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Confusion

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I cannot say much about this news, except for that the head of the Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, seems to be a bit confused... to say the least. Where he first refused to call the killings of Armenians during World War I 'genocide,' he now has changed his mind due to public pressure: In a dramatic reversal, the Anti-Defamation League�s national director has issued … [Read more...] about Confusion

It’s Not Just a Coincidence: When Everything Is Wondrously Illuminated

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The concept of the coincidence -- like bumping into a long-lost friend on the street whom you had dreamt about the night before -- has undergone a metamorphosis of a sort as my dotage approaches. I have come to see these “events” as being more predestinated than merely coincidental. And usually for a reason. So it was when I brought home two movie DVDs the other day that … [Read more...] about It’s Not Just a Coincidence: When Everything Is Wondrously Illuminated

Center of Attention

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A round up of recent posts by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers. Dennis Sanders finds a rarity: A think-tank for centrist Republicans. Elyas Bakhtiari chimes in on (a) the already-much-discussed AP-Ipsos poll re: book-reading among U.S. adults of different political persuasions; and (b) the Harris poll re: the same population's (woeful) world affairs … [Read more...] about Center of Attention

Mainstream Writers And Journalists Attacks On Bloggers Are Often Inaccurate Reporting

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And so the rear-guard action continues: the hue and cry from some journalists and writers who apparently blast bloggers but have assumed the attributes of some of the Internet's laziest bloggers who they try to lump together with the increasingly enterprising ones: Some of these critics of blogs: a) don't do their homework. b) lash out as blogging and bloggers as a … [Read more...] about Mainstream Writers And Journalists Attacks On Bloggers Are Often Inaccurate Reporting

Getting Serious About Enforcing the Borders

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Will America ever get serious about securing the borders of the United States? Donald Douglas says no: The more I read about the down and dirty details of enforcing our immigration laws, the less confident I am that the country will ever get serious about securing our borders and respecting the rule of law. It seems that, 'when Giuliani was mayor of New York, the city adopted … [Read more...] about Getting Serious About Enforcing the Borders

Maliki Don’t Like the Criticism No More

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This was to be expected: Iraq's prime minister lashed out Wednesday at U.S. criticism, saying no one has the right to impose timetables on his elected government and that his country "can find friends elsewhere." Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed the U.S. presidential campaign for the recent tough words about his government — from President Bush and from other U.S. … [Read more...] about Maliki Don’t Like the Criticism No More

Check out Captain’s Quarters

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Ed Morrissey's Captain's Quarters is not just the best conservative blog on the net, it also has a new design. Be sure to go to Captain's Quarters: it looks great. The design does not just look awesome, though, it also has some great new options / features. Notice how they have integrated Blog Talk Radio into it. Lastly, it also loads faster. Good job Ed. … [Read more...] about Check out Captain’s Quarters

Republicans Now Targeting Republicans

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It's a classic case of someone who is clearly a surrogate (a former top White House official) now getting involved in an ad campaign aimed at some politicos who aren't sufficiently backing the war -- Repubicans. Details HERE...and be sure to look at the graph. The graph looks like it was drawn up to go after Republicans and a few Democrats were sprinkled in for deniability. … [Read more...] about Republicans Now Targeting Republicans

Guest Voice: Don’t Buy Chinese Goods

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NOTE: The Moderate Voice runs Guest Voice posts from time to time by readers who don't have their own websites, or people who have websites but would like to post something for TMV's diverse and thoughtful readership. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Moderate Voice or its writers. This is another post by Matt Pearl and is cross posted from his … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: Don’t Buy Chinese Goods

Controversy Continues Over Rudy Giuliani’s Proposed Foreign Policy

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The controversy continues unabated. Stephen Schlesinger, former Director of the World Policy Institute at the New School University in New York City, writing on The Huffington Post: The Republican presidential frontrunner, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, has just written his foreign policy credo for Foreign Affairs magazine. It is a truly unnerving pronouncement -- … [Read more...] about Controversy Continues Over Rudy Giuliani’s Proposed Foreign Policy

30-3

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The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles 30-3 tonight. It's the first time since 1897 that a Major League team scored 30 runs in a game. I occasionally have strange dreams where I'm watching a baseball game with scores like this. But this one's for real. The Rangers scored 10 runs in the 8th inning and 6 runs in the 9th. Two bumbling, overpaid bottom-feeder teams make … [Read more...] about 30-3

Happy Noises from Iran

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No, Iran does not have warlike intentions! Reuters via Ynet: Iran develops 900-kg ‘smart bomb’ - official media Guided bomb developed by specialists within Islamic Republic’s Defense Ministry and is now operational, IRNA news agency reports, adding it could be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets … [Read more...] about Happy Noises from Iran