Brian Gongol
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Freshman legislator wants to establish a real, live fashion police; he wins one of my Tin Foil Hat Awards
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Company behind it thinks itself very funny, indeed; they're really just stirring the pot unnecessarily
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Errors included big security gaps
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Single women going to bars with high GI populations to "serve their country" (may not be entirely safe for work)
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Two arrests over fraudulent e-mails, and the feds say more are on the way
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Forget billions on drugs and foreign aid -- we can save millions of lives just by teaching basic hygiene
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They made $105 million last year and $64 million in the first quarter of this year
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The commentary is worth the price of admission
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The drought continues, and changes to storage requirements are being proposed
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In case you were confused, Communism doesn't create a utopia
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Separatists fought with security forces
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Would create a non-citizen category of residency
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Turned out to be a false alarm
![Socialism Rears Its Ugly Head](http://gongol.com/pics/commies.gif)
Their message: "Public services not private profit." Apparently they're too stupid to have noticed that Communism was a gigantic flop.
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Irish cops ready to crack down, and good for them
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Can I have his job? I mean, his show is great, but I'll take a million a year
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Chemical-weapons attack could have killed tens of thousands
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Some good quotes weren't really ever said at all
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$2.7 million (Australian) worth in her sandals
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Thousands of people left homeless
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Sydney Morning Herald says it may have been a planned attack on the electrical grid
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El Al wants to use a flare system to deter missile attacks
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NKor dictator had passed the site just nine hours before
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Special treatment? I know of folks who got the 3rd degree just for carrying a Leatherman
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EU Constitution is so haphazard and jumbled it's a guaranteed flop
![We All Need a Little Humor](http://gongol.com/pics/haha.gif)
His biggest hang-up: He wouldn't be able to go for midnight Slurpee runs if he won
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They said their reserves were much larger than they really are
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Called "C2," it'll be halfway between Classic Coke and Diet Coke
![The Looming Water Crisis](http://gongol.com/pics/water.gif)
15 per square yard expected throughout western Nebraska, with gusts to 360
![The Looming Water Crisis](http://gongol.com/pics/water.gif)
Big drought causes big fights over who gets the last drops
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He only lasted a few weeks after replacing the previously-assassinated terrorist chief; much world whining follows, as if he wasn't planning to kill the people who killed him
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A few more smoldering craters may be in order for other terrorist leaders
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Of course, for the $100 he's paid per month, a two-month vacation may be all he gets out of the job anyway
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And that, folks, is what elections can be made of
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Come on, America -- we're fourth in the world for Guinness consumption
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Even France is on board with this one
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Mid-air collision caused a fatal crash, but the other thing it hit is nowhere to be found
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I've been a student there since 2000
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Ireland is by far the lowest spender, and there are complaints that their 14% isn't enough
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Air marshals have to disarm before relieving themselves? These are things I did not know...
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The "rebels" there aren't just residents; they're also the terrorists we're fighting elsewhere (from Opinion Journal)
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The only thing they have in common is their treatment by the media
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Insurgents are either being put down or put underground
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In case you had any misgivings, it's a rare voice that doesn't praise extremism
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So did JetBlue and Northwest
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Snowpack 30% below normal
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They're a known threat, so something should be done to deal with them
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When duty calls...
![The Looming Water Crisis](http://gongol.com/pics/water.gif)
They're using all they can from the river, now looking to backup supplies
![Socialism Rears Its Ugly Head](http://gongol.com/pics/commies.gif)
If vandalism is a problem, is the solution really to fine the stores selling sidewalk chalk?
![The Looming Water Crisis](http://gongol.com/pics/water.gif)
The Ogallala Aquifer is in trouble, and not just in New Mexico
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Scaled Composites is ahead of the curve for the X-Prize
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Canadians can't even sell them at garage sales anymore, because the Canadian government apparently knows better than you
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Early reports said pin was pulled, but then they became less specific
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Stupid or poorly-evaluated jokes are one thing. Shutdowns seem far too heavy-handed. A free press should be a free press.
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See the picture that caused the flap, and compare it to Pearls Before Swine -- the student who got fired wasn't even drawing his own cartoon
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Moroccan had been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a German court, but he'll get a retrial
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Ceremonies recall the murder of 800,000 people ten years ago
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Should children born to non-nationals receive citizenship? The question is being asked here, too.
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Probably not as exciting as a decent film, but it's offered on Austrian
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The Soviets were much more fun to have as arch-enemies
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They chose blue-haired Marge Simpson
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This plane is almost too perfect for its own good; accepted flaws in conventional planes are hard to adapt into a nearly-flawless one
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Big Red gum contains an oil that kills bacteria
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Hizzoner had the runway busted up in the middle of the night
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The "spaghetti harvest" tops the list
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Ireland bans smoking practically everywhere
![Aviation](http://gongol.com/pics/fly.gif)
Airships could patrol 500-mile "buffer zone" around the coasts
![Threats to the American Way](http://gongol.com/pics/threats.gif)
If attacks on civilians win troop pullouts, what message does that send?
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Curfew imposed on Fallujah
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Reportedly connected to the arrests in London earlier in the week
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Something about the story's headline just doesn't sit right
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Letter bombs also sent to radio, TV stations and newspaper