| Eventually, the creation science bill was... 968 |
[Mar. 4th, 2010|03:05 am] |
Eventually, the creation science bill was declared unconstitutional by Judge Bill Overton, who did a masterly job at the trial and wrote a clear, compelling opinion saying the bill required the teaching of religion, not science, and therefore breached the Constitutions wall between church and stateAttorney General Steve Clark declined to appeal the decision
Frank White had problems that went beyond the legislative sessionHis worst move was sending prospective appointees for the Public Service Commission to be interviewed by the Arkansas Power and Light Company, which had been seeking substantial increases in utility rates for the last few yearsWhen the story came out, the press pounded the governor over itPeoples electric rates were going up far more steeply than the car tags hadNow they had a governor who wanted to give APL prior approval of the people who would decide whether or not the company got to raise its rates even higher
Then there were the verbal gaffesWhen the governor |
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| "I've been looking for you for hours, it's a big... 35 |
[Feb. 15th, 2010|03:24 am] |
"I've been looking for you for hours, it's a big forest, isn't it? And I was just thinking I'd have to go kip under a tree and wait for morning when I saw that dear coming and you following
"You didn't see anyone else?"
"No," said Ron"I \a150\a150"
But he hesitated, glancing at two trees growing close together some yards away
"I did think I saw something move over there, but I was running to the pool at the time, because you'd gone in and you hadn't come up, so I wasn't going to make a detour to \a150\a150 hey!"
Harry was already hurrying to the place that Ron had indicatedThe two oaks grew close together |
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| On the eighth day, he took me out, and after that... 343 |
[Feb. 12th, 2010|03:37 am] |
On the eighth day, he took me out, and after that on every third dayAt first, we only travelled about the city, but later we even went to the very entrance of the mazeI memorized clearly every single street and path until I could have found my way through the maze even if I was blind
"This took almost a yearI knew my brother and Ali would be getting impatient, but I still did not know the secrets of the Sacred MountainSoon after, I became pregnant with Sanglaba's bastard childHe was delighted, but I cried every day in loathingHe asked me what I wanted, and I said: 'You have made me pregnant but you don't love me at all'
"'I don't love you?' he replied'Do you think there is anything I would not give you? Do you want red coral from the bottom of the sea, or sapphires from the south? They are yours
"'I have heard that you have a jade pool which makes beautiful people who wash in it even more beautiful and ugly people even uglier,'" I said
"His face drained of |
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| As my mother used to say, Dash was a day late and... 500 |
[Feb. 11th, 2010|03:34 am] |
As my mother used to say, Dash was a day late and a dollar short: Starr hadnt cared about the lawfulness of his behavior for a long time
Shortly before Thanksgiving, the House Republicans returned to Washington to elect Bob Livingston of Louisiana, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, as the new Speaker of the HouseHe would take office in January when the new session of Congress beganAt the time, most people thought the movement to impeach me was stalledSeveral moderate Republicans had said that they were opposed to it, and that the election had been a clear message that the American people wanted the Congress to reprimand or censure me and get on with the publics business
In the middle of the month, I settled the Paula Jones case for a large amount of money and no apologyI hated to do it because I had won a clear victory on the law and the facts in a politically motivated caseJoness lawyers had appealed her case to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the governing case law was clear: if the Court of Appeals followed its own decisions, I would win the appealUnfortunately, the three-judge panel assigned to hear the case was headed by Pasco Bowman, the same ultra-conservative judge who had removed Judge Henry Woods from one of the Whitewater cases on the basis of spurious newspaper articles after Woods had rendered a decision Starr didnt likePasco Bowman, like Judge David Sentelle in Washington, had shown that he was willing |
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| Hello, my account friends 250 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:35 pm] |
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Welcome to my first blog |
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| Fei Yu-ching Concert |
[Feb. 3rd, 2010|04:23 pm] |
"Venue: the Great Hall of the People
Time: Jan.3. 2010 On January 3rd, legendary singer Fei Yu-Ching will hold a concert at the Great Hall of the People. Having devoted 30 years to showbiz, he has earned an endearing epithet-""The King of Golden Voice."" His romantic songs have won him many fans and he can also impersonate other famous singers, such as Cai Qing and Jacky Cheung. Concertgoers, prepare to be surprised! " |
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