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Ultimately, this West Coast swing could prove to be an opportunity for heroics, or it could work as a progress check for the team heading into the season...
...books in a corner and take a big dump right on top of them. Or steal some. But beware. After you manage to fool the detectors by de-magnetizing the books, you’ll have to face the awesome power of the security guards who just might check one of the fourteen pockets of your backpack for a book. That’s deterrence if I’ve ever seen it. (Finally, I would like to announce that I’m going on a hunger strike until these potential security breaches are taken care of. Except...
...Virgin Atlantic continues to be the airline for sports enthusiasts, unlike others who are doing everything they can to prevent the gold medalists of the future transporting their equipment," it said in a statement. As long as the equipment complies with size and weight allowances, Virgin Atlantic travelers can check their diving equipment, golf equipment, fishing equipment, hang gliders, skis, surfboards, windsurfing boards, booms and sails, bicycles, paragliders, canoes and kayaks all free of charge. One roundhouse cutback deserves another...
...reporting, which many argue has helped obscure the corrosive effect of widespread corruption in Iraq. "One consistent element in these allegations is that you believe your foremost mission is to support the Bush Administration, especially with respect to Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than act as an independent and objective check on waste, fraud and abuse on behalf of U.S. taxpayers," said Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which has an ongoing investigation. In response, Krongard issued a statement, claiming, "The allegations, as described to me and in certain media reports, are replete with inaccuracies...
Colbert was able to file the necessary paperwork and $2,500 check to enter into the South Carolina Democratic Primary, but the serious-minded state Democratic Party refused to certify him, rejecting his application by a vote of 13-3. Party Chairwoman Carol X. Fowler told the New York Times that Colbert failed to meet the basic requirements “that the person be generally acknowledged or recognized by the media as a viable nationwide candidate; and be actively campaigning for the South Carolina primary...