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Some interesting articles to read:

Dick Morris has another excellent column .. we will enter the Obama presidency as the United States and finish the first 100 days as France.

Al Gore is headed to the Senate next week to testify on global warming.

The New York Times is now saying that tax issues and a housekeeper might have been the reasons why Caroline had to pull her bid for Hillary’s seat.

Obama has decided to receive daily briefings on the economy.

The Senate Finance Committee endorsed Timothy Geithner for secretary of the Treasury. This pretty much guarantees a quick confirmation.

Barack Obama places stringent rules on lobbyists in his administration … but if he wants his choice for the No. 2 Pentagon official, he is going to have to get an exemption from the rules.

US officials intercepted an Iranian ship that they believe was carrying arms for Hamas.

Larry King says that his eight-year-old son wishes he were black, because of Obama.

While waiting for the results of his Senate race with funny guy Al Franken, Norm Coleman has taken a job as a consultant.

A bill in North Dakota calls for a $450,000 grant to have government school teachers teach Native American languages.

I know what is going to get our economy going .. spending $8.4 million on slave memorial project in Pennsylvania.

Obama’s dress codes turned some heads in the White House, as he appeared in the Oval Office without a suit jacket.

A group in Canada is upset with a company’s job requirement: smokers need not apply. The group says it is discrimination. Damn right it is … and that’s the way it should be.

Government officials in Great Britain are now taking thermal pictures of houses to see which ones are wasting energy.

It took a year’s worth of research to determine which type of vehicle gets ticketed the most.

Two girls in Great Britain have been banned from their government schools for “being too blonde.”

All articles were obtained from boortz.com

On the eve of Obama’s inauguration, the rest of the world is beginning to be wary of Obamamania. And many Americans are preparing for an inevitable let down .. considering the enormous expectations placed on his presidency.

Who do you think were the top donors for Obama’s inauguration?

Obama is considering creating a government-run “aggregator bank” as a way to ease the financial crisis. More government the solution? What a surprise!!!

A Muslim scholar speaking at Obama’s inauguration is from an Islamic group that has been linked to Hamas. Wow! Another surprise!

Rev. Jeremiah Wright showed up to give a little sermon in Washington yesterday. And the surprises just keep on coming!

There is going to be a larger security force in Washington DC on Tuesday than there will be serving in Afghanistan.

Some are going to be disappointed, but they have made Washington DC a “prostitution-free zone” for the inauguration. Only the taxpayers get screwed.

According to Jim Hansen of the Goddard Institute of Space Studies, Obama only has four years to save the planet. Hansen is a moonbat.

Nancy Pelosi says that she is open to the idea of prosecuting officials of the Bush administration. Pelosi is a barking moonbat.

Nancy is also insistent on repealing the Bush tax cuts immediately .. aka. increasing taxes on the evil rich. Keep at it, hippie gal.

Hugo Chavez has some welcoming words for Obama .. saying that Obama has the “stench” of President Bush and runs the risk of “being killed if he tries to change the American ‘empire.’”

Larry Summers says that Obama will keep the unemployment rate under 10%. Bush did that as well.

California is having such budget problems that it is going to suspend tax refunds, welfare checks and student grants. Perhaps they need to raise taxes and spend more money!

More than 80% of the nation’s top 100 corporations have subsidiary tax havens in countries with lower or no taxes. Now imagine if we had the FairTax .. how many of those companies would return their money to the US?

Your government at work .. a Florida town paid $141,000 to count the number of trees on public property.

The law of unintended consequences .. a Consumer Product Safety law may force libraries to ban children until they get rid of any books containing traces of lead.

A government school teacher in Fort Pierce, Florida wants to rename streets in the black community after tulips, daffodils and birds in order to combat crime.

Many of you took the liberty of sending me this article .. why women have better sex with rich men. It’s news to me.

All articles were obtained from boortz.com