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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Army has recommended that seven 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers be discharged following allegations they engaged in sex acts shown on a gay pornographic Web site.

Three soldiers face courts-martial on charges of sodomy, pandering and engaging in sex acts for money. Four others received nonjudicial punishments, according to a statement released by the military Friday.

The charges do not mention the name of the site, but the division had previously been investigating allegations that soldiers appeared on a gay pornography Web site. A spokesman for the division said the charges were a result of that investigation.

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The first thing I did this morning was to read the following three sentences in the newspaper:

CORPUS CHRISTI – The 78-year-old man shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident was discharged from a hospital Friday, nearly a week after getting blasted by a shotgun in the face, neck and chest.

Harry Whittington said he was 'a lucky person' for surviving an accidental shooting on a South Texas ranch. "My family and I are deeply sorry for everything Vice President Cheney and his family have had to deal with," Austin attorney Harry Whittington said in his first comments since getting shot last Saturday with a 28-gauge shotgun while quail hunting on a South Texas ranch.

Excuse me, but did some of that birdshot get lodged in his brain? Just what the hell is he apologizing for?

"Mr. Vice President, I am so sorry my head got in the way of your shotgun last week. That must have been so awful for you and your family, what with all the media scrutiny and all. I hope you can forgive me someday."

I mean, come on. Someone get this guy some kneepads already.

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Slate has a recurring feature called "Bushisms," a compilation of some of the President's most spectacular malapropisms. I love it, especially since I have an occasional habit of committing the same assault-and-battery of the English language myself. Like, for instance, today:

"I know what you mean. I really had to change my routine to increase my effectiveness in this job. For instance, I used to have to get up and drink coffee and read the paper for 30 minutes before I got in the shower and went to work. It made me really cranky if I didn't get to do that. But I found that I wasn't getting enough done in the day. So now, I get up and immediately get in the shower and just drink coffee on the way to work. I get here a lot earlier and have a significant amount of quiet time before the day really starts. And let me tell you: I am a creature of habit. Getting me to change my routine is like getting blood from a goat."

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Check it out, courtesy of the Music Genome Project. Neato!