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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'political'

May 13, 2008

Thousands and thousands and thousands of people are dead in China. McCain comes out in favor of carbon caps. Teenagers who smoke pot are likely to be depressed later on, gov't says. Biggest immigration raid of the year, at a meat packing plant, means hundreds are arrested. If Congress is banning flavored cigarettes, why aren't menthols part of the package? Could this be true? Man claims Jet Blue made him sit on a toilet......

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March 20, 2008

UPDATE: The principal at Austin High has resigned. If you haven't checked out Meghan McCain's blog, worth a stop to see Cindy in house shoes and John cooking BBQ. Hillary Clinton finally releases her records as First Lady--with some curious deletions? Except this one: she was in the White House on the day Monica got her dress stained. Note to self: Don't create a fake Facebook page for the Moroccan King. Philadelphia restaurant re-reveals......

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February 22, 2008

No survivors in Venezuela plane crash. Protesters set fire to U.S. embassy in Belgrade. "Whatever happens, we're going to be fine." Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud and money laundering. McCain manages to dodge "improper relationship" political bullet. ...

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