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New House Majority Leader Keeps Old Ties to Lobbyists
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Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules. But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress.
And far from trying to put the brakes on lobbyists and the money they channel into Republican coffers, Mr. Boehner, who has portrayed his ties to Washington lobbyists as something to be proud of, has stepped on the gas.
He has been holding fund-raisers at lobbyists’ offices, flying to political events on corporate planes and staying at a golf resort with a business group that has a direct stake in issues before Congress.
Adobe
Zidane headbutt outrage: new video evidence
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Pity if you will poor old Zinedine Zidane: sent off during the World Cup final for a serious infraction of FIFA’s “no headbutting Italians” rule and now reduced to the status of French national hero with enough cash in the bank to enjoy a lifetime of truffles, stuffed songbirds and fine vintage champagne.
Indeed, while the rest of the world was struggling to contain its outrage at Zidane’s unsportsmanlike use of the Glasgow handshake, Jacques Chirac counterattacked with: “I would like to express all the respect that I have for a man who represents at the same time all the most beautiful values of sport, the greatest human qualities one can imagine, and who has honoured French sport and, simply, France.”
Well, therein lies the rub, mon ami. How you view the whole thing depends largely on your national perspective, as nicely demonstrated by a viral email we received this morning:
As seen by the Germans:
As seen by the French:
As seen by the Italians:
As seen by the Americans:
As seen by the press:
Dutch delicacy
I’m lucky enough to live across the street from Vishandel Koning. His product this year is indeed excellent. If you click the link, you can read that the yearly tests conclude he’s the best in the country, again. Last year he came in second, year before that he was the best as well.
but before you click, please be aware that I’m talking about raw herring
Fokke & Sukke
Bende tassendieven in tram
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• De politie waarschuwt dat er een bende tassendieven actief is in de tram. Op camerabeelden van de HTM is duidelijk te zien hoe drie mannen te werk gaan bij het stelen van tassen van passagiers.
Puik idee hoor, om die camera beelden op het net te zetten. Prima gedaan, dat je alle overige, onschuldige, passagiers even afplakt zodat ze niet herkenbaar zijn.
Alleen, doe dat dan niet in PowerPoint zodat elke 11-jarige bavo scholier de grijze vlakjes weg kan halen…
Zahrani
Missiles fired from Israeli jets hit the Zahrani bridge in south Lebanon July 14, 2006.
From the looks of it, Israel tells journalists where the air strikes are going to hit…
Smoke billows from an Israeli air raid on Beirut airport. Israeli and Lebanese residents are braced for increased hostilities after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed “open war” amid Israeli attacks that have raised international fears of a devastating regional conflict(AFP/Joseph Barrak)
The French version looks most realistic.
Notice how the Italian guy tries to kick Zidan in the nuts.