Category: long story short

Ridge Defends “Three-Year-Old” U.S. Terror Alert Reuters 8/3/04 “I don’t want anyone to disabuse themselves…” disabuse To free from a falsehood or misconception

U.S. Shifts Stance on Nuclear Treaty White House Resists Inspection Provision Washington Post 7/31/04 “In a significant shift in U.S. policy, the Bush administration announced this week that it will oppose provisions for inspections and verification as part of an international treaty that would ban production of nuclear weapons materials…. “Administration officials…. declined, however, to…

Bush Plans Flextime Proposal Washington Post 7/30/04 “President Bush plans to announce Friday that he wants to make flextime more available to the nation’s workers…. “His aides did not give details about what he will propose beyond saying that he wants to give parents more chances to participate in their children’s lives by letting workers…

CNN Top Stories: U.S. seeks extradition of one-eyed, hook-handed cleric –That’s going to be so hard to find! I think we should say either one-eyed or hook-handed or both.

Young voters are being courted nationwide Scripps Howard 7/20/04 (My italics) “Both parties are trying to capture the nation’s largest voting bloc. Comprised of about 43 million people between the ages of 18 and 30…” I hear the voting bloc between the ages of 18 and 31 is slightly larger. One of the smallest is…

‘Fahrenheit 9/11’ Making GOP Nervous Article “…Republican operative Joe Gaylord said. ‘It’s a problem only if a lot of people see it.’” -DKo: If the projections below are anywhere near accurate, the Republican “problem” will be immense. “…through last weekend, theaters already have sold an estimated 12 million tickets to ‘Fahrenheit 9/11.’ “A Gallup survey…