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Obama Pardon Tally: Flightless Fowl 1 Human Beings 0

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:40 GMT

Debra Saunders laments that 10 months into his presidency, Barack Obama's first presidential pardon has gone to...a turkey.
Source: Hit and Run

This has so much comic potential...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:55:00 GMT

"Let us dare to read, think, speak and write." - John Adams, 1765 Please sign the petition to stop this really bad plan and pass it onto others to do the same! Italicized passages and many of the photos come from other websites.
Source: Queens Crap

What I've Been Reading, by Arnold Kling

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:19 GMT

1. Empire of Liberty,by Gordon Wood 2. The Great Transformation, by Karl Polanyi 3. Masters and Commanders, by Andrew Roberts 4.
Source: EconLog

Tribute paid as verderer steps down after 12 years

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:35:29 GMT

TRIBUTES were paid to elected Verderer John Adams who is not seeking re-election to the Lyndhurst court this Friday.
Source: Bournemouth Daily Echo

PSAL Class B girls volleyball championship preview

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:38:31 GMT

New York Post girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at the PSAL Class B championship match between No. 3 John Adams and No. 13 FDR, set for Tuesday at Hunter College at 5 p.m. No. 3 John Adams Spartans Head coach: Joe McMahon Record: 1...
Source: New York Post

Pondering the PODS

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:17:26 GMT

The law professor and the pardon power

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:32:55 GMT

That's good news for the lucky turkey, but not much help for the many nonviolent first offenders languishing in federal prisons because, nine months into office, Obama has yet to exercise his presidential pardon power.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

St. Lawrence Quartet shines in Beethoven, Adams

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:55 GMT

The St. Lawrence String Quartet made a meal out of a heavy duty program Sunday afternoon in Samueli Theater. It was fascinating – great fun, even – to see and hear these players pounce on the music and gulp it down as if they were a pack of wolves.
Source: The Orange County Register

Quoted in 'Mezzo-soprano Cooke offers a varied menu'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:10:26 GMT

said in Albany Times-Union:

I remember John Adams writing a letter to (Met General Manager) Peter Gelb saying, 'I know she's young, but I believe in her.'?

Quoted in 'Ohioans Demand Real Reforms and Accountability'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:07:59 GMT

John Adams said in SwampBubbles:

The House Democrats like to call us the ‘party of no,’ when they are actually describing themselves ... They refuse to discuss the viable alternatives Republicans have offered and we are not content by returning to our residents, the taxpayer without ensuring state government is operating as efficiently as possible. Instead of focusing on partisan games, it is time for the Ohio House to start a cooperative conversation that will get the economy moving again.

Photo from Getty Images by AFP/Getty Images

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:38:00 GMT

US Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner(R) serves lunch as a volunteer at SOME(So Others Might Eat) with advice from Father John Adams(L) as part of the Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' summer service initiative June 25, 2009, in Washingto...

Photo from AP Photo by Ric Francis

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:15:32 GMT

Deborah Borda, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, right, and John Adams, the organizations creative chair, left, attend a news conference announcing Gustavo Dudamel's inaugural season as director Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles.

John Adams - God Save The American States

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:06:28 GMT