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Drop Origami, Not Bombs

On Sunday, Thailand will seek to improve relations with its Muslim minority by releasing origami birds over the Muslim region. It's hard to know how it wil…

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Dirty Tricks Redux

Bush's former top campaign official in New England has been indicted for disrupting Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts by having a system that would tie up…

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Politicizing Homeland Defense

President Bush is apparently selecting Bernard Kerik, a former NYC Police Commissioner, to the position of Homeland Defense.  But Kerik seems to be a committed…

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Department of State Solidly Right Wing

According to Alex Massie, writing for Scotsman.com, "Mr Powell’s deputy, Richard Armitage, also resigned and is expected to be replaced by John Bolton, a h…

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Amend For Anupam

DailyKos arguesthat Democrats should step in front of the proposal to amend the Constitution to permit persons born abroad to become President.  I trust the Ame…

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Boycotting Republican Corporations?

My friend Mike Swartz responds cogently to my earlier posting on the possibility of refusing to patronize corporations that donate heavily to Republicans: &quo…

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Jonathan Zittrain

Monday November 29, 2004 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Room 230 Free and Open to all! Lunch will be provided What makes cyberlaw so special?  Its brief history suggests it…

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Christoph Engemann

Monday November 22, 2004 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Room 180 Free and Open to all! Lunch Served The public sector has become a major driver in the adaption of Free Soft…

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Canada Ponders Indicting Bush

The Toronto Star, this week, considers in an op-ed whether Canada should indict George W. Bush for war crimes when he visits Canada.  It would likely be a treme…