After a disputed election in Kenya, long-fueled tensions between tribes erupt into ethnic cleansing. I am afraid to say what I think on this blog as I will be in Kenya for a few more days. Kenyan bloggers speak their minds. Treasury Dept. to announce Social Security debit card,
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Tom Coburn, the Senate's "Dr. No," finds fault with every bill, is a killjoy for Kerry. Shucks: In the year since the Democrats took Congress, Bush has blocked, vetoed, and flattered them into submission. To describe American Latin students, we need to substitute the much more
Masculine world leaders found to be hiding feminine dogs. Print for the commute home: Unstudied deep space to be found in the deep sea. Rove claimed he never felt comfortable operating within the visible light spectrum. Quietly, the Polish-German border dissolves; quietly, Belgium gets a government. Shots from a
A prescient choice, we hope not too prescient: Putin is the Person of the Year. Increasing needs for global communication mean accurate online translation is a must: a review of what's available. "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who
Sixty-four journalists died covering news in 2007, increase of eight over 2006. Blackwater shot dead Hentish, dog of the New York Times. Inside a Kenyan fridge, the latest in a BBC series. Other things Blackwater is up to recently: PR campaigns, adding to their arsenal, looking for U.N.
In hopes of curtailing a mortgage crisis, the Fed proposes a clampdown on lending, to little applause. "The Federal Reserve... is not a strong advocate for consumers... there is no Santa Claus. People... surprised by the one are presumably surprised by the other." From Foreign Policy: "The
Befuddled every time someone says "sub-prime?" A graphic explanation. "What's your next diabolical plot? And what's up with that big ol' splotch on your forehead?" Al Qaeda's number two is now taking questions. Venezuelan minister gets heat for
Following Russian delivery of nuclear fuel, White House says Iran doesn't need to enrich, since they're having it sent in. U.S. picks its allies in Iraq, hands Turkey intelligence on Kurdish rebels' locations. Castro, who turned over power to his brother last year and
This is not what I've come to expect from the House of Representatives. New speaker of the house caught wearing women's clothing. The fascinating transformation of Raymond Carver's "Beginners" into editor Lish's "What We Talk About When We Talk
