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Saturday, May 31
NH Paper: Celebrating 'Open Tent' Day -- Kids Dress Like Arabs
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 10:33 PM EDT
Only in the west can one see a school that hosts a day when school children are encouraged to dress like, act like, and "learn about" those trying to kill them and all in a day that the country is in the midst of war. And only in the west would the media help celebrate such an outrageous example of support for what, in truth, are our enemies. More>>>
Scientists now convinced Mars lander has bared ice
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 10:24 PM EDT
Sharp new images received Saturday from the Phoenix lander largely convinced scientists that the spacecraft's thrusters had uncovered a large patch of ice just below the Martian surface, team members said. That bodes well for the mission's main goal of digging for ice that can be tested for evidence of organic compounds that are the chemical building blocks of life More>>>
Canadian troops disrupt bomb-making networks in Afghanistan
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 10:17 PM EDT
Military officials said there were no Canadian casualties as soldiers fought suspected Taliban militants all week, storming their hideouts and killing an unspecified number of them, as part of a larger NATO push in southern Afghanistan to target the networks that build and plant roadside bombs and booby traps. The vast majority of the 83 Canadian soldiers who've lost their lives in Afghanistan have died as a result of improvised explosives More>>>
Shades of Hazleton: Federal judge strikes down Dallas suburb's ban on renting homes to illegal immigrants
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 10:06 PM EDT
Federal judge strikes down Dallas suburb's ban on renting homes to illegal immigrants...but, hey, at least this blogger is delighted, I'm sure... More>>>
Obama adviser: Israel must give up its nukes
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 09:46 PM EDT
Joseph Cirincione, director of nuclear policy at the Center for American Progress, also previously dismissed reports Israel's Sept. 6 airstrike targeted a Syrian nuclear reactor as "nonsense" and called Damascus' nuclear program "miniscule." More>>>
Clinton supporter tossed from rules committee meeting...
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 31 May 2008 09:38 PM EDT
Obama resigns from his church
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 06:55 PM EDT
Barack Obama's campaign just confirmed for us that he has resigned from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, news that was first reported earlier today in a blog written by Chicago journalist Monroe Anderson. A very astute move from a man who wants to be President. More>>>
"The Cone Of Silence", and other real spy gadgets inspired by fictional spy shows.
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 06:36 PM EDT
Maxwell Smart always "missed it by that much," but some of those dopey spy shows of the '60s were right on the money. More>>>
Texas Case against polygamist sect unraveling
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 06:06 PM EDT
For nearly two months, Texas child welfare officials had insisted conditions at a polygamist group's ranch were so abusive that none of its members should be allowed to keep their children. Now, however, one of the of the largest custody cases in U.S. history is unraveling, and some are looking for what went wrong when the state raided the Yearning For Zion Ranch and removed more than 400 children. More>>>
How Not To Adopt a Child From Africa (Not Safe for Work Language)
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 05:26 PM EDT
Deadbeat Olbermann Fails to Pay New York Taxes, State Issues Warrant
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 05:23 PM EDT
New York State has issued a tax warrant against Keith Olbermann for failure to pay taxes on his humbly named personal corporation, Olbermann Broadcasting Empire, Inc. Olbermann is listed in legal records as the President of Olbermann Broadcasting Empire, Inc. A call to the Albany County Clerk's Office in upstate New York confirmed that the warrant is still outstanding and that Olbermann has still failed to pay his back taxes. State records show that Olbermann's company failed to pay $2,269.50 in state taxes. A judgement was entered against Olbermann last summer (Docket Date: 8/21/2007), just weeks before Olbermann closed on a a luxurious $4.2 mm condo at Trump Palace, at 200 East 69th Street. More>>>
Former Iraqi Insurgent: 'Now the American Forces Are on the Right Track'
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 05:18 PM EDT
School teacher Raad Mohammed Mahdi used to take on another role after classes: foot soldier in the Sunni insurgency north of Baghdad. He grew weary of his double life last year and wanted to lay down his arms. The problem was he didn't know how to surrender formally without facing possible jail time. More>>>
Movie glorifying vapid, shallow women well attended by vapid, shallow women
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 09:44 AM EDT
"Sex" moved from the city to the cinema on Friday as hordes of determined women descended upon Manhattan for the premiere of "Sex and the City" in the city where the hit television show-turned-film takes place. "Is there a New York girl that isn't (a fan of the show)?" asked Nikki Lamarine, who stood outside a Times Square cinema as she and about 30 girlfriends clutched opening-night tickets they had secured several weeks in advance. More>>>
Officials Find Massacred Children, Babies in Peruvian Mass Grave
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 09:40 AM EDT
Forensics experts began piling the dusty skeletons of 60 people — including children and babies — into boxes Friday, 24 years after they were killed by the military in this village in Peru's highlands. Peru's government-appointed truth commission said that 123 people were killed in the 1984 massacre in Putis — the largest mass slaying of the bloody standoff between Maoist Shining Path guerrillas and a state-sponsored counterinsurgency campaign. More>>>
Follow Up: Islam-promoting principal defied order to protect kids
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 09:31 AM EDT
A public school principal in Texas who arranged for an Islamic instruction presentation for students by an organization whose leaders have been linked to terror groups apparently arranged for that indoctrination after being told not to by her district's superintendent. More>>>
The URL Says it all: sarahjessicaparkerlookslikeahorse.com
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 01:29 AM EDT
Did Mob Get First Crack at Care?
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 31 May 2008 12:34 AM EDT
A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when several hundred area patients died while awaiting transplants, according to a published report. More>>> |
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