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Posted by Raven on August 14th, 2007
It’s not like they have other more serious things to be getting tough on…crimes like murder are no big thing down there these days.
So let’s recap. Lobbyists can’t buy a meal unless it’s part of a fundraiser, which means that the previous $40 steak can be legalized now by providing a $10,000 check to tenderize it. Lawmakers can’t accept gifts to sporting events unless the lobbyists can make sure they get all sorts of attention from the crowd, preferably during election season. Lobbyists can’t buy a round of golf for a Senator, but that changes if the round of golf comes at a charity function where lots of press usually attend.
Where did we find such men of integrity? oh that’s right…we didn’t…the Lemoncrats took control of Congress.
Eating broccoli and cauliflower can slash a man’s risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer in half. A team from the U.S. National Cancer Institute and Cancer Care Ontario in Toronto conducted a study of the diets of 1,300 men and found that eating broccoli and cauliflower regularly cut their risk of developing deadly prostate cancer better than any other vegetable.
Both Vets for Freedom and VoteVets.org are tax-exempt nonprofits, but they are not charities. Such groups deliberately do not accept tax-deductible donations — making it tougher to raise money but giving them free reign to lobby on Capitol Hill.
An education official experienced in starting new schools in New York City, but not in speaking Arabic, will take over immediately as the interim acting principal of the city’s first public school dedicated to the study of Arabic language and culture, Chancellor Joel I. Klein said yesterday.
