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Larry Bowa is on deck to be the next Yankees third base coach, getting the job over some kid from Nebraska who runs a crap blog. Any deal with Bowa won't be finalized until Cashman's status is finalized. And then...

Has anyone seen The Hammer? A Texas court issued a warrant Wednesday for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to appear for booking, where he is likely to face the fingerprinting and photo mug shot he had hoped to avoid....

Illegals at military bases raise concerns

Scores of illegal aliens working as cooks, laborers, janitors, even foreign-language instructors have been seized at military bases around the country in the past year, raising concerns in some quarters about security and troop safety. The aliens did not work directly for the military but for private contractors, as part of a large-scale effort by the Pentagon to outsource many routine rear-echelon jobs and free up the troops to concentrate on waging war.

IF the bean counters had ANY security awareness at all, this could not be happening. If there was security awareness, the cost of checking security on these outsourced jobs would more than offset any hypothetical savings, to say nothing of the cost if just one of them turned out to be an Islamofascist operative with a plan.

Anothe case of "penny wise, pound foolish". Like the old comis strip character Pogo observed: "We have met the enemy, and he is us!"

Let's role play. (No, not that kind of role playing.) You are the sole waste management company serving a relatively small community (5,500). You have dumpsters set aside for "yard waste"; leaves, grass, etc. These are out year round, but...

I have long opposed such gimmicks as term-limits and balanced budget amendments because they try to take the politics out of politics. In general, if we have a systematic problem within our government (out of touch politicians or deficit spending)...

It just keeps looking worse and worse for these guys.The scandal engulfing the United Nations Procurement Department now appears to be bottomless. It also shows signs of growing more sinister, especially where it involves a mysterious private company called IHC...

Lots of rumor swirling today that the targets of Fitzgerald's indictments have received letters telling them as much. Or not. Who knows....

The Boss still has faith. After meeting with Steinbrenner for 45 minutes to an hour in Tampa, Fla., Torre was sure he wanted to return for his 11th season as Yankees manager. "We didn't use the word love, but it...

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