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Not Chewy, Unfinished, and Absolutely No Hint of PCBs

6:14 PM, Feb 27, 2013 • By GEOFFREY NORMAN

What does a refined palate look for in a water tasting?  They know the answer at:

[The] Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting competition. Judges rate municipal water and also bottled still and sparkling varieties in what is the largest water-tasting competition in the world.

The event is the biggest of its kind in the world and this will be the 23rd running. Last year's winner in the Municipal Water category was from Emporia, Kansas. Something about the water in Kansas.

One question:  What do the judges use to cleanse the palate? A nice Chardonnay?

Rubio's PAC Sells Water Bottles

8:26 PM, Feb 13, 2013 • By DANIEL HALPER

In response to the outrage over Marco Rubio's decision to drink water during his response to the State of the Union Address, his PAC, Reclaim America, has begun selling water bottles.

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Vienna Waits For Me

10:32 AM, Mar 18, 2012 • By VICTORINO MATUS

Cafe Hawelka, Vienna
I'm currently on assignment for THE WEEKLY STANDARD in God-awful Vienna, Austria (just trying not to make my colleagues envious). It's been almost 20 years since I spent a year in the old city as a student, and it's fascinating seeing what has changed (I've already stumbled across two Starbucks) and what hasn't (the grocery stores are still closed on Sundays).

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Mexican Presidential Candidate Asks Joe Biden for a Glass of Water

8:36 PM, Mar 5, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPER

Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto asked Vice President Joe Biden for a glass of water today at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City, according to the pool report compiled by Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News.

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Happy Hour: Brokered Convention More Likely?

7:00 PM, Feb 29, 2012 • By MARK HEMINGWAY

Sean Trende: "Odds of a Brokered Convention Are Increasing"

The Telegraph: "Killing babies no different from abortion, experts say"

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