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CBP Officer: WMDs Have Been Detected in U.S. (Update)

February 12th, 2011 · 9 Comments

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in San Diego confirmed that weapons of mass effect (a.k.a., “WMDs”) had been found by U.S. officials, but not at the particular port where he was being interviewed by a reporter from ABC affiliate 10News.com. The video below aired during the local newscast Feb. 9 and featured this [...]

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Efforts to End Cinco De Mayo Festivities Continue

April 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Efforts to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continue despite a government public relations counter-effort that surfaced today in the form of a news release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau: Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a [...]

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Unusual Ideas Offered for Cinco de Mayo

April 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Several factors motivate me to offer some unusual-but-necessary ideas for celebrating Cinco de Mayo next month. For your convenience, I’ve listed those factors below: The first is an abundance of political rhetoric on the issues of illegal immigration and border security; The second is a shortage of substantial and immediate federal government action on the [...]

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Putin to Talk With Bush About Bridge to Alaska

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Almost a year ago, Bloomberg News broke the news of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grandiose plans to build a tunnel linking his nation and Alaska. Today, news about the bridge-building project is back. The UK’s Times Online reports that former KGB spy chief Putin plans to share his bridge-building plan with President George Bush when [...]

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Tancredo Identifies ‘Elephant’ in New TV Spot

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo has earned a reputation for speaking his mind, especially when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration and border security. Now, that he’s announced he will not seek re-election to his seat representing his Colorado district in the House of Representatives, it appears he’s been unleashed. In his recently-released [...]

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Illegal Immigrant Charged in St. Louis Crash

October 27th, 2007 · 10 Comments

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the man who crashed his SUV into a Clayton, Mo., restaurant last month (see the BMW posts Illegal Immigrant Crashes Into Diners in $50K SUV and Illegal Immigrant Repeat Crash Offender) has been indicted on charges of violating immigration law. The newspaper reported today that U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway charged [...]

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Statistics Show Slowdown in Deportation Efforts

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Bernard, at A Certain Slant of Light, published an insightful post yesterday on the subject of immigration and the way the topic is treated by decision-makers on the staff of a newspaper in one of the nation’s largest cities, Houston. Take a look at how it begins: James Pinkerton, who normally gets front-page coverage in [...]

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