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DNC Convention Stumbles

bigurn — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:50:34 EDT

"In some ways, it provides an excellent manifestation of Democratic governance. Underfunded, overspent, and chock-full of unrealistic mandates, the entire enterprise appears on the brink of failure Ã¢â;¬" and Team Obama has six weeks to attempt a rescue"

Channel: Politics Tags: DNC democrat convention obama

41 Year-Old Sets Record in Olympic Swimming Trials

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:29:51 EDT

Dana Torres set a record in women's swimming trials, all the more remarkable considering her age of 41.

Channel: Sports Tags: Dana Torres Olympics Swimming Record

Beliefs - Obama Sets Off a Debate on Ties Between Religion and Government

msaleem — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:31:12 EDT

On Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama did his best to reclaim for Democrats the idea of partnerships between government and grass-roots religious groups Ã;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬" and except for six little words he did a very smooth job.

Channel: Religion Tags: religion

Barack Obama's Support Reduced w/Clinton Supporters

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:37:44 EDT

A recent poll shows that the Democratic Party is not coalescing around Barack Obama in the four weeks since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race.

Channel: Politics Tags: obama hillary clinton poll

3 Americans Rescued From Colombia

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:58:46 EDT

Americans who were rescued from FARC express their gratitude to the people who rescued them.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: FARC rescue Americans

Mom Turns Daughter into Barbie Lookalike

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:39:21 EDT

An ex-model mother spends 300/month on her 11-year-old daughters beauty treatments. Her reasoning is that "all the other girls are doing it".

Channel: Women Tags: model barbie beauty treatments

Sailor Gets Medal of Honor Posthumously

bigurn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:55 EDT

Petty Officer Michael Monsoor was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. Other sailors gave him a fitting sendoff.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: u.s. navy medal of honor michael monsoor

Don't Fail to Plan When Selling Your Home

altnrg — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:13:19 EDT

To get started with your plan you should do your best to put any emotional attachment aside. Developing the plan to sell your home depends greatly on making rational decisions, decisions based on logic not emotion.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: sell house home real estate property selling

ESPN - An enlisted man pursues the fish of a lifetime

birddog54 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:27:54 EDT

This is quite the fishing story and all the steps and effort this soldier goes to to finally get his trophy is just incredible not to mention one BIG fish.

Channel: News Tags: Iraq Soldiers Fishing

Fourth of July Special: The Year in Grilling

Radiofreeeuropa — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:55:02 EDT

What does all this grilling have to do with the 232nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence? Absolutely nothing. Americans just enjoy any excuse to stuff their faces with the charred carcasses of animals not cute enough to be house pets. This piece reviews a different kind of grilling.

Channel: Politics Tags: Grilling Raking Over The Coals Butt Whipping

Man Who Played Bozo the Clown Dies

libsRfunny — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:29:31 EDT

Larry Harmon, who turned the character Bozo the Clown into a show business staple that delighted children for more than a half-century, died Thursday of congestive heart failure. He was 83.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Bozo the Clown Larry Harmon Dead at 83 congestive heart failure

General Petraeus Presides Over Largest Re-enlistment Ever

bigurn — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:54:29 EDT

Today, at Camp Victory in Iraq, on Independence Day, General Petraeus presided over the reenlistment of over 1200 military members.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: military reenlistment petraeus iraq victory

How to be a Perfect Douchebag [Video]

damnedviper — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:56:35 EDT

A great way of proving yourself an idiot

Channel: Humor Tags: funny video stupid person

Former Sen. Jesse Helms Dies At 86

TechnologyExpert — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:35:50 EDT

Jesse Helms, the five-term Republican Senator from North Carolina, has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 86.

Channel: News Tags: Jesse Helms Obituary

'Temple in Waiting' Prepared in Jerusalem

danny1980 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:09:24 EDT

Today Muslims control the Temple Mount and Jews are forbidden to worhip there. But that hasn't stopped some people from making plans to build the next temple. Everyday, three times a day, Jews recite this prayer: "May it be your will that the temple be speedily rebuilt in our own time."

Channel: News Tags: muslim temple mount jewish jerusalem

John Wayne Not Backing Down To Overwhelming Evil

Mutainia — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:01:56 EDT

In the movie, "The Cowboys", the Duke's character, Will Anderson, doesn't shrink away from the overwhelming evil set against him, but, stays true and honest to the bitter end, roughing up evil a little bit on his way out of life. A powerful scene.

Channel: Movies Tags: John Wayne noble hero

22-foot tall robot crafted entirely from excess styrofoam

cactushair — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:31:00 EDT

The creature you see standing before you is a 22-foot tall Styrobot constructed entirely from spare polystyrene packing materials, and no, each piece didn't just show up that way. Michael Salter managed to whittle away on this beast until its completion

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: robot styrofoam polystyrene packing materials

British Judge Says YES To Sharia Law In Britain

cmj1981 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:20:51 EDT

The most senior judge in England gave his blessing today for the use of sharia law to resolve disputes among Muslims. Chief Justice Lord Phillips said that Sharia law should be used between Muslims to settle family disputes and financial matters in Britain.

Channel: News Tags: muslims islam britain sharia law

Praise God For The Scum of The Earth!

Mutainia — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:24:45 EDT

Fantastic news on how to solve the energy crisis. This video opens doors to others like it that should give you hope for our energy needs.

Channel: Science Tags: pond scum algae fuel energy

Obama rewrites Iraq plan

libsRfunny — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:04:03 EDT

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) promised primary voters a swift withdrawal from Iraq, in clear language still on his website: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." Not anymore.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Iraq War Withdrawal timeline Repudiated breaks campaign promise

Race profiling eyed for terror probes

fishfry001 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:51:01 EDT

1) How many white male Americans have been responsible for terrorist attacks against Americans anywhere in the world in the past 15 years? 2) How many Islamic males have been responsible for terrorist attacks against Americans anywhere in the world in the past 15 years? So, what's the problem with targeting Muslims and ONLY Muslims?

Channel: News Tags: profiling terrorist racial FBI Muslim

Fourth of July care packages en route to soldiers

AlphaGnosis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:30 EDT

The effort raised $1.5 million for packages for the tens of thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, which will mean "thousands and thousands" of packages being dispatched so they arrive in time for the 4th of July.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Fourth of July care packages en route soldiers 1.5 million

Deals and Due Diligence

altnrg — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:30:07 EDT

Deal analysis and doing your due diligence is critical to the success of real estate investors. There seems to be three kinds of investors when it comes to doing deals

Channel: Real Estate Tags: due diligence real estate investing real estate investor

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "Never Again"

RickyDawkins — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:58:58 EDT

"Terror struck me, and I felt that I had to go home. The place around the Tsurumi bridge was crowded with many injured people. They held their arms aloft in front of them. Their hair stood on end. They were groaning and cursing. With pain in their eyes and furious looks on their faces, they were crying out for their mothers to help them."

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: nuclear holocaust hiroshima nagasaki remembered

Algeria Convicts Two for Promoting Christianity

Jayson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:29 EDT

Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said. Rachid Mohammed Seghir, 40, and Jammal Dahmani, 36, were sentenced for "distributing documents that aimed at weakening the faith of Muslims."

Channel: Religion Tags: christian muslim algeria faith conviction

Hackers Compromise PlayStation Site

cactushair — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:27:22 EDT

The malicious code is said to attempt to fool the site 's visitors into running a bogus anti-virus scan which then informs them that their computer is infected with a number of viruses and Trojan horses. Sophos reports that the hackers' aim is to persuade the site's users to purchase a counterfeit security...

Channel: Video Games Tags: playstation ps hack hackers playstation site

Secularism: New arrests as Turkish court hears attempt to ban ruling party

berkeley — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:35:30 EDT

Turkey's tottering political system edged further towards breakdown yesterday as police arrested 24 people suspected of plotting to overthrow the government hours before a prosecutor went before the country's highest court demanding the dissolution of the ruling party.

Channel: News Tags: turkey islam erdogan akp

Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'

AlphaGnosis — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:36:37 EDT

Barack Obama's approach to the war on terror shows "frightening naivetÃ;Â©. Even the peaceniks of the last decade have recognized that the pre-911 thinking of the early 1990s was wrong," Romney says.

Channel: Politics Tags: Mitt Romney Obama shows frightening naivete

Don Loyd's Fastest Ways to Succeed in Real Estate

altnrg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:30:34 EDT

If you want to succeed in the real estate market there are five things to do and here they are.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: real estate training real estate investing real eatae property

Does Patriotism Matter?

bigurn — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:00 EDT

With the full commission of a global society, many are losing their national identity. Some in Europe blame the EU for what they consider a loss of their history. Is such a thing going on in America? Are we lifted by our history, or held down by it?

Channel: Politics Tags: patriotism globalization America Europe teaching

Chocolate, Benefits And Health Factors

nickjones321 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:04:36 EDT

There are a lot of reasons for hard core chocolate lovers that can simply amaze them. Researchers have come out with excellent news that chocolates are an essential food for health.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: health tips health advice chocolate benefits health factors

Five (Relatively Unknown) Hallucinogenic Flowers

nightcrawlerX — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:08:55 EDT

Hallucinogenic plants have been used for medicinal, magical, spiritual, and experimental purposes for thousands of years. Here's a quick but informative guide to 5 trippy flowers, including their histories and their effects.

Channel: Science Tags: nature flowers

Ad Featuring Popular Police Pup Sparks Anger in Muslims

cmetzger4 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:51:12 EDT

Muslims in the Scottish district of Tayside are outraged by the appearance of a wide-eyed, 6-week-old puppy on postcards distributed by the local police force.

Channel: News Tags: police puppy muslim islam unclean

Chrono Trigger officially coming to the DS

cactushair — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:02:51 EDT

A new page on publisher Square Enix's Japanese web site reveals that the company is planning to port its acclaimed SNES RPG Chrono Trigger to the Nintendo DS.

Channel: Video Games Tags: nintendo nintendo ds nds chrono trigger rpg

Religions should not be allowed to make ghettos

_kam0_ — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:07:05 EDT

Some ardent Christians, Jews, Hindus, and Muslims are rising, collaborating to demolish secularism in the UK, which has always been weak and too loosely committed to the separation of faith and state.

Channel: Religion Tags: UK Islam faith schools education

Fort Myers gas station melee reportedly started at Cape Coral teen night

libsRfunny — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:24:21 EDT

A 200-person melee at a Fort Myers gas station early Monday morning started over a pack of cigarettes... Six people, including two teenagers, were arrested in connection with the incident, in which the large crowd gathered to watch as at least five females and one male were using sticks, pipes and other blunt objects to strike a vehicle...

Channel: News Tags: Fort. Myers stolen cigarettes teen night melee arrests

The million dirham abaya

Deidre — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:09:44 EDT

Last week in London, Oldfield unveiled what is thought to be the most expensive abaya ever made.

Channel: Shopping Tags: abaya bruce oldfield muslim diamonds fashion

Come On Brits, Grow a Pair!

higakun — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:21:57 EDT

Seriously, you guys are becoming a laughing stock.

Channel: Politics Tags: england uk britain british muslim dog police dog islamofascism

Foreclosed Homes Bus Tours is The Latest Trend for Real Estate Investors

altnrg — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:47:46 EDT

With the continuously rising rate of foreclosed home on the market, some business savvy real estate agents are running regular bus tours of foreclosed homes for prospective buyers.

Channel: Real Estate Tags: foreclosure foreclosured home foreclosure bus tour real estate real estate investment

Ex-Soviet Lithuania hit by cyber attack

cactushair — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:27:25 EDT

Unidentified hackers broke into several hundred Lithuanian Web sites over the weekend, plastering them with communist symbols, government officials said Monday. The hackers posted Soviet symbols -- the hammer and sickle, as well as the five-pointed star -- and scathing messages with profanities on Web sites based in the ex-Soviet nation.

Channel: News Tags: hackers cyber attack