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Dave Barry’s 2012 Year End Roundup

Just in case you hadn’t seen it before, here’s Dave Barry’s 2012 year-end roundup, to spread some light and cheer in a very dismal year. In Europe, the economic crisis continues to worsen as the government of Greece, desperate for … Continue reading →

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Once More Into the Breach!

Once again I will be Livetweeting tonight’s Presidential debate. Drinking words to sip on are “Libya,” “China,””Iran,” “Russia” and “Nuclear.” Chug for “Jihad” or if Obama calls Benjamin Netanyahu “Bibi.”

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LinkSwarm for April 23, 2012

I have a few major posts in various stages of gestation, so here’s a LinkSwarm to tide you over in the meantime: Mark Steyn on our heroic Secret Service agents: “It’s not just the entitlements. Everywhere you look in the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 30, 2012 (Including More ObamaCare Hearings Fallout)

A few nuggets of insight before you head off for the weekend: ObamaCare is bad already, but it’s going to get a lot worse. Why ObamaCare can’t work: “It is a perverse but very real fact of life that the … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 26, 2011

Still getting back up to speed after Christmas, so here are a few links that I’ve been squirreling away like nuts for winter: Is Obama preparing for war with Iran? This interview with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sure makes … Continue reading →

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Syrian Revolt Gathering Steam

The rebels in Syria seem newly emboldened, as they just attacked the ruling Baath Party building in Damascus. One estimate of the death toll since mid-March of 4,500 Syrains killed, which strikes me as much too low. Barry Rubin says … Continue reading →

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Senate Race Update for July 13, 2011

There’s two big senate race shoes waiting to drop over the rest of July: The announcement (whatever it is) Dewhurst is going to make on July 18, and FEC releasing Q2 fundraising results. In the meantime, here’s a smattering of … Continue reading →

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This Month in Jihad

Well, I’m not really updating it weekly anymore, am I? So here are some notable Jihad-related stories from the last month or so: Geert Wilders acquitted. Pakistani generals helped sell nuclear secrets to North Korea. Lovely. Christopher Hitchens, who is … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for March 10, 2011

Another week of Jihad news from the usual sources: Multiculturalism is a failure in France, Germany, and the UK. Egypt has sent special forces into Libya to help topple Gadhafi. Turkey cracks down on critics of the Islamic government. Alabama … Continue reading →

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Keeping Up With Protests In Egypt

Protests spread across Egypt, the Internet is cut off, the military is mobilizing, and Nobel Peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei under house arrest. Some sources for live updates: NRO’s updates. Here’s a constantly updated BBC news page. The Beeb’s updated … Continue reading →

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