Prime Minister Howard

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

The Corner on National Review Online Just go read the link. No comment of mine needed.

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Cherry returning to Hockey Night in Canada

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

SI.com – NHL – Cherry returning to Hockey Night in Canada – Friday July 15, 2005 9:31PM Welcome back, Grapes!!

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Chinese Currency

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

China revalues yuan and ends fixed dollar peg I’m really surprised at this. China has artificially pegged the yuan on the value of the dollar, not permitting their currency to float on the open market. As a result, the yuan has been artificially high, which is good for China and bad for about everyone else. [...]

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Canadians Take A Stand

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

Miss Universe against law Nice to know they have strong feelings about something. Miss Universe Natalie Glebova was forced to take off her official sash at a local festival celebrating Thailand when Toronto authorities invoked a law against sexual stereotyping. The winner of the international beauty competition held in Bangkok in May, Glebova was to [...]

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Recruiting Demographics

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

News about Attrition at StrategyPage.com’s How to Make War. Interesting data about armed service recruiting. The army is also noticing regional patterns. Recruiting is holding steady in the Midwest, and is up in the South. In other words, the recruiting tends to follow political patterns. The Blue (Democratic) states are sending fewer volunteers, and the [...]

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When Barbarians Get Rude

Posted on July 21st, 2005 by Todd W

Sudanese Guards Rough Up Rice Delegation – Yahoo! News I seem to recall reading of harsh consequences when an envoy of the Roman Republic was accosted out in the hinterland. Maybe we should return to that sort of policy. “Diplomacy 101 says you don’t rough your guests up,” Rice senior adviser Jim Wilkinson had said [...]

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