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This seems like a big story (via Slashdot): "The CIA on Friday admitted that cyberattacks have caused at least one power outage affecting multiple cities outside the United States."

The Gray Lady and Vets

Roger Kimball: "I am glad that our former paper of record is getting some small portion of the obloquy it deserves for 'Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles,' the front-page story it ran on January 13 inaugurating a series...

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

Archeology Find Matches Nehemiah Account

First Temple seal found in Jerusalem A stone seal bearing the name of one of the families who acted as servants in the First Temple and then returned to Jerusalem after being exiled to Babylonia has been uncovered in an archeological excavation in Jerusalem’s City of David, a prominent Israeli archeologist said Wednesday. Photo: Edwin Trebels courtesy [...]

Defending The Nanny (Sort Of)

Pat Powers goes on a rant against Sen. Sandy Jerstad for a bill to require those who "sell, distribute, or use obscene material or provide obscene material" to be licensed by the state. I have not considered the full implications...

The South Dakota Constitution And Apportionment

How's that for a sexy title? Pat Powers takes Rep. Bill Thompson to task for submitting a bill (pdf alert) that requires South Dakota legislative districts be drawn by an independent commission rather than by the Legislature. Pat thinks this...

The Republic & Nevada

The Republic is a collective person, formed from the decisions of voters as they coalesce into groups, and focused by elections and by constitutional bodies like the President and Congress into images called policy. We can see this process work,...

Sigh

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

What's New with the Blogs

SB26, SB154, and liberal fascism

Selling Real Estate over at www.patpowers.com

What's Next For Blogs For Bush?

Blood Ritual in Queens

At least he didn't take it personally

Hillary and Barack: The photo album

South Dakota Blogs

Michigan: The Election Without Meaning

Pierre Nannyism Strikes Again!

Minor Correction

No politics in this post...

Bush administration goes anti-gun

Hyperion to turn SD into a dump site?

Get out of Sioux Falls way.

I wonder why we haven't seen that yet....

Money In Reserve

Why should we be surprised?

Change is nearly upon us....

Leader Of The Pack

Stimulating Thoughts

SDP@The Movies: Coverfield

When Did the History Channel Stop Doing History?

We're All Keynesians Now

Herpes, Right Wing Rants, and Todd Epp

The Argus goes after State Government. Again.And the evil part of me hopes they succeed.

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