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CIA Ruse Is Said to Have Damaged Probe in Milan: Italy Allegedly Misled on Cleric's Abduction

Let Rumsfeld Go (*sigh* -- how long have people been pushing for this?)

Dodging Debate On Alito -- summary: "When it comes to having an argument about abortion, the administration's strategy is to cut and run."

as seen in feminist

Ceremonies commemorate Dec. 6 attack on women

Ceremonies are being held across Canada on Tuesday, the 16th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, a day of remembrance of violence against women.

The day was established to commemorate the Dec. 6, 1989, shooting deaths of 14 young women at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

All 14 women were killed because of their gender.

Tuesday in Montreal, there will be several ceremonies to mark the day, including one at the city's Place-du-6-décembre.

The day will also be observed in other locations across the country.

In the 1989 attack, gunman Marc Lepine stormed an engineering class at the École Polytechnique. It was the last day of term before the Christmas break.

Lepine, 25, proclaimed he was getting even because feminists had ruined his life.


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I post this because I don't recall this happening, and I should have been aware enough about the news at this point in my life for this to have registered.

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989. I remember that much.

Here are archived media at CBC, and Wikipedia's entry.

This is what we're coming to, folks.

Mirecki hospitalized after beating

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the reported beating of a Kansas University professor who gained recent notoriety for his Internet tirades against Christian fundamentalists.

Kansas University religious studies professor Paul Mirecki reported he was beaten by two men about 6:40 a.m. today on a roadside in rural Douglas County. In a series of interviews late this afternoon, Mirecki said the men who beat him were making references to the controversy that has propelled him into the headlines in recent weeks.

"I didn’t know them, but I’m sure they knew me," he said.


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As someone at DailyKos said, "They claim we're at war against Christmas because we say Happy Holidays, then they beat us for not believing in intelligent design."

Who wrote this headline??

Poll finds broad approval of terrorist torture

Why does that get the emphasis? Who conducted the poll? What was the original question or questions?