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Georgia-Russia Roundup the Umpteenth

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On August 14, 2008
It's always sad when an interstate war winds down. Except, of course, for all of the people living in the place where the war happens. It's good for them. Read Dan on the ceasefire. While the NYT is still reporting that the "fragile truce [is]...

A Long Way Down

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On August 13, 2008

I recently saw Eric Steel's 2006 documentary film The Bridge, about people who commit suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Steel got permission from local authorities to set.

Hints of an Offensive?

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On August 13, 2008

This NYT article sheds some light on the question of US awareness of Georgian military preparations. At the State Department in Washington, Mr. Fried, the top envoy for the region,.

Ceasefire

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On August 13, 2008

Russia and Georgia have agreed to a ceasefire, although it appears that there is still some shooting going on near Gori. I think that Kevin Drum's assessment of what happened.

Three’s a Crowd

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On August 13, 2008

As if further proof were required that the Fatherhood Movement is for idiots:The "Reclaiming Fatherhood” conference will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois on September 8.

The "Authenticity" Catch-22

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On August 13, 2008
Bob Somerby makes what I would like to think is an obvious point about Michael Crowley's complaint about Obama returning to his home state for vacation. It's not just that Hawaii is, in fact, a perfectly middlebrow vacation spot. It's that the whole premise is...

Mukasey: Hack

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On August 12, 2008

Rule of law!"But not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime."But I was informed by the highly serious priests of High Contrarianism that Mukasey's need.

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