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Marathon Pundit
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International news and politics from a Chicagoan's perspective. And some running stuff every now and then.
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Upper Peninsula Upventure: US Route 41
I've been from coast to coast a hundred times or more I ain't found one single place where I ain't been beforeWhite line feverMerle Haggard, "White Line Fever," 1969. But the "coast to coast" that figures into my post is the coast of Lake Superior to...
Ill. GOP: Four key questions for Alexi Giannoulias
The Illinois Republican Party has an inquiring mind today.Four Key Questions for Alexi Giannoulias1) Alexi, were you briefed by the National Security Council on the Thomson/Gitmo plan or did you exaggerate?Background: On Friday, Democratic Senate can...
Palmetto Scoop is live blogging Mark Sanford impeachment
Adam Fogle of The Palmetto Scoop is live blogging the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings. It is is the first step in the possible removal from office of Republican Governor Mark Sanford for "dereliction of duty, absence w...
Upper Peninsula Upventure: L\'Anse Indian Reservation
There are several Indian reservations on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but the only one I traveled through was the L'Anse Indian Reservation on Lake Superior's Keweenaw Bay.The reservation consists of 54,000 acres. But the L'Anse Native Americans thems...
Wind farm neighbors not happy
For many reasons, wind power is not the answer to our energy needs.Here's one reason. From the Detroit Free Press:Dozens of angry people showed up at a public meeting Monday to complain to the Public Service Commission about how their lives have been...
Obama finally makes Afghanistan decision
After months of hand wringing, President Obama has finally made his decision as what to do about Afghanistan.From McClatchy:WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met Monday evening with his national security team to finalize a plan to dispatch some 3...
