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Democrats, GOP spar over Iraq war timeline

by Liz Sidoti
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Months before congressional elections, Republicans and Democrats maneuvered for political advantage Wednesday as the Senate debated the Iraq war and the future of 132,000 U.S. troops in the war zone.

What a cynical way to open an article, dismissing all concerns, on all sides, as mere political maneuvering.

Is this reporting?

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Dan Rather ought to start a blog faster than a five-legged mule rollin' downhill.

Esme Vos, one of the people who just may save the Net, blogs about why the media keeps writing the same damn story about muni wifi.

USA Today has a feature that wonders whether Adam Sandler will be accepted in a role where he doesn't play a "moron." "Will the fanboys buy Sandler in a role where he has to deliver dramatic monologues and even tear up a little? They haven't in the past." The article then points to the box office failure of Spanglish and Punch-Drunk Love.

Interesting premise. Unfortunately, the accompanying filmography that lists both the "juvenile humor factor" and box office receipts shows pretty much the opposite. Billy Madison (according to the article) gets a 4 out of 4 on the juvenile scale but only made $25.6M. Little Nicky is the other full 4 and it made only $39.5M. Happy Gilmore scored 3 out of 4 and only made $38.8M. Anger Management, 50 First Dates and Big Daddy each got only 2 on the juvenile scale but made $135.6, $120.9, and $163.5 million. Even the "failed" Spanglish, which gets 0 on the moron scale, made $42.7M, which is more than his full moron movies.