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Man held for alleged Obama assassination threat 2008-08-07 20:57:48 "A man was being held in Florida on Thursday on charges he told classmates at a training seminar that he would kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
if he is elected."
Full story @ -threat
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Earthquake in China 2008-08-05 14:58:13 With only 3 days to go until the Olympics in China
, a 6.0 earthquake rocked the country today, though not in Beijing, killing one and injuring 23 others. It gives new concerns about an Olympics that already has the world and the IOC on edge over pollution and political issues. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out in the end. Read more:Earthquake
One dead, four missing after Tokyo sewage surge 2008-08-05 05:35:34 What a horrible incident:
CNN Wrote:One worker died and four others were missing Tuesday in Tokyo
after being sucked down a manhole when sewage water suddenly rose because of a thunderstorm, rescue officials said.
The victim died in a hospital after being found unconscious, floating in a river about two miles (3km) from the manhole, officials said.
Search operations continued for the four missi
whatever 2008-08-02 17:39:18 Bush I
Bush II
Rumsfeld
Cheney
Rice
Wolfowitz
Whatever they say and whatever
they do. McCain is a part of them and they are a part of McCain. When Bush said 50 years in Iraq, McCain said "maybe 100".
Don Rumsfeld, Ed Covey, Mount Misery, Abu Ghraib 2008-08-02 17:36:00 Rumsfeld and a Mountain of Misery
by Amy Goodman
Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist, began life as a slave on Maryland's Eastern Shore. When his owner had trouble with the young, unruly slave, Douglass was sent to Edward Covey, a notorious "slave breaker." Covey's plantation, where physical and psychological torture were standard, was called Mount Misery. Douglass eventually foug Read more:Rumsfeld
The latest McCain ad... 2008-08-02 00:54:50 It wasn't bad enough that McCain
released an ad that tried to compare Obama to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton (of which the Hilton family was very upset). Now on McCain's website there is a new ad up that is even stranger.
McCain is apparently very nervous about Obama's popularity and the only way the campaign apparently sees to try to stop the tide is through character assassination. So m
McCain endured torture for this??? 2008-07-31 23:05:50 I've changed my mind. Even though John McCain
is not the right choice for our next president, I've always respected him for his willingness forty years ago to put himself in harm's way for me and our country. I still respect his daily acts of strength and courage in the face of brutal torture at hands of the North Vietnamese military.
But sadly, his current disgusting and repulsive campaign rhe
Saturn moon has liquid on surface, NASA says 2008-07-31 10:19:51 An interesting read:
CNN Wrote:At least one of many large, lake-like features on Saturn
's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only body in the solar system besides Earth known to have liquid on its surface
, NASA
said Wednesday.
Scientists positively identified the presence of ethane, according to a statement from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, which manages the
the McCain CamPAIN's latest malarkey 2008-07-31 04:52:17 "Malarkey" -- it's an Irish word I think, but it's the rough equivalent of "baloney", which is how the Obama campaign responded to the latest bit of simple-minded fluff that the McCain
campaign seems to think will persuade the American voters to side with their man.
I refer to the ad expressing the McCain camp's envy of Senator Obama's new-found superstar status abroad. Funny, McCain goaded Sena
Ex-Google team take on Web giant; Cuil opens! 2008-07-28 17:40:47 "Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that industry leader Google
Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system.
She believes her latest invention is even more valuable -- only this time it's not for sale.
Patterson instead intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the Internet.
The end r Read more:giant
The FoxNews jackasses or Democrat Donkey? 2008-07-27 15:10:09 Party Symbolism: The symbol of the donkey was first used in reference to democratic candidate for president Andrew Jackson in 1828 -- His slogan was "Let the People Rule". Jackson picked up the symbol, and used it on his own campaign posters to represent his stubbornness, or what we would today call tenacity. Now, 180 years later, we're still fighting for the same cause.
Contrast with the Fox Read more:Democrat
, Donkey
Passenger tries to open plane door mid-flight 2008-07-27 07:49:20 Funny yet disturbing article:
Two drunken British women went on a rampage on a charter plane, hitting one flight attendant with a bottle of vodka and trying to open a cabin door as the aircraft was cruising over Austria at 10,000 meters (32,800 feet), police said Saturday.
The staff on the flight from Greece to England eventually forced the women back to their seats and the pilot made an emerg Read more:Passenger
, tries
McCain accuses American public of Treason 2008-07-25 12:24:58 Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain
(R-AZ) in recent comments said about democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), "He would rather lose a war and win a political campaign." In saying this he accuses Obama of the worst kind of treason, basically sacrificing the safety of American
s for his own greedy political ambitions.
In making this comment, however, he doesn'
CBS cuts out McCain gaffes 2008-07-25 11:35:21 Thinkprogress.org is reporting on the latest case where CBS news cut part of the interview, to take out the gaffe that he made. This time the gaffe is that McCain
said that Iraq is the first major combat since 9/11. Apparently Afghanistan wasn't any combat. That will be news to the families of the soldiers that were killed or wounded there.
And he says that press loves Obama more than him...
Cancer expert warns employees on cell phones 2008-07-24 04:18:17 "The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer."
Cancer
institute chief urges employees
to limit cell phone use, citing cancer risk
Warning contrary to numerous studies that didn't link cancer, cell phone use
Expert bases alarm on early unpublished data
FDA: If risk Read more:warns
Will Obama's Middle East Trip help here? 2008-07-23 18:55:19 Obama has so far, by most reports, had a very successful trip to Europe and the Middle East
where he met with the troops, General Petraeus, Iraq PM Maliki and more. But the question is will this make him seem more presidential as far as the election goes? Do you think seeing the footage of his trip will change anyone's mind that is on the fence? Read more:Obama
It still comes back to 9/11 2008-07-22 12:26:49 The points being made here highlight something that has been bothering me for awhile.
So Obama says we should concentrate on Afghanistan as presumably the place where the persons who are responsible for 9/11 are hiding/operating.
The same intelligence that "justified" the Iraq invasion delivered us rather quickly the names of 19 who did 9/11. They were all Saudi. And off we go into Afghanistan Read more:comes
Maliki endorses Obama's Withdrawal timetable 2008-07-20 10:04:39 The republicans have been adamant about how bad Obama
's withdrawal plan is, saying that there should not be any sort of timetable and it should depend on conditions on the ground. But yesterday they were thrown for a loop when Maliki
, head of Iraq, stated that he agreed with Obama's timetable of 16 months. Maliki is under enormous pressure to pin the US into stating a time table. Bush has even
Obama makes first trip to Afghanistan 2008-07-19 06:09:48 Barack Obama
arrived Saturday in Afghanistan
on the first stop of his tour of the Middle East and Europe, aimed at boosting his foreign policy credentials.
Sen. Barack Obama arrives in Afghanistan for first stop of global tour
Obama's visit comes as U.S. officials want to send more troops to region
Obama also expected to visit several countries in Middle East, Europe
Source and full story @ Read more:makes
The poll shows a tie between Obama and McCain 2008-08-21 11:08:48 I'm stuned by American's stupidity.
In 2000, we chose not to vote for Gore, even though under Clinton and Gore's administration, the economy is like a miracle.
In 2004, we chose to continue to vote for Bush, even though the economy is down to the toilet. We have no new energy, instead, we have a weakening dollar, worsening housing market, impending climate crisis. Bush is basically leading the Read more:Obama
, McCain
McCain Pulls Ahead! 2008-08-21 01:00:33 By 5 to 9 points by todays Zogby Poll.
How? Behind all the griping about Bush, about the war, about the economy and the price of oil is a bag of crap that America holds.
A nice warm bag of crap that after awhile begins to stink.
Don't let them hold your nose.
De-construct.
McCain
is going to protect you from what (beyond Obama or any other Dem for that matter):
1) Terrorism? We are in grea
Madrid plane disaster 'kills 153' 2008-08-20 18:20:17 How horrible. Being in a plane crash is one of my biggest fears. I can't even begin to imagine what these people and their families must have gone through/be going through. The 19 survivors must feel truly blessed to still be alive. I just can't believe this.
You can read the full story @
My prayers go out to all involved. Read more:Madrid
Georgians say they have proof of Bigfoot 2008-08-15 03:33:52 Has the mystery/controversy finally been (re)solved?
North Georgia men say they've found a den of Bigfoot
creatures
They say they'll reveal details of one Bigfoot on Friday in California
The body of the furry half man-half ape is 7 feet, 7 inches tall, they say
Men won't reveal Bigfoot den's location because they don't want others disturbed
Source and full story @
100 die in Vietnam flash floods 2008-08-11 08:10:29 This is just terrible.
CNN Wrote:Flash floods and landslides triggered by a weekend tropical storm have killed at least 100 people in Vietnam
, the country's news agency said Monday.
Vietnamese villagers look at the rubble where 19 houses stood before a flash-flood ripped away the hamlet of Tung Chin in Lao Cai rovince.
Forecasters fear additional casualties as more rain was expected Monday.
The
Michael Phelps wins 400 IM in world record 2008-08-10 11:18:02 Congratulations, MichaelPhelps
!
CNN Wrote:Michael Phelps got one of his toughest races out of the way, and it couldn't have been any easier.
With U.S. President George W. Bush cheering him on, Phelps dominated his first event of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday morning, crushing his own world record and all hopes of his challengers with a mark of 4 minutes, 3.84 seconds in the 400-meter individua
Man held for alleged Obama assassination threat 2008-08-07 20:57:48 "A man was being held in Florida on Thursday on charges he told classmates at a training seminar that he would kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
if he is elected."
Full story @ -threat
/
Earthquake in China 2008-08-05 14:58:13 With only 3 days to go until the Olympics in China
, a 6.0 earthquake rocked the country today, though not in Beijing, killing one and injuring 23 others. It gives new concerns about an Olympics that already has the world and the IOC on edge over pollution and political issues. It will be interesting to see how it all pans out in the end. Read more:Earthquake
One dead, four missing after Tokyo sewage surge 2008-08-05 05:35:34 What a horrible incident:
CNN Wrote:One worker died and four others were missing Tuesday in Tokyo
after being sucked down a manhole when sewage water suddenly rose because of a thunderstorm, rescue officials said.
The victim died in a hospital after being found unconscious, floating in a river about two miles (3km) from the manhole, officials said.
Search operations continued for the four missi
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