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President Obama's response to my email.
Tue May 15, 2012 2:10 PM EDT
I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my email this morning. I have written the White House on numerous occasions regarding the situation in Syria. I never really expected a response to my emails. This morning I was both flattered and humbled as I opened it. Here is …
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Free Syrian Army puts up stiff resistance in Al Rastan.
Mon May 14, 2012 5:15 PM EDT
The Syrian military shelled the town of Al Rastan today killing nine of its citizens. An all out battle ensued early this morning as mukhabarat security forces clashed with members of the Free Syrian Army. Casualties were in the dozens amongst the Syrian military, …
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Who was really behind what happened to Pan Am Flight 103?
Sat May 12, 2012 4:57 PM EDT
Let me start by saying that this incident is an open wound that time will not heal. Also, let me state that I in no way wish to harm or dishonor the victims, there families and friends, or make any of them relive that cowardly, dastardly act of terror that claimed the …
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The Atheist Wars.
Tue May 8, 2012 10:45 PM EDT
I feel compelled to write about what would best termed the Vines Religious Wars. Maybe I should call it the Atheist Wars, since most of the incoming is aimed at religion, not just any religion, or all religions for that fact, just two. The two most under siege is Christiani …
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AP Photos: Hats off to Kentucky Derby couture
Sat May 5, 2012 3:05 PM EDT
They drink bourbon for breakfast. Mint juleps for lunch. And all day long, spectators wear colorful, larger-than-life hats at the Kentucky Derby.
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Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor
Thu May 3, 2012 12:11 PM EDT
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor deserves an 80-year sentence for the war crimes he was convicted of last week, including aiding and abetting murder and rape on a mass scale, prosecutors said in a written filing Thursday.
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Ovechkin helps Caps beat Rangers 2-1, force Game 7
Thu May 3, 2012 12:26 AM EDT
Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
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Oakland police use tear gas against Occupy protesters. "Occupiers" take over San Francisco building.
Tue May 1, 2012 11:29 PM EDT
Earlier today the OPDused tear gas and flash bang grenades against peaceful demonstrators taking part in the May Day Occupy protests. Hundreds were dispersed by force after refusing police orders not to block the intersection at 14TH and Broadway. OPD then brought in a …
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Happy May Day. Occupy Everything!
Tue May 1, 2012 8:15 AM EDT
In what is perhaps a preview of what is to come this summer, thousands of Occupy protesters are expected to turn out today from "sea to shining sea" in many major US cities. They will be joined by labor unions and immigrant rights activist on this Intern …
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What Is on Voyager's Golden Record? | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine
Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:34 PM EDT ()
I thought it was a brilliant idea from the beginning,” says Timothy Ferris. Produce a phonograph record containing the sounds and images of humankind and fling it out into the solar system.By the 1970s, astronomers Carl Sagan and Frank Drake already had some experience wi …
The time for talking is over, Assad.
Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:51 PM EDT
Mr. Annan your peace plan is dead. Stillborn. While you have good intentions, it is futile to proceed. Assad the pig, has not honored line one of the agreement. His protectors, Russia, China, and Iran have some sick sadistic designs on the innocents of Syria. The people are back …
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Charles Taylor awaits his fate in Blood Diamond trial
Thu Apr 26, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Charles Taylor,64, the former dictator and president of Liberia, will learn his fate today in the Hague, Netherlands. A man whose life story reads like a bad international crime novel, who is responsible for thousands of peoples deaths, waits for his trial to come to end. His tr …
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Justice Department Won't Reopen Kent State Shootings Case
Seeded on Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:59 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Justice Department, citing "insurmountable legal and evidentiary barriers," won't reopen its investigation into the deadly 1970 shootings by Ohio National Guardsmen during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University.Assistant Attorney General Thoma …
Joran Van Der Sloot Extradition Process Started For Extortion From Natalee Holloway's Mother
Seeded on Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:11 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
The process to extradite Joran van der Sloot from Peru to the United States has begun, CNN reports. Documents obtained by Maximo Altez, van der Sloot's attorney, show a judge has approved the U.S. request for a provisional detention, the first step in sending him to America to …
Eight observers frustrating Assad. Sanctions mount, Hama attacked, 50 killed.
Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:53 PM EDT
The eight, yes eight, UN observers in Syria are giving Bashar al Assad fits. They are visiting places he does not want them to go, or see. The shelling in Homs came to a halt over the weekend when two UN observers decided to stay in the beleaguered city. Assad didn't expect …
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World's patience wearing thin with Assad.
Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:52 PM EDT
The world is finally showing signs of losing its patience with Bashar al Assad. At a Friends of Syria meeting in France today, Secretary of State Clinton suggested employing Chapter VII of the UN Charter. This chapter outlines the mechanisms needed to bring a …
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Sedition, slander and entrapment.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:10 PM EDT
Recently I've come across a bunch of articles whose main purpose is to entrap readers into making a comment. One which they will be sorry for. That's wrong and these articles need to be pointed out. For example. When is an article down right slanderous? I noticed some heavy relig …
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The Band's Helm in 'final stages' of cancer battle
Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:49 PM EDT
Levon Helm, a former member of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer.
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UN observers begin to arrive in Syria. 100 killed since ceasefire. Homs being shelled.
Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:17 PM EDT
Over the weekend an advance team of six UN military observers arrived in Damascus, Syria. They are the vanguard of up to 30 who are to arrive later this week. Supposedly a ceasefire went into effect on April 12TH, part of the Annan peace plan. The occupants of the wrecked ci …
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Exorcist Expertise Sought After Saskatoon 'Possession'
Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:24 AM EDT (Huffington Post Canada)
A case of what is being called possible demonic possession in Saskatoon has prompted local church officials to consider the need for an exorcist.CBC News spoke with a Catholic priest involved in the case, which arose in March, and agreed not to identify participants in order to …
Bashar al-Assad You Dog, Don't Think Your Going To Get Away With What You Did!!!!!
Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:42 AM EDT
A moment of stopping shooting and shelling is not going to pardon you for your killing of over 10,000 men, women, and children. The only thing it will maybe do is cause your judges to allow you to live. You will be overthrown regardless of how well you follow …
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EXTRA! George Zimmerman will be charged with Manslaughter.
Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:16 PM EDT
Special prosecutor Corey will hold a news conference at 6:00PM EST. Police sources say she will announce that George Zimmerman will be charged with at least manslaughter charges for the death of Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman's whereabouts are unknown, and that is a concer …
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Syria breaks promise. Bloodbath continues. More than 140 killed on Monday.
Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:43 AM EDT
Assad has made fools of the world once again. As Tuesday dawned in Syria, it had become clear that Assad had not complied with a Kofi Annan's internationally endorsed peace plan. His armor remains in the cities, his artillery still pounding civilian neighborhoods, his troops and …
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Debra Ollivier: Chip Coffey On
Seeded on Sun Apr 8, 2012 4:07 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
As far back as ancient Egypt, we humans have been fascinated with psychic phenomena and the paranormal. And wherever you sit on the spectrum of believer or disbeliever, you probably grew up with a Ouija board.Chip Coffey grew up with way more than a board game. The star of A&am …
Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil
Sat Apr 7, 2012 3:48 PM EDT
Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.
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President Obama's response to my email.
I was pleasantly surprised when I checked my email this morning. I have written the White House on numerous occasions regarding the situation in Syria. I never really expected a response to my emails. This morning I was both flattered and humbled as I opened it. Here is …
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