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Robertson: “I am not at all persuaded that so-called homosexuals are homosexuals because of biological problems…

On May 28th, Officer Omar Edwards was shot and killed while out of uniform by fellow officer Andrew Dunton. Edwards is black, Dunton is white.

Which phrase? “Econ 101.” Do a quick Google News search and you’ll quickly discover that any random birdcage lining is likely to include the phrase at least a half-dozen times, and in these days of BS Republican talking points opposing the stimulus package, usage has picked up considerably.
Of course, referring to the intro-level college course [...]

Lafayette French Pastry, a popular Greenwich Village bakery, has been selling dark brown cookies with bright red eyes and over-sized nose and lips under the name “Drunken Negro Face”. Owner Ted Kefalinos can’t understand what all the protest is about, saying  the cookie is “not unflattering. I think it’s a fun face.” When a news [...]

I’ve been watching/reading everything I can about the plane that crashed into the Hudson River. It is very rare that breaking news stories are positive pieces and rarer still that a plane crash is able to deliver the warm fuzzies.
The survival of everyone aboard US Airways Flight 1549 was due to three factors: an incredible [...]

It’s that time of year again. Via Reuters:
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia shut down all gas flows to Europe through Ukraine on Wednesday, sharpening a dispute that has left industries and homes in southeast Europe without power and disrupted supplies to major economies.
On the face of it, the dispute is over Ukraine supposedly siphoning off natural [...]

Interesting press conference Bush had in Baghdad. The conqueror of Iraq was met not with flowers but with flying shoes…

I have to hand it to W — my reflexes probably wouldn’t be this good.
More info via McClatchey:
As Bush finished remarks that hailed the security progress that led to a U.S.-Iraq agreement that sets a three-year [...]

For the last couple months, many members of my generation (known as The Youth) have been feeling an odd sensation, correlating closely with Obama’s rise in the polls and subsequent election win. After being raised on a steady diet of Simpsons, irony and cynicism, and after 8 years of Bush, we’ve started to feel something [...]

Via Reuters:
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits surged to a 26-year high last week as employers tightened their belts to help weather what many fear will be a deep, long recession.
Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits jumped last week by 58,000 to 573,000, suffering the biggest increase since September [...]

Let’s say you’re the Governor of a state which has, historically, had a somewhat loose relationship to political ethics. For the past couple years, you’ve been under investigation, an investigation that has even led to the indictment of a few of your colleagues. In fact, there’s a good chance that many of your conversations are [...]