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  • Roberts Poked at Congress As Reagan Lawyer

    08/31/2005 7:37:32 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 9 replies · 339+ views
    ap on Yahoo ^ | 8/31/05 | Jrsse J. Holland - ap
    WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts took shots at Congress while a Reagan administration lawyer, saying in documents released Wednesday that a congressman killed in connection with cult leader Jim Jones' massacre could be viewed as a "publicity hound" and that what Congress does best is "nothing." Those two documents were among 420 Roberts papers released by the National Archives that originally had been withheld from Congress for privacy and security reasons. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library re-reviewed the papers and released them a week before Roberts' confirmation hearing after blacking out much material for privacy and national security...
  • PILLSBURY DOUGH BOY EULOGY

    11/30/2004 5:05:38 PM PST · by xJones · 31 replies · 5,604+ views
    Your Jokes ^ | Nov. 21, 2004 | Doug Allen
    It is with the saddest heart that I must pass on the following news. Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71. Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozen of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The California Raisins, Betty Crocker, The Hostess Twinkies, Little Debbie and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemina delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a...