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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,...

Is there anyway to remind the ones calling everyone who disagrees with the potus "a racist" that he is also white? What I want to know is why is he considered a black man? Last time I checked he was born from a white mother, whose parents were both white as well. Why is he soley black? To consider him "ONLY BLACK" is racist! Why won't the conservative voices of the airwaves raise that question? I think by considering himself to be only black or all of the voices calling those who disagree a racist, should remember he is as...

I believe Mcain missed the softball question at the end. What is it you don’t know and what will you do to find out. Mcain should have said, What I don’t know is;

I have been to the outpouring in Lakeland twice with my family. I was wondering if any other Freepers have been as well. We went when it was still in Ignited Church which holds 700. It has moved to a church in Auburndale that holds 3,000, they then moved it to the Lakeland Convention Center that holds 9,000 and then to Lakeland Tigers Baseball stadium that holds nearly 12,000. Tonight it will be at Lakeland/Linder Airport, Sun and Fun Grounds. We have seen lots of healings and miracles. It has been going on for over 35 days and will be...

I have been to the outpouring in Lakeland twice with my family. I was wondering if any other Freepers have been as well. We went when it was still in Ignited Church which holds 700. It has moved to a church in Auburndale that holds 3,000, they then moved it to the Lakeland Convention Center that holds 9,000 and then to Lakeland Tigers Baseball stadium that holds nearly 12,000. Tonight it will be at Lakeland/Linder Airport, Sun and Fun Grounds. We have seen lots of healings and miracles. It has been going on for over 35 days and will be...

Bonds has hit his 754th, what do you think?

April 23, 2006 — In an exclusive interview, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., told ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" that the latest purported recording from Osama bin Laden "underscores the failure of [the Bush] administration to capture" the terror leader. "Osama Bin Laden is loose today because we allowed him to escape at Tora Bora," said Kerry, echoing a statement often heard during his failed 2004 presidential bid.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN OCT 31, 2004 13:49:05 ET XXXXX SHE SPEAKS! CHELSEA CLINTON DEBUT DRAWS SMALL CROWD Only a few dozen people showed up for an outside Kerry rally that featured the political debut of former first daughter Chelsea Clinton. "When I was asked to join the campaign trail today, I was a little nervous," Clinton smiled. "I am not accustomed to public speaking and this is my first political speech." Only 41 were present to hear Chelsea, and 9 citizens, oddly, walked away as she explained why she believed Tuesday's vote is the most important of her...

USS RONALD REAGAN (NNS) -- Pamela Anderson visited USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Sept. 29 during a trip to promote her new clothing line at Naval Air Station North Island’s Navy Exchange. “The Navy Exchange is selling my new book and clothing line,” said Anderson. “I also wanted to come see the ship and its crew.”

Actor Calls for KFC Boycott Over Cruelty to Chickens Nashville — PETA’s brand-new anti-KFC billboard, which shows Pamela Anderson next to the tagline "Boycott KFC—Live Scalding, Painful Debeaking, Crippled Chickens" and steers motorists to KentuckyFriedCruelty.com, has just gone up along I-65 at Cement Plant Road, south side, facing west. img src =

PAM ANDERSON’S FEATHERS RUFFLED BY DALE EARNHARDT JR.’S KFC CHICKEN DEAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release: June 7, 2004 Contact: Dan Shannon 757-622-7382 Los Angeles -- PETA spokesperson Pamela Anderson has sent a letter to NASCAR driver and KFC spokesperson Dale Earnhardt Jr., asking that he use his new relationship with the company, which is based on KFC’s sponsorship of his race car, to curb its suppliers’ worst abuses of chickens, including painful shackling and live scalding in defeathering tanks. Pam says, "Little chickens need a big man like Dale to stick up for them!" and writes in her letter to...

DEBKAfile Special Report November 3, 2003, 12:43 AM (GMT+02:00) US chopper downed by air missile ambush On November 2, 15 US troops died and 21were wounded – the highest US toll in a single enemy attack since the Iraq war began - when their Chinook transport helicopter was shot down over Falujja 35 miles from Baghdad international airport. Witnesses reported seeing two missiles streaking towards the American helicopters. The chopper that was hit was part of a formation of two Chinook transports, each carrying 32-35 soldiers. A 15th US soldiers was killed on patrol in Baghdad. The same day, two...

Eleven people died and thousands were taken to hospital with breathing difficulties after a swarm of grasshoppers invaded a town in central Sudan.

White males cause each other to drink heavily. The fewer of them there are, the less likely they are to binge drink. So says a new study from the Harvard School of Public Health and Social Behavior. The findings are published in the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - the big NPR patron – supported the study. Yes, the evil white male is the new villain in America. Just as in the hit movie "Sum of All Fears," white men are to blame for society’s evils. Just listen to this lovely...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy killed during a seemingly innocent late-night prank was shot in the back, according to emergency room records. The medical reports were released Saturday by the attorney for the teen's parents, who said they show he posed no threat to the neighbor who shot him. Mark Andrew Drewes and a friend had been knocking on neighbors' doors and then running away Oct. 25. He was shot by neighbor Jay Steven Levin, 40, who told police he mistook the 6-foot-2 teen for a burglar. "It shows he was running away," said the Drewes' attorney,...

<p>MIAMI — With the 2004 presidential election just a year away, cutting edge voting machines once touted as foolproof are coming under fire.</p> <p>"There's no paper trail," said Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., "And there's no assurance that what you put into the machines actually happens."</p>

Israel has no plans to kill PA Chairman Yasser Arafat, despite the government's pledge to remove him from power, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the visiting European parliamentarians yesterday. "I don't see any plans to kill him, although the man is responsible for the deaths of hundreds, of thousands, of mostly civilians because his strategy is a strategy of terror," Sharon told the delegation during its visit to the Knesset. The statement was in response to a question from Irish parliamentarian David Norris, who demanded to know how Israel could talk about executing Arafat if it is indeed, as it...

Bomb-sniffing pigs to protect settlements Wild boars feared by Muslims, possess powerful snouts. © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com It's government pork of a different sort. Israeli officials will allow a test of a revolutionary security proposal that enlists wild boars to help sniff out Arab terrorists threatening West Bank Jewish settlements and identify them for human guards. The animal is considered more suited than the dogs who currently hold the job. "Pigs' sense of smell is far more developed than that of dogs," explained Kuti Ben-Yaakov of the Jewish Legion, a volunteer security organization that floated the idea. "Boars could be better...

An upcoming CBS miniseries that reportedly casts former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy in a negative light has prompted a boycott. A former chief of staff to a U.S. congressman has teamed with colleagues to set up a website urging television viewers not to watch the two-part series and boycott its advertisers for 30 days during the peak of the holiday shopping season. James Brolin, Judy Davis as Ronald and Nancy Reagan in CBS miniseries "This time, Hollywood has gone too far," said Mike Paranzino. "What cruelty must lie in the hearts of CBS executives to smear the...

NEW YORK (AP) - Pamela Anderson wants to meet with the chief executive officer of Kentucky Fried Chicken's parent company to discuss what she calls "reasonable, positive changes for KFC's chickens." The former star of "Baywatch" and "V.I.P." faxed a letter Monday to David Novak of Yum! Brands Inc., asking to talk about animal-welfare guidelines that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is recommending. Anderson, a spokeswoman for the animal-rights group, called for a boycott of the fast-food chain a few weeks ago. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume and Paul McCartney also have joined the PETA-led criticism of the company....