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Latest From Chip Wood	April 27, 2012

So Now It's Doggiegate? » Last week in this space, I predicted that this year's Presidential contest would be the dirtiest in our history. Guess I should have added that some of the attacks against Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, would also be among the silliest we've seen. More »

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Rubio Puts On His Big-Boy Britches And Talks Tough » Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R-Tea Party sellout) donned his big-boy britches Wednesday and unveiled a hawkish foreign policy that surely endeared him to the military-industrial complex. Rubio unveiled "new proposals on foreign policy" at the Brookings Institution that sound like more of the same empire building and interventionism.  More »

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Politicians Avoiding Questions Pertaining To Policy » I still remember the yellow tint of the dodgeball that crushed my face in seventh grade. Had I been more like a Senate or House candidate, I would have been able to avoid the pugnacious projectile altogether. More »

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Military Terror Training Ramping Up » In May, the United States will invite airborne troops from Russia to hold joint anti-terror drills in Colorado. It will be the first time that the Russian airborne forces have held exercises with the U.S. airborne forces on the U.S. territory. More »

Conceal In Style » Iconic clothier Woolrich has designed a pair of $65 chino pants that have the clean profile of a standard pair of pants with no external cargo or utility pocketing, but offer the added advantage of a hidden chamber pocket strategically placed for weapons concealment. More »

Burger King Agrees To Use Cage-Free Eggs And Pork » The burgers at Burger King may be double-stacked, but the pigs and chickens used to produce their products won't be. By 2017, Burger King plans to buy all its eggs and pork from cage-free facilities.  More »

Chip Shots

‘Even Obama Is Doing Worse Under President Obama’ Thanks for the laugh, Jay. Jay Leno cracked me up last week with this observation in his opening monologue: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama." More »