Sunday, July 02, 2006
Mexico Votes (10:16 PM) - Mark in Mexico is writing about the returns in real time. UPDATE: The next morning, the vote is still too close to call, at least by the quicktab count already done. A full-scale counting will therefore begin on Wednesday. If…
The Philippines Bans Capital Punishment (06:16 PM) - There is good news from the Asia-Pacific region today, as the Philippines, for the second time in her history, has banned the death penalty for all crimes. This happened a decade ago, but capital punishment was reinstated in 1993, with…
Quiet, Dusty, Saint Michaels, in the State of Maryland (05:45 PM) - From a profile of little St. Michaels, which the Rumsfelds and Cheneys call home: “The houses have names. Mr. Rumsfeld’s is Mount Misery and is just across Rolles Creek from a house called Mount Pleasant. On four acres, with four…
The Revelation Policy (05:04 PM) - Jeff Jarvis puts some words in the mouth of Bill Keller: “I will reveal a secret government program when I can show that it violates the law or abuses the power given under that law. I will reveal such a…
Welcome, Miriam (04:43 PM) - Congratulations to David and Rabia Gale, on the birth of little Miriam!…
Was John Fitzgerald Kennedy a ‘king,’ too? (11:49 AM) - John Hinderaker posts audio of a 1961 speech by President Kennedy to the American Newspaper Publishers Association. In it, he asks that newspaper editors consider not just the question, “Is it news?” in considering stories for publication, but also, “Is…
Rated ‘PG’ for Godliness (11:32 AM) - The story that a children’s cartoon movie was rated ‘PG’ rather than ‘G’ because of its religious undertones may not be true, according to this report. That’s probably right, although Roy Blunt’s criticism of the subjective nature of the MPAA’s…
More Silly Soccer Stuff on a Sunday
…Extra: Sexy Soccer Girl Photo! (09:33 AM) - France beat Brazil yesterday, didn’t she? I think the game ended with a score of one to zero. (My friend watches these things.) That means that that very first goal determined the outcome of the game—folks scurried around for the…