The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Austere Olde England

    I've been reading about the coming austerity measures in the UK and Germany. Guess who loses?

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    If it’s Wednesday, there must be Boobies – for Breast Cancer

    “My story begins on a cold February morning, in the shower. I felt a small, hard lump above the nipple on my left breast. I quickly stopped feeling for it and went on with the day I had planned. The next day, and the one after that, and the one after that, it was still there.

    A week later I happened to have an appointment for my annual physical. I mentioned it to my doctor. As she was examining me, her lips were saying ‘I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about’ but her eyes told me something else.”

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    “Blowing Smoke” Blows Away Right-Wing Narratives

    Following the election of Barack Obama to the office of President of the United States, writer Michael Wolraich surveyed the political aftermath and came to a simple conclusion – the Right-Wing has gone utterly mad.

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    William K. Wolfrum's Morning: Just a Hairy Guy


    Love your hair.

    Wolfrum’s Word

    I’m starting to get a minor bald spot on the top of my head. This doesn’t really upset me, but I just thought you should know.

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    Strong Tea

    A Shiny Tea Set

    Tea! I don't know what's wrong with the Tea Party!
    Tea! They're conservative with a big fat C.
    Why can't they be like we are? Why can't they only see?
    What's the deal with the Tea Par-ty?

    Everybody has a pet theory about the Tea Party. The Wall Street Journal thinks they're on to something that liberals are too effete to discern.

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    To Vote or Not to Vote, That Is the Question

    As this grim election stalks up to us--so close now, you can hear its claws click against the stone--the simmering rage and frustration on the left has become a hot frenzy, and my fellow bloggers are snarling and nipping at one another's heels.

    The question that divides us so bitterly is whether to support the Democratic party in its moment of desperation or to thrash it for its many failures.

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