Unfortunately Vlad the Regaler will be off the air tonight, in order to deal with the allegations regarding him that have been published by Wonkette. At this very difficult time for Vlad and his family, we request that the media understand and respect his need for a period of privacy. h/t Patterico

”101 103 Of Our Children Died In Iraq This Month” Headline at Kos. Unrelated: Brandy, You’re a Fine Girl . . . Bleg: Does anyone have the link to that site that covers Sharia fashion trends?  Thanks. Timing Questioning Opportunity: Wages, benefits up at 2-year best pace Joe Malchow: Kofi Annan Releases Long-Sought Financial Disclosure Forms… To Secret U.N. Committee He Just Made Up

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At the Backache, Pamela sets out her reasons for despising Halloween: What I didn’t know was the history of Halloween. It has deplorable, ugly elements. I would deck the house full out in Halloween decoration—but it was my kids who came home years ago and said. “hey ma, they use to kill Jews on Halloween. It’s a pagan holiday.” Apparently Halloween was a night when many pogroms would occur against

The Lebanese Muslim Association, which runs the main mosque in Sydney's south-west, sent an open letter to Sheikh Taj el Din Al Hilaly—Australia’s senior Muslim cleric— asking him to step aside from his position after it was revealed he had compared some women to uncovered meat during a sermon.  Coincidentally, the sheikh has asked for indefinite leave from his duties at Sydney's Lakemba mosque, after being hospitalized o­n Monday. Meanwhile,

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