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One current theme I've heard leaking out of the GOP Hive Mind lately is the idea that the Obama Administration needs to stop blaming the Bush Administration for, well, anything. For example: "I think people will be blaming George Bush until they die. We are almost halfway through the 1st year of Obama’s Presidency and they are still ...

You've heard about the new American Girl doll. Rebecca Rubin. Nice name. But it turns out there's another Rebecca Rubin out there. She's a fugitive. Not just any fugitive. One of the FBI's most wanted fugitives. An eco-terrorist, if you will. The real-life Rebecca J. Rubin was part of a group called the Earth Liberation Front. ...

The Republican/Conservative Hive Mind Coalition has decided how to attack Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. What is it? Drum roll, please... She's a racist! This comment from Rush Limbaugh is... well, you decide: "Limbaugh called the president 'the greatest living example of a reverse racist,' and said that he has ...

This is a strange story but the ending appears to be a happy one. The details, from CNN: - Sean's parents divorced and mom moved him to Brazil in 2004 - Mom died in childbirth in 2008, leaving Sean with stepfather - Sean Goldman, 8, to be turned over to U.S. Consulate on Wednesday Hilary Clinton even referred to the case yesterday, which ...

So you know that Susan Boyle person? Scottish woman, has a really big singing voice, knocked people's socks off on "Britain's Got Talent", which is sort of like "American Idol" but with weirder acts, like a guy who dances like Michael Jackson while dressed as Darth Vader? (No, really. That's true.) Anyway, everyone ...

If you use a photo of your child on your Facebook profile, Katie Roiphe thinks you are not a good woman. (For some background on who Katie Roiphe is, read this Wikipedia page. One of her claims to fame is a book called "The Morning After" in which she argues that women are partially to blame in cases of date rape. She is now a professor ...

President Barack Obama has issued a statement about the murder of Dr. George Tiller: I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning.  However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence. Well ...

I don't want to spoil anyone's fun, so I'm not going to get into too many details. Let me say that there's a lot more to the film than what you saw in the trailer. And if you, like me, are bummed out after the first few minutes, just wait. Trust me. This is probably the best kid flick I've seen since I had children. It's ...

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It was a short week for some, but on Strollerderby we were wicked busy, as they say in Beantown. Here's a bit of what went on here the past few days: Shannon called this one the "Post Most Likely to Send You Running for the Tissues This Week." Check out Paper Girl Delivers Food and Shelter to Haitian Family and see if you ...