Daily Archives: April 11, 2006

Misdirection

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

Today I found this article on the Yahoo aggregater. It was picked up from The Nation. The author, Peter Rothberg, sounds a clarion call for immediate action to fight proposed new rules the IRS has proposed. His article says these … Continue reading →

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I Ran Out Of Sick Days

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

So I called in dead. Two people in Waterloo, Iowa have been arrested for publishing a fake obituary. James Ralph Snyder, 36, and Mary Jo Elizabeth Jensen, 33, both of Waterloo, participated in the scam by filing an obituary saying … Continue reading →

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Caltech Gets Their Cannon Back

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

A short while ago pranksters from MIT managed to kidnap the California Institute of Technology's cannon. It was a beautifully executed plan where fake movers used forged documents to get past campus police. Caltech didn't do anywhere near as well … Continue reading →

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Terrorism Is As Terrorism Does

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

This report from Britain is very discouraging. Four "animal rights activists" have admitted to police that they had conducted a six year long campaign against a family run farm that raised guinea pigs for medical research. David Hall and Partners … Continue reading →

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Columns Like This

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

Make me very, very angry. In today's Washington Post, Richard Cohen writes approvingly of the retired generals who have lately decided to speak out. He calls Iraq a quagmire, a disaster. He wants serving members of the armed forces to … Continue reading →

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Cracks Showing?

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Gaius

Interesting piece in the Washington Post today. As always, it's very sympathetic toward the illegal immigrants who have been so vocal. Yet they also are starting to report that there are politicians who are getting frustrated. They focused on Republicans, … Continue reading →

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