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Sugar Water: Those Shoes Were Made for Throwin’

Robert Cass September 25, 2009 11

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi TV reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad last December, was released from prison on September 15 after serving nine months

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Bootleg City: Prince in Paris, June ’87

Robert Cass July 17, 2009 28

I’m not going to lie to you — even though I’m the most powerful figurehead in Bootleg City, I don’t have all the answers. That’s why I often turn to other mayors of other

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Confab-ulous? Obama vs. McCain: Round 1

Ted Asregadoo September 27, 2008 7

Ted Asregadoo This is the first time Barack Obama and John McCain have faced each other as competitors rather than Senate colleagues, and it’s clear that the chumminess of that institution cast a long

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Donkey Kong: “We Heart Obama” (What Did You Expect?)

Ted Asregadoo August 29, 2008 24

Well, the big night arrived, and the three of us gathered together to experience this historic moment in America the only way we knew how:  via the warm glow of our computers.  Welcome to

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Sugar Water: Super Cyborg Sunday

Robert Cass March 2, 2008 2

I’ll get to the cyborgs in a second, but before I do, I need to mention one last thing in regard to Wesley Snipes — in my three February posts you may have noticed

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Dw. Dunphy On… Get Me Some Money Too

Dw. Dunphy January 26, 2008 21

In response to the nearly self-fulfilling prophecy of a recession, President Bush recently announced proposals to offer tax rebates in the ballpark of $150 billion. He also proposed a kick-in for industry to help

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