car·riage re·turn

n. the lever or mechanism on a typewriter that would cause the cylinder on which the paper was held (the carriage) to return to the left margin of the page

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The Los Angeles Times:Hillary Clinton blows name of next Russian president [27 Feb 2008]

So naturally late in the Ohio debate when it came time for the trick question,the kind of TV interview question that got George W. Bush so much unwanted,embarrassing and prolonged attention Read on…

Catching Up on the Latest Cabinet News

There’s been a good deal of news breaking in the last 24 or so hours,so I’ll try to catch up on that before posting Part IV in the “Filling the Cabinet”series (which will hopefully be ready for Friday morning publication). First,the news that broke late last night:

Gov. Napolitano for Read on…

Filling the New Cabinet,Part II:State

The Contenders: –Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM,2003-present):Democratic Primary Candidate for President (2008);Secretary of Energy (1998-2001);United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1997-1998);US Representative from New Mexico (1983-1997);Staff,United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1975-1978);Staff,United States Department of State (1973-1975)

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One of the few real Democrats speaks up

This is even more amusing than Bob Dole snapping “Tell him [then-Vice President Bush] to stop lying about my record!”back in 1988.

Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) on John Edwards:

The one that is the most problematic is (John) Edwards,who voted for the Patriot Act,campaigns against it. Voted for No Child Left Behind,Read on…

War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Clinton Is Change.

This being the last evening before my semester starts here in Madison,part of me wonders why I wasted it watching three presidential candidates I won’t be voting for debate in South Carolina. Surely there would be much more pleasant ways to spend that last evening of peace,but,after flipping back and forth between Read on…