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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Nazi Pedophile Priest Killer Gets Life, Again
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) The inmate who strangled child-molesting priest John Geoghan was convicted of murder Wednesday after failing to convince a jury he was delusional when he killed one of the central figures in the Boston Archdiocese sex scandal. Joseph … Continue reading
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Brain Pain Mind Control
The back pain has been with 32-year-old Laura Tibbitts ever since she was thrown from a horse eight years ago sometimes a dull ache, sometimes a sharp stab, yet always there. But recently, she found some relief using what may … Continue reading
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Sad Macs
Adding insult to injury, not only did the Dowbrigade nearly die during our latest Latin American expedition, but our iBook AND our iPod DID die, at most inopertune moments, and we miss them both. The iBook, which is now on … Continue reading
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The Pornification of America
Actors having real sex in art-house movies. Erstwhile child star Lindsay Lohan appearing barely clad on the cover of her new album. Teenage girls strolling down Main Street USA attired in ”Porn Star" T-shirts. A bikini-wearing Jessica Simpson bumping and … Continue reading
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Interrogation-in-a-Bag
A military jury recommended a simple reprimand Monday for an Army officer who killed an Iraqi general by stuffing him headfirst into a sleeping bag and sitting on his chest during an interrogation. As soldiers applauded in the courtroom, Chief … Continue reading
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Ersatz Rock, Mr. Bond
MOSCOW – Russia’s main intelligence agency on Monday accused four British diplomats of spying _ using electronic equipment hidden inside a fake rock in a park _ as well as funneling funds to non-governmental organizations. The announcement came a day … Continue reading
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Creepy Question of the Day
TUCSON, ARIZ. — The world’s first face-transplant recipient is using her new lips to take up smoking again, which doctors fear could interfere with healing and raise the risk of tissue rejection. "It is a problem," acknowledged Dr. Jean-Michel Dubernard, … Continue reading
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A Paean to Paper
Any kind of a life crisis – medical, emotional, financial or existential – imbues one with a renewed appreciation of life’s simple pleasures. Like the morning newspaper. It may be sacrilegious for a "new media" guy to say, but there … Continue reading
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Sign of the Apocolypse #237
Cy, short for Cyclopes, a kitten born with only one eye and no nose, is shown in this photo provided by its owner in Redmond, Oregon, on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005. The kitten, a ragdoll breed, which died after living … Continue reading
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From Humble Beginnings, Oil Inherits the Earth
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices surged on Friday to the highest level since September’s hurricanes crippled oil output from the Gulf of Mexico, as tensions mounted over OPEC-member Iran’s nuclear ambitions. U.S. crude oil gained $1.52 to $68.35 a … Continue reading
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90% of Cognition Is Filtering
The Washington Post shut down one of its blogs Thursday after the newspaper’s ombudsman raised the ire of readers by writing that lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave money to the Democrats as well as to Republicans. At the center of a … Continue reading
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The Straight Dope on Jesus
A recent visitor to the Dowbrigade household remarked on a carved wooden light-pull which spells out the name "Jesus" in the form of a fish. Perhaps, being aware at least of our traditionally Jewish surname, he wondered if we were … Continue reading
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