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Dissing Free Speech
Here’s Obama’s “media diversity czar,” Mark Lloyd: It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a ...
Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — For a long time I have been saying (along with a lot of other people), that Hugo... Chavez was running his country into the ground.  He diverted investment funds from PDVSA, Venezuela's state-run oil company, into social programs.  As long as ... (more) Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
nytimes.com — CARACAS, Venezuela — This country may be an energy colossus, with the largest conventional oil reserves outside... the Middle East and one of the world’s mightiest hydroelectric systems, but that has not prevented it from enduring serious electricity and ... (more) Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela
Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela troops to 'prepare for war' with Colombia
timesonline.co.uk — Colombia and Venezuela drew closer to the brink of conflict today after President Hugo Chavez sent 15,000... Venezuelan troops to the volatile border between the two countries, claiming that the US planned to use Colombian bases to mount an invasion of ... (more) Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela troops to 'prepare for war' ...
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DISSING FREE SPEECH.
Instapundit — DISSING FREE SPEECH.

Tuesday morning links, posted early
Maggie's Farm — ... Going Menopausal? Not a joke: 'Islam not responsible' for Fort Hood massacre: US imam Related: The O identifies the real extremists. Ace Related: "Concerned" about the wrong things. Commentary Related: Fort Hood. Let's drop the PC. Never understood what was so PC about radical Islam anyway, The good news from Venezuela. The people might be unhappy with Chavez, but the WH is not. Shrinkwrapped sends a doubtless unread letter ...

The Week in Blogs — The Links!
Vodkapundit — As seen on PJTV, here are this week’s picks: Stomach churning reactions. Good question. Cheap, even for a Congressman. Signed, Let Down on the Left. They don’t call’em czars for nothin’. Uh… There is a doctor in the house senate. Not if it’s a prank call. “Uh…” again, times infinity. Find out what it all means on PJTV.

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