Eric Florack on April 11th, 2007

Story breaking right now: MSNBC will stop simulcasting the show forthwith. Sharpton on Tucker Carlson’s show right now banging a gong in approval. It’s all about “the public airwaves”. Nevermind that MSNBC is a cable outlet.

You know, Billy, that’s

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

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I’d never thought I’d see this or do this but BBIII goes to Sheppard Smith.   Allahpundit, Hot Air, has the video as Shep goes goes nuclear (second video). 

Watch the first video as well.

I repeat, Mike Nifong, Crystal

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Eric Florack on April 11th, 2007

kottke1.jpg * The Music: Leo Kottke: My feet are smiling
This is arguably his best album. Recorded in 1972 at a show in Minneapolis, it’s probably the fastest played guitar I’ve ever heard in my life. Yes, it’s just him and

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Eric Florack on April 11th, 2007

The AP is reporting:

NEW YORK – A CBS News producer was fired and the network apologized after a Katie Couric video essay on libraries was found to be plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal.

Wasn’t the producer the one

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

Boing Boing has this breathless charge:

Professor Walter F. Murphy, a Korean war hero and McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence (emeritus) at Princeton, was delayed while flying because he’s on a “terrorist watch list.” The check-in clerk told him that he

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davidl on April 11th, 2007

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Lara Setrakian, ABC News, reports, “Duke Lacrosse Case Charges to Be Dropped:”

April 10, 2007 — The office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper will announce that he is dismissing all charges against three Duke Lacrosse players,

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