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  • This happens here time and again until we are back on the Theiss which is to be held as a new defense line.

    Stuka Pilot Rudel, Hans-Ulrich 1973

  • Account executive Kevin Theiss wrote to Australian hedge-fund manager and blogger John Hempton , who is short China Agritech and has raised questions about the company, saying, "We have collected evidence that your allegations are groundless."

    Overheard 2011

  • "Cuts of this magnitude will undermine gross domestic product performance at a time when the economy is seeing anemic post-recession growth," wrote EPI's Rebecca Theiss.

    Dave Johnson: Crappy Jobs Caused by Plutocracy and Austerity Dave Johnson 2011

  • "Cuts of this magnitude will undermine gross domestic product performance at a time when the economy is seeing anemic post-recession growth," wrote EPI's Rebecca Theiss.

    Dave Johnson: Crappy Jobs Caused by Plutocracy and Austerity Dave Johnson 2011

  • As Theiss wrote in last Friday's Plain Dealer, "Twenty-six soldiers of the 50-member unit were initially charged with criminal offenses for their actions, but only Lt. William Calley was convicted of premeditated murder."

    David Quigg: Part Expos��, Part Cover-Up: 1968's My Lai Massacre Photos Have Big Lessons For Citizen Journalists 2009

  • Theiss was released on bond, but the toad remains in police custody.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • David Theiss, 21, of Kansas City, Missouri, was arrested for keeping a pet toad with the intent of licking it to get high.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • And, since Theiss was charged with several drug offenses -- among them possessing mescaline, a controlled substance extracted from a cactus -- he surely must have owned the toad for sinister reasons.

    Toad Away: New Highs in the War on Drugs 2008

  • United Press International reports that Theiss "is believed to be the first in the Kansas City area to be charged with toad-licking."

    Toad Away: New Highs in the War on Drugs 2008

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 - Brooke Theiss turning into a roach.

    10 Most Disgusting Movie Moments 2006

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