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> A Polish archbishop said plans to make visitors walk over a Soviet flag as they entered a new "museum of communism" would be un-Christian and a triumph of Bolshevism. Archbishop Jozef Zycinski of Lublin said although many Poles associated negative things with the Soviet flag "it

Ron Artest, explaining why he should be on the U.S. Basketball team: "I may not have class, but I'm an American." It may not make it onto my Favorite Quotes page (link to left), but it's pretty good.

If you missed it on Fox last night, a man pled guilty to raping a six-year-old girl. The judge sentenced him to 60 days. Today, I learn part of the judge's rationale: > [The judge] said . . . his intent was to ensure that Hulett gets treatment [which isn'

From the left-leaning Jeff Jarvis [http://www.buzzmachine.com/]: > Harry Belafonte calls Bush “the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world.” He also said that millions of Americans support Venezuelan Hugo Chavez. This from UNICEF's goodwill ambassador. With goodwill like this”¦. I'

Stern debuted his Sirius show today, after leaving FM on December 16th. > Stern also introduced George Takei as his new on-air personality. Takei, who played Captain Sulu on the popular television show "Star Trek" and who last year publicly said he is gay, will serve as announcer.

> A court has approved the release from prison the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, saying he completed his sentence for crimes he committed in Turkey, the semiofficial Anatolia news agency reported Sunday. > Mehmet Ali Agca was extradited to Turkey in 2000 after serving almost

> Mailboxes costing as much as $350 and granite posts that can cost $400 are sprouting up around Boston's western suburbs. Link [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/01/08/the_latest_stamp_of_distinction_high_end_mailboxes/] .