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'Snake-bite' chicken off Chinese menus
China is stopping restaurants from serving chickens killed by snakes. Somebody said there oughta be a law.
Report: Cheney admits Saddam not involved in 9/11
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said intelligence linking Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 attacks was wrong. And he said it just in time too.
Monday's OTA leftovers
Some Redskins leftovers from Monday's OTA practice, with a heavy dose of the offensive line.
Zimmerman second in All-Star voting
Nats third baseman moves up two spots in last week, still trails David Wright by a large margin.
DC Grays fundraiser Monday night
Lovey Land will be part of a fund raiser for baseball and kids Monday night at Buffalo Billiards
News on Nats tickets, TV ratings
Nats introduce new ticket plans, and an update on TV ratings (better, but still not good.)
Defending the defensive plan
The Nats don't have the majors' worst defense because they aren't working hard enough. They have the majors' worst defense because they have bad defensive players.
U.K. finance minister embroiled in expenses scandal
It seems that British Chancellor Alistair Darling doesn't have a good head for money, which is sad since he's in charge of Britain's finances.
Ford plans production increase as rivals flounder
Ford is planning to take advantage of its rivals cutbacks by increasing production. I just hope they don't try to bring back the Edsel. Or the Pinto.
Report: Hurricanes will wreck foreclosed homes
Big storms pose problems for foreclosed properties -- mainly, who's going to pick up the pieces when the storm's over?
ESP test for Twitterers
"Remote viewing" could provide new ways for Twitterers to follow each other. Oh, the joy of social networking -- with psychics.
George Tiller redux
Early react to Sunday's killing of the nation's most notorious abortion doctor.
June 2009 Orioles Prospect Rankings
For the first time in a long time, it's exciting to be a Baltimore Orioles fan. Homegrown talents Matt Wieters, Nolan Reimold, David Hernandez, Jason Berken and Brad Bergesen are giving long-suffering O's supporters hope for a bright future, and reinforcements are on the way from what has quickly become one of baseball's better farm systems. These rankings take several factors into consideration, including but not limited to minor league success, long-term potential and age. To keep the definition of "prospect" as simple as possible, any player with Major League experience is ineligible for inclusion - sorry, Troy Patton, Kam Mickolio and Bob McCrory.
Bennett's Best for the week of May 24
Legendary comic book store owner Greg Bennett provides a pair of recommendations for comic book lovers every week. This week its John Stanley Library Melvin Monster, Volume 1 from Drawn and Quarterly and Vagabond: Volume 29 from Viz Media.
Thru 6: Beaten by a 46-year-old
The ageless Jamie Moyer holds the Nats to one run and three hits.
Thru 3: A close call, and a big blast
Nats trailing 2-0 on an overruled call at the plate and Coste's solo homer off John Lannan.
