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Bill's Nibbles // Open Post -- 2007.03.13
Some "maybe I'll find time to do more with 'em later" things and some things too short to excerpt and too good to not mention. I occasionally move things from Bill's Nibbles to longer posts as the day goes on.
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- Earmark Reform Out Of Vogue Already?
Ed Morrissey: One of the few highlights of the 2006 election came in the form of renewed discussion of the corrosive power of pork-barrel spending. Both parties, despite having long histories of pork production, promised to champion earmark reform and new sunlight on appropriation processes in Congress. The Democrats won the majorities in both chambers, and those of us who demanded earmark reform hoped that we might finally see progress. Unfortunately, we see cloudiness on a Sunshine Week, as Mark Tapscott pointed out today: ...
- Top general calls homosexuality 'immoral'
Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday that he supports the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays serving in the military because homosexual acts "are immoral," akin to a member of the armed forces conducting an adulterous affair with the spouse of another service member. ... (Hat tip: Jules C)
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