Following up on Stephen Littau’s post, here’s the return visit William Shatner paid where he read selections from Sarah Palin’s (old) Twitter Account:

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Chalk this one up to the sloppy language and anthropomorphism. Marc Ambinder is responding to points Megan McArdle made about obesity, and he takes a few steps too far (via Democracy in America):
If you tend to blame individuals for their choices, then your answer will be no. But the crucial fact is that obesity […]

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This morning, we learned that the Car Allowance Rebate System, known more popularly as the “Cash for Clunkers” program was running out of money after only a few days in operation:
The government’s “cash for clunkers” program, aimed at boosting stagnant auto sales, is almost out of money, putting its future in question, according to sources […]

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Brian Doherty has an article slamming the record and conduct of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. It will not be news to the likes of us hard-money advocates, but still, well worth your time. I like Doherty's recent book on the American libertarian movement, by the way….

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Sir Bobby Robson, former manager of Newcastle Utd, England and a brace of successful European clubs (such as PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona), has died after a brave fight against cancer. But the club that in many ways will feel the pain of his loss the most is Ipswich Town FC, the club I have supported since I was a young boy He took this relatively unfashionable club on the UK's east coast to the heights of…

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