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The Return of Tom Waits

Posted 12.20.2011

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How would you describe Tom Waits? Critic Daniel Durchholz took an oft-cited stab at it, describing Waits' voice as one that sounded "like it was s...

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Health Care Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Fox Rose, Greg Howard, Jennifer Jaff, Brad Post, Diane Stollenwerk, Susanna Speier, Imran Jaffery, Karen L. Newman, David J. Undis, Marilyn Wann, Health Care Reform, Wendell Potter, Bart Windrum, Donald Bassman, Robert Levine, Michael O'Brien, Health Care, Health Insurance Reform, Sam Gravina, Obama Health Care Plan, Heath Care, Health Care Public Option, Robert E. Simon, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Not at all surprising, when I sent out my Health Care Politiku submission query I was swamped with phenomenal submissions.

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Apollo 11 Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charles J. Pellerin, Fraser Thomson, Richard Speier, Bob Fish, Rod Pyle, Tara-Gray-Burkholder, Lunar Landing, Collins, Von Braun, Neil Armstrong, Nasa, Moon, Apollo 11, Robots, 40th Anniversary, Eagle, Aldrin, Astronaut, Hornet, Sam Saltoun, Ellen Briggs Stansell, Jerome Coopersmith, Ralph Dannheisser, Karen Goldner, Irene Cullen Gravina, Randi Cecchine, Jacqueline Church Simonds, V. Alison Taylor, Michael O'Brien, Politics News
Susanna Speier

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11's moon landing, individuals with NASA affiliations that range from astronaut to intern condensed the seminal event into 17 syllable historiographies.

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Sarah Palin Swan Song Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susanna Speier, Scott Metz, Peter Orvetti, Michael O'Brien, Jerome Coopersmith, Ralph Dannheisser, Karen Goldner, The Haiku Foundation, Haiku, Politiku, Resignation, Sarah Palin, Poetry, Tina Fey, David Letterman, Home News
Susanna Speier

Palin's bolt-from-the-blue resignation was a Politiku dream come true. Politiku, by the way, is a contemporary English interpretation of Japanese Haiku poetry. Read: very concise political commentary.

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Independence Day Politiku: Where is My/Their Vote?

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susanna Speier

Iranian protesters are now struggling to obtain the fundamental principles of governance that we obtained two-hundred-thirty-three years ago.

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Father's Day Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aaron Landsman, Politiku, Andrew Solomon, Father's Day, Susanna Speier, David Amram, Michael O'Brien, Constance Congdon, Haiku, Healthy Living News
Susanna Speier

Dad's Pentagon career began in the early 80s when this issue of nuclear non-proliferation --- his area of expertise -- was considered more of an industrial and diplomatic issue than one of national defense.

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Empathy Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Justice, Politiku, Irene Gravina, Sonia Sotomayor, Susanna Speier, Sotomayor, Political Haiku, Michael O'Brien, Ken Urban, Andrew Solomon, Ron Coleman, Politics News
Susanna Speier

Any justice with the level of training that Sotomayor has would have the professionalism to compartmentalize her empathy while evaluating a Supreme Court Case.

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