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Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-N.Y.) announced on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the latest breakthrough case to be reported in the U.S. House of Representatives. Morelle said he tested positive for the virus after experiencing mild symptoms, adding that his symptoms remain mild because he is fully vaccinated. “After experiencing mild symptoms, I have tested positive for COVID-19. I have followed all guidance from the Center for Disease Control & my physician and will remain isolated until it is safe to resume official duties. Thankfully, I'm fully vaccinated so my symptoms remain mild,” Morelle wrote in a...

U.S. policymakers need to avoid two mistakes, while seizing two opportunities. The first mistake would be an overreliance on military force. As the United States has learned to its great cost in Iraq -- and Israel has in Lebanon -- military force is no panacea.... The second mistake would be to count on the emergence of democracy to pacify the region. It is true that mature democracies tend not to wage war on one another. Unfortunately, creating mature democracies is no easy task, and even if the effort ultimately succeeds, it takes decades. In the interim, the U.S. government must...

We asked four of our talented graphic artists -- Grey Blackwell, Judson Drennan, Tim Lee and Michael Bartes -- to create something out of the ordinary using Easter eggs as their base. When the distinctive designs were delivered (not, alas, by the Easter Bunny), we found we had creations that were easy (the Stenciled Egg), complicated (the president as an Egghead) and some brightly colored birds and bugs that fell somewhere in between.

Stop The Plane And Kick Her Off Sat, 14 Jan '06 Math Prof Wigs Out On United Flight How would you react if a woman started screaming that "she had a baby named Jesus, she was impregnated by her uncle and President Bush was behind it all"? And then started to strip and throw things at other people? If we mentioned that this happened on an airplane in flight. would that make your decision any easier? For the captain of United Airlines Flight 6664 from Eugene, OR to Denver, who had the bizarrely misbehaving woman as a passenger, the answer...

The White House, keen to correct itself after Miers, has nominated an uber-intellectual, no practical experience egghead who is expected to adopt European style (read no growth) monetary policy. Was Larry Kudlow busy? Why can't this White House nominate a Reaganite to any position? These links from the BBC are helpful.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4372562.stm Here's an excerpt: The front runner The current front runner to succeed Mr Greenspan is Ben Bernanke, a Princeton economist who was appointed chairman of the council of economic advisors in June, and is therefore the government's chief economic advisor. BERNARD BERNANKE Current job: Chairman, Council of Economic...