the good, the bad, and the weird
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mamajoanThe good, or at least entertaining: Article from today's Boston Globe about the supposed "bambino boom," as babies conceived during the Red Sox's World Series win are starting to be born.
The bad: Sandra Day O'Connor announces her resignation from U.S. Supreme Court. Dude, this is not going to be pretty. :(
The just plain weird: Did the President of Russia steal a ring? No, it was a gift. Really, I swear.
If you haven't been following this story (and really, why would you have been?), here's a summary: Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team, met with Russian president Vladimir Putin a few days ago. Kraft took off his Super Bowl championship ring to show Putin. Putin looked at it, tried it on, then put it in his pocket. Kraft looked surprised. There followed several days of wild speculation during which many people said that Putin had "stolen" the ring, that Kraft hadn't intended to give it to him but just to show it to him. Finally, Kraft made a public statement claiming that he gave the ring to Putin as a gift after seeing how much Putin liked it. Please, like anyone buys that. We all know that Bob Kraft is sitting there stewing, because what can you say, "Mr. President, please give me back my ring, I didn't mean for you to keep it"? Dude, you don't want an international incident, so he pretty much has to be gracious about it. You can bet he's having another ring made for himself though, boy howdy.
In other News of the Odd, Woman gives birth to 13-pound, 12-ounce baby. Yow!!!!!
The bad: Sandra Day O'Connor announces her resignation from U.S. Supreme Court. Dude, this is not going to be pretty. :(
The just plain weird: Did the President of Russia steal a ring? No, it was a gift. Really, I swear.
If you haven't been following this story (and really, why would you have been?), here's a summary: Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team, met with Russian president Vladimir Putin a few days ago. Kraft took off his Super Bowl championship ring to show Putin. Putin looked at it, tried it on, then put it in his pocket. Kraft looked surprised. There followed several days of wild speculation during which many people said that Putin had "stolen" the ring, that Kraft hadn't intended to give it to him but just to show it to him. Finally, Kraft made a public statement claiming that he gave the ring to Putin as a gift after seeing how much Putin liked it. Please, like anyone buys that. We all know that Bob Kraft is sitting there stewing, because what can you say, "Mr. President, please give me back my ring, I didn't mean for you to keep it"? Dude, you don't want an international incident, so he pretty much has to be gracious about it. You can bet he's having another ring made for himself though, boy howdy.
In other News of the Odd, Woman gives birth to 13-pound, 12-ounce baby. Yow!!!!!
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yeah, I just got the NARAL update
Date: 2005-07-01 04:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-03 02:03 am (UTC)- Edith Hollan Jones. Born 1949. University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1974. 5th Circuit Court. Appointed by President Reagan in 1985.
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- Karen J. Williams. Born 1951. University of South Carolina Law Center, J.D., 1980. 4th Circuit Court. Appointed by President G. H. W. Bush in 1992.
- Deborah L. Cook. Born 1952. University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1978. 6th Circuit Court. Appointed by President Bush in 2003.
- Julia Smith Gibbons. Born 1950. University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1975. 6th Circuit Court. Appointed by President Bush in 2002.