed homosexuality was no sin and homosexuals were created by God to love people of the same gender. Jefferts Schori, bishop of the Diocese of Nevada, was elected on Sunday as the first woman leader of the 2.3 million-member Episcopal Church. the U.S. branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion. She will formally take office later this year. Interviewed on CNN, Jefferts Schori was asked if it was a sin to be homosexual. "I don't believe so. I believe that God creates us with different gifts. Each one of us comes into this world with a different collection of things that challenge us and things that give us joy and allow us to bless the world around us," she said. Full story...
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The blurb for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon makes me think I should have found out about this novel sooner, and with news that the project is heading towards film production and Natalie Portman may take a role, is suggesting I should read it sooner rather than later.
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Agnes Charles Guggenheim was a Father's Day gift for director Davis Guggenheim. Actress Elisabeth Shue and the filmmaker already have two kids, Miles and Stella.
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Anonymous writes "As some of us know, in the summer of 2004 Comic-con provided a screening of the first episode of Lost, a few months before the show even aired on ABC. Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan also made an appearance there. In 2005, after Lost had become a hit show it returned to Comic-con with appearances by Josh Holloway and Maggie Grace. Executive producers Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk and Carlton Cuse were also there to take interviews and answer questions.
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The African team got off to a great start when Jaouhar Mnari opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Roger Lemerre ’ s side held the lead until half-time when his counterpart Luis Aragones made a bold double substitution.
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Buford appears Wednesday night, along with Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain, at the New York Public Library for a live discussion. Right now, advance tickets are sold out, but they may be available at the door. If you can't get in, get yourself a copy of Heat, find a beach or a park near you, and settle in for a great read.
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At this weekend ’ s NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event at Infineon Raceway, Evernham Motorsports teammates Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne take Dodge ’ s innovative Street and Racing Technology (SRT) product line from the street to the racetrack with special SRT paint schemes on their Dodge Chargers.
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Costa Rica took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute when Ronald Gomez's low, left-footed free kick from 19 yards out got past the defensive wall and goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
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It's possible that Democrats could, as they did during the 2002 midterms, try to focus on the economy and refuse to make Iraq an election issue. Even though the civil war in Iraq is intensifying, Bush's PR performance after the killing of Zarqawi has brought the president a rebound of sorts — at least with the media. Meanwhile, Dems may rant and rave about Iraq, but they can't agree on what to do about it. Four Democratic senators — Jack Reed, Carl Levin, Dianne Feinstein and Ken Salazar, with support from Hillary Clinton, Pat Leahy, and Minority Leader Harry Reid — have introduced a non-binding "sense of the Senate" resolution asking Bush to begin a phased redeployment out of Iraq by the end of this year. But the measure doesn't say how fast the drawdown should go.
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Other new functionality in Windows Live Messenger is Sharing Folders, which enables consumers to send a file to their contacts by simply dragging it into a folder. Contacts are kept up to date through Windows Live Contacts, a new Plaxo-like service that is also used by Windows Live Mail and MSN Spaces. Microsoft says over 25 million individuals are already using Live Contacts.
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Early drop-offs are welcome at Habana Outpost from 6-10 p.m. on Friday June 23rd. The event proper runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday June 24th and is absolutely free.:: Recyclethisnyc via:: Freecyle ™ New York City
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