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  - DNC
    02/19/08
    Please tell me there's going to be a floor fight at the convention.
  - On Stupidity and Other Unhelpful Additions to the National Debate
    02/19/08
    A quote by Debra Sweet from a NYT blog post on Army recruiting: "These troops are being trained to carry out war crimes." Yes that's right, the secret is out -- military personnel are being trained to carry out war crimes. Why I remember with fondness my "Indigenous Peoples (a
  - Obama the Phenomenon
    02/16/08
    The Economist, the respected British magazine, considers Obama the president versus Obama the Phenomenon. On policy:
    Even if he never voted for the Iraq war, his policy for dealing with that country now seems to amount to little more than pulling out quickly, convening a peace conference, invi
  - People of the State of California vs. Peter Hsu
    02/13/08
    Not Guilty.
    
    As of now, I'm two for two in traffic case acquittals. Both times I've used trial by written declaration. This time the court notes "The officer does not have a recollection of the citation."
    
    For more on fighting traffic tickets, especially in
  - OIF
    02/03/08
    This is how DOD publicly identifies casualties:The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
    
    Cpt. Michael A. Norman, 36, of Killeen, Texas, died Jan. 31 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an impr
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