This city lies in a large prairie running through the center of the United States. It is fairly flat and is one of the largest cities in the world not located on a navigable river. The city was founded in the 1840s as a frontier trading post and has been
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I'm not so sure this is a good idea…..
You kick the living stuffing out of LDP. You sweep in a new government in Japan. You have frizzy hair. And one of the first things you do after becoming Prime Minister of Japan, is to pay a call on the suckiest team in baseball? My hapless Pirates! All I
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This needs no further explanation.
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Kirsten Dunst shooting a music video in Tokyo: The video was shot in Akihabara-the Tokyo electronics district. More pix here.
Continue readingElection Day-what's in it for the US?
Not here in the US, but over on the right side of the International Dateline. In Japan they will be having elections for the lower house today. Its not looking good for the home team of LDP. The odds are pretty good that they will go down to a crushing
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Just take it to a recycling center…………. Coming to a store near you-your very own Stepford Wife! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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In Japan, August 15 is known as Shusen kinenbi (literally, end of the war memorial day.) This year is the 64th anniversary of the end of taiheiyou dai sensou.The Pacific War). At noon, August 15 1945 Showa (Emperor Hirohito) made the following broadcast: To our good and loyal subjects: After
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I root for two baseball teams: The Pirates and the Cubs. ( Real baseball is played in the National League; God meant for the pitcher to bat.) So I’m not sure what to make of this: Final 1 2 3 4 5
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Waiting for Donald Rumsfeld to apologize. The parallels between Rumsfeld and McNamara are strong — up to a point. Both men took charge of the Pentagon bent on exercising greater civilian control over the military. Both were determined to transform the military bureaucracy into a more efficient, more adaptable organization.
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They will go even more high order! Seems that delving into the facts about Saint Sarah is not allowed. It gets in the way of the narrative: One of the chief reasons Sarah Palin has given for resigning as Governor of Alaska is that her state’s taxpayers are being forced
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