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 NO. 679 “Expect the Ironic” SEPT 16 - 22, 2013 

Sep 9
Sep 23
KERRY STUMBLES INTO DEAL ON SYRIA
Hopes to bumble into deal on Iran.
 
WORLD NEWS
Prince William Leaving Military for Life Devoted to Charity, Public Service
And waiting.
Japan's Damaged Fukushima
Nuclear Plant Leaking Radioactive Water Into Ocean

But local authorities downplay health risks associated with glow-in-the-dark sushi.
Chinese Students Riot to Block Monitors to Prevent Cheating on National Exams
Insist sophisticated cheating methods crucial to hoped-for careers on Wall Street.
 
ALSO IN THE NEWS ...
Balloon Crossing of Atlantic Fails
But some kid in Newfoundland has a great birthday party.
U. S. NEWS
Standard & Poor’s Claims Government Lawsuit “Retaliation” for Its Downgrade of U.S. Debt
Fact that S&P committed massive fraud only “coincidence.”
Dept. of Agriculture to Cut Half
Of Meat Inspectors, Replace
Them With Inspectors Hired
By Companies Themselves

A win-win: government saves on salaries, company saves on bribes.
 
REMINDER
  Speak rhetorically and carry a big stick.
 
Iowa: Law Enforcement Allowing
Legally Blind Residents to Carry
Guns in Public

As long as legally blind cops have superior firepower.
 
RELIGION
Pope Francis: You Don't Have to Believe in God to Go to Heaven
There's a new atheist wing.
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