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Air America is out in Philadelphia, America's sixth largest market by population. Philly is also one of America's most liberal markets to boot. If you can't make it there, you can't make it anywhere. And Katherine Lanpher, the woman paid...

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In Midcareer, a Turn to Faith to Fill a Void

Interesting backgrounder. If accurate, it tends to reinforce the cautiously optimistic part of the Chief's evaluation of the appointment brouhaha.

Democrats have been saying for weeks now that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor ought to be replaced by Sandra Day O'Connor. Since Bush is opposed to reproductive cloning, they should be happy that he has picked a rather reasonable facsimile. Democrats...

It's currently 37° (and dropping). It's raining. It's going to turn somewhat white before morning, according to the weather. A chance of early "flurries" tomorrow. We certainly need the moisture, but we don't need the white stuff. I don't need...

I've got the laptop right here with me on the couch, but I seem much more satisfied just sitting on my ass and watching the Braves (gag me) spank the Astros tonight. It's cool outside. It's October. There's baseball on...

Signs point to deadly gas

This is a really strange event. The unmentioned 500 lb. gorilla in the corner here is if this does turn out to be phosgene, how did it get to Salem, SD?

A deadly chemical once used in World War I might have led to the death of one woman and sickness of three others inside a Salem apartment complex, a prosecutor said Monday. Roger Gerlach, McCook County state's attorney, said in one report that early indicators are the substance detected inside the building might be phosgene. Phosgene can kill by attacking the lungs, causing them to swell. Vomiting is one of the symptoms. The chemical also is used to make plastics and pesticides, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

The initial incident report here, and this article raise more questions than they answer. Where would phosgene come from to get it into Salem, SD? A test by someone off nearby I-90? If so, a test for WHAT? This is definitely something to raise some red flags.

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