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  • Senator Maltese Barely Holds GOP Seat in Queens

    11/15/2006 6:17:16 PM PST · by juliej · 17 replies · 407+ views
    vanity | JulieJ
    Republican State Senator Serphin Maltese, the head of the Queens County GOP, and one of the founders of the Conservative Party, barely held his seat after Tuesday's election. Only 700 votes separated the pro life Senator from his Democratic opponent, Baldeo, whom some voters mistakenly thought was Italian! Maltese is one of the strongest pro lifers and conservatives in a State Senate that is being mismanaged and misdirected by Joe Bruno. Bruno, you may recall, blames local GOP losses on George Bush. The "George" he should blame is his pal, Governor George Pataki, who has not gone to bat for...
  • The Hobbit Hole XIX - Tomorrow we may come this way...

    01/27/2005 9:59:05 AM PST · by ecurbh · 7,423 replies · 39,968+ views
    Welcome to The Hobbit Hole! Tomorrow we may come this way... First thread: New Zealander builds Hobbit holeSecond thread: The New Hobbit HoleThird thread: The Hobbit Hole III - Journey to the Cross-roads! (Congratulations, we filled it up!) Fourth Thread: The Hobbit Hole IV - The Road Goes Ever On...Fifth Thread: The Hobbit Hole V - Where Many Paths and Errands Meet...Sixth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VI - And Whither Then? I Cannot Say...Seventh Thread: The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet... Eighth Thread: The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may...
  • The Falcon and the Fallout

    03/03/2003 11:47:59 AM PST · by Nachum · 10 replies · 206+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | Dec 2, 2003 | Richard A. Serrano
    Finally released after spending half of his life in prison, and still he had to wait. So Christopher Boyce hung around the prison parking lot, rubbernecking, taking in the fresh air around Sheridan, Ore., unsure what to make of freedom. A half hour went by before the big Suburban at last came lumbering up the driveway, carrying his father, a former FBI agent, and his mother, once a Catholic nun. They had wanted to throw a joyous family reunion right there in front of the gates of the federal penitentiary, to gather around with Chris and his eight younger siblings,...