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These stories really aren't that big, I just think it's kind of interesting. Apparently the fireworks in the opening ceremony were some real, some CGI for appearances. The girl who sang the anthem was lip synching for a girl the orchestrators considered to be less physically attractive. Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony - Telegraph They say they...

WTF? ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors DENVER -- Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he was...

Listening to both of these party politicians talk is just sickening. The democrats are "for" the middle class but enact economic policy that goes against domestic job creation. Neither party understands the pro's/con's of strong or weak currency and neither party will discuss any of the positives happening right now. Furthermore, both parties talk about the shrinking middle class. While...

Economy rebounds in 2Q, mostly spurred by exports Thursday August 28, 12:14 pm ET By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer Economy rebounds at better-than-expected pace in the spring, mostly spurred by exports WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates ...

Semantics and propaganda often make it hard to discuss politics. For example, the term "liberal" means different things to liberals and conservatives. The meaning also varies between countries. One of the most misunderstood political terms is socialism . We're all at least vaguely familiar with the standard dictionary definition - basically an economic system controlled by the government. In...

Originally Posted by article LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English ESPN.com news services Updated: August 26, 2008, 8:50 PM ET The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply. The new requirement, first reported by Golfweek on its Web site, was communicated to the ...

Stevens Wins Alaska Primary, Young in Dead Heat UPDATE 8:30 AM EST: With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Young now leads Parnell by 145 votes. ORIGINAL POST: The two longest-serving -- and now, scandal-plagued -- pillars in Alaska politics faced the state's Repubican primary voters Tuesday, as Rep. Don Young was locked in a battle that was still too close to call Wednesday morning while...

Looks like the war in Iraq is winding down. US, Iraq Agree on Withdrawal Timetable

POINT MARION, Pa. — An 85-year-old woman boldly went for her gun and busted a would-be burglar inside her home, then forced him to call police while she kept him in her sights, police said. "I just walked right on past him to the bedroom and got my gun," Leda Smith said. Smith heard someone break into her home Monday afternoon and grabbed the .22-caliber revolver she had been ...

A new story entry has been added: Midweek Politics with David Pakman - 08.27.2008 This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman Produced by: David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, M Total Running Time: 56:39 This Week's Topics: --The 2008 Democratic National Convention begins and Joe Biden is chosen as Barack Obama's vice presidential ...

These stories really aren't that big, I just think it's kind of interesting. Apparently the fireworks in the opening ceremony were some real, some CGI for appearances. The girl who sang the anthem was lip synching for a girl the orchestrators considered to be less physically attractive. Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony - Telegraph They say they...

Originally Posted by article LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English ESPN.com news services Updated: August 26, 2008, 8:50 PM ET The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply. The new requirement, first reported by Golfweek on its Web site, was communicated to the ...

A federal judge in Vermont has ruled that prosecutors can't force a criminal defendant accused of having illegal images on his hard drive to divulge his PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) passphrase. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier ruled that a man charged with transporting child pornography on his laptop across the Canadian border has a Fifth Amendment right not to turn ...

Economy rebounds in 2Q, mostly spurred by exports Thursday August 28, 12:14 pm ET By Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer Economy rebounds at better-than-expected pace in the spring, mostly spurred by exports WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy shifted to a higher gear in the spring, growing at its fastest pace in nearly a year as foreign buyers snapped up U.S. exports and tax rebates ...

Looks like the war in Iraq is winding down. US, Iraq Agree on Withdrawal Timetable

WTF? ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors DENVER -- Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he and a camera crew were attempting to take pictures on a public sidewalk of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting at the Brown Palace Hotel. Police in Denver arrested an ABC News producer today as he was...

I think its hilarious that the government bitches and moans about energy company profits and then does shit like this...where the hell is the house and senate when you need them??? NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Plans to expand an Illinois refinery came under fire after an Environmental Protection Agency board this week rejected required air permits for the project. On Thursday, the ...

National Defense Examiner: Pelosi Orders Removal of Congressman's Tribute to Fallen Marines US Congressman Walter Jones placed a poster on a easel outside his office of fallen marines from his home district. Nancy Pelosi said she had a problem with it. So he took it off the easel and hung it on the wall so it wouldn't obstruct traffic flow. Then Pelosi ordered it removed. The official ...

From Fareed Zakaria....its a pretty fair analysis, the article is long so not going to post it here but you can read it at: Zakaria: What Bush Got Right | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com Some highlights - A broad shift in America's approach to the world is justified and overdue. Bush's basic conception of a "global War on Terror," to take but the most obvious example, has been ...

YouTube Video ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed. As usual when dealing with American allies and our 'enemies', it appears the truth is almost opposite of what is being reported in the news. America's puppet government in Georgia has been the aggressor in this conflict, not Russia and Russia...