The obesity and nutrition police will be here tomorrow, and there will be a tastebud inspection at 0900:
Visiting an organic farm in Hawaii on Saturday, First Lady Michelle Obama said that “arugula and steak” was her “favorite” meal and expressed her view that American children need to “get their palates adjusted” so they will begin eating properly.
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It's not particularly shocking that friends of Margaret Thatcher suspect the new Meryl Streep movie of her life might be a "leftwing fantasy." That's about what you'd expect given the opinion Hollywood and the right have of each other. But the reason for the suspicion is interesting:
Oh, get over it. Life is tough:
As more retailers try to turn Thanksgiving Thursday into Black Friday — some employees are fighting back.
Universities of Michigan and Chicago law professor Catharine A. MacKinnon, 1998, on Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky:
Breaking news isn't often my concern here, but this is big/bigger/biggest stuff:
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health- care overhaul in a clash that will shape the 2012 election and spell out the extent of the federal government's power.
"Shrinking zone of privacy" question of the day: Should police be able to track you by placing a GPS unit on your car, without getting a warrant?
Thanks for the warning, but it's not exactly timely, is it?
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) says President Obama's continued use of the executive order "brings the modern presidency dangerously close to an elective dictatorship."
Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Penn State scandal -- and there so many -- is this reaction by too many students:
So much for pledges:
Grover Norquist's grip on the House Republican Conference is loosening.
A growing number of GOP lawmakers have disavowed Norquist's pledge against supporting tax increases in recent days, telling The Hill they no longer feel bound to uphold a document that they signed, in some cases, more than a decade ago.
Concerning this news, I suppose I could choose to cackle with partisan glee:
