Breaking Rank
Margaret Thatcher opposes the war in Iraq, and Miers can't count on her gender to win her support among feminists. It's a sad day for groupthink.
ARTICLE: Civil rights pioneer dead at 63
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Vivian Malone Jones, one of two black students whose effort to enroll at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door" in 1963, died Thursday. She was 63.
ARTICLE: Fearless fighter for civil rights dead at 78
Political and social activist Cynthia DeLores Tucker, 78, died Oct. 12 of an undisclosed cause at the Suburban Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center in Norristown, Pa., leaving behind a legacy of firsts and intrepid advocacy.
U.S. Bankruptcy AND Credit Card Rule Changes Coming
There's a rush of filings this week as the bankruptcy laws get considerably harsher next Monday, thanks to legislation passed last spring. The bill makes it more difficult for individuals to file for Chapter 7 bankrupcy, the type that eliminates many unsecured debts. That includes people with significant credit card debt as well as those who have extraordinary expenses from medical bills.
When Conservatives are Too Liberal
George W. Bush and Haley Barbour are facing the fight of their political careers right now, but their fiercest critics aren't on the left. They're on the right.
Let me ask you one question…
What are we NOT paying attention to, right now?
A little innuendo with your evening cocktail
Is it legal to go to bed at 6pm? Because the thought had crossed my mind.
But, before I fall into a world heady with regret and Cherry Coke, I'd like to leave you with this little bit of wisdom
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