Russ McClintock - the blog

It’s not realistic to do much blogging whilst on holiday in South Beach.

In Ireland the yards are paved wide and the roads are paved narrow.

Madonna told Oprah she had no idea the adoption was causing such a controversy until she returned to England. “I don’t read newspapers or watch television,” Madonna said, “but all of my friends have let me know what everybody’s talking about and what’s going on in the news. So it didn’t really hit me until […]

“You know I — recently I had an interesting experience. I share this with people all around our country because I want to bring to life that which we are now accomplishing. I went to Elvis’ place — (laughter) — with the former Prime Minister of Japan. He was the sitting Prime Minister of Japan […]

PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI: It’s like a dream. I never expected President come with me to visit Graceland. There’s Elvis song: To Dream Impossible. (Singing Elvis song.) (Laughter.) My dream came true. Thank you very much for — thank you. Thank you very much for treating me nice, the Elvis song. (Singing Elvis song.) Thank you.
PRESIDENT […]

Attacks on American troops are also at one of their highest points of the war, with 89 killed already this month. The figure is the highest monthly toll for American forces here since October 2005, when 96 troops were killed. - Washington Post, October 24, 2006.

“One of my favorite stories to share with our fellow citizens is my trip down to Memphis, Tennessee, to Elvis’s place, with former Prime Minister Koizumi. He was sitting Prime Minister at the time. People say, why did you go down there? I say, well, I had never been to Elvis’s place, and I thought […]

I love my bike.

Still life with leaves, tree and ornamental block.

LONDON, Oct 17, 2006 (AP Online) — Police officers escorted the African child being adopted by Madonna off a British Airways flight Tuesday, whisking him past photographers hoping to get a glimpse of the boy as he made his way to the pop star’s home.

“On the other hand, this government has only been in office about five months, five or six months now. They’re off to a good start. It is difficult, no question about it, but we’ve now got over 300,000 Iraqis trained and equipped as part of their security forces. They’ve had three national elections with higher […]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military reported Wednesday that 10 American troops had been killed the day before, raising the death toll so far this month to 69 and putting October on track to be the deadliest month for coalition forces since January 2005. - Associated Press, October 18, 2006.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — North Korea may be preparing to conduct a second nuclear test, a U.S. official with access to intelligence information said Tuesday. - October 17, 2006.

Well done, here’s a pound.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 15 — Militias allied with Iraq’s Shiite-led government roamed roads north of Baghdad, seeking out and attacking Sunni Arab targets Sunday, police and hospital officials said. The violence raised to at least 80 the number of people killed in retaliatory strikes between a Shiite city and a Sunni town separated only by the […]