http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:blueminnesota/ en-us Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:58:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2572542/posts The woman who said she smothered her two little boys "has been ... a good mom," Sheriff Larry Williams said. But Shaquan Duley was financially desperate and overwhelmed, he said CNN.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2572542/posts#comment Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:58:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329436/posts You guessed it -- Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar were just thrilled to announce that they're expecting their 19th child. As usual, Viera just oohed and ahhed over the fantastic news, which comes only a few months after the eldest Duggar kid, Josh, announced that his new wife Anna is expecting their first child. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329436/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:24:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279323/posts WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday school officials violated an Arizona teenage girl rights by strip-searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen, saying U.S. educators should not force children to remove their clothing unless student safety is at risk. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279323/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:44:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204339/posts U.S. President Barack Obama will not cut the billions of dollars in military aid promised to Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said Wednesday. The $30 billion in aid promised to Israel over the next decade will not be harmed by the world financial crisis, the official told Israel Radio. He spoke on condition of anonymity. Haaretz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2204339/posts#comment Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:27:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149581/posts Muntadar al-Zaidi has suffered a broken hand, broken ribs and internal bleeding, as well as an eye injury, his older brother, Dargham, told the BBC. www.bbc.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149581/posts#comment Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:51:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939741/posts The United States will pledge about $500 million for the moderate-led Palestinian government in the West Bank when Arab, European and other nations meet next week, US officials said Friday. jpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939741/posts#comment Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:32:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837399/posts A 35-year-old woman was killed and two others wounded Monday evening when a Qassam rocket struck a car in the western Negev town of Sderot. The woman, who was standing next to the car at the time of the strike, was taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. Hospital spokeswoman Lea Malul said she died on the way to the hospital. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1837399/posts#comment Mon, 21 May 2007 21:31:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822967/posts MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City lawmakers voted to legalize abortion Tuesday, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822967/posts#comment Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:30:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804452/posts MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Masked men believed to be Islamic militants dragged the corpses of two soldiers through the streets of the Somali capital and set their bodies on fire Wednesday during fierce battles with government forces trying to consolidate their control of Mogadishu. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804452/posts#comment Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:19:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804129/posts The European Union and its member states alone are subsidizing one million people in the West Bank and Gaza, a quarter of the population, as part of their effort to avoid creating a catastrophe from the embargo. Asked if the European Union could spend any more money on the Palestinians if it recognized the new Palestinian government than it does now, a senior European diplomat laughed and said, ?We?d probably spend less.? New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1804129/posts#comment Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:13:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802103/posts Three masked Palestinian gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying the chief of the UN refugee mission in Gaza and tried to kidnap him, the UN official said. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802103/posts#comment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:58:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749318/posts The United Nations will ask donor countries to contribute a record $450 million in aid to the Palestinians, whose economy has been devastated by international economic sanctions on the Hamas-led government, UN officials said Wednesday Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749318/posts#comment Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:03:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670966/posts Parens patriae is the legal principle, about four centuries old, that lies behind cases like Marie’s. It lies behind the child-welfare investigations into the families of three and a half million children in the United States in 2004 (the last year for which statistics are available). Each year around 300,000 children are temporarily removed and 65,000 to 70,000 of those children are ultimately taken from their parents forever, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670966/posts#comment Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:56:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662147/posts 9-year -old girl gave birth to a baby girl in Brazil in the beginning of the week. The authorities are investigating the case as rape. It is reportedly the first time in decades that a 9-year-old has become a mother. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662147/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jul 2006 01:45:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1661337/posts An IDF soldier was killed on Thursday when he was shot in the head during clashes with Palestinian gunmen in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Atatra. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1661337/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jul 2006 17:01:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660361/posts The Arab League and Saudi Arabia have transferred some $100 million to the Palestinians, the first funding since international aid was cut off after the Hamas militant group won legislative elections, a top Palestinian official and the Arab League said Tuesday. Haaretz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660361/posts#comment Tue, 4 Jul 2006 21:41:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655906/posts "We have been waiting for a prisoner exchange for many years. We have no doubt that Israel will be prepared to release thousands of Palestinians in exchange for the soldier. We don't want to see only a few hundred prisoners released." Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655906/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:20:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650793/posts But he too criticised the plan for failing to provide for the salaries of Palestinian Authority workers. "I had hoped that the mechanism would involve the salaries of the 160,000 workers. We don't want to turn our society into a welfare society," Mr Erekat is quoted by the AP news agency as saying. www.bbc.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650793/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:21:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650473/posts EU leaders endorsed a plan Friday to channel aid payments to cash-starved Palestinians focusing on health, social services and utilities such as heating and sanitation, while maintaining a funding freeze on the Hamas-led government. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650473/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645087/posts The United Nations Relief and Works Agency said Wednesday it is adding 100,000 Gaza residents, mostly government employees and their families, to its food distribution program to meet an increasingly desperate situation there. Haaretz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645087/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jun 2006 18:49:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641695/posts A group of Palestinian children were sent towards the Gaza Strip border fence holding toy guns on Thursday in order to test the vigilance of the soldiers on duty. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641695/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jun 2006 13:19:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641210/posts Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1641210/posts#comment Wed, 31 May 2006 15:10:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640631/posts Masked Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades gunmen on Tuesday publicly executed a Palestinian man and woman they suspected of having spied for Israel. The man was shot dead in the main street of a refugee camp, with a large crowd looking on. The woman was later shot to death by her relatives in the courtyard of the West Bank's largest hospital Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1640631/posts#comment Tue, 30 May 2006 15:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632021/posts An American teen wounded in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv last month died Sunday of organ failure, a hospital spokeswoman said. Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632021/posts#comment Sun, 14 May 2006 14:25:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630628/posts The husband of a woman accused of killing her 22-month-old son at a Maplewood homeless shelter last week stood by his wife Wednesday, saying she was depressed and in need of psychiatric care. Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1630628/posts#comment Thu, 11 May 2006 18:34:33 GMT