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In his new book, "Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage," Best-selling celebrity journalist, Christopher Andersen, has blown a huge hole in the Obama genius myth without intending to do so. Relying on inside sources, quite possibly Michelle Obama herself, Andersen describes how Dreams came to be published -- just as I had envisioned it in my articles on the authorship of Dreams.  With the deadline pressing, Michelle recommended that Barack seek advice from "his friend and Hyde Park neighbor Bill Ayers." To flesh out his family history, Obama had taped interviews with various family members. Andersen writes, "These...

Wish some ghost writers would write a story about how all these characters who found themselves in this waiting area and their lingering thoughts after parting earth. Was Farrah upset after scheduling her dying that was being pre empted by Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon was over shadowed and Billy Mays is bewilder. Here are all four of them waiting to be processed to go their designated places. I can just hear the conversation as Ed is glad to see familiar faces and Farrah Fawcett really annoyed at Michael for upstaging her exist, and Billy Mays is witnessing all this carrying...

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With his wife Ruth near death, Charlotte-born evangelist Billy Graham announced today that the couple have decided to be buried on the grounds of the recently dedicated Billy Graham Library in Charlotte. Bedridden for the last six months, Ruth Graham contracted pneumonia two weeks ago and slipped into a coma this morning. Four of her five children were at her bedside today, and Ned, the youngest, was traveling to the family's Montreat home. She turned 87 Sunday... ...Graham spokesman Larry Ross told the Observer that Ruth Graham was being treated at her Montreat home, "in line with her wishes." But...

February 08, 2007 Bush Uncle Profits From Options Scheme By MARCY GORDON ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's uncle William H.T. Bush was among a group of directors of a defense contractor who reaped $6 million from what federal regulators say was an illegal five-year scheme by two company executives to manipulate the timing of stock option grants, documents show. Bush, known as "Bucky," is the youngest brother of former President George H.W. Bush. He was an outside, non-executive director of Engineered Support Systems Inc., a defense contractor whose profits were bolstered because of the Iraq war. The St....

Groups, daughter endorse JeffersonBy JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Associated Press writer Published: Oct 3, 2006 U.S. Rep. William Jefferson delivers brief remarks Monday after receiving endorsements at his campaign headquarters in New Orleans. Jefferson, an eight-term congressman, has endorsements including more than a dozen political groups, including the Democratic Executive Committees of both Orleans and Jefferson parishes, 18 ministers, and 19 labor organizations, including the state AFL-CIO. Associated Press photo by BILL HABER NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Rep. William Jefferson’s initial endorsements this year are led by his daughter and five other state legislators, a former legislator and one of the city’s...

Jefferson can find hope in past caseFriday, May 26, 2006 Lolis Eric Elie "There are two sides to every story," Congressman William Jefferson said Monday. I doubt anybody would disagree with that general sentiment. But unanimity may have been lost when the New Orleans Democrat tried to apply that platitude to the specifics of his own situation. We've heard only the FBI's side, but it's pretty compelling. The feds say they have a videotape showing Jefferson accepting a $100,000 bribe. They also say most of that money ended up in Jefferson's freezer. Two of Jefferson's former associates have pleaded guilty....

Jefferson's CurseThe Nation Thu May 25, 11:58 AM ET AP - Mon May 15, 5:25 PM ET U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-New Orleans, speaks to the media at a news conference in New Orleans on Monday May 15, 2006. Congressman Jefferson declared his innocence in light of a federal bribery probe. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Nation -- As John wrote a few days back, William Jefferson was one of the worst Democrats in the House even before he started hiding bribes in the freezer. Now he's a drag on his party and a disgrace to his district--which happens to represent...

1.GRAHAM DOES NOT EMPHASIZE SALVATION THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST2.BILLY GRAHAM DOES NOT BELIEVE HELL IS A PLACE OF LITERAL FIERY TORMENT 3.GRAHAM REFUSES TO DEFEND THE BIBLE AS THE INERRANT WORD OF GOD4.GRAHAM SAYS THEISTIC EVOLUTION IS POSSIBLE5. GRAHAM SAYS THEOLOGY NO LONGER MEANS ANYTHING TO HIM6.GRAHAM SAYS THE VIRGIN BIRTH NOT A NECESSARY PART OF CHRISTIAN FAITH7. BILLY GRAHAM HAS PROMOTED PRACTICALLY EVERY PERVERTED BIBLE VERSION TO APPEAR IN THE LAST FOUR DECADES8. BILLY GRAHAM THINKS A MIRACLE HAPPENS IN INFANT BAPTISM9. BILLY GRAHAM SAYS PEOPLE IN OTHER Pagan RELIGIONS CAN BE SAVED10. BILLY GRAHAM HAS TURNED THOUSANDS...

Over the years I have appreciated and admired what Billy Graham has stood for and against. His integrity has been near perfect. When most evangelists have slipped or stuck their foot in their mouth Billy Graham has stood on the Word of God, without wavering. During the past six decades, his message of Jesus Christ has been heard by over 210 million in 185 countries. He has been counsel to presidents, a passionate evangelist, a loving husband, and a caring father. This past weekend in New York, it was Graham’s much-anticipated last revival. Instead of focusing on his revival, Graham...

Graham called the Clintons "wonderful friends" and "a great couple," quipping that the former president should become an evangelist and allow "his wife to run the country."

Problems of Ecumenical Evangelism Is Billy Graham Right or Wrong? INTRODUCTORY REMARKS For years the evangelistic campaigns of Billy Graham have drawn worldwide attention. Repeatedly he has been named the "Man of the Year" in the area of religion. It has been said that Dr. Graham has preached to more people than any other man in history. His influence is significant: As a stone cast into a pool produces concentric waves which ripple their way to the banks, so often the thoughts of one man influence a whole generation. It is no exaggeration to say that no man has more...

<p>Summer starts with a bang as veteran WASHINGTON POST reporter John Harris traces the emotional highs and lows of the Clinton presidency.</p> <p>The POST plans two jumbos on Tuesday, newsroom sources tell DRUDGE.</p> <p>One story from Harris will outline Hillary Clinton's presidential preparations.</p>

Former US President Bill Clinton smiles during a news conference in New York to announce the William J. Clinton Foundation's initiative to fight HIV and AIDS in rural areas in the developing world(AFP/Don Emmert) Former US President Bill Clinton(L) listens to UN Special Envoy of HIV/AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis, of Canada, during a news conference in New York to announce the William J. Clinton Foundation's initiative to fight HIV and AIDS in the developing world(AFP/Don Emmert) Former President Bill Clinton listens to the speakers during a news conference, Monday, April, 11, 2005 in New York. Clinton announced Monday that...

HISTORY IS BEST VIEWED IN the rear-view mirror. It's hard to grasp the significance of events as they happen. It's even harder to forecast their meaning when they're only scheduled to happen. And once they occur, it's usually the case that possible historical turning points, tipping points, inflection points, or just points of interest turn out in the cold glare of history to have been of merely passing importance. But sometimes not. Just four weeks after the Iraqi election of January 30, 2005, it seems increasingly likely that that date will turn out to have been a genuine turning point....

He is the 24th Houston-area serviceman to die in Iraq PEARLAND - A Pearland man was killed in action in Al Anbar province, becoming the 24th Houston-area serviceman to have died in Iraq in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Marine Lance Cpl. Billy Miller, 22, died Monday. Marine officials would not provide details of his death. In January he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C. He went to Iraq on June 27, a Marine spokesman said. His mother, Susie Miller, said he decided as a high school sophomore that he wanted...

My tagline for the last several months, has been in honor of my friend, Billy.....

Billy Graham hospitalized after fall Saturday, May 15, 2004 Posted: 1:15 PM EDT (1715 GMT) (CNN) -- Evangelist Billy Graham is in stable condition at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina, a hospital spokeswoman said Saturday. The spokeswoman was unable to release further information, but a statement on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Web site said the 85-year-old Graham was hospitalized after a fall Friday at his home in Montreat, 15 miles east of Asheville in western North Carolina. The statement said Graham had been at home recovering from a partial hip replacement performed January 6 at St. Luke's Hospital...

Downtown Oklahoma City was buzzing and packed out as people turned out early to see Billy Graham on Thursday night. We arrived early with some friends, and with some VIP passes in our hands.... so we avoided all of the HUGE lines. An incredible number of people were lined up 3 hours before the service was scheduled to start. After filling the 20 thousand seat Ford Center, officials moved another 9 or 10 thousand people into the overflow Cox Arena, formerly known as the Myriad Convention Center. The music featured Point Of Grace, and they sang 3 songs with a...