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Newsbriefs You May Have Missed: 2. Tea-partiers to seek treatment

Posted on January 4, 2011 by stevieslaw

Tea-partiers to seek anger management therapy. At a well attended but little publicized three-day meeting this December in Topeka, Kansas, Tea-partiers met to answer one fundamental question—“why are we so boiling mad?”  We were able to speak to their self-styled … Continue reading →

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Newsbriefs You May Have Missed: 1. God Quits

Posted on January 4, 2011 by stevieslaw

God quits over Israeli-Palestinian deadlock: Almighty God announced today that he is resigning from his role as master of the Universe, effective immediately, over the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock. God was quoted as saying, “I’m all powerful and all knowing, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Good News on the Pakghanistan Border

Posted on January 3, 2011 by stevieslaw

Good News on the Afghan Border—Manpower will Triple I’m sure you are as inspired as I am about NY Times reporter, Michael Kamber’s article in the Sunday paper that describes how we are stepping up the fight on Afghan smuggling.  … Continue reading →

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The Bureau of Afghan Relief Funding (BARF)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by stevieslaw

My Day at the Bureau of Afghan Relief Funding (BARF) A recent article by Brett Blackledge and Richard Lardner of the Associated Press detailed the controversy over Afghan Energy and Water Minister and former warlord, Ismail Khan.  Khan, well known … Continue reading →

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Border Tactics—the rest of the story

Posted on December 30, 2010 by stevieslaw

U.S.  Adjusts Border Tactics—The Rest of the Story Anne Flaherty’s Associated Press piece, which appeared in yesterday’s paper was written in a code so transparent that the average four year old American could pull out the essentials.  In the first … Continue reading →

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Taliban to run out of suicide bombers by 2036

Posted on December 28, 2010 by stevieslaw

Taliban to run out of suicide bombers by 2036 A recent article in the October 2020 issue of “The Science of Public Affairs,” presents a coherent, scientifically robust argument that the uprising in Pakghanistan must end by the early 2040’s.  … Continue reading →

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Cousin Myron Aspires

Posted on December 27, 2010 by stevieslaw

My Cousin Myron Aspires It’s funny how things start.  I was talking with my cousin Myron last month, when out of the blue he says, “Whenever I go back to Brownsville it is as if I had never been away.” … Continue reading →

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The Man in the Moon

Posted on December 23, 2010 by stevieslaw

The Man on the Moon   Ground control to major Tom Ground control to major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on * We are not safe upon the surface of the far side of the moon. … Continue reading →

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Why I am not a vacuum cleaner salesman

Posted on December 18, 2010 by stevieslaw

Why I am not a vacuum cleaner salesmana Some people sell vacuum cleaners, door to door. I do not.  I was out late last night, celebrating my 15th birthday with Richard Levine1.  We set all the garbage cans behind the … Continue reading →

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Are You Jewish?

Posted on December 11, 2010 by stevieslaw

Are you Jewish? My mother has, on occasion, claimed that we are Jewish, but she has lied to me so many times over the course of the years—most recently, about the spelling of my own last name, that I’ve started … Continue reading →

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