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That’s a Lot of People!

CNET has some great pics of the inauguration taken from space. Pretty amazing.

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COPA Dies

Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Not like there hasn't been wonderful things that have happened since December. A movie about a mall cop, for example, is…

Well, It’s Not Like He Could Have Invited Rev. Wright…

So, Obama has asked Rick Warren to deliver the invocation on inauguration day. This has apparently caused consternation among the left, though one should always be suspect about blanket statements…

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Indictments and Presumption of Innocence

Watching the Rod Blagojevich drama unfold is, I think, an object lesson in the erosion of civil liberties in this country. At around the same time that the Bill of…

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Honest Services Fraud

You may hear, from time to time, about something known as "honest services fraud." Like "mortgage fraud," it's not really a crime in itself. Well, it is, but let me…

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Can it with the “Czar” Stuff, Yeah?

So we're going to get a "car czar." I call for the end of using the term "czar" to describe people in charge. Not only does "car czar" sound stupid,…

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The Death Penalty and International Extradition

The vast majority of the world's countries have outlawed the use of the death penalty. (Source: Amnesty International.) The United States, of course, is not among those countries. Mexico, however,…

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Obama’s National Security Team

So the big story this morning, reported by Bloomberg (and thousands of other outlets), is that President-elect Obama has named his nominees for his "national security" team. This includes: Senator…

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Public Corruption

Couple of interesting press releases from the DOJ today involving public corruption. The first involves a South Korean businessman who was arrested "on a criminal complaint charging him with one…

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Mukasey Looks to Be Fine

According to the DOJ, Attorney General Mukasey did not suffer a stroke or a heart attack, and simply had a fainting spell. More details here.