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Tiger Woods: A Disgrace, But Not to the Game

February 22, 2010 – 8:19 pm

Tom Brady comes off an MVP season and leaves his pregnant girlfriend for an SI cover model, and no one says he “disgraces the game.” Michael Jordan screws anything standing up and gambles madly, and no one says he “disgraces the game.” But Tiger Woods? That’s a different story.

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So, About Those Rising Sea Levels

News | Politics
February 22, 2010 – 3:07 pm

In yet another blow to the global warming scammers, I mean scientists, researchers “have been forced to withdraw a study on projected sea level rise due to global warming after finding mistakes that undermined the findings.” More false data? Imagine that.

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In Vindicating Yoo, Accusers Look Like the Unethical Party

Politics
February 22, 2010 – 3:03 pm

“After five years of investigation, partisan accusations and unethical media leaks, the Justice Department’s senior ethicist has concluded that Bush Administration lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee committed no professional misconduct.” So are their accusers going to be held to account for their behavior? Don’t bet on it.

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White House Releases First Real “Obamacare” Package, Senate Bill With Bonus Pork

February 22, 2010 – 2:31 pm

Reconciliation, here we come: “President Barack Obama released a $950 billion health care reform proposal Monday aimed at pleasing the warring wings of his own party and bringing along skeptical voters, in part by including a provision to put off an unpopular tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018.”

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Ungovernable America? Nonsense

Politics
February 19, 2010 – 1:32 pm

Krauthammer reminds us: “In the latter days of the Carter presidency, it became fashionable to say that the office had become unmanageable and was simply too big for one man. Some suggested a single, six-year presidential term. The president’s own White House counsel suggested abolishing the separation of powers.” Redux.

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Could Lawsuit Lead to Trouble for NFL Drug Policy?

Edge
February 19, 2010 – 11:50 am

“In a ruling that could spell trouble for the N.F.L. and its antidoping policy, a Minnesota judge said Thursday that two players on the Vikings could sue the league in state court for violating parts of Minnesota’s drug-testing laws.” Does this put drug testing rules in pro sports at risk?

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Tiger Apologizes in Heartfelt Statement

Edge
February 19, 2010 – 11:48 am

“A watery-eyed and contrite Tiger Woods said Friday he was sorry for the ‘irresponsible and selfish behavior I engaged in.’” Tiger also addressed when he may return to golf saying, “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t know when that day will be. I don’t rule out it will be this year.”

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Hey Olbermann, Here’s Your “People of Color”

Politics
February 19, 2010 – 11:44 am

Keith Olbermann said this week that Tea Party attendees were “racist” because he didn’t see any “people of color” at the events. Here’s a great video of all those folks Keith seems to have missed while he was busy sounding racist himself.

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Will “Operation New Dawn” Succeed Without Patrick Swayze?

Politics
February 19, 2010 – 11:40 am

“The Obama administration has decided to give the war in Iraq — currently known as Operation Iraqi Freedom — a new name… ‘Operation New Dawn.’” Did Obama ask his liberal Hollywood friends to name this? This sounds like a sequel to the 80’s classic “Red Dawn.”

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Are We Headed Towards Stagflation?

Market | Politics
February 19, 2010 – 11:37 am

“Prices rose 2.7 percent during 2009… This is a worrisome fact because last year’s unemployment rate averaged more than 9 percent. This trend may signal a return of “stagflation,” a merger of stagnation and inflation. ” Can this administration keep us out of this mess, or only drive us closer to it?

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Is This a Turning Point in Afghanistan

News
February 19, 2010 – 11:30 am

“The capture and interrogation of Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar could help unravel the Afghan insurgency, but it’s less likely to lead U.S. forces to Osama bin Laden.” Will his intel lead to a turning point in the war?

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Assassins had Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Sight as Soon as He Got to Dubai

News
February 18, 2010 – 10:34 am

“Al-Mabhouh touched down in Dubai at around 3pm from Damascus to arrange a shipment of weapons to Gaza. Hamas has not explained why one of its senior commanders, a marked man with several assassination attempts against him already, should have arrived alone without any security.”

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