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Media annoyedPOLITICS | Let it not be said that liberal journalists attack only Republicans: Election postmortems lash Democrats ... for losingBy Tim Graham In the late days of the 1992 campaign, President George H.W. Bush began using the slogan "Annoy the Media. Elect President Bush." Media stars responded as if media criticism were the last refuge of a loser. Ten years later, when former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle hit the TV circuit the morning after his party lost control, it was the Democrats who were blaming the media. Perhaps that's because the media were blaming the Democrats. On...

The worst thing about Tuesday's election was that it didn't have to happen. It was a wasted chance, a blown opportunity that may be hard to get back. And if you're looking to place the blame don't point at the voters or the media or whacko conspiracy theories or even the Republicans. The blame belongs entirely with the Democrats themselves who ran out of appendages to shoot themselves in. You want people to go out and vote for you? Give them a reason to do so. They didn't. So how did it happen and what now? First of all, Terry...

(Fair use excerpted) College Station (WBAP) -- Three Aggies injured in the bonfire collapse have been sued by a crane operator who accuses them of not alerting others to dangers at the construction site. Couch's attorney contends in a third-party lawsuit that A&M students John Comstock, Matthew Robbins and Dominic Braus are partly responsible for the collapse. Couch's attorney, Jim Cowles of Dallas, says his lawsuit is a way to ensure all Bonfire-related litigation is transferred to Brazos County.

<p>It's the same old song at the presumptuously named "Earth Summit" in Johannesburg. Leaders of nations that have brought us "wars and rumors of wars" live in plush surroundings like the fattest of cats while they indulge in the luxury of blaming others — specifically the United States — for the sufferings of the world's poor.</p>

Friday, Aug. 2, 2002Congress to Blame for Stock Market's "Dismal Performance” The economy is in good, "if not great" shape, yet the stock market's "recent performance remains dismal" write TechCentralStation.com's James K. Glassman and John R. Lott Jr. who blame the situation on Congress. In their article, "The Dow Congress," Glassman, a member of the President's Council On The 21st Century Workforce, and famed gun researcher Lott ask what is the explanation for a stock market decline in the face of a good economy and plenty of good economic news? Their answer: "politicians have entered the fray ..." Congress,...

Republicans and Democrats in Washington have something significant in common; their positions on tax cuts are equally irresponsible.America's economy and budget have been turned upside down. After four years of running surpluses, the government now is running a deficit. President Bush is cutting back on domestic priorities and raiding the Social Security and Medicare trust funds.There is no doubt that the recession and the war on terrorism have contributed to our budget crunch; but make no mistake about it, we would not be running a deficit this year without President Bush's $1.7 trillion tax cut.With huge increases in defense...

Police in Germany have blamed national football coach Rudi Voeller for an increase in speeding motorists.Police in Saarland say every time Germany play in the World Cup they end up with a spate of speeding motorists desperate to get home to see the game.Officers have even produced a report for the Interior Ministry entitled: "Are Rudi Voeller and his boys responsible for speeding?"It quotes examples like a 41-year-old man who was stopped after driving over 130 mph in a 60 mph speed zone.He told police that he was in a hurry because he didn't want to miss the start of...

The latest suicide bomb attacks in Jerusalem are just another consequence of the Israeli occupation of Arab lands. This was the standard line of all Arab countries -- including the so-called moderate states. Suicide bombers now enjoy such a degree of legitimacy in the Arab world that each attack is accepted as a military operation rather than a barbaric act of a deranged individual supported by a sinister web of extremists. This shocking fact is representative of not only Israel's problems with its neighbours, but also of the West's increasingly difficult relationship with the Arab world, both of which are...

Finger of blame points directly at the FBI for ignoring warnings that might have averted 11 September By Rupert Cornwell in Washington 25 May 2002 Campaign against terror We call it being wise after the event. In the US there is a more vivid expression, "Monday morning quarterbacking". It refers to the conversations people have around office water coolers discussing the previous day's televised American football games, and the performance of the quarterback, the key player who directs the strategy of his team. This month, as the country pores in anguish over the missed signals that might have warned that...

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<p>The escalating blame game in the Andrea Yates murders is sickening, but all too familiar in American society. The in-laws are blaming the husband, the husband is blaming the doctors and Andrea's lawyers are blaming the devil ("Ungagged in-laws blame Yates' hubby," March 19). But the recent trend of pointing fingers at Russell Yates is evidence of a gross double standard in attitudes toward the punishment of male vs. female criminals. Murderous rampages of the type committed by Andrea Yates are typically perpetrated by men. In such cases, rarely is blame apportioned to the wife. If Russell Yates had committed these murders, would Andrea Yates have been blamed at all, and would Russell Yates have been spared execution?</p>

<p>When should an accounting firm be held accountable? Arthur Andersen, the beleaguered firm that has been involved in some of the most spectacular accounting scandals — including Enron, Global Crossing, Sunbeam and Waste Management — may be about to find out. The Justice Department is considering filing criminal charges against Andersen for its role in shredding thousands of documents related to the Enron debacle.</p>