As Manila fans prepare to meet Morrissey this May, Ely Buendia ponders the rock icon’s ultimate contribution.
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Richard Lugar, 80, Senior United States Senator from the Hoosier State of Indiana, recipient of the Order of Sikatuna, saw his 45-year political career (35 years in the U.S. Senate) ended somewhat unexpectedly today by Republican primary voters. His reelection bid was junked by Indiana Republicans in favor of a relatively unknown opponent (Richard Mourdock) heavily backed by the Tea Party. Lugar, as folks of a certain age may remember, was a peripheral player in the events leading up to the 1986 EDSA Revolution.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. stood in the middle of the ring on Saturday. He was on top of the pugilistic world after beating Miguel Cotto for the superwelterweight title but he looked very small, hoping for adulation. As is the tradition at the end of his fights, the crowd booed him—many people watch him fight hoping he will lose–but it only lasted for a moment. He had given such a great performance that the crowd didn’t really have their hearts in it.
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Erwan is back to share some stuff. That is all.
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