The Volokh Conspiracy has it. Do read the whole thing.

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I know the title seems to overstate the situation, but it doesn’t. Seriously.
This recent ruling certainly seems like you can’t be sexually liberated in Italy and expect protection from the police and the government.
From CNN:
Sexually abusing a teenager is less serious a crime if the girl is not a virgin, Italy’s higher court said on [...]

Finally…
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 17 — President Bush on Friday called for doubling the number of international troops in the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan and a bigger role for NATO in the peacekeeping effort.
Bush has concluded that peace talks will not halt the violence that has left tens of thousands dead and more than 2 [...]

The Wash Post makes a good point:
Back in 1992, seven upstart Republican freshmen forced real change in the House of Representatives.
Egged on by a more senior revolutionary, Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), these feisty newcomers exploited the House Bank and Post Office scandals unfolding on the watch of a longtime Democratic majority. The GOP lawmakers even [...]

You know, I was just considering this today and given all the comedic hay that’s been made over Cheney shooting somebody in the FACE (!), my thoughts quickly turned to Iowa…2004…
It was the night of caucuses, and Dean was not going to win. That was painfully clear. And yes, I was there.
Along with all [...]

While the American media spent this week trying to figure out the difference between buckshot and birdshot, the violence over the Mohammad cartoons continued in the Middle East and Pakistan. Most major news outlets have taken a position best described as “the violence is bad, the cartoons are bad.� Such a stance is incredibly misleading [...]

France is apparently taking a comparatively harder line in approaching Iran on its nuclear program activities of late.
France accused Iran on Thursday of secretly making nuclear weapons, ditching Europe’s traditional diplomatic caution for bluntness in remarks that echoed the tough U.S. stance on Iran’s disputed nuclear program.
The accusation from French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy — [...]

You can see me this weekend on CNN’s program “On The Story” airing Saturday night at 7:00pm (EDT) and Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm (EDT). I’ll be talking about the media’s coverage of the Dick Cheney story and how I think it’s gone overboard.

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We ARE the middle. And damn proud of it. Liberal or Conservative, we fight to make sure both sides are heard.

So just a little background. I work for a technology startup called kozoru. We took on venture money (commonly known as VC or Venture Capital) about two years ago…along with angel investment (private investors). Needless to say, these are highly speculative investments that may very well fail. However, if they do pay off, they pay [...]

This story is a few days old already, but I thought it might be important to highlight given that Abu Ghraib has popped up again. Apparently one of the heads of the CIA has been fired because he doesn’t agree with our policies concerning torture and detaining people in secret prisons.
As The Donald would say, [...]

Rage is everywhere; choose your corner. But be mindful that choosing rage reveals not the whole picture.

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Watch out for reports about public opinion polls.

Our military is overwhelming conservative. Our universities are overwhelming liberal. What does this say about American society and how do we bring more balance to these great institutions and our nation as a whole?
Some thoughts at Maverick Views.

The “Republican” (RINO) is thinking about going for it all.
Via Political Wire:
Political insiders say a close aide to New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s (R) has been pushing a 2008 bid, reports the New York Observer. The plan would have Bloomberg run as an independent or Democrat.
Said political consultant Bob Shrum: ‘”He would have [...]

Wow, this is very interesting stuff.
From ABC News:
recordings of Saddam Hussein meeting with top aides during the 1990s, tapes apparently recorded in Baghdad’s version of the Oval Office.
ABC News obtained the tapes from Bill Tierney, a former member of a United Nations inspection team who translated them for the FBI. Tierney said the U.S. [...]

You remember that digital short on SNL? Well, if you don’t click here first.
And after that, click here.
Too funny.

Now this is very interesting. And if true, it could signal a new openness in the Far East.
From the NY Times:
BEIJING, Feb. 14 â€â€? A dozen former Communist Party officials and senior scholars, including a onetime secretary to Mao, a party propaganda chief and the retired bosses of some of the country’s most powerful newspapers, [...]