Daily Archives: December 31, 2002

Polls closed

Posted on December 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve taken the “Who Is Atrios” poll down. Thanks to everyone who voted. Here are the results. I’ll be sure to drop a line to Kaus and let him know. Name Votes Pct ================================ Mahir! 56 26.8% Sidney Blumenthal 37 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Cloned baby arrives in US

Posted on December 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Yeah, I know, “allegedly cloned”, at least until DNA tests can be performed. In any event, the baby and her mother arrived in Florida yesterday and were transported to a secure undisclosed location. Testing will be done later, at which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some days, everything’s a song cue

Posted on December 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of headlines in the Chron today have me in a musical mood. First, there’s this story, about the 50th anniversary of the death of the great Hank Williams: MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Just before sunrise on New Year’s Day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Taxpayers to bear cost: Film at 11

Posted on December 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

A two-Claude headline in the Chron today: Taxpayers may feel brunt of Kmart sting. Who’d have ever thought of that? Actually, we’re not even talking about potential lawsuit costs, but the costs of cleaning up all the arrest records: City … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Halftime controversy

Posted on December 31, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Continental Tire Bowl, one of those bowl games you’ve never heard of (in this case, because it’s new this year), has produced some controversy. Seems the governor of West Virginia has his panties in a bunch because the UVa … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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