Author: Amy Ridenour

Nuts and Sluts: North County Reviewed by Power Line

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Regarding the Anita Hill "nuts and sluts" reference John Hinderaker is wondering about on Power Line this evening as he previews the film North County: The reference presumably is to David Brock's 1992 description of Anita Hill as "a little ...
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Vote on Bridge to Nowhere

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KTVA Anchorage has posted a poll: Are you for or against the bridges? No registration, nor local residency, is required to vote. The "bridges," of course, refers to the Congressional allocation of $452 million in tax funds for two bridges ...
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Trafalgar 200: “England Expects That Every Man Shall Do His Duty”

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Two hundred years ago today, 27 ships of the British Navy under the command of Admiral Lord Nelson won a decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over a combined French and Spanish fleet of 33 ships. 22 French and ...
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Internal Washington Post E-Mails Show Paper Editors Wary of Web Success

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Based on these internal e-mails, it looks like some editors at the Washington Post dead tree edition aren't very happy that the web version of the Post is doing well. The web version, apparently, is outside their control. It's also ...
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Congressional Action: Hurricane Katrina Relief Problems

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On October 21, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) shared on the Senate floor a summary of a diary kept by a constituent who observed serious command and control problems during Hurricane Katrina relief operations: Mr. President, I rise to discuss the ...
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Stop Congressional Spending Now

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Mark Tapscott is covering the Senate reaction to Tom Coburn's anti-pork amendments, while Power Line reports that Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) is threatening Senators who vote against pork. At about the same time as the Senate vote, a new "Stop ...
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Fred Barnes on Childish Conservatives

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Fred Barnes had to know his criticism of conservative Bush critics as "in some ways childish" (especially as he had it published in a conservative journal and declined to back up the insult with examples), would create at least a ...
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Blogging Notes

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Miscellaneous notes about blogs and bloggers... ProfessorBainbridge has been my #1 blogger of choice on the Supreme Court nominations. Today he's got an interesting debate going with David Limbaugh over the question: Does the Constitution require the Senate to reject ...
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Eminent Domain Reform Needed

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The National Center's environment and regulatory staff is calling on all states to adopt policies to prohibit governments from taking private property for economic development or to increase tax revenue. Says Peyton Knight: One man's blight is another man's castle ...
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Congressional Action: Federal Spending Priorities

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On October 20, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) addressed the issue of excessive federal spending: Mr. President, I have offered a second-degree amendment that deals with a subject that has been on everyone's mind. It has been in every newspaper in ...
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