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<p>Author David Harsanyi dishes on "Twinkie Fascists," the death of unregulated fun, and what it's like to be a conservative affirmative action hire.</p> <p>In a world where foie gras is outlawed, only outlaws will munch on goose liver fatted by gavage.</p>

Just heard on FOX that Blanco refused to allow supplies to be brought to the stadium, "Because they wanted all those people to leave, and they didn't want to create a magnet to bring others there, by bringing in food and water!"""

Chewing gum-maker Wrigley has resisted calls from a number of UK councils to help pay for cleaning gum off streets. The US group has instead offered to make an undisclosed "significant contribution" to a government fund to raise awareness about littering. Local authorities have said it costs £150m a year to clean streets of discarded chewing gum. Wrigley said it was working to tackle the problem, which it blamed on "irresponsible disposal". It said it would contribute to a Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) scheme to prevent gum littering and make money available to councils for...