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• Political Séance

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  Even in Florida, people have heard that gay marriage is a hot issue these days.  But look how New Jersey’s porcine governor weighed in last weekend: “I’m not a fan of same-sex marriage,” Governor Christie said on the NBC News program “Meet the Press” on Sunday…. “I believe marriage should [...]
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• The Milky Way

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  Nobody  is reading my blog these hot summer days, a scant 2 weeks (6.16) since my post, “Torture Chamber of Commerce,” got 938 hits.  So it’s time to go basement again. An Ohio woman attempted to fight off police trying to remove her from her car by spraying them with [...]
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• Don’t Stop Believing

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  An atheist in Central Florida filed suit in Federal District Court in Tampa on Friday, accusing the Polk County sheriff, an evangelical Christian, of harassing and unnecessarily arresting her as retaliation for not believing in God and for her efforts to keep prayer out of public meetings. EllenBeth Wachs, the [...]
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• Slutwalk!

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  “Slutwalk” protests have become a global phenomenon sparked by comments from a Canadian police official who told female students that “women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.” Demonstrators are protesting against sexism, rape, sexual crimes and the injustice of blaming the victim rather than the [...]
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• Rumor Flies: Delta’s Not Ready When Jews Are

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  This one is as sure to go viral as it is just wrong: Delta Air Lines’ plan to add Saudi Arabian Airlines to its SkyTeam Alliance of partnering companies would require the American carrier to ban Jews and holders of Israeli passports from boarding flights from New York or Washington [...]
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• So You Think You Can Turn Your Head and Cough

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  Here’s how America takes care of the medical needs of an aging work force: Some people who need medical care but can’t afford it go to the emergency room. Others just hope they’ll get better. James Richard Verone robbed a bank. Earlier this month, Verone), a 59-year-old convenience store clerk, [...]
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• Kick Butt

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  RICHMOND, Virginia — Dead bodies, diseased lungs and a man on a ventilator were among the graphic images for revamped tobacco labels unveiled on Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Proposed in November under a law that put the multibillion-dollar tobacco industry under the control of the Food and Drug Administration, [...]
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• Simons Says

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  Okay, it’s English.  I’m pretty good at English.  But I’m confused. A sign that said “No Speak English, No Service” was taken down from a Lexington restaurant in North Carolina on Tuesday. Greg Simons said he took down the sign from his restaurant, the Reedy Creek Family Diner, after being [...]
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• These Fish Stink

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  By now you’ve read that Marlins’ manager Eddie Rodriguez has cried No Mas and deserted the team.  (The Marlins fired the batting coach about a dozen losses ago.)  They’re almost for June (1-17) and the month has 10 days to go. The Marlins are not as bad as they’re playing [...]
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• Charmin

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  Aaaaaah, Monday morning.  Had your coffee yet? A [Guantanamo] captive on a hunger strike had been jamming something…up his nose to contaminate the pathway for medical staff who feed him a nutritional shake twice a day….. The captive was jamming his own excrement up his nose. On the topic of [...]
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