Author: Amy Ridenour

1st Armored Division Told Staying Put

A brief AP story explaining why Joe Roche's division isn't coming home as scheduled ...
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Thanks to all the Kirbys

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KVI Seattle talk show host Kirby Wilbur is one of many helping pass the word about the importance of care packages for our soldiers in Iraq who have had their deployments extended through summer 2004 (and other military personnel serving ...
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Public Transport Disincentives

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Thoughts from David Almasi: In the Washington, D.C. area, they are contemplating raising the rates for public transportation yet again. Actually, you can consider them raised since the hearing process and deliberations are merely a formality. It's telling that, when ...
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Almasi Has Thoughts for Howard Stern

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NCPPR executive director David W. Almasi would like to point something out to Howard Stern: On April 12, in between complaints about being fined by the FCC for indecent on-air conduct, Howard Stern and his crew discussed a weekend dinner ...
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“I Got My Brothers Here. They Always Watch My Back.”

Reading this story makes me proud to be an American ...
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Andy Rooney – Our Soldiers in Iraq aren’t Heroes

Contrast what Andy Rooney says with what Joe Roche says. Among other things, Andy Rooney says: "Most of the reporting from Iraq is about death and destruction. We don't learn much about what our soldiers in Iraq are thinking or ...
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Hang In There, Says Vietnam Vet

This letter appeared in the Maui (Hawaii) News on Easter Sunday, and caught my eye (via the Internet, alas): Life on ground different from what's reportedCongratulations for having the guts and impartiality to spot the article of U.S. soldier in ...
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The World Bank’s Mission Creep (and Other Snoozers)

Jeff Jacoby makes some good points in the Boston Globe April 11 about the degree to which our foreign policy establishment was monitoring the threat from bin Laden in the days before 9-11. Thanks to Volokh Conspiracy for the pointer ...
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It’s Just CBS

The Travelling Shoes blog dissects the statistics behind Andy Rooney's controversial comments, and finds a few things Rooney clearly hadn't considered: One indication that not all soldiers in Iraq are happy warriors is the report recently released by the Army ...
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Democrats.com Claims Soldier Who Proclaims News is Good in Iraq Doesn’t Exist

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Isn't this charming? It is a screenshot from Democrats.com, datelined April 8. The 16th Combat Engineer Battalion, unlike Democrats.com, has better things to do than play games. Right now, the unit is in the thick of things fighting the Sadr ...
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