“ The long war”
By EDITORIAL | February 9, 2006
$7 million
Legal fees a US District Court ordered the US Department of the Interior to pay to Native American tribes in a lawsuit over lost royalties.
$5.3 million
Cuts made to programs for native americans by the department of the interior to pay a portion of those legal fees.
$130
Projected price per barrel of crude oil if Iran’s hard-line government stops oil sales. The current price per barrel is approximately $65.
“The long war”
New Bush-administration idiom for the war in Iraq, which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld recently speculated could last years, even decades.
“This is 100 percent soul.”
eBay seller who is auctioning off the soul of a whale that died in London’s Thames River two weeks ago.
“How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk”
Recently introduced military program, which teaches troops to pick appropriate spouses and avoid rushing into marriage.
“They’re actually educating these potential killers even more. Sometimes I believe it may even encourage them when they see how simple it is to get away with on television.”
-Captain Ray Peavy, head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s homicide division, blaming TV crime dramas such as CSI for giving criminals helpful tips.
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