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Date: January 10th, 2009

IL Supremes say IL Secy of State’s sig not necessary for Burris appointment

10 January, 2009 (11:56) | Politics | By: ricjames

The IL State Supreme Court has ruled on Friday that signature of Secretary of State Jesse White isn’t necessary for the appointment of Roland Burris to Obama’s now-vacant Senate seat. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had said that Burris couldn’t be seated without a signed certification from White. Now, White says he still won’t sign [...]

Gun sales so brisk the ATF is running out of forms

10 January, 2009 (09:24) | 2nd Amendment, Politics | By: ricjames

Remember back in November when I said that gun sales right before the election jumped and again when Obama supporters tried to assure everyone that one of the most left-wing, gun-ban-happy politicians ever elected President was no threat to their 2nd Amendment rights? Well, apparently those assurances have been about as effective on the general [...]

“He just made a very bad decision and should not have been carrying those weapons.”

10 January, 2009 (08:46) | 2nd Amendment, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

A man who was apparently just showing up at Los Angeles International to pick up someone who was arriving on a flight was stopped at a vehicle checkpoint and arrested after 16 guns were found in his truck. The guns were in a container “in the back of his truck” according to the story. The [...]

The Banished Words list returns

10 January, 2009 (00:00) | Blogging, Human Interest | By: ricjames

Randy Sly at The Networking Freelancer posted this year-end note regarding the Banished Words list. Every year the folks at Lake Superior State University post their famous list of banished words. I always look forward to this list as I want to be sure to watch my writing as well as my networking lingo. Here [...]