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Wednesday, Apr 23, 2003

brotherhoods

"Ivanwald, which sits at the end of Twenty-fourth Street North in Arlington, Virginia, is known only to its residents and to the members and friends of the organization that sponsors it, a group of believers who refer to themselves as "the Family." The Family is, in its own words, an "invisible" association, though its membership has always consisted mostly of public men. Senators Don Nickles (R., Okla.), Charles Grassley (R., Iowa), Pete Domenici (R., N.Mex.), John Ensign (R., Nev.), James Inhofe (R., Okla.), Bill Nelson (D., Fla.), and Conrad Burns (R., Mont.) are referred to as "members," as are Representatives Jim DeMint (R., S.C.), Frank Wolf (R., Va.), Joseph Pitts (R., Pa.), Zach Wamp (R., Tenn.), and Bart Stupak (D., Mich.). Regular prayer groups have met in the Pentagon and at the Department of Defense, and the Family has traditionally fostered strong ties with businessmen in the oil and aerospace industries. The Family maintains a closely guarded database of its associates, but it issues no cards, collects no official dues. Members are asked not to speak about the group or its activities."

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party hearty

"Will Greens and progressive Democrats, sharing a mutual alarm about the state of the nation under George W. Bush, begin exploring a marriage of convenience in 2004 -- or as Dugger puts it, "a national emergency coalition"? Medea Benjamin does not expect to hear any such overtures from the Democrats, who continue to treat Greens "as if we didn't have the right to exercise our own minds" -- or in Robinson's words, simply as a "wayward constituency.""

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watch and learn

more blogwatching --

farrelblogger
invisible adjunct
reachM high cowboy network noose
marstonalia

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Monday, Apr 21, 2003

large type

"PRESIDENT OFFERS ADVANCE CONGRATULATIONS TO SOON-TO-BE-FORMER SISTER-IN-LAW SHARON BUSH ON DECIDING TO KEEP HER FESTERING CRAP-TRAP SHUT IF SHE WANTS TO LIVE TO SEE CHRISTMAS"

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watch listings

blogwatching --

6th International
ephilosopher
unlearned hand

blogroll caller --

empty bottle

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Sunday, Apr 20, 2003

liberal notions

blogwatching -- political aims

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cheney reaction

cnn practices wish fulfillment for nations democrats

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Friday, Apr 18, 2003

fat sells

bloody lentils

is your head on straight pins
why such a rush to severance

divide and concurrence
the star of dated (and nuts)

the thinnest mint/youre squinting
i wish i could pull that off

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pnac sack

somehow missed this link in my referrer logjam. ok, maybe not a logjam so much as a paperjam but either way thanks for the nod to pnac.info. long may you rein in.

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Thursday, Apr 17, 2003

frankly mr shankly
since you ask

(for the nonsense crude)

chilled to the boner
loves more than
alone again or

traced
on the ceiling
sieging is believing

scrawled
on the floorboards
which way is towards

motorboats sputter
rearranged clutter

a gathering swarm

war,m

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