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Date: December 18th, 2008

Failed terrorist now wants a pardon.

18 December, 2008 (13:18) | Crime & Punishment, GWOT, Politics | By: ricjames

“American Taliban” John Walker Lindh’s family is asking President Bush to pardon him and let him out of jail before Bush leaves office next month. Their reasoning? “John made a mistake in joining the Taliban.” Yeah, you could say that. You could also say that John deliberately traveled to an area known for its extremist [...]

Loudoun’s BoS may recognize that it goofed with the Redskins vote

18 December, 2008 (11:32) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

After deciding to hand over big bucks to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground (JTHG) folks while simultaneously flipping off the Redskins the Loudoun Board of Supervisors might be suffering from some regrets. Public opinion being pretty solidly behind the notion that the BoS made the wrong call, they’ve decided to take another look at the [...]

Snow in the desert: Vegas sees snowfall estimated to be up to 3 inches by the time its done

18 December, 2008 (11:17) | Environment, Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

I’ve been to Las Vegas twice, both times near the end of August. To say it was hot doesn’t come close to doing it justice. The day I arrived on the 2nd trip it was 118° at 11:00 in the morning. That kind of heat gives you that “just opened the oven door” feeling when [...]