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Dear Ukrainians! This year began on February 24. Without prefaces and preludes. Sharply. Early. At 4 o'clock. It was dark. It was loud. It was hard for many and scary for some. 311 days have passed. It can still be dark, loud, and complicated for us. But we will definitely never be afraid again. And we'll never be ashamed. It was our year. Year of Ukraine. Year of Ukrainians. We woke up on February 24. Into another life. Being another people. Another Ukrainians. The first missiles finally destroyed the labyrinth of illusions. We saw who was who. What friends and...

Last week, as federal regulators seized Washington Mutual in the largest U.S. banking failure, Congress was grappling with whether to spend $700 billion of public money to fix the financial industry's troubles. Lawmakers' initial reaction to the Treasury Department's staggering request: shock. That sum amounts to about a quarter of the U.S. government's annual spending. It's more than the Pentagon's annual budget, more than the nation pays out each year in Social Security benefits and more than the federal government's cost for Medicare and Medicaid. Members of Congress then asked the questions that continue to be on many Americans' minds:...

As posted, bill includes what appears to be funding for ACORN. Link

As predicted, my Sunday column that praised the Treasury’s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac incited outrage from many readers. Typical comments? “A horrible deal for Americans.” “A sad day for America.” “Pity the taxpayer.” “Appeasement for China.” “It’s time for a taxpayer revolt.” As for who’s to blame? Anybody and everybody. Congress, Wall Street, Greenspan, Bush, Clinton, Hank Paulson, Freddie’s and Fannie’s CEOs and the Chinese. Of course, there is plenty of blame to go around. But let’s not just point fingers. It is time to take a hard look in the mirror and see where the blame...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - There are probably a million ways Jerry Mika could spend $2 million dollars. Trouble is, he couldn't cash the check. Expecting a $15 refund from the Utah Department of Commerce, the Draper man opened his mail recently to find a $2,245,342 check. "I kept trying to find a way to make it legitimate so I could cash it," he said. "I did think about all the things I could do with the money ... who wouldn't?" Mika returned the check - a mistake that occurred when an employee entered a serial number, not an amount...

Wrong Surgery Performed On Woman As Team Watches   POSTED: 11:19 pm EST November 4, 2004 UPDATED: 11:40 pm EST November 4, 2004  ORLANDO, Fla. -- A surgical team watched as a doctor performed the wrong surgery on a woman in an operating room of Halifax Medical Center's same-day surgical unit, according to Local 6 News.         On Aug. 26, Toni Braun was supposed to have a small pre-cancerous mass removed from her left breast.   However, when she awoke, she found a bandage covering a scar roughly 6 inches above the breast.   X-rays confirmed...

LIVE! From the Best Little Whorehouse in Ardmore Its the Texas Demoquitters press conference Do they have honor, ethics, and good ideas? No, but they stayed at a Holiday Inn last night.