theanchoressonline.com - 11/18/2008
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Retreat was excellent, but I need to process it a little before I write about it.
Meanwhile, a quick look around tells me I didn’t miss much, newswise.
Guns: Instapundit links to two pieces on increased gun sales - or the perception of it . I don’t know if I buy the cause ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/19/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's incoming administration is unlikely
to bring criminal charges against government officials who authorized
or engaged in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists during the George W. Bush presidency. Obama, who ...
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Obama Advisers: Torture Prosecutions Not Likely
lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/18/2008
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lefarkins.blogspot.com —
This story , indicating that the Obama administration
is bailing on the idea even investigating whether criminal
charges ought to be brought against Bush administration officials who committed war crimes such as torture, is very discouraging. From the ...
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No we can't
chicagoboyz.net - 11/11/2008
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chicagoboyz.net —
Let the rehabilitation of Bush begin! For the
past 8 years, the most strident and hysterical leftist
criticism of Bush has centered on his intelligence policies which leftist assured us arose purely out of a callous disregard for civil liberties and ...
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Rehabilitating Bush
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Mad Mullahs Bankrupt?
Daily Pundit —
... foreign trade (which is already having problems with increasingly effective U.S. moves to deny Iran access to the international banking system), or even the Iranian economy itself.
If this is the case, if Iran is truly on the brink of insolvency, then the idea (floated by Watchman earlier today) that one or more of the oil states might be encouraging Somali piracy as a way to increase the risk premium on oil suddenly becomes quite plausible.
HT: The Anchoress
Beggars on the Hill
The Wide Awake Cafe —
... it would be if we would just give her enough money to pay for the special.
After finding charity just once at our church this woman became sure she would get it again. It turned out that she had a circuit of churches she would hit and the pastor was right, begging was her chosen profession.
Not only did she keep coming back with her hand held out, she sent her fellow beggars to the church. They do have an unofficial association.
If our government continues giving bailouts to big business, the banking system, General Motors, and the ball and chain ...
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