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Sunday Times: A STUDY that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the invasion of Iraq was partly funded by the antiwar billionaire George Soros. Soros, 77, provided almost half the Ł50,000 cost of the research, which appeared...

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Caused by Design Flaw

USA Today reports that the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge in Minneapolis resulted from a design flaw in the gusset plates, ending speculation that poor maintenance caused the deaths of thirteen people last August: Federal investigators have concluded that...

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

The results last night in Michigan, a Romeny win over McCain and a Clinton victory over no one, mean this: almost nothing. On the GOP side it means Romney is not dropping out, but other than that the candidates continue...

Sigh

Ron Paul got more votes in New Hampshire and Michigan than did Fred Thompson. That only makes this more embarrassing.

SD MSM riding shotgun on pre-K bill

Bill Harlan has this report on yesterday?s Senate Education Committee hearing On SB26, a bill: The South Dakota Department of Education would get the power to regulate and accredit pre-kindergarten schools under a bill a legislative committee approved Thursday. The...

TAR Camp is almost here.... Are you signed up?

One vote on deck for South Dakotans' view on immigration, Herseth Sandlin votes NO.

What's New with the Blogs

Clinton and centralized control

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Taliban Web Sites Hosted in US

One last South Carolina poll,

Five words a GOP presidential candidate shouldn?t say

South Dakota Blogs

The Villany You Teach Me, I Will Execute

Yet Another Call For Entitlement Reform

More RC Mayor Stuff - On the net, and in the paper.

Argus Leader: Gorilla Revealed

Beltway Insight From David Broder

NYT: Returning Troops are Murderers

Abortions Down 25%

SDP Jazz Note: Brad Mehldau & The Art of the Trio

Property Taxes versus Sales Taxes

The why's and wheretofores of the upcoming changes at the SDWC.

What if the internet and blogs had been around earlier?

Education is breaking the bank

The Sacred Fire Of Liberty

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Say one thing and vote another

The New York Times' Jaundiced Reporting on Veterans

SB 67 UPDATE

Are dirty deeds really done dirt cheap? And how did they let out the bid for that one?

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