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APRIL 19,  2009

This just in from the world of science, via the Washington Post:  In an unusual new study, researchers have found that when people see images that are especially cute they become more dextrous.

So if I stare at a picture of Harry Reid, will that make me clumsy?

In case you hadn't heard, from the New York Post:   SO, you plunked down $2,625 for a ticket to yesterday's game at Yankee Stadium and then watched the Indians put up 14 runs in the second inning, the worst inning in Yankees history.  Think of it this way. That's only $187.50 per run. What a bargain.

The Indians won, 22-4.  The Yankees have the fattest payroll in the majors.  But, like Wall Street, paying "players" by the million doesn't always produce profits.

APRIL 18,  2009

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security and are erecting metal nets at rallies.  Lal Krishna Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate was the latest politician to be at the receiving end Thursday, as an angry party worker threw a slipper at him during an election meeting in a central state.

Metal nets?  Are they a form of missile defense?  President Obama will undoubtedly frown on such provocative military measures.  These Indian politicians must learn to negotiate with the slipper launchers and feel their legitimate grievances.

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