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Archive for July, 2007

Not A Suicide Pact: A Book Review

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, July 27th, 2007. Filed under Book Reviews, Books

Federal Appeals Court Judge Richard A. Posner is known for being both prolific and controversial. In addition to authoring one of the most important academic treatises in the field of law and economics, he is also known for writing on more controversial topics ranging from the 2000 Presidential election to sex. And it’s when [...]

Simpsons Movie Countdown: One Day And Counting

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Movies, The Simpsons, Videos

Momma Marge discovers the Internet

Drunk Astronauts Fly Sky High

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Humor, In The News

Apparently, some Shuttle astronauts have already been higher than a kite even before stepping onto the launchpad:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety risk on at least two occasions, an aviation weekly reported Thursday.
It cited a special [...]

Federal Judge Stikes Down Municipal Anti-Immigration Law

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Immigration, U.S. Constitution

A U.S. District Court Judge in Pennsylvania has struck down a City of Hazleton ordinance targeting illegal immigrants:
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday struck down Hazleton’s tough anti-illegal immigration law, ruling unconstitutional a measure that has been copied around the country.
The city’s Illegal Immigration Relief Act sought to impose fines on landlords [...]

More Jericho Season 2 Spoilers

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Jericho, Television

From the Chicago Tribune:
In the show’s second season, a government based in Cheyenne, Wyo., makes its presence felt in Jericho, which, as the first season came to a close, had been at war with the neighboring town of New Bern. Green and Hawkins will go on a mission to “save the world,” in Barbee’s words, [...]

John Stewart On The YouTube Debate

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, Humor, Politics, Videos

Check it out here

Yankees Win Again, A-Rod Hits # 499

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Baseball, New York Yankees, Sports

The Yankees won again last night, A-Rod hit his 499th home run, and the AL East is tighter than it’s been all season:
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 25 – When Alex Rodriguez was growing up in Miami, he idolized Dale Murphy, the star of the Atlanta Braves, whose games he could watch on cable. Joe Torre [...]

Legal Challenges To Virginia’s Abuser Fees

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, July 26th, 2007. Filed under Virginia, Virginia Abuser Fees, Virginia Politics

Virginia’s abuser fees face a legal challenge in a Courtroom near Richmond today, but the likelihood that the challenge will ultimately succeed seems slim:
The constitutionality of Virginia’s abusive-drivers fees will be debated today in a General District Court outside Richmond, but don’t expect them to go away anytime soon.
Even if Judge Archer Yeatts finds the [...]

More Simpsons Fun: Do The Bartman

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 25th, 2007. Filed under Movies, The Simpsons, Videos

Early Bart, but still pretty fun

Simpsons Movie Countdown: Two Days And Counting

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, July 25th, 2007. Filed under Movies, The Simpsons, Videos

Lisa….

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