With the news today of the formation of the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2008 season, David Ridenour comments on NOAA's 2008 Atlantic hurricane forecast: NOAA may have finally figured out a way to get its Atlantic hurricane forecast right ...
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Nearly two years ago on Newsbusters, I floated a proposal that newspapers require their editorial and other writers to police themselves for accuracy by requiring them to turn in footnotes with their copy. The process would force writers to check ...
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David Ridenour writes this about Army sergeant Matthis Chiroux, a six-day Afghanistan veteran and current activist with Iraq Veterans Against the War who for political reasons has refused an order to be recalled to active duty, instead calling a press ...
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To burst the oil bubble, just use a drill, says David Ridenour, in an op-ed piece at least two dozen newspapers (another example here and here) have now run on their commentary pages. A version of the piece (various papers ...
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If the global warming theory doesn't pan out, do you suppose the companies in this story will refund the extra premiums they collected? Hat tip: Benny Peiser ...
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"Let them eat cake." It's a phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette, the excess-addicted wife of French King Louis XVI, after being told the poor didn't have enough bread to eat.  While some scholars think someone else said it, there is ...
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Imagine not having a bank account.  Imagine all your money is hidden in a sock drawer. Imagine arriving home one day to find the door ajar.  You've been robbed!  You run to the sock drawer, but your savings are gone ...
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Al Sharpton is making headlines again, but it's not for one of his crusades. Instead, Sharpton, his National Action Network (NAN), and several major corporations that have donated to NAN have been subpoenaed in recent months by federal investigators. While ...
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Best title on a Supreme Court District of Columbia v. Heller-related blog post today: "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition" from John Bambenek on Blogcritics ...
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The Project 21 black conservative leadership group  comments on the Supreme Court's gun rights decision: District of Columbia v. Heller Supreme Court Second Amendment Decision Hailed by Black ActivistsFor Release: June 24, 2008 Contact: David Almasi at (202) 543-4110 x11 or ...
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