An interesting article at ABC News:
Political consultants in all parties often say the most powerful political words in the English language are “time for a change.” Those in power hate the phrase; those seeking power love it.| MORE ›
Benjamin C. Bradlee is pretty satisfied with himself / his life:
Sometimes I am embarrassed at how satisfied I am with my life.
I’m 85 years old.
My doctor has just told me I’m in good physical shape. Actually, he said, “wonderful” shape.
I am surrounded by the people I love.| MORE ›
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who recently proposed an educational policy that urged “every financial barrier” be removed for American kids who want to go to college, has been going to college himself — as a high paid speaker, his financial records show.
The candidate charged a whopping $55,000 to speak at to a crowd of 1,787 the taxpayer-funded University of California at Davis on Jan.| MORE ›
Meet Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan (quotes from speeches delivered by him from 1994-1998 when he was mayor of Istanbul):
PM Erdogan on Secularism:
“If the people want it, of course secularism will go away. You cannot rule this people by force; you don’t have the power to do that. This [i.e. secularism] cannot work in spite of the people.
“And anyway, for the love of Allah, what is this secularism? You ask them to define it. They can’t.| MORE ›
Have fun.
Interesting stats about Muslim Americans:
One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida, a poll says.
The survey by the Pew Research Center, one of the most exhaustive ever of the country’s Muslims, revealed a community that in many ways blends comfortably into society.| MORE ›
I guess this man was having sweet dreams.
Michael Lusher apparently is a sound sleeper. A small-caliber bullet struck the 37-year-old Altizer man in the head as he slept Sunday morning, but he didn’t realize it until he awoke nearly four hours later and noticed blood coming from his head, said Cpl. R.H. McQuaid of the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department.| MORE ›
Ankara seems to have been hit by a terrorist attack.
A powerful explosion Tuesday in a busy commercial neighborhood in the Turkish capital has caused several casualties, CNN-Turk television reported.
A CNN-Turk reporter at the site said he could see several bodies lying on the ground.
Television footage showed medics tending to the injured and carrying people into ambulances on stretchers.| MORE ›
I just received an e-mail from someone about a fascinating website: Quantcast. It keeps track of how many people visit blogs of the candidates (for president). For instance, look at this: a comparison between Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, and Barack Obama. As you can see, Hillary’s entry into the presidential race this past January resulted in nearly 120K unique visitors in one day.
If you go here you can find more specific information about, in this case, Hillary Clinton(‘s website).| MORE ›
Ethnic Azeris protested against the Iranian government today in the city of Tabriz. Gateway Pundit has a video up of the event. The Christian Science Monitor reports:
When ethnic Azeris take to the streets of northern Iran Tuesday, they’ll be closely watched for signs of a growing nationalist movement – one that may be getting caught up in a larger tussle between Washington and Tehran.| MORE ›
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