Monday, February 27, 2006

Intent to annoy Wash Park Prophet: "A recently passed law that makes annoying people over the internet a criminal offense, with some clear unintended consequences that didn't apply in the context of telephones where the language was first used in a statute and upheld, is being challenged on First Amendment grounds in Nevada. I wish the Plaintiffs the best of luck." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 6:31:33 PM

Dubai Ports World The Indepundit: "But that's Dubai. This tiny city state at the southern end of the Persian Gulf, one of seven that make up the United Arab Emirates, is without a doubt one of the most free-wheeling, westernized cities in the Islamic world. Dubai is all about money: making it, banking it, and spending it. Unlike most Arab states, Dubai gets less than 10 percent of its gross income from oil revenue. Instead, this emirate has established itself as a center of banking, investment, tourism, commerce, and trade. In this sense, Dubai more closely resembles Zurich, Hong Kong, or Singapore than Riyadh, Damasus, or Cairo." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 6:27:44 PM

Healthcare Oval Office 2008: "I'm not entirely sure we've worked out what the big issues are going to be for this year's election, but Richard Benedetto, in this column in USA Today, has skipped right ahead to 2008." Category: 2008 Presidential Election 7:00:52 AM

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