"Sen. Barack Obama reportedly has Bayh on the shortlist for his running mate. So I’ll use the same comments to address Sen. Obama, who heretofore has shown good judgment. Dude. Don’t do it. Please. Pick someone else. Anyone else. Being the governor of Indiana, a do-nothing senator from Indiana and the father of adorable twins does not qualify Bayh to be vice president."
Got agree. Our junior Senator is duller than dishwater.
Looking both directions
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The current issue of the Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ), as usual for this time of year, carries a series of stories looking back at various areas and s...
Suggested Itinerary
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So, I have from late Wednesday to roughly Monday the Fourth of January to
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"Just take a left after the big black Mammy."
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Those would be directions given to me the first time I tried to visit my
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A Joke
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My Iraqi friends always forward me jokes through email. Thought you might enjoy one of the latest. An American lawyer and Iraqi man were sitting next to each...
Delaware County Having Trouble Borrowing Money
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Delaware County is apparently having some difficulty borrowing money,
according to a story by Nick Werner of the Muncie Star Press. Bank of
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Max Clifford on staying in the closet
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"Do I think that's right? Of course not. It's a very sad state of affairs.
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Knitting up a storm
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Finished my striped scarf, and am working away on a Santa hat at Stephanie's dad's house while Stephanie and her dad fix dinner....
CJR (Mostly) Dark Until the New Year
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The headline pretty much says it all. We're heading out for the holidays and
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Good News
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There are a few good apples in the halls of Congress. For example Senator
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new design collaboration: IRL
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i'm proud to present my second design collaboration for threadless:
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I saw James Cameron’s Avatar over the weekend.* In spite of several things
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Senate Kills Prescription Drug Imports
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Trouble with the CIB
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Well folks your friendly neighborhood Capitol Improvement Board ("CIB")needs
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Transition in Wayne Superior Court I
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This is a big deal for us local legal folks: Wayne County judge is stepping
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Dartmouth Law Journal calling for papers
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Colts sign rookie defensive lineman
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their active roster. The 6-3, 305-pounder out of Northwestern had been on
their pr...
Call for students to pay £30,000
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Former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee says poor
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*A leading economist has called fo...
Canadian juniors rout Latvia 16-0
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The outcome was never in doubt. The only question was what would the margin
of victory be when the final whistle blew as Canada met Latvia to open the
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6 members of family shot to death in north Mexico
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Prosecutors in the Mexican state of Chihuahua say they found the
bullet-riddled bodies of six members of the same family in a mountainous
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Regal Kauto can dismiss pretenders to the throne
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Weather permitting, Kauto Star will attempt to defy prohibitive odds and
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Decade's Top 10 political speeches
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*From NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro
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Sanders Strengthens Senate Health Bill
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A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama's Nobel Speech
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Nov. 30, 2009 HPI Daily Wire
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HPI WEB SWITCH TODAY: Howey Politics Indiana is moving its website at
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RBA slashes interest rates to 5.25pc
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THE Reserve Bank cut interest rates by 75 basis points today, reducing
borrowing costs to the lowest level in more than five years.
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