Animal rights group unhappy with ice skater wearing fur

Jan 28, 2010 - CHICAGO (AP)—Friends of Animals posted an open letter to U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir criticizing him for having fox fur on one of his costumes and asking him to stop wearing fur. The animal advocacy group also contacted his costume designer, Stephanie Handler, on Tuesday. - 23 Comments

Report Card for the Obama Administration

Jan 21, 2010 - Report Card for the Obama Administration by CEI Staff January 20, 2010 Washington, D.C., January 20, 2010—One year ago today, Barack Obama took the oath of office as President of the United States. Since then, he and his appointees have had the opportunity to begin implementing their policy agenda, with notable results throughout the federal government’s departments and agencies. The analysts of the Competitive Enterprise Institute have assessed the administration’s first-year performance and assigned grades accordingly. - 2 Comments

not sure if we belong together...

Nov 29, 2009 - we've been together for 5 years , living under the same roof for 1 year and a half.he's a homebody, I love to go out to cafes, shows, fairs and exhibitions or just walk around town with people, you name it. he sits on his butt at home, the sex has never been great, he's kind of effeminate and hypocondriac cause of overprotective parents who tried to stop him from bonding with other guys and "becoming a party animal"he's the soft, shy type that blows up every couple of months into a huge scandal because of pent up frustration with life and people walking over him. scandal with me, at home.he's like a puppy that just wants to be loved, before moving in with me he's lived with his overprotective parents till the age of 26. - 7 Comments

Obama's Mind Game

Nov 23, 2009 - By Robin of Berkeley November 17, 2009 http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/obamas_mind_game.html   We're playing those mind games together Pushing the barriers,  Planting seeds Playing the mind guerrilla Chanting the mantra, peace on earth  -John Lennon It's a chilling moment when the light goes out in someone's eyes. A once-radiant child hardens from abuse. A woman's heart shrinks after her husband's abandonment. - 87 Comments

State Fairs, Farms Take Steps To Protect Pigs From Us

Sep 02, 2009 - A pen containing a sow and her litter of 10 piglets attracts a lot of attention. Health officials are asking visitors to the Nebraska State Fair to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact like this if they've been sick.   Most of the concern about swine flu has focused on preventing humans from spreading it to others. - 9 Comments

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Home Michael's Dispatches Precision Voting Precision Voting Next > 31 August 2009Helmand Province, Afghanistan The historical Afghan elections scheduled for 20 August were days away.   While the west mostly continued to vote for Afghanistan, the big question was, “Will Afghanistan vote for itself?” The latest media wave splashed into the main voting centers in places like Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat and Lashkar Gah.  The larger cities only account for perhaps 20% of the Afghan population.  Whereas the easy and obvious stories are in the cities, a crucial and larger dimension—the other 80%—would unfold in the boonies.  Most Afghans would have no chance to vote. The election was to be run by Afghans.  In theory and in practice this would be a recipe for disaster.  The strategic thinkers cannot be faulted for this; after nearly eight years of war, if the west were still running the elections, the elections and government would be a failure to begin with.  By comparison, the Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 (less than two years after invasion) were run mostly by Iraqis.  In the voting of October and December of that same year, Iraqis had two more runs at the ballots, which were increasingly successful.  Afghanistan, however, is different.  This would be only the second election in history. There are no good choices here.  Either we run the elections and the central government and in doing so undermine the same central government we are investing in, or we allow that central government to run the elections and probably watch it undermine itself.  But who knows? - 1 Comment