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POPSRhetoric advisory. Current estimate: 4,000 cops to control the protesters and give a pretty face to Steel Town for visiting businessmen and dignitaries.
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POPSCrude in most every way "oil-rich" Well, that tells us about all we need to know about the initiative to repopulate the region with Han Chinese, as well as the lengths they're willing to go to in protecting that investment.
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POPSNotes for G20 Bear in mind that the people they'll be trying to impress have notoriously little concern for civil liberties and freedom of speech. Russia is still the most dangerous industrial nation to be a journalist in. China does not even have journalism. It has propaganda and a gulag for anyone who disagrees with the government (and this is accepting the possibility that they don't just shoot you). These are the sort of people that we WILL be trying to impress this September. As the situation becomes more and more desperate in the US, one shudders to imagine what will be considered acceptable means by the White House. CLIP SOURCE: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_632687.html
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POPSFrom Quills Possible one of the greatest lines from a film ever, spoken by Geoffrey Rush in the role of the Marquis De Sade
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POPSCourtesy of Cracked.com # 9:17 PM Dan O’Brien -She’s running for Vice President? # 9:17 PM Dan O’Brien -WHOA # 9:17 PM Michael Swaim -No, she’s running for President, but she has to wait eight months if she wins.
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POPSIn Honor of Gary Larson I have a theory that most people who like animals fall into one of two categories, based on the nature of their interest. The first are the Jane Goodall types, who enjoy animals for their peaceful habits, for their gentleness, for their intelligence, and whatnot. I can respect that. Then there are those of us who grew up reading Gary Larson's Far Side. We have a very...specialized interest in animals. This quote, relating to the Duck Billed Platypus and courtesy of www.cracked.com perfectly illustrates my philosophical interest in animals of the platypus's timber. It is small. It is seemingly made up of nature's spare parts. It is still, nonetheless, capable of crippling you. Have a nice day, bipeds.