- Friday, December 29, 2006 — 30 Articles Published
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Russian Airbus Hijacker Subdued By Passengers— Passengers over-powered a Russian passenger who tried to hijack an Aeroflot Airbus. It landed safely in Prague.
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Day By Day for December 29, 2006— Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for December 29, 2006
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NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Week 17— Wherein I concede the week to the irrational Dark Side.
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News and Commentary: Uh Oh, It's Tomorrow— You can find news anywhere there's at least one person and just about anything else. I feel sorry for George
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BC Magazine's 2006 Athlete Of the Year: You— Either that or it's just a lame hook to look back in the year of sports athletes.
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The Friday Morning Listen: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian— Happy New Year, everybody.
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Q: Did Walt Disney Really Arrange For His Body To Be Frozen After His Death?— mental_floss question of the day.
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Book Review: The Go Point - When It's Time To Decide by Michael Useem— How do people make decisions? This book attempts to provide answers.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up for December 28, 2006 - The Best of 2006— Hinder: what is that, a butt?
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PBS Primetime Programming for The Week of 12/31— And here it is, a new year, a new week, a new set of PBS programs to watch. Does life
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Book Review: Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore— Maybe that's why vampires are so funny, because reality can bite.
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Movie Review: In Praise of the Pagan, Feminist, Anti-Musical Holiday Classic, The Year Without a Santa Claus— The Year Without a Santa Claus — holiday humanism with a feminist, secular twist.
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New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Time to Catch Up!— So this is how the year ends...
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Former President Gerald Ford Dead at 93— Ford was a quiet, uncomplicated and honest man. He may not have been great... but he was good.
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The State of the Pakistani Economy: It’s Time to Party— Pakistan has good reasons to smile, though challenges remain.
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DVD Review: Over the Hedge— Funny furry animated animals. The original concepts never do cease, do they?
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Subduing Narcissism— With merrymaking and celebrating our bounties, the wishes for peace and prosperity ring hollow when thoughts, smiles, and wishes betray
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Satire: Santa Claus Conquers the Martins— In the usually quiet days after Christmas, Santa faces his greatest challenge when disgruntled parents question the way he determines
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So You Want To Play The Ponies: The Horseplayer World Series – Preview, Part I— January 18-20 marks the third annual Horseplayer World Series at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Equal at Birth, Not in Life— Those who can, do. Those who can’t should not expect the rest of us to consider them equals.
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Will Florida Follow The German Plan?— Can Florida handle Ohio State or will Ohio State get surprised?
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A Daily Video: "I have seen your eyes in purple..."— From the Netherlands, (Clan of) Xymox's "Imagination" off of the 1989 album Twist of Shadows.
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The Pettiness of Local Politics and Frivolity of Illinois Election Law— Election law designed to trap candidates and throw people off the ballot hampers our democratic republic.
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Gerald Ford: The Reluctant President— State funeral protocols and the humility of President Gerald Ford.
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Omerta vs Constitutional Law— Congress seems more subject to the rule of Omerta than the rule of constitutional law and justice.
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Book Review: Skylight Confessions: A Novel by Alice Hoffman— A beautiful modern fable of a family haunted by dreams, love and regret.
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Book Review: Atlantis by David Gibbins— Gibbins has crafted an original, engrossing tale that makes a wonderful addition to the body of Atlantis-themed thrillers.
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Countdown to the Execution of Saddam Hussein— If the execution is not completed by the start of the Eid festival, most sources agree it could not be
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The Ripper Unmasked: An Interview with Poet and Author Sandra Lester— "My pen is my bayonet or scythe. I use it to chop down the over-grown nettles of the past..."
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Saddam Hussein Executed - Did Saddam Get the Last Laugh?— This is not a time for chest-beating. This is a moment for us to look long and hard at where
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