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  The civil war in Syria is nearing the capital of Damascus; many killed.
  
  A suicide bomber killed dozens in Yemen.
  
  Giffords shooting suspect may plead guilty.
  
  Michael Phelps ends his Olympic career with a record 22 medals.
  
  Tropical Update: TS Ernesto [...]
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• A Little Night Music

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  This song was in heavy rotation on the AM stations in the US and Canada in the summer of 1970 when I made my first visit to Stratford.
  
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• The Week In Review

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  Okay, we're back. Made it safely to Perrysburg; no trouble at the border, not too much road construction on the way, and we got to see a part of southern Ontario we hadn't seen in twenty years. By the way, going through Sarnia and Port Huron is the same distance [...]
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• Travel Day

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  We're heading out this morning for a leisurely breakfast and then drive back home to Toledo. We're thinking about taking a different route, maybe through Sarnia and Port Huron to avoid all the hassle of Windsor, but we'll see.
  
  See you back in the U.S.A.' [...]
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• Chickening Out

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  Mitt Romney doesn't do controversy.

  Mitt Romney refused to comment on two culture fights being waged by members of his own party.
  
  At a news conference in Las Vegas, Romney wouldn’t weigh in on either the fight over comments by the president of the fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A over' [...]

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• Stratford Update

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  My review of The Matchmaker has been posted at Bobby Cramer.
  
  Short version: The Matchmaker needs a few more sparks. [...]
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• Short Takes

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  Iran tests a new short-range missile.
  
  Egypt demands the release of Gitmo detainees.
  
  The U.S. added 163,000 jobs in July; the unemployment rate went from 8.22 to 8.25.
  
  Olympics -- Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin had a golden day in the pool.
  
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• A Little Night Music

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• Peggy Noonan: Merry and Ironic

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  Blue Texan at Crooks and Liars has a lot of fun dissecting Peggy Noonan's columns, and today is no exception when Ms. Noonan picks up the "you didn't build that" trope and runs it through the Olympics:

  From a friend watching the Olympics: "How about that Michael Phelps? But'" [...]

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• Canadiana

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  The good people of the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario have a very dry sense of humor (sorry, "humour"). Traveling through a road re-paving zone in Stratford, we saw this sign:
  
  
  My mom asked why I was giggling. Because I'm twelve years old, that's why.' [...]
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