Day June 23, 2003

Just the thing for Los…

Just the thing for Los Angeles freeways! The Talon Riot Control vehicle. As featured on eBay! It can stop bullets from an AK-47! It’s electrified! It has a grenade launcher! Now with a (humorous) video from the BBC showing it…

Good riddance

Good riddance “New Democrats” losing power  “After soaring in prestige under former President Clinton, the centrist “New Democrat” movement is struggling to maintain its influence in the party as the 2004 presidential race accelerates. In recent months, New Democrat leaders…

Does Sharon really want peace?

Does Sharon  really want peace? “Israel delivered another blow to the faltering road map to peace yesterday with the assassination of a Hamas leader, drawing threats of retaliation from the Islamic organisation and implicit criticism from the US secretary of state,…

Howard Dean

Howard Dean “The Dean Constituency. Joe Klein makes an important and accurate observation about Howard Dean’s campaign, noting that he “has unlocked a fairly new and vibrant Democratic constituency that transcends his left-wing peacenik stereotype. It is young, middle class,…

Christopher Street West parade

Christopher Street West parade This parade, named for the street in NYC where the Stonewall Rebellion began, is one of the largest LGBT events in the country. Held in West Hollywood, it caps off a two day event which draws…