President Bush has signed a directive granting extraordinary powers to the office of the president in the event of a declared national emergency, apparently without congressional approval or oversight.
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Thursday, June 14
FBI Sponsors the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour", Ahmadinejad Bows Out...
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WeaselZipper
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 10:11 PM EDT
AP Israel Derangement Syndrome...
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WeaselZipper
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 10:07 PM EDT
What does an AP writer do with the 2nd sentence of an article on the Hamas takeover of Gaza and execution of Fatah prisoners during a bloody civil war?
Two jailed after bridge built by blind man collapses... didn't see That coming...
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 05:53 PM EDT
A Chinese court has jailed two officials after they let a blind contractor build a bridge which collapsed during construction and injured 12 people, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Who Are CAIR's Paymasters?
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 05:47 PM EDT
Islamofascism: Recent tax filings reveal an Islamist group that claims to speak for millions of Muslims in America actually boasts just 1,700 members. So whose interests does it really represent?
Dad's absence ‘decimates’ black community
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 04:04 PM EDT
Chris Gardner- “There’s no pay. There are no benefits. You don’t get time off. You don’t get a break,” he said. “But once in a while you get to see your child shine and you say to yourself, ‘That’s my boy. That’s my girl.”’
Privacy is SOOOO Dead: Eye-tracking device developed for billboards, screens
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 02:27 PM EDT
Hello Mr. Yukkamoto and welcome back to the GAP... TORONTO (CP) - High-tech billboards and plasma screens are becoming more ... more »
Even the Palestinians don't like each other...
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 02:05 PM EDT
President Mahmoud Abbas will dissolve the Palestinian Authority's government Thursday after fighting between rival parties Hamas and Fatah consumed the Gaza Strip and was expected to call for a state of emergency, sources close to Abbas confirmed to FOX News.
Bill Clinton Made 10 Million Last Year...
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WeaselZipper
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 01:25 PM EDT
Six years out of power, Bill Clinton can still raise huge sums with a personal appearance. He made a staggering $450,000 for a single September speech in London, at a Fortune Forum event, as well as $200,000 for an April appearance in the Bahamas to speak to IBM, and another $200,000 for a New York speech to General Motors.
Sixth Grader Named "Most Likely Not To Have Children"
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 12:18 PM EDT
"Matt said he received the awards in front of classmates during a ceremony at the Decatur Intermediate Learning Center at the end of the recently finished school year. His mother and his stepfather have asked the Decatur Township school system to reprimand the teachers, and they want an apology."
Freedom, not climate, is at risk
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 11:46 AM EDT
We are living in strange times. One exceptionally warm winter is enough – irrespective of the fact that in the course of the 20th century the global temperature increased only by 0.6 per cent – for the environmentalists and their followers to suggest radical measures to do something about the weather, and to do it right now.
UN Human Rights Council Decides to Permanently Condemn Israel....
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WeaselZipper
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 09:34 AM EDT
the President of the Human Rights Council maintains his proposal that condemnation of Israel remain permanently on the agenda. Despite noting that the agenda should conform to principles of "universality," "objectivity," and "non-selectiveness," the President of the Human Rights Council agrees that Palestinians are the only group in the world entitled to their own agenda item. Victims of genocide in Darfur have no such luck.
Why liberal parents are now breeding a generation of little horrors
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 08:55 AM EDT
Somehow our liberal society has created a tribe of monstrous kids. Parents have become terrified of their offspring, in thrall to their every want and desire, which they scurry to fulfil. And the thanks they receive? A constant litany of abuse, much of it woundingly personal, and publicly delivered, casual disobedience.
Town tells kids: "Pull up your pants and get off our lawn."
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The Bartender
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 08:49 AM EDT
Mayor Carol Broussard said he would sign an ordinance the town council approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or certain parts of the body. Broussard said he has nothing against saggy pants but thinks people who wear them should use discretion. "It's gotten way out of hand out here," he said.
Reid and Pelosi Declare Victory Over the US...
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WeaselZipper
on Thu 14 Jun 2007 07:52 AM EDT
Top US congressional Democrats bluntly told President George W. Bush Wednesday that his Iraq troop "surge" policy was a failure. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi challenged the president over Iraq by sending him a letter, ahead of a White House meeting later on Wednesday. |
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