Author: Amy Ridenour

Anonymous Source Watch IV

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This AP report contains a curious excuse for keeping a source's identity confidential: The information indicated there was a high level of suspicious activity on the farm the day Hoffa vanished, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because ...
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Why Are College Professors Afraid of Dr. Condoleezza Rice?

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Project 21 Senior Fellow Deneen Moore wonders why liberal college professors seem so afraid of Dr. Condoleezza Rice: Ideally, college professors should provide an open environment for the free exchange of ideas... on some college campuses, these ideals aren't applied ...
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Supply and Demand

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A note from Joe Roche, which I am posting with permission: Amy, I am watching War Stories w/ Oliver North, talking about some of the secret intercepts and messages passed around during WWII. ...And it bothers me... I don't have ...
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As Justice Potter Stewart Said, “…I Know It When I See It

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Not that anyone asked, but I have to agree with Danny Glover of Beltway Blogroll about John McCain's joke about bloggers. As Danny describes it: Here's what McCain said: "When I was a young man, I was quite infatuated with ...
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A Good Thing: Earth Day is After Mardi Gras

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From a Time magazine article about crime and New Orleans: In December, about 20 local, state and federal law-enforcement leaders from New Orleans met in Quantico, Va., to plan for a post-Katrina criminal ecosystem. Celebrate Earth Day in New Orleans ...
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Two Branches; Two Policies

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It is interesting that federal judges are expected to recuse themselves from ruling on cases on which they may have a conflict of interest, but no one expects Senator Ted Kennedy to recuse himself from voting on the sex offender ...
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Anonymous Source Watch III

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Anyone other than me think this phrase in a New York Times story is a little odd: The officials, who had been briefed on the investigation, were granted anonymity so that they could speak more candidly... Is the New York ...
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Should Pro-Lifers Be Denied Medical Care?

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According to BizzyBlog.com, the answer in Britain's "universal" (except for pro-lifers) health care system is "yes." To be fair, Queen Elizabeth Hospital says the pro-life activist (who caught the hospital administration's ire by sending them graphic pictures of an abortion ...
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Government-Run Single-Payer Universal Socialized Medicine Health Care Systems Have Drawbacks

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Bizzy Blog is covering the newest cost-saving fad in Britain's government-run health care system: Telling people with serious heart problems not to go to the emergency room. In another new post, Bizzy thinks this might have something to do with ...
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Oil Prices and the Media: Don’t Believe the Hype

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The National Center's Peyton Knight attended a Media Research Center Business and Media Institute symposium on gasoline prices at the National Press Club today. Given the high public interest in oil prices lately, I thought readers might be interested reading ...
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