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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/...95dGVsbHM5MQ-- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – "Just get a doctor over here!" the desperate 10-year-old boy begs a 911 operator. "Please hurry up. It looks like he's dying." A recording of a six-minute 911 call obtained Thursday by the Associated Press details the moments that Aug. 27 night after the boy allegedly shot his father in the head with a shotgun. His father,...

OBAMACARE ENDORSEMENTS: WHAT THE BRIBE WAS By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN Published on TheHill.com on November 6, 2009 As the suicidal Democratic congressmen proceed to rubber-stamp the Obama healthcare reform despite the drubbing their party took in the '09 elections, the president trotted out the endorsements of the AMA and the AARP to stimulate support. But these -- and the other endorsements -- his package has received are...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Attorney Matthew Whitaker says he has tendered his resignation to President Barack Obama. In announcing his decision Friday, Whitaker said he will remain in his post until a successor is appointed to head the federal prosecutor's office for the Southern District of Iowa. Whitaker says being the U.S. attorney is the greatest professional experience and honor of his life. He added he is proud of what the office...

Update from msnbc: 12 dead and 31 wounded. This is horrible. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/s...elty-1.1572573 Selden woman charged with animal cruelty November 7, 2009 By KATIE SERIGNESE. Special to Newsday Quick SummaryAuthorities were at the home Saturday afternoon digging in the backyard, according to the SPCA. News SPCA respond to alleged pet abuse at Selden home An official said at least 20 carcasses were dug up Saturday from the backyard of a Selden woman who was charged with animal cruelty...

Tue Nov 3, 2:00 pm ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – Some 700 million people worldwide, or more than all the adults of North and South America combined, think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence and want to permanently move to another country, a poll showed Tuesday. Residents of sub-Saharan African countries were the most likely to want to move abroad permanently, the polls conducted in 135 countries between 2007 and this year by Gallup...

(CNN) -- Eleven people plus a gunman were dead and 31 wounded after a shooting Thursday at a soldier-processing center at Fort Hood, Texas, officials said. The gunman who was killed was a soldier, Army Lt. Gen. Bob Cone said. Two other soldiers who were detained have been released, but another person of interest is in custody, said Christopher Haug, chief of public affairs at Fort Hood. The slain gunman was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik...

http://www.wpxi.com/nationalnews/21478969/detail.html Quote: Man Sends Porno X-mas Cards To Ex's Family 57-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Photography, Other Charge Posted: 3:08 pm EDT October 30, 2009 Updated: 5:57 pm EDT October 30, 2009 A man in Murfreesboro, Tenn., was sentenced to two years of probation for sending sexually explicit Christmas cards of his ex-girlfriend to her relatives. The Daily News Journal reports 57-year-old...

Some excellent points are made in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA