Daily Archives: June 21st, 2006 «

 

Internet Explorer 7 – I like it

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 11:32 pm » 17 Comments

I just downloaded IE7 and am really liking it. Am having to get used to the way fonts look now (true type?) but it’s cool all in all. Anyone else out there downloaded it yet, and if so – how do you like it? I like the tabs at the top, and I like that [...]

 

Selective body exhuming in Iraq

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 9:46 pm » 3 Comments

A bone of contention between the US military and the families of those killed in the Haditha incident has been the exhumation of the bodies of those killed for autopsy purposes. It’s been reported that under Islamic law, exhumation is prohibited. What’s not widely been reported is that there have been exceptions to this Islamic [...]

 

Nagin would ‘support’ requiring able-bodied public housing residents to work

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 7:52 pm » 4 Comments

Via the Baltimore Sun (emphasis added): Mayor Ray Nagin has urged the federal government to move cautiously in restoring public housing, saying he does not want to settle for having the projects – many of them crime-ridden and in poor condition – restored to pre-Katrina conditions. Nagin said yesterday that he would support requiring public [...]

 

WMD found in Iraq?

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 7:07 pm » 40 Comments

AllahPundit is on the trail of this developing story, first discussed by Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) in a press conference earlier today earlier today. CNS (which you should take with a grain of salt) has a write-up of Santorum’s comments: (CNSNews.com) – Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra [...]

 

Kerry complicates things for Dems

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 6:54 pm » 6 Comments

In 2004 they wanted him to be ‘firmer’ on Iraq, and now that he is, they’re not happy: WASHINGTON, June 20 — When Senator John Kerry was their presidential nominee in 2004, Democrats fervently wished he would express himself firmly about the Iraq war. Mr. Kerry has found his resolve. But it has not made [...]

 

Wed/Thur open thread

Posted by: ST on June 21, 2006 at 8:23 am » 39 Comments

Just a few more minutes til summer officially starts (8:26 AM ET) I’m moving some off topic posts from another thread into this one, FYI. Update: Having a busy day today – blogging will resume later this evening.