Archive for November, 2008

What Not To Do During Your Election Day Rally

November 4, 2008
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1. Do not invite Joe Lieberman to stand behind you. No one likes him, Democrats or Republicans. 2. Tell your wife to make sure she doesn’t continuously lick her teeth. Her lips aren’t thick enough to accidentally transfer the ominous red lipstick to her teeth. 3. Do not pause during cheers and applause to...
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Letters from Inspiring Writers: Alistair Harper Responds to a Groupie

November 4, 2008
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Hi there, Firstly, thank you for such kind words. Even my vanity levels are not high enough to see the justification in comparing me to Lawrence Sterne, James Joyce and Thomas Pynchon in one sentence. Maybe two of the three I could handle. I got your letter in Italy in the same town that...
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Book Review: The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin

November 4, 2008
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Book Review:  The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin

Recommended for people who like: Law and Order, The Daily Show, anything by Howard Zinn, reading footnotes, abovethelaw, Dahlia Lithwick or anything written by the Jurisprudence department of Slate.com. The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin is an examination of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief...
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