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Quick Takes

Thursday, June 3, 2004

Looks like they've got all the angles covered
News Item: ". . . Bush denied that he intends to 'triangulate' his campaign . . ."

Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Can't they sacrifice just one more time?
News Item: President Bush pays tribute to the nation's veterans on Memorial Day, saying, "We acknowledge the debt by showing our respect and gratitude."

Tuesday, June 1, 2004

A vote of confidence in low-tech balloting
News Item: Canadians will use paper ballots, which can be recounted, instead of computer touch-screen ballots, which often can't be recounted, in their June 28 elections.

Sunday, May 30, 2004

Memories light the corners of our coals
It was first decided that May 30 should be set aside for Memorial Day so that we could honor the soldiers who died for us on the day the flowers were most in bloom.

Parents of asthmatic kids can call home, listen for whistle
headline:Parents of asthmatic kids can call home, listen for whistle

Thursday, May 27, 2004

Universe almost out of shapes
News Item (1987): Scientists say the universe is shaped like a honeycomb.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Looks like we missed some evildoers
News Item: Institute for Strategic Studies finds al-Qaida now has more than 18,000 terrorists ready to strike and that its finances and command structure are in good order.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Second casualty of war is consistency
News Item (2004): House Majority Leader Tom DeLay condemns House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for calling President Bush "incompetent" in time of war, saying, "Her words are putting American lives at risk."

Monday, May 17, 2004

No deep pockets on dark continent
News Item: Descendants of slaves sue British and American corporations for $1 billion in reparations.

Sunday, May 16, 2004

All quiet on the Afghanistan front?
News Headline: "Bush tells senior advisers, military leaders, not to get diverted from war on terrorism."

Thursday, May 13, 2004

From naked statues to nudity statutes
News Item: Justice Department announces major new crackdown on pornographers.

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Clerks may find their checks are in the mail
Pay for the top 10 executives at Wall Street's brokerage and financial firms was up 68.3 percent last year, while the pay for mail clerks was up 2.8 percent.

Financial correctness

Tuesday, May 11, 2004

This looks like a no-brainer
News Headline: "Officials grapple with how and when to release images."

Monday, May 10, 2004

Customary response is unfit to print
News Item: Complaints on the rise from Iraqis concerning "cultural insensitivity" shown by American and British troops.

Sunday, May 9, 2004

Your vote would count -- if you voted
News Item: Voter turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds remains lowest of any age group.

Summer's call of the wild: Indiana's cicadas beckon
All you will have to do is pack the kids in the car and drive a few miles -- fewer, even, than a trip to the Dells.


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