Do you believe?
May 15th, 2008 by Jonathan Maziarz in Breakfast Links, Current Affairs, Editor's Desk, News, Politics 
The British do. They released some of their own X-Files recently.
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• The humorless police state continues to grow. This week’s threat — college students.
• Republicans are furious that Bob Barr is going to run for president as a libertarian, but Democrats are thrilled to have someone on the ballot who can do to John McCain in 2008 what Ralph Nader did to Al Gore in 2000.
• Ron Paul’s continued and surprisingly vibrant campaign is also delighting Democrats. It could make for a far more interesting GOP convention than the Republicans are hoping for.
• The stand-off between Karl Rove and Congress continues.
• Our colleagues at the Chicago Reader have compiled a comprehensive list of police torture incidents in the Windy City.
• The scale and scope of the earthquake disaster in China is difficult to imagine from this far away. But, National Public Radio’s Melissa Block provided this wrenching report of one couple’s search for their toddler and grandparents. Outstanding and heart-breaking journalism. Sit down and listen to all 12 minutes; it’s worth it.
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