Category Archives: Foreign Newspapers

Friday News

The Stimulus that Dare Not Speak Its Name “According to the latest Rasmussen poll of likely voters, Americans support the repeal of Obamacare by a margin of 20 percentage points (57 to 37 percent), with 46 percent “strongly” supporting repeal. … Continue reading

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Sunday News

CEO of Gibson Guitar a Republican donor; Democrat competitor uses same wood “On Thursday, the iconic Gibson Guitar Corporation issued a press release stating that government officials raided their Tennessee manufacturing facility over warrants concerning the legality of the importation … Continue reading

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Friday News

Well, thats instructive. Yesterday I posted a news update with a link and comment on the military ban on troops in Afghanistan farting in the presence of the natives. Well, the hits on this web page went up 400%. This … Continue reading

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Friday News

Fate of Hypersonic Mach 20 Plane Live fast and die quick, or the higher and faster they go the deeper they sink. But sooner or later they will get it right. “The English riots: How British law fosters disorder.” “Since … Continue reading

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Thursday News

A-level results: tough subjects ‘should carry more Ucas points’, says David Willetts Students taking traditional A-levels such as maths, science and foreign languages should be given priority in the race for university places, the higher education minister has said. Fair; … Continue reading

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Wednesday News

The Bronte’s and the London riots You couldn’t get further away from the England of the Brontes if you traveled to the Moon. More, I’m afraid. Find the scooter looters: Thieving riot thugs caught on camera ambushing biker Teenager, 16, … Continue reading

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“In Britain, everything is policed except crime.”

Lessons for us from London in flames “Within living memory, the city in flames on our TV screens every night governed a fifth of the Earth’s surface and a quarter of its population. When you’re imperialists on that scale, there … Continue reading

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Friday News

First, I promise to get out on the water tomorrow and come back with more pictures and words not about Obama or the economy or the riots. Unless I paddle by Barry drowning in Cape Cod Bay then I’ll take … Continue reading

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Wednesday News

THE riots in London and elsewhere in Britain are a backhanded tribute to the long-term intellectual torpor, moral cowardice, incompetence and careerist opportunism of the British political and intellectual class. The view from Australia, the writer used to live in … Continue reading

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Saturday News

Hosting a New Page on this Blog, The Duxbury Senior Club. The World from Berlin ‘The Biggest Loser is the Average American’ Dos Amerikana is kaput! (My translation may be a bit off). One of Google’s self-driving cars has driven … Continue reading

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