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Breaking news: Man With Suitcases Captured at Capitol By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Police on Monday tackled and forcibly dragged away a man dressed in black and carrying two suitcases who had stationed himself in front of…

I love this quotation. It’s in response to Rep. Christopher Shays’s (R-Conn) statement(s) about how he’d like to see the resignation of crooked House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Satan). Christopher Shays said, “Tom’s conduct is hurting the Republican Party, is…

I spotted this sign in nearby College Park, Ga. They’re trying to say “Celebrating 10 Years,” which is in fact what the other side of the sign says, in English. However, there’s a problem. N and Ñ are different letters…

He’s buried now, so I can say this without being “disrespectful” in a time of mourning, right? 1. Pope John Paul II did contribute to the fall of Communism. Polish labor leaders like Adam Michnik and Lech Walesa contributed a…

This week’s Scene & Herd features a short review of last Friday’s Guitar Wolf at The EARL. Sadly, the show was Guitar Wolf bassist Billy Guitar’s final show before his death this morning in Japan. I’ve posted some of my…

Have you ever wondering what exactly a journalist is? Harry Shearer answered the question last weekend on his Le Show radio broadcast (for some reason, he did it in the voice of Casey Kasem). What Is A Journalist? by Harry…

The following is a list of my favorite headlines from stories pertaining to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice’s recent official visit to China Rice arrives in ChinaRice had complicated agenda in AsiaRice suits tastes of changing AsiaRice: Ball in North…

My cousin Mahdad e-mailed some family photos from Iran yesterday.

Here’s a fun headline from last week’s Washington Post Abuse Review Exonerates Policy: Low-Level Leaders and Confusion Blamed In other words, top Pentagon officials investigated themselves and say that they didn’t do anything wrong. In a related story, “Andisheh is…