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Saturday, June 7
Bad: Getting lost while scuba diving. Worse: Washing up on a deserted shore with few supplies. Totally Screwed: Having to fight off komodo dragons until rescue arrives
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 06:23 PM EDT
Five Europeans who vanished while scuba diving in treacherous waters off eastern Indonesia were found alive Saturday on a remote island, police and family members said. The divers — three from Britain and one each from France and Sweden — were rescued after battling a komodo dragon during the 36 hours they were stranded on a remote island reserve for the deadly reptiles, AFP reports. They became stranded after getting caught in strong currents. More>>>
Nice to see Obama has found a flag pin he can be proud to wear
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 04:22 PM EDT
Barack Obama sported an Olympic lapel pin when he appeared at a rally at Daley Plaza to celebrate Chicago making the first cut in the contest to host the 2016 Olympic games. It must be a relief for Obama to wear a lapel pin that he isn't embarrassed about. From last fall, here is Obama's explanation for why he stopped wearing a flag lapel pin: You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a (flag) pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we’re talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest. Of course, when he realized he needed to wear a flag pin to reach poor white voters in the south, Obama swallowed his pride and put on a flag pin. More>>> Related>>>
Report accuses government of 'deep religious illiteracy,' claiming it discriminates against Christianity and favors Islam
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 03:04 PM EDT
The policies of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have helped to generate a spiritual, civic and economic crisis in Britain, according to an important Church of England report. Labour is failing society and lacks the vision to restore a sense of British identity, the report says in the Church’s strongest attack on the Government for decades. It accuses the Government of “deep religious illiteracy” and of having “no convincing moral direction”. More>>>
Mexico asks World Court to stay executions in US
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 01:57 PM EDT
The court, informally known as the World Court, ruled in 2004 that the convictions of some 50 Mexicans on death row around the United States violated the 1963 Vienna Convention, which provides that people arrested abroad can have access to their home country's consular officials. The court, which sits in The Hague, said the Mexicans should have new hearings in U.S. courts to determine whether the violation affected their cases. President Bush accepted the judgment and asked state courts to review the cases. Texas refused. Jose Medellin, a 33-year-old inmate condemned in the gang rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on the basis of the World Court's ruling. The Supreme Court rejected the appeal March 25, saying Bush had overstepped his authority when he ordered the courts to carry out the decision from The Hague and review the prisoners' cases. The Constitution "allows the president to execute the laws, not make them," said the majority opinion. More>>>
Dems yank global warming bill
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 01:09 PM EDT
The debate in many ways was about setting the stage for a more serious climate change effort under the next president. While President Bush would have vetoed any cap-and-trade bill this year, both McCain and Obama back some form of mandatory emissions reduction, so this debate will gain serious traction again next year. "We're getting ready for the next president of the United States, who we know ... will be hospitable to this bill," Boxer said. TRANSLATION: More hospitable to killing off the economy - that is, industry and jobs - Roland More>>>
Did they or didn't they?
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 08:55 AM EDT
Sen. Barack Obama ditched his unsuspecting press entourage yesterday to attend a secretive meeting with Sen. Hillary Clinton. But where did that meeting take place? Was it at the secretive Bilderberg conference in Chantilly, Va.? So far, neither campaign is talking. The 56th Bilderberg meeting is still going on this weekend at the Westfields Marriott, according to various sources. But attendance is a well-guarded secret – along with the agenda, which tends toward the promotion of globalist ideas. More>>>
Why oil prices will tank
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 08:47 AM EDT
High-flying tech stocks crashed. The roaring housing market crumbled. And oil, rest assured, will follow the same path down. Not everyone agrees. In an echo of our most recent market frenzies, some experts pronounce that the "world has changed," and that the demand spikes, supply disruptions, and government bungling we face now will saddle us with a future of $4, $5 or even $10 a gallon gasoline. More>>>
India grounds 'fat' air hostesses
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 07 Jun 2008 08:35 AM EDT
An Indian court has ruled that state-owned airline Air India has the right to prevent its air hostesses from flying for being overweight. The Delhi high court was responding to a case filed by five air hostesses who had been grounded by the airline for being too fat to fly. More>>> |
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