Question Celebrity
With Hank Stuever, April 29, 2007
Flogging the British release of his film “Wild Hogs” recently, John Travolta urged everyone to “do their bit” to combat global warming, reported London’s Daily Mail, which quickly calculated that Travolta — who it says owns at least five aircraft of various sizes, which he parks at his private […]

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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“Marxist Michigan”? One attendee at a recent anti-tax rally in Lansing fears this may become the new state motto if a tax hike proposed by Democrat Governor Jennifer Granholm takes effect. Reminiscent of the Communist Manifesto’s inheritance tax, Granholm’s levy calls for a 16-percent death tax as well as new taxes on business, income, […]

Posted on April 30th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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APRIL 2007 from an (out-of-state) public high school substitute I know personally: (edited for privacy)
…..I had given a test that day and I told the geometry teacher most students finished it in 30 minutes (and this is a 90 minute class). Now get this: these tests are open-book! I NEVER had an open book test […]

Posted on April 29th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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Friday, April 27, 2007
By MALCOM A. GLENN, Crimson Staff Writer
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Robert S. Mueller was interrupted by protestors last night, during a speech at the Institute of Politics’ John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
Mueller, who was set to speak before a full crowd managed by tight security detail, had just begun his […]

Posted on April 28th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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CANDIDATE VOTING RECORD: LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE?
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
Obama more liberal than Kucinich, analysis reveals
By Steven Thomma; McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - The most liberal member of Congress running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination isn’t Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.
It’s Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
Those are among the interesting findings in a recent analysis of votes by […]

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. (F.N: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday that U.S. auto industry sales to date in April were “terrible” as consumer confidence was hit by a slow housing market and rising gas prices.
“This month is terrible,” Ford chief sales analyst George Pipas said in an interview. “We are not […]

Posted on April 27th, 2007 by Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D.
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