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this is a running list of the Georgia officials I have contacted on Mike Huckabee's behalf to garner their support. If you are reading from Georgia, please join me in doing so. If I get any responses I will also post them here. And yes I labeled the date as October of 08 so this remains a "sticky".-GOVERNOR SONNY PERDUE-LT. GOVERNOR CASEY CAGLE-SENATOR SAXBY CHAMBLISS-SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON - REP. JOHN LINDER (GA-7)- REP. JACK KINGSTON (GA-1)- REP. LYNN WESTMORELAND (GA-3)-REP. TOM PRICE (GA-6)- REP. NATHAN DEAL (GA-9)- REP. PHIL GINGREY (GA-11)

Legislation that would create a panel to determine the rates and terms of credit card transaction fees may harm consumers, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Tuesday expressing the views of a top U.S. antitrust official.Rep. John Conyers, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Chris Cannon, a Republican on the panel, introduced a bill earlier this year that would create a panel to

Dozens of white Europeans have trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan's tribal regions in recent months, U.S. intelligence sources tell ABC News, in what officials fear may be the beginnings of a new breed of al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorism."Al-Qa'ida is improving the last key aspect of its ability to attack the U.S.: the identification, training and positioning of operatives for an attack in the Ho

Dallas City Council member Angela Hunt argued that sales price disclosure would make the property tax system more equitable and eliminate the breaks that many commercial property owners now enjoy because their appraisals are often well below market value."Commercial property owners aren't pulling their weight," Ms. Hunt told the Senate Subcommittee on Property Appraisal and Revenue Caps. "And that

BAGHDAD: A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others on Tuesday, security officials said.A car bomb struck a busy market in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 51 people, officials said, the deadliest such attack in three months.The attack [...]

CNN today reported that high-level Hamas officials are stating that an imminent cease-fire with Israel is in the works, and could happen within three days. Now, I’m torn on this.  First of all, we all know that Hamas can use open-roads, and a cease-fire, simply to rearm and regroup forces.  Then again, any move toward peace [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation…. Related posts No related posts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military psychologists were enlisted to help develop more aggressive interrogation methods, including snarling dogs, forced nudity and long periods of standing, against terrorism suspects, according to a Senate investigation…. Related posts No related posts.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a 5 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned…. Related posts No related posts.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned. Tim Knox and Bud Moore have been placed on indefinite administrative paid leave. NASCAR will not reveal the identities of the officials sent home Friday from Kentucky Speedway, but a person familiar with the investigation

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two officials named in a 5 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned….

Dubai: Australian soccer fans who travelled to watch Australia play Iraq in a World Cup qualifier have complained that Iraqi officials charged them up to twenty times more for tickets than Iraqi fans and kept them waiting for hours.The pricing fiasco, coupled with a week of 'dirty tricks' for the players, is seen by many as an insult after the Football Federation of Australia bent over backwards t

As the legislative session winds down, Illinois officials are again raising the award of the 10th casino license and an expansion of gambling as the fix to the state's financial deficit. This is... Continue reading at The Chicago Syndicate

Dubai: Australian soccer fans who travelled to watch Australia play Iraq in a World Cup qualifier have complained that Iraqi officials charged them up to twenty times more for tickets than Iraqi fans and kept them waiting for hours.The pricing fiasco, coupled with a week of 'dirty tricks' for the players, is seen by many as an insult after the Football Federation of Australia bent over backwards t

By Kevin Canessa Jr.The Hudson LineThe Nutley folks wake up to Wednesday morning will hardly look as it did just a day ago.A massive storm — which at least one resident says included a tornado — swept through town, downing trees, downing wires and closing streets, prompting local officials to declare a State of Emergency.Schools district wide are closed Wednesday as crews work to clean up the

A former racing official is suing NASCAR for $250 million, alleging racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Mauricia Grant, who is black, worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR’s second-tier Nationwide Series from January 2005 until she was fired last October. For the rest of this article, CLICK HERE. Jenna Fryer [...]

Richard L. Armitage, who served from 2001 to 2005 as Deputy Secretary of State, was a rarity in the Bush administration: an official who delighted in talking to the press. Reporters loved him for his withering criticism of the neoconservative zealots around President George W. Bush and in part because he fed them tidbits about the White House they could obtain nowhere else. His accidental disclosu

Japan’s Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said it’s “very shocking” that ministry officials have been accepting gifts from taxi drivers and “severe punishment” will be issued. (...)

International Herald Tribune There is internal disagreement at the U.S. Federal Reserve regarding the central bank's role as a safety valve for battered financial markets and troubled banks, according to policy-makers' remarks on Thursday. Donald Kohn, the institution's influential vice-chairman, said in Congressional testimony the Fed stood ready to act again if needed to shield the financi

According to To Be Publications:"The Mexican city of Guadalajara is threatening to move gay clubs out of the city center in advance of the 2011 Pan American Games that will take place in the city, according to Carlos Oceguera, who owns two such clubs.A February story in the daily newspaper La Jornada Jalisco made the same claim, with the headline "Guadalajara mayor's office attack against gay club

Officials in southern provinces want the Government to change its mind about limiting rice exports so that farmers can reap higher profits during the peak harvest season. Officials met at a monthly meeting of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in Tien Giang Province on Wednesday to discuss the Government’s recent decision to reduce rice exports to ensure food security for the country.

The US government is looking into allegations that Chinese officials snagged a laptop left unattended by a top US official there, copied the data and then used it to try to hack into US government computers. ...

Democrats Okay Funds for Covert OpsSecret Bush "Finding" Widens War on IranBy ANDREW COCKBURN- Six weeks ago, President Bush signed a secret finding authorizing a covert offensive against the Iranian regime that, according to those familiar with its contents, "unprecedented in its scope."Bush's secret directive covers actions across a huge geographic area – from Lebanon to Afghanistan –

If you’ve spent any time in Washington, D.C. or simply noticed what the government officials are driving, you’ve probably noticed some hypocrisy. While the lawmakers are passing legislation to force auto companies to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles, many senators and representatives are driving the biggest SUVs they can buy. That is, until recently. An [...]

By Sarah LyallMay 27, International Herald TribuneLONDON: They were shaped like cigars, saucers, coffins and amorphous blinking blobs. They hovered in a menacing manner, traveled at impossible speeds and vanished into the netherworld, or, in one instance, a hedge in Cornwall.A few carried humanoid life forms, or so it seemed. A few materialized courtesy of the observers' possibly having had a drin

By Darrell Clem • OBSERVER STAFF WRITER • April 20, 2008 Cash-strapped people struggling to survive a merciless economic slump are making fast money at so-called gold parties, where they buy and sell everything from grandma’s heirlooms to high school class rings.Advertisement But Westland authorities and jewelers are warning that many parties are illegal and could lead to [...]

Local officials want more people to travel on the Ho Chi Minh City ’s waterways to climinate the burden on the city’s roads. Under a new city zoning plan for the water transport to 2020, the city is scheduled to build more interior water traffic routes and trans-provincial routes connecting HCM City with southeast and southwest provinces. The proposal aims to reduce the stress on city roads

Signals no more rate cuts even if economy contracts; says the substantial easing of monetary policy since Sept., the Fed's liquidity efforts [TAF, TSLF], and the fiscal stimulus package should help... More at: http//moneymakinglounge.blogspot.com

Antigua officials will be meeting with the U.S. Trade Representative this week in an effort to resolve to ongoing dispute between the two countries regarding online gaming. Friday’s meeting will attempt to end the impasse on the issue — the U.S. has blocked access to its market by Antigua’s online gaming providers. The issue has been [...]

Chandigarh: Punjab will send a high-power delegation to represent the state at the India Calling Conference in Canada from June 14 to 19. The conference is being organised at Vancouver and Toronto. The delegation, to be led by a cabinet minister, will comprise members from the world of trade, commerce, industry, agriculture, education, literature, health care, [...]

Beset by scandals surrounding the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to tighten the reins on anti-corruption and ethics investigations across his sprawling organization — even while trying to keep those investigation results from the general public. The decision by Ban marks a major reversal of course from less than a year ago, when he

by Kathee Brewer KUWAIT — A Kuwaiti official has confirmed the country’s Ministry of Communications is blocking access to adult sites on the Net. Eng Nasser Al Khandari, director of the Telephones Monitoring Department within the ministry, said the agency also is monitoring the Web for “illegal internet telephony.” So far, the ministry has disconnected 85 mobile [...]

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Were seismologist’s predictions covered up by authorities? By Caylan Ford Epoch Times Staff Reporter May 14, 2008 As the death toll continues to climb in the wake of the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked China’s Sichuan province Monday, evidence has surfaced suggesting that Chinese officials were warned of the quake days earlier, yet suppressed the news. China’s deadliest quak

Refereeing teams UEFA’s Referees’ Committee has designated 12 referees and 24 assistants (along with eight fourth officials) to take charge of the 31 matches from 7-29 June 2008. The referee ‘trios’ comprise referees and assistant referees from the same country, all of whom have been on constant duty as a team in European club matches – [...]

AP - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell.

Mayor Shirley Franklin justified the fears of City Council members – and many taxpayers – this past Thursday when she laid out a budget proposal that calls for the sacking of 440 city employees; cuts in municipal services; increases in various fees and fines; and, the most dreaded element, a $40 million property-tax increase.Actually, Franklin didn't so much propose citywide layoffs as announce them, since by law the mayor's office can make near-unilateral decisions regarding staff reductions. By the time you read this, most of the pink slips likely will have been handed out.

Two of FIA senior motorsports officials have expressed their dislikes and concerns over the scruffy looks of Sebastien Loeb who is a World Rally Championship (WRC) racer. The officials who was offended are namely Surinder Thatthi and Morrie Chandler. There have too less things to do and so is focusing on looks of the racers now."I watched the WRC Mexico highlights last night and I have to voice

Two Bush administration Cabinet members yesterday acknowledged gaps in the capability of U.S. hospitals to deal with a mass-casualty terrorist attack or other disaster, but they said a congressional effort to block pending Medicaid cuts will not fix the problem. Testifying before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said lawmakers could target funds at the shortcomings more directly, such as by financing the stockpiling of hospital beds, ventilator units or medicines, if needed. [ ... ]Leavitt and Chertoff spoke two days after the committee's chairman, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), released a survey showing that hospitals in seven major U.S. cities would be

Hard lemonade, hard price | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press — These sorts of stories are just too common. What is wrong with these people? Does anyone in government display any common sense anymore? If you watch much television, you’ve probably heard of a product called Mikes Hard Lemonade. And if you ask Christopher Ratte and [...]

Vallejo, California's city council voted to go into bankruptcy, saying the city doesn't have enough money to pay its bills after talks with labor unions failed to win salary concessions from fire fighters and police. The city council's unanimous decision makes the San Francisco suburb the largest city in California ever to file for bankruptcy and the first local government in the state to seek protection from creditors because it ran out of money amid the worst housing slump in the U.S. in 26 years.

Nearly seven years have passed since the American invasion of Afghanistan supposedly ended the rule of the Taliban, but recent events reveal the war that was over is stiill thriving in the chaotic condtions of the Karzai government. Authorities have arrested two government officials who had linke to the assassination plot which nearly killed President [...]

Mohammed Hafidh Abdul-Razzaq had been summoned by U.S. Embassy officials who wanted to make amends for the killing of his 10-year-old son. The boy died during a shooting involving employees of Blackwater Worldwide, the U.S. security firm. Deputy Chief of Mission Patricia A. Butenis told him that she was sorry for what had happened, Abdul-Razzaq recalled. She gave him a sealed envelope. It had his name written on it. Abdul-Razzaq pushed it away. “I told her I refuse to receive any amount,” the auto parts dealer said. “My father is a tribal sheik, and we’re not used to taking any amount unless the concerned will come and confess and apologize. Then we will talk about compensation.” In September, Blackwater contractors protecting an embassy mission killed 17 Ir

Officials have dismissed rumors that Ben Thanh Market, one of the symbols of Ho Chi Minh City, will be knocked down next year to build a trade center. The market deputy manager, Pham Van Tan, told Thanh Nien he had not received any documents about redeveloping the market as some local newspapers had reported. The deputy head of HCMC Department of Trade, Truong Trung Viet backed Tan saying the

KARACHI: Work at the Karachi Custom House came to a grinding halt as the staff at the largest custom formation in the country went on a strike.The staff went on strike following the suspension of over twenty low-ranking Customs officials by the administration for alleged collusion with unscrupulous element in trade, and for alleged release of over one hundred containers on fictitious Customs documentation through Port Qasim over a four-month period.According to sources, the protesting custom staff termed the suspension of some of their colleagues unjust because low-ranking officials were posted at the gates of Port Qasim during the period of faulty releases, are being made scapegoats for a faulty Customs system.They said that Customs maintained an archaic system called One-Customs, under w

A variety of current and former high-level officials have recently warned that the Bush administration is attempting to instill a dictatorship in America, and will itself carry out a fake terrorist attack in order to obtain one.read more | digg storyLiberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice

Source: CBS TV A third war? U.S officials are definetly sounding like it is a real possibility based on their statements about recent activity of Iran. Based on intelligence reports(not again) U.S.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Thanks to George Washington's Blog for this... warning...High-Level Officials Warn of Fake Terror - Post April 30thA variety of current and former high-level officials have recently warned that the Bush administration is attempting to instill a dictatorship in America, and will itself carry out a fake terrorist attack in order to obtain one.BackgroundFBI agents, Time Magazine, Keith Olbermann and The Washington Post and Rolling Stone have all stated that the administration has issued terror alerts based on scant intelligence in order to rally people around the flag when the administration was suffering in the polls. This implies — as an initial matter only — that the administration will play fast and loose with the facts in order to instill fear for political purposesMore to the point,

The Euro made its biggest drop against the Dollar in the past three weeks on Wednesday as Euro zone PMI dropped to an almost three-year low in April. Another report showed German manufacturing activity also declined. Demand for the European currency slid further after comments by a member of European Central Bank Governing Council, Christian Noyer, put down speculation of further interest rate increases by the bank. The ECB is expected to keep its key interest rate on hold at 4%, while the US Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark from 2.25% later this month. The Euro’s record high on Tuesday was boosted by hawkish remarks from ECB's Noyer's that the central bank will do what is needed to being inflation back to target. A slide in British mortgage approvals to a record low in

Barboursville, W.V. (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Melissa A. Brown, a 28 year old art teacher at Stonewall Jackson Middle School and her brother, 24 year old Jeremy Brown have been arrested and accused of robbing a Barboursville bank.According to police, Melissa Brown drove the red Chevrolet Cavalier getaway car following the robbery of the First Sentry Bank. Her brother Jeremy Brown passed a note to tellers threatening he had a gun and demanding money.The sibling duo didn't get far. The Brown's red Cavelier was pulled over by police Monday morning, shortly after the bank was robbed. The brother and sister tag team was arrested and hauled off to jail. End of story.Well, not exactly.When authorities in nearby Charleston learned the details of the Barboursville robbery, they found many simil

Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) Two senior officials and two film artists have got police protection in Orissa following threats from a gangster who allegedly killed Biranchi Das, the former coach of marathon kid Budhia Singh, an official said Tuesday.

FOXY BROWN HAS SLAMMED OFFICIALS Defiant rapper FOXY BROWN has slammed the officials who sentenced her to a year-long prison spell at New York's notorious Riker's Island jail, insisting the punishment did not match the crime. Brown, real name Inga Marchand, was released four months early on Friday (18Apr08), and insisted her first priority was to find a church and thank God for supporting her. Speaking to fans and media shortly after her release, the rap ...

Geoff Mosher of the Delaware News Journal reports that Jets defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson visited the NovaCare Complex recently to meet with the Eagles and take a physical, according to two league sources. This is fantastic news. With both the Broncos and Eagles possibly in the hunt for Robertson, the return value may increase. It’d be [...]

WASHINGTON — The world's top financial officials, shaken by a credit crisis that has roiled markets around the world, planned to devote much of their discussions Friday to recommendations they hope will restore confidence.The plan, with 65 recommendations, seeks to boost transparency, strengthen the role of credit rating agencies and bolster cooperation between regulatory authorities in major countries.Those proposals will be explored when finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world's seven richest industrial countries meet in Washington for discussions to be led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.The discussions, which will include the top finance officials of Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada, are taking place

The dollar rose to a one-week high against the euro after the Group of Seven said it’s concerned that “sharp fluctuations” in currency markets may hurt the global economy. The G-7 changed its statement on currencies for the first time in four years after the meeting in Washington on April 11, pledging to “monitor exchange markets closely, and [...]

weird facts - When the U.S. Postal Service rang up a $13,500 tab at an Orlando steakhouse, it spared no expense during a five-hour meal that government investigators are calling "abusive" in its extravagance.The order -- charged to government credit cards -- included more than $3,000 for drinks, more than $500 for shrimp cocktails and almost $900 for mini crab cakes, according to the Government Accountability Office, the investigate arm of Congress.And then there's the steak. "The better question is probably what they didn't order," GAO investigator Gregory Kutz said Wednesday. He counted 81 entrees -- including just about every kind of steak -- from the 2006 feast at Ruth's Chris Steak House on Sand Lake Road.The GAO cited the Orlando meal as part of an overarching audit into abuse of gov

Warren Jeffs    MSNBC PHOENIX - Polygamist sect members who were moved to a Texas compound from their longtime homes along the Utah-Arizona line were hand-picked for their fierce loyalty to leader Warren Jeffs, and that allegiance may be a stumbling block for law enforcement, authorities say. Jeffs, the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus [...]

Top financial leaders, faced with the biggest crisis to hit the global economy in at least a decade, are pledging to strengthen their regulation of banks and other financial institutions while anxiously hoping the slump in the United States will be a short one. After an opening round of talks among the world’s seven richest industrial [...]

Well, thats putting it bluntly... who knows what will happen. One thing I can agree with Bush on is that indeed - history will be the judge. Media coverage of the disclosure of the "torture memo" authored by Bush Justice Department official John C. Yoo has been mostly a deafening silence. But on this morning's Chris Matthews' show, someone finally fired a shot. As we mentioned in this

After banning state officials from accepting wedding gifts, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of Indonesia also plans to forbid officials from receiving parcels valued over 500,000 rupiah (54 U.S. dollars), local newspaper the Jakarta Post reported Saturday. KPK deputy chairman overseeing the matter Haryono said the policy would come into effect soon after all KPK officials signed a regulation forbidding state workers from accepting "excessive" gifts that could be seen as rewards for corrupt actions. "Another policy is that no officials are allowed to accept cash gifts of more than 1 million rupiah (108 U.S. dollars) at either wedding or birthday parties," he said. Haryono said officials were told to report to the KPK if they accepted such gifts, and the graft body would se

Bloomberg Federal Reserve officials signaled the central bank will keep lowering interest rates because financial markets remain distressed even after the fastest reduction of borrowing costs in two decades. Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told lawmakers yesterday that the central bank is "ready to respond to whatever situation evolves,'' and cited ``considerable stress'' in markets. New York Fed President Timothy Geithner said policy makers must "continue to act forcefully.'' The remarks, along with Bernanke's acknowledgment for the first time two days ago that a recession is possible, indicate policy makers are concerned that a cut-off of credit to homeowners and companies will cause a protracted slump. Government figures today may show the U.S. lost jobs for a third straight mo

By Ros Krasny PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - For the second time this week, a senior Federal Reserve official conceded the United States economy could slip into recession, but suggested the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Federal officials at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday said the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) will be very difficult to attempt to enforce because of its vague wording. Representatives from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve were among some of the officials who testified at a hearing held by the House of Representatives International [...]

Call for the 2008-09 Government of Ireland Scholarships for Officials of New & Candidate EU States. In 2008-09 the Government of Ireland will once again sponsor a substantial scholarship fund for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Bush Admin Officials Pledge Tough Antitrust Enforcement Last Update: 3/28/2008 7:21:22 PM WASHINGTON (AP)–Bush administration officials vowed Friday to more strictly enforce antitrust law in their remaining months in office, while their European counterparts struck a more conciliatory tone. In remarks to a lawyers’ group, the goal seemed to combat the perception among many antitrust experts that the European Union enforces [...]

~Snooper~Democrats were in league with Saddam Hussein in pre-war times...imagine that.Pre-war? What pre-war? Do they mean before Saddam invaded Kuwait? Nope. Prior to the beginning of the hostilities to finish that what Saddam started in 1990, it seems that Saddam "bribed" some congressional democrats and financed a trip to Iraq. Imagine that.Let the spin begin. Poor Colmes is spinning like a Bad Dog at the moment on Hannity and Colmes. What a leftist putz.WASHINGTON - Three U.S. lawmakers made a trip to Iraq that was secretly financed by Saddam Hussein's intelligence agency during the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.An indictment unsealed in Detroit accuses Muthanna Al-Hanooti, a member of a Michigan nonprofit group, of arranging for the members

The questionable associations and actions by many of its leaders cast serious doubt on CAIR's claims of moderation and restraint. Some have committed criminal acts themselves; others have ties to organizations with connections to Islamic extremism. The third installment in our series on the Council on American-Islamic Relations details many of those instances of legal trouble or ties to radical groups. Part III of our series on CAIR can be found here , click here for the summary. Part II is here:...(read more)

Flaw exposes sensitive user data Pennsylvania officials pulled the plug on a voter registration website after a user posted online instructions that showed the site was exposing sensitive information about people who used the service.… Read more…

"Recent reports have the U.S. military not quite blaming the Chinese military for a long string of cyber-attacks against U.S. military computers. It sure sounds like they believe it, but they're not quite saying it. Also left unsaid is how much actual damage and compromise has happened already."[via foxnews]

Given everything that we’ve heard about horrors in food stamp application processing lately, this should come as no surprise: Federal officials, alarmed that a Texas computer system has been tardy in processing more than half the food stamp applications it was assigned in December, have asked the state to postpone rollout of the system to more of the state. “We are not convinced that a continued rollout of [the system] is warranted,” William Ludwig, Dallas regional administrator of the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, wrote the state last week. Mr. Ludwig said his agency wants the state to undertake “strong measures to improve timeliness and ensure customer service, including call center performance.” Spokeswoman Stephanie Goodman of the Texas Health and Human

Indonesia's sports minister threatened to drag senior members of the country's football association to court if their decision to keep their corrupt chief at the helm leads to a FIFA ban, a spokesman said Monday.FIFA, football's world governing body, in October last year called for fresh elections to replace Nurdin Halid as president of Indonesia's football association, PSSI, after he was convicted of graft earlier in the year.However, PSSI officials have remained steadfast in refusing to get rid of Halid -- despite the disgraced chief heading the organisation from inside a prison cell -- leading to a deadlock with the sports ministry."The minister will sue PSSI if FIFA bans the association due to its decision to let Nurdin Halid (continue) holding office," ministry spokesman Ruwono told A

Rattlesnake aficionados will be disappointed to learn Bayou Bob’s Rattlesnake Flavored Vodka is no longer available. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission seized 411 bottles last Thursday at Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch near Santo in Palo Pinto County in Texas. Owner of the ranch and illegal hooch, Bob Popplewell was unavailable for comment. Officials say [...]

Rattlesnake aficionados will be disappointed to learn Bayou Bob's Rattlesnake Flavored Vodka is no longer available.The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission seized 411 bottles last Thursday at Bayou Bob's Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch near Santo in Palo Pinto County in Texas.Owner of the ranch and illegal hooch, Bob Popplewell was unavailable for comment. Officials say they plan to charge Popplewell with selling alcohol without a permit and possession of alcohol with intent to sell.We found these other products for fans who just can't get enough rattlesnake.Need something special to wear for the women you meet for the first time online? For $215, a genuine rattlesnake Cowboy Hat Band, head and rattle included.Looking for something for your Mother-in-law that shows you care? For $39 you ca

Rattlesnake aficionados will be disappointed to learn Bayou Bob’s Rattlesnake Flavored Vodka is no longer available. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission seized 411 bottles last Thursday at Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch near Santo in Palo Pinto County in Texas. Owner of the ranch and illegal hooch, Bob Popplewell was unavailable for comment. Officials say they [...]

Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Saturday called for the expedited completion of several affordable housing complexes under construction in the city. During a tour of a low-cost apartment complex in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Kalla expressed surprise at the lack of progress. “Where is the official from Kemayoran authority? Why haven’t you signed the MOU for the land transfer?” Kalla asked an official in front of a crowd of journalists, officials and businesspeople. The official said the document was still in the signing stage. “You have been talking about (this) for three months,” Kalla said, adding he expected the signing to be complete by Monday. The vice president then asked Himawan Arief, president director of the state-owned Perumnas responsible for the construction,

Whoever it was who bombed the Times Square army recruitment center has not been caught yet, and now, the US military has issued warnings to personnel to be on the alert for violent anti-war activists who could target them. This is most unacceptable on the part of the anti-war hoodlums and vandals to do things like that, and IMO, any who would pull violent crimes against innocent army officials

Three Detroit men have been charged in what prosecutors say was a car theft ring that conned 119 people out of more than $1 million. On Wednesday, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced 281 charges against 36-year-old Marlon Carter, 277 charges against 31-year-old Kevin Ball, and 11 charges against 35-year-old Kwame Sylvester. She said the trio hunted for cars they wanted to steal — usually GM vehicles — recorded the vehicle identification numbers, or VINs, and gave them to an accomplice working at a car dealership who made keys for them. The cars could then be stolen by unlocking the doors and driving away. Then, the defendants allegedly bought junk cars similar to the stolen ones and swapped the VINs to sell the stolen cars with clean VINs. Rodney Hassinger, principal a

I read the news about a video that was distributed on YouTube that showed a marine tossing a puppy off a cliff. Whether the dog was alive or dead, the act was still disgusting, and provides ammunition for anti-war and anti-military leftists. Laughing Wolf at Blackfive says it best: Whomever made this video frelled up badly. If a fake, they have given domestic enemies ammunition to use against the

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As I wrote here last nite, CTV news reported that an Obama staffer contacted Michael Wilson, the US ambassador to Canada, to reassure him about Obama's NAFTA "campaign rhetoric".Now we have two conflicting accounts of what happened from two different embassy officials.Via Politico:Canadians deny Obama callA spokesman for the Canadian Embassy to the United States, Tristan Landry, flatly denied the CTV report that a senior Obama aide had told the Canadian ambassador not to take seriously Obama's denunciations of Nafta."None of the presidential campaigns have called either the Ambassador or any of the officials here to raise Nafta," Landry said.He said there had been no conversations at all on the subject."We didn't make any calls, they didn't call us," Landry said."There is no story as far

"Mr Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," the New York chief medical examiner's office said in a statement. read more of the story

According to Putz World, Karen Putz and local Steak N' Shake officials have held a meeting in regards to a January 23rd incident with a Chicago land store manager. Karen Putz charged that a Bolingbrook Steak N' Shake refused service when she pulled up to a drive through pay window to place an order. She was unable to use the speaker because she is deaf.Officials of the company admitted to the mistake when they reviewed the video tape of the incident. The meeting covered solutions to better cater to customers with disabilities. They also confessed that the manager failed to follow through with the 5-step customer service policy.Let's just face facts here. Steak N' Shake has some of the worst food in the business! Their fries look like something that attached itself to the bottom of a bass b

The document was inked by head of Iran's Department of Environment Fatemeh Vaez-Javadi and Iraqi Minister of Environment Nermin Othman in Tehran. Speaking to reporters prior to signing the agreement, the Iranian official said the document would facilitate Tehran-Baghdad cooperation for further protection of their natural resources.

Sibel Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator for the FBI, told The Sunday Times that foreign intellgences agents have been enlistened to suport US officials in a network of moles spying on sensitive miltary and nuclear instutions. Edmonds, who has intercepted hundreds of sensitive conversations while based at the agency’s Washington field office, said she heard evidence that one well-known senior official in the US State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan.“He was aiding foreign operatives against US interests by passing them highly classified information, not only from the State Department but also from the Pentagon, in exchange for money, position and polit

Gen. David Petraeus's surge has been so successful in reducing violence that some officials at the Pentagon and the State Department, not to mention in the Democratic Congress are wondering whether Petraeus can accelerate his timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops. Petraeus summarized the good news about security in an interview Tuesday in his office in the Republican Palace. He described the remarkable improvements since the U.S. troop surge reached full strength over the summer. Behind him was a chart outlining his "anaconda strategy" against al-Qaeda. Like the giant snake, Petraeus said, the American military is destroying its prey by "squeezing, squeezing, squeezing." The U.S. commander said the level of violence in Iraq is down about 60 percent from summer's peak in every major category overall attacks, U.S. casualties and Iraqi civilian casualties. In Anbar province, once the epicenter of the insurgency, the number of attacks has fallen from 1,350 in October 2006 to fewer tha

One day after the Times reported on a consultant's recommendation that USF pay its overworked police officers more and beef up its force to improve campus safety, union and university officials are declaring an impasse in negotiations. The two sides have been negotiating since June, but talks grew increasingly tense in recent weeks. Here's the statement from USF spokesman Ken Gullette:Statement from the University of South Florida:"Unfortunately, it appears that we are deadlocked in negotiations with the Police Benevolent Association. Therefore, we believe it's in the best interest of the USF community to declare impasse. We regret having to take this step because we recognize it will have costs and pain for both sides, but we believe it's our only option at this point to bring contract talks to a resolution.We've been hopeful that we could reach a successful resolution to the talks that have occurred over the last several months. We had yet another bargaining session schedule

Battle Between McCain and New York TimesBattle Within the Times Itself over StoryTo Publish or Not to Publish?Names have been named in the John McCain Storying Quashing Story.The latest report from Drudge details a heated media battle, not only between Senator John McCain and the New York Times over publishing a story about "special treatment" to a lobbyist, but also, a battle within the Times itself.The decisions being made are said to frustrate certain Times staff.Could one of the frustrated staff have been responsible for the leak to Drudge?Somebody talked.The latest on the McCain Quashing incident from the Drudge Report.Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, and has hired DC power lawyer Bob Bennett to mount a bold defense against charges of giving special treatment to a lobbyist!McCain ha

Five officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry were killed in an accident Monday while returning from the Bali climate change conference.Alif Suraji, Suryadi, Darmaji, Tatang Santoni and Kustiono died instantly when their car, being driven by Kustiono, hit a truck carrying sand that had been parked on the shoulder of the road in Indramayu, West Java, Antara reported.One person, identified as Rasto, was also badly injured in the accident and rushed to a nearby hospital.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

This has The Shawshank Redemption written all over it. Are they idiots? Two inmates escaped from a county jail, hiding the holes they made in the walls by putting up photos of bikini-clad women, officials said.Authorities searched over the weekend for Jose Espinosa, who was awaiting sentencing for manslaughter, and Otis Blunt, who was facing robbery and other charges. They also launched a

South Korea's maritime officials are struggling to contain the world's biggest oil spill in 4 1/2 years after a supertanker collided with a barge near Hyundai Oilbank Co.'s refinery on the nation's west coast. The slick was about 10 miles long as of 10 a.m. in Seoul today, widening from 4.6 miles late yesterday, said Jeong Se Hee, a maritime police official at Korea's Coast Guard. The collision caused a spill of 10,500 metric tons (78,750 barrels) of crude oil before the Hebei Spirit stopped leaking, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries said yesterday. ``The oil slick is spreading out fast near the coast,'' Jeong said today by telephone from Taean, a seaside resort 150 kilometers (93 miles) south of Seoul. ``We're setting up oil fences around sea farms to minimize damage to fishermen.'' The band of oil has reached three beaches off the west coast and hit one sea farm of oysters and abalone, said Song Myu

Hardbeatnews, CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI, Fri. Nov. 9, 2007: A former planning and natural resources commissioner and a former chief of the department of property and procurement in the former USVI administration were yesterday indicted on charges of conspiring to defraud the government of US$1.4 million.

BEIJING - Olympic organizers have dismissed reports that pork for Beijing athletes will come from secret farms where pigs are specially raised on herbal medicine and daily exercise. The Beijing Olympic organizing committee (BOCOG) has sought to defuse concerns over the safety of China’s food supply but says news of the pampered pigs were efforts by the producer to promote itself. The reports in Chinese media are “false and an exaggeration,” and “resulted in a negative impact on society,” BOCOG said in a statement posted on its website. “It is absolutely unnecessary for the Beijing municipal government to require companies to produce so-called special Olympic pigs,” the statement said. Recent articles featured a Beijing-based company called Qianxihe Food Group, which is raising pork for Olympic athletes. The pigs were reportedly bred in a secret location with 24-hour security monitoring. The reports said the pigs were fed Chinese herbal medicine