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I think that the new California Gover’nator has the support of the electorate with his most excellent victory. Congrats. I think that he has allied himself with some sharp people that will offer him good advisement. He will use his willpower, personality, celebrity to rally and bring together those who can help him fulfill his [...]

Monday, October 20th. BOD meetingWednesday, October 22nd. That afternoon at 3:00pm Eastern, the senior executives of the company will conduct a live webcast. You are invited to listen.

“Meanwhile, industry sources said billionaire Richard Branson, founder of London’s Virgin Atlantic Airways, has shown interest in investing in Atlantic Coast and helping the airline maintain its independence.” [story] The point is: United’s lapdog, Mesa Group, has put the stock ‘in play’. There will be others [Skywest?] that take notice and join the fracas. I [...]

The car wreck was 3 years ago. Her life ended. Maybe she explains woe to all of her customers. It was the long tissue hair dam destined for my neck that this hair stylist somehow misdirected for it whipped across my open mouth like gag. She giggled at this and I eased her embarrassment by [...]

DULLES, Va., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –The Company has been engaged in discussions periodically with United Airlines, Inc. related to the terms of a new agreement to replace the existing United Express Agreements between the parties. Although the Company and United have recently exchanged proposals, the parties were unable to reach an agreement onterms the Company [...]

So, who won the debate? The French and Germans were vocal in saying that we had no business invading Iraq and that the imperialistic US was out of line. The administration was adamant anyway that we go in and wipe out the WMD. It was a hard sell as you recall. Plenty of exaggerations and [...]

A news reporter is standing amongst a throng of local visitors inside an (empty) palace. The corespondent points out the well manicured grounds, the luxurious indoor pool. It’s like a surreal, albeit dusty, Parade of Homes. The local site seers are gazing around. The camera pans and captures a guy, eyes fixated on the ceiling. [...]

Our side glued, to the ‘latest breaking’ in IRAQ, marvels at the naivety of Baghdad when the minister of dis-information proclaims optimistically and with all seriousness that the US Army is “being thwarted in the streets of downtown — the war is going well!” Pretty funny that it works both ways. Take a look at [...]

Rachel’s got the U.N. resolution summed up in a single, neat little blog entry.

I take offense to the front page photo (USAToday) picturing the Washington Sniper(s). It shows the two of them mano y mano, clean cut shaven, and rather father and son wholesome handsome. I don’t want to see that. I want to see mug shots. I want to see the real deal — how they looked [...]