Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

CNNhas the initial reports.

“This whole incident was started by a deranged individual who was suicidal,” said Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams.

The suspect, identified as Juan Manuel Alvarez, 26, got out of the vehicle before impact and watched

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More as I find.

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Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

AP s reporting Doctor Rice was confirmed by the Senate, 85-13.

And for once, John McCain gets it right:

“On the Senate floor Wednesday, Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., suggested Democrats are sore losers. Rice had enough

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Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

Captain’s Quarters suggests this Maggie Gallagher business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

I tend to agree.

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Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

Blogs of War has a great bit up just now, from Lorraine Jablonsky, a 17year old student from the People’s Republic of New Jersey. It’s called A Critical Confrontation

“Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared a “fierce war on this evil

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Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

Outside The Beltway notes 31 people dying in a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash this morning, and muses:

As I’ve noted numerous times, helicopters are dangerous even in a non-hostile environment. They do things fixed wing aircraft can’t but the

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Eric Florack on January 26th, 2005

Senator John Cornyn puts up an excellent op-Ed in today’s Useless Toady, called‘Good man’ follows the law

Says he:

“Judge Alberto Gonzales is an exceptional attorney, devoted public servant and good man of humble beginnings. His nomination to serve

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