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Recorded at a Texas Tech game on Feb 9, 2008, the entire arena remains completely motionless and silent throughout the song. The two girls on the right are six years old, the two in the middle are seven, and the one on the left is eight.

Thanks to Joan and Christina.

My friend Echo fire danced tonight at my friend Jay's backyard. It was beautiful!

Echo's site is here.

The headline here says it all. This is totally nuts. It would be much cheaper for everyone to buy a baseball bat and a dog and then let about half the people of out prison. I figure a huge number of people are in prison for either low grade drug offenses—or for just not being white middle class.

The president will deliver his budget today and with it a new philosophy. Former Clinton budget adviser Matt Miller asks: Can Obama convince Americans it’s a good idea to raise taxes?

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