Daily Archives: August 5, 2006

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Name That Tune

Powerline has a video that the Israelis use to break into Hezbollah broadcasts with. Psychological warfare with a beat, so to speak. As John says, who knows if it's effective or not, but it has a good beat and you … Continue reading

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Waiting For Fidel – Day 6

Still no sign of either Fidel or his brother Raul in Cuba, but the Cuban communist government is rejecting any American calls for democracy. Reuters reports that the Cuban community in South Florida is starting to "come to grips" with the … Continue reading

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Recovering Archimedes

A high-tech effort to recover lost writings of the Greek mathematician and scientist Archimedes is enabling researchers to read old text that was erased centuries ago. Using an X-ray beam generated by a particle accelerator that is about the thickness of … Continue reading

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Landis’ Second Sample Tests Positive

American Bicycle racer Floyd Landis now has a long legal road ahead of him if he wants to clear his name of doping charges. The second urine sample has tested positive for excessive levels of testosterone. What is not clear, … Continue reading

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Israeli Commando Raid On Tyre

Israeli commandos launched an amphibious raid into the port city of Tyre in Southern Lebanon today. Many of the rockets hitting Israel have come from the area of Tyre. TYRE, Lebanon – Israeli naval commandos battled with Hezbollah in the … Continue reading

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Sliming Lieberman

Ned Lamont has said he doesn't know anything about the blogs when asked about Jane Hamsher's little 'blackface' escapade over at HuffPo. Perhaps it's time someone illuminated him. Dan Riehl has dug up a number of lovely images and examples … Continue reading

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