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The Army now says it will not consider a Florida developer’s proposal to build a 125-acre military theme park. “That proposal . . . was dead on arrival, and will be dead on arrival if resubmitted,” said Keith Eastin, the Army’s assistant secretary for installations and environment in an e-mailed statement to the Washington Post.

Yes, it’s a big news day with Bob Ney’s resignation, the BP pipeline closure and the Lamont-Lieberman primary. But let’s not let this item on the cover of today’s Washington Post slip by: “Army Ponders Amusement Venue, Hotel at Ft. Belvoir.” The Post reports the army is giving serious consideration to a proposal for a…

Well, while much of the media may be declining to make connections between (not draw conclusions from, but make connections between) the heat wave and global warming, others are not so reluctant. The heat wave, it appears, has convinced Christian conservative broadcaster Pat Robertson of the reality of climate change. Reports Reuters: “We really need…