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Monday January 22, 2007

Du Jour: Al Mohler reflects on Lessons Learned in a Crisis.

Abortion: And it’s good to have Dr. Mohler back (he will be back at the helm of his radio program today). His most recent article deals with a topic I wrote about recently as well: a search and destroy mission to rid the world of mentally handicapped children.

Abortion: Joe Carter also discusses abortion in a moving article.

Television: A new show from Fox will ask and answer the question: “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?”

Blogspotting: Russell Smith responds to the things I hate about America.

Climate: A long-time meteorologist says “I do not know of a single TV meteorologist who buys into the man-made global warming hype. I know there must be a few out there, but I can’t find them.”


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