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Birmingham Hit by 2nd Twister in Year!

This is very unusual. First of all - about 80% of the tornadoes in the world occur in North America (mostly in the US and Canada). MOST of the rest of them are in China. Euro-twisters are quite rare, and it's even wierder for the same location to have two within a short period.

Here on the Northern Plains they are not that unusual, although of course they are not exactly welcomed, although they can give a good adrenaline rush when they do show up.

What a beautiful day to not have to get up and go to work. It's still in the low to mid-40s, and it's still drizzling. In fact, I set my alarm clock for 6:30 this morning just so I could...

Frist to take on border bill first

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said yesterday that the Senate will tackle border security and interior immigration enforcement before turning to the broader question of immigration reforms and a guest-worker program. "It is a separate issue, but it's one that people understand," the Tennessee Republican said of border security. "It's an immediate issue, it needs to be addressed more aggressively, we need to do that."

This is only encouraging. While Frist doesn't sound nearly as clear on the border issue as Cong. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) does, he's apparently moving in a better direction - which is NOT what the administration really wants to see.

Micky Kaus at Slate has been great on the Davis-Bacon Act, and Bush's suspension of its provisions in the Katrina wake. Our colleagues on the left branded Bush as the enemy of the working man, or something like that, for...

I've begun a reseach blog to track the information I come across during my AIM research. On it you will find articles, book reviews, interviews, etc. related to the American Indian Movement. Feel free to stop by once in a...

10-14-05 edition of Hotline:The MD Dems announce that ex-Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) will attend a special reception, along with Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), on 11/1 at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel at 5:30. The reception precedes the evening's Tribute...

In my previous post I noted (borrowing from Powerline) that President Bush's approval ratings weren't all that bad compared to the low points of other Presidents. Its worth noting that they are stellar compared to those of our European allies....

From the Grand Forks Herald. See a fuller version, appearing on Jim's blog....

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