Bob McCarty Writes

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) struck some early blows against global warming during his opening statement made this morning at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on global warming.  That statement, aimed primarily at Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the committee, appears below:
“Madame Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing today. This is [...]

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On two previous occasions, I’ve shared with readers some of the struggles behind the scenes of Bob McCarty Writes. Today, I offer yet another — this one about my third hard drive failure in 18 months.
Rather than share the gory details in a made-for-blogging narrative, I’ll simply share the text of an e-mail exchange I [...]

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Four news headlines jumped out at me this morning, prompting me to want to share them with you:

Obama’s Silence May Cost Israel — The Israel National News reports that Barack Obama’s absence of any substantive statements about the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has been based on the principle that “there is only [...]

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Three days after it began, the terror attacks in Mumbai appear to be over.  Unfortunately, those attacks might spark new conflict between India and Pakistan.

The Times of India reports 195 people were killed and more than 300 injured as a result of the well-coordinated attacks at 10 locations frequented by Westerners in the cosmopolitan city [...]

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Reports of Westerners being attacked and killed in Mumbai, India, are hitting the news wires now, with death counts ranging from 16 to 80 depending upon the source.
Initially, Fox News Channel reported the Taj Hotel was attacked and is on fire and as many as 25 deaths in the city known as India’s financial center.  [...]

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