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According to the latest polls in Pennsylvania, former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann has nearly pulled even with Gov. Ed Rendell in the gubernatorial race. Gov. Rendell, who worked hard to bring slot-machine gambling to the Keystone State, said he can’t guarantee that he’ll win reelection in November, but he’s confident that he’ll beat the point spread, allowing him to comfortably retire from politics.
The number of senators calling for a censure vote against President Bush increased today when Vermont’s Patrick Leahy said he would back the resolution proposed by Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold and already supported by fellow Democrats Barbara Boxer and Tom Harkin. Feingold said the 33 percent increase in supporters makes his censure measure one of the “hottest bills in Senate history.”
Sen. John McCain said today that he no longer considers the Rev. Jerry Falwell an “agent of intolerance” and has agreed to deliver the commencement address at Falwell’s Liberty University in May. In return, the Rev. Falwell said he would call off planned attacks by Christian suicide bombers against soft targets in McCain’s home state of Arizona.
Faced with a U.N. resolution to stop enriching uranium by the end of April, the Islamic Republic of Iran this week tested two new missiles systems — one that can outrun any battleship and another that delivers multiple warheads. The Iranian Foreign Minister assured the U.N. Security Council that the missiles would be used only to generate cheap, abundant electricity.
At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. One film is about a prehistoric creature’s struggle to survive and find love, the other is the animated sequel to the movie Ice Age.
And finally, President Bush signaled the start of the Major League Baseball season by throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds home opener against the Chicago Cubs. Republicans in Congress, however, complained that the president didn’t consult with them before taking the mound, and didn’t throw the kind of pitch they wanted.
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1 Inoperable Terran » Snark niblets // Apr 4, 2006 at 3:23 pm
[...] Since the ‘Hawk is too busy rolling around in his PJM money to actually post anymore, Scott Ott’s taken up the news niblets patrol. Some great snark, especially about Basic Instinct. Posted by Ian S. in [...]
2 baileybug.com » Now that’s a good one… // Apr 4, 2006 at 3:40 pm
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3 Gibbie's Bioscience World // Apr 4, 2006 at 3:59 pm
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Heh, indeed.
At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. …
4 UrbanGrounds » Blog Archive » At the Movies // Apr 4, 2006 at 6:21 pm
[...] From ScrappleFace: At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. One film is about a prehistoric creature’s struggle to survive and find love, the other is the animated sequel to the movie Ice Age. [...]
5 Oh How I Love Jesus - Archives » I Love Scrappleface! // Apr 5, 2006 at 12:02 am
[...] Check this: At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. One film is about a prehistoric creature’s struggle to survive and find love, the other is the animated sequel to the movie Ice Age. [...]
6 HoodaThunk? » Blog Archive » Now THAT’S gotta hurt! // Apr 5, 2006 at 6:49 am
[...] From Scrappleface: At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. One film is about a prehistoric creature’s struggle to survive and find love, the other is the animated sequel to the movie Ice Age. [...]
7 Darth Apathy » Blog Archive » QotD // Apr 12, 2006 at 1:26 pm
[...] From Scrappleface At the box office this weekend, Ice Age 2 clobbered Basic Instinct 2 hauling in $70 million dollars, compared with less than $3 million for the Sharon Stone movie. One film is about a prehistoric creature’s struggle to survive and find love, the other is the animated sequel to the movie Ice Age. [...]
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