http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/breakingnews/ en-us Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:27:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048206/posts WASHINGTON — The political vision of a summer gas tax holiday died a quick death in Congress, losing to a view that federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel — far from dropping — will have to go up if they go anywhere Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048206/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:27:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048130/posts I read today that Sen. Phil Gramm [R-Tex] resigned under pressure from the McCain campaign because the media was having a field day over his comment that America "had become a nation of whiners". Once again we have allowed these charlatans of television news and print media to dictate what goes and what doesn't go in a presidential campaign. I mean it was bad enough that we let them saddle us with two of the three worst candidates in history [hillary clinton was terrible too]. A decent man or woman wouldn't dare subject himself and his family to the type... Amazon-Connect Blog of John W. Cassell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2048130/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:19:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041145/posts MOSCOW (AFP)--A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 hit the region of the Sea of Okhotsk early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but no casualties were reported. The epicenter of the quake, at a depth of 605 kilometers, was said to be 384 kilometers west-northwest of the Russian far eastern city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. It occurred at 0212 GMT, the USGS said. No casualties, damage or threat of tsunami was reported, Russian emergency situations ministry officials in Kamchatka said, according to the RIA Novosti news agency. However, tremors were felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, forcing people to briefly leave their homes. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041145/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:04:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024287/posts Today is Sunday, June 1st and the Puerto Rico primary voting takes place from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. ET. Welcome to the only forum on the web in the mainland United States (that I know of!) monitoring LIVE all the details, voting, exit polling and results for today’s Puerto Rico Democratic primary! Many thanks to Jim Robinson and all of you at FreeRepublic.com for your support! Will Hillary’s popular vote tally move up substantially after today’s primary? After all, there are over 2 million Puerto Ricans eligible to vote, and there’s usually an 80-85% percent voting turnout on the... CNN (and others) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024287/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 05:40:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992351/posts Two injured after shooting in dorm parking lot in Tyler © 2008 The Associated Press TYLER, Texas — Two people were injured early Thursday morning after being shot in a parking lot outside a Texas College dorm in Tyler, police say. Tyler Police Lt. Derreck Wagoner tells Tyler television station KLTV that one person was shot in the abdomen and the other was shot in the hand. Wagoner says the abdomen wound victim is hospitalized in serious http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992351/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:54:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991109/posts Train Blocks Chili Avenue by Rich Turner Published Mar 24, 2008 A disabled train has Chili Avenue blocked at the 3300 block, near Old Chili-Scottsville Road. The train hit a boulder on the tracks, causing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991109/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:26:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985015/posts American public support for the military effort in Iraq has reached a high point unseen since the summer of 2006, a development that promises to reshape the political landscape. According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 53 percent of Americans — a slim majority — now believe “the U.S. will ultimately succeed in achieving its goals” in Iraq. That figure is up from 42 percent in September 2007. The percentage of those who believe the war in Iraq is going “very well” or “fairly well” is also up, from 30... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985015/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:07:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984337/posts NAZIS SEIZE AUSTRIA AFTER HITLER ULTIMATUM; GERMAN TROOPS INVITED TO MAINTAIN ORDER; SEYSS-INQUART CHANGELLOR; POWERS PROTEST The Austrian Situation Following an ultimatum from Berlin, the Schuschnigg government in Austria retired yesterday evening and was succeeded by one headed by the Nazi leader, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, as Chancellor. He immediately asked Germany to send troops to help in preserving order. Some 50,000 highly armed and mechanized forces marched to the border. Both Munich and Vienna report some crossed into Austria. Berlin denies this. Nazi mobs took possession of Vienna and raided the Jewish quarter. The swastika was flown over public buildings,... Microfiche-New York Times archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984337/posts#comment Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:50:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965798/posts In a surprise twist after a chaotic Super Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) passed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) in network tallies of the number of delegates the candidates racked up last night. Clinton was portrayed in many news accounts as the night’s big winner, but Obama’s campaign says he wound up with a higher total where it really counts — the delegates who will choose the party’s nominee at this summer’s Democratic convention. With the delegate count still under way, NBC News said Obama appears to have won around 840 delegates in yesterday’s contests, while Clinton earned about 830... poitico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965798/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:13:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965773/posts This post needs to be made regarding Super Tuesday. My observations include the fact the "underground" Trust Huckabee operation did its job well dividing conservative votes and enabling McCain to win Missouri. This group not officially associated with Huckabee is paving the way for McCain. It looks National Right To Life used its state affiliates endorsements of Huckabee to assist in the Establishment plan to divide conservatives and help McCain win. Romney can still fight back but he'll have to get into the Saturday events in Washington and Kansas where I think he can do well. And he'll have to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965773/posts#comment Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:19:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935899/posts Vote (Freep) your picks of Virtual College Football Play-off!Click to Go Vote Sports Illustrated http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935899/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 01:35:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933835/posts Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez lost a tight vote on Sunday in a referendum on giving him new powers and scrapping term limits on his left-wing rule. The national electoral authority said early on Monday the "No" camp won 51 percent of the vote compared to the pro-Chavez "Yes" camp's 49 percent. It said the trend could not be reserved and declared Chavez the loser. The referendum vote on a raft of reforms would have allowed Chavez to run for reelection indefinitely, control Venezuela's foreign currency reserves, appoint loyalists over regional elected officials and censor the media if he declares an... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1933835/posts#comment Mon, 3 Dec 2007 05:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932902/posts "A man is holding hostages in the Hillary Clinton for President Headquarters in Rochester NH"--just reported by Susan Wornick on WCVB TV in Boston http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932902/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1931230/posts Kevin Federline is through with being the bad guy, or so he says. The Fed-Ex tells Details magazine (via MSNBC) that he's glad to be getting more acting gigs, but he feels he's been typecast thus far. "I'd actually like to play somebody other than a bad guy or an ass," he says. K-Fed has been named one of the mag's "50 Most Influential Men under 45." TMZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1931230/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:52:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920737/posts Is it just me or are we all getting pretty tired of FNC’s abuse of “Breaking News” and “News Alerts”? It amazes me that you can’t watch one day’s worth of programming on America’s “fair and balanced” network without being assaulted by these false overtures. The producers at the FNC must think we are the dumbest viewers in the history of television news. The recent fires in Southern California provided almost every anchor on Fox with the opportunity to over-dramatize the events of the day. I’ve never seen so many “Breaking News” reports on one story in my life. And... Helvitorial.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920737/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:29:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920249/posts Ok it's a cheap laugh line. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920249/posts#comment Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:57:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1913922/posts NEW YORK — Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall. After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members. She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love." "Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause. She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1913922/posts#comment Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:40:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1913756/posts J.K. Rowling, author of the world-wide best-selling Harry Potter series, met some of her American fans tonight and provided some surprising revelations about the fictional characters who a generation of children have come to regard as close friends. In front of a full house of hardcore Potter fans at Carnegie Hall in New York, Rowling, sitting on the stage on a red velvet and carved wood throne, read from her seventh and final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," then took questions. One fan asked whether Albus Dumbledore, the head of the famed Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft,... NewsWeek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1913756/posts#comment Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:34:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906343/posts Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906343/posts#comment Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:28:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902222/posts If true, the oil companies will bury this invention. CLICK HERE for video. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902222/posts#comment Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:02:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894966/posts Hillary Clinton drops fugitive fundraiserSeptember 11, 2007 Tom Baldwin of The Times, Washington Norman Hsu, who also raised money for the Obama campaign, said the fraud charges were a misunderstanding (Paul Sakuma/AP) Hillary Clinton has been forced cut all ties to the fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu, announcing that she will return more than $850,000 he secured for her campaign from more than 250 donors. Aides have also promised that from now on they will require major fundraisers to submit to additional vetting procedures, including criminal background checks. The extraordinary measures are designed to limit the damage inflicted to her campaign... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894966/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:30:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1894333/posts (Some taps fail spot tests for cleanliness) Wisconsin beer lovers who belly up to the bar for an ice cold tap aren't always being served the fresh draft they're paying for and instead are getting mouthfuls of unwelcome bacteria.Brewers, both big and small, say Wisconsin bars and restaurants - including downtown hot spots - aren't cleaning their beer lines as they should, leading to a buildup of bacteria that "infects" and spoils tap beer. "They actually can be very, very dirty, to the point that you'd be shocked," said Dan Carey, the brewmaster for the New Glarus Brewing Co. in... JSOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1894333/posts#comment Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:40:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1893340/posts High-5 to Bobalu!!! Mine is only the assist.. your link brought me right to this! They are streaming video of them arresting Alex Jones... he is a guy from Texas who claims that the 911 Attackers were assisted by a Cabal of United Nation-types. Not sure.. but, the scene on Geraldo was seriously testing the Video Production crews. They'll hold for the 48 Hours likely.. then what are they going to charge hom for.. petitioning his greivences.. maybe a permit violation or something. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1893340/posts#comment Sun, 9 Sep 2007 02:56:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892610/posts Ron Paul refuses to declare war against Al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq.We have made it clear here at Free Republic that there is irrefutable documentation showing Saddam's WMD program and links to Al Qaeda under this section on the websitePreWarDocs Ron Paul continues to appease our enemy. I am officially posting a declaration of war against Ron RuPaul here at Free Republic on behalf of patriotic Americans who support our troops mission in Iraq. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892610/posts#comment Fri, 7 Sep 2007 15:18:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888672/posts Just finished this gem of a book. In 2 days. I would appreciate hearing about the favorites of fellow Freepers. Summer is a closin and I want to suck as much diversion as I can out of it. Regards. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1888672/posts#comment Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:01:26 GMT