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Protein Drinks Are Dangerous??!! Yeah, right. By Jim Stoppani on June 14, 2010 7:21 PM You may have read or heard about the article on protein drinks, published in the July 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. Alarmed? You should be, but not about the dangers of protein drinks. You should be alarmed about the hack job that Consumer Reports printed on this inept, one-sided investigation.If you have no idea what I'm talking about, visit: http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2010/06/investigation-tests-reveal-contaminants-in-many-protein-drinks.html Let me start by addressing the most ridiculous claim in the report: too much protein is dangerous. If you wonder why the authors didn't...

[From March, 27, 2009] .....Today, I'm announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan... .....And this marks the conclusion of a careful policy review, led by Bruce, that I ordered as soon as I took office... .....And now I’d like to speak clearly and candidly to the American people.... .....Afghans have suffered and sacrificed for their future. But for six years, Afghanistan has been denied the resources that it demands because of the war in Iraq.... .....For three years, our commanders have been clear about the resources they need for training. And those resources have been denied because of...

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish police have solved the mystery of a Polish recidivist who clocked up 50 traffic offenses on different addresses and who was never caught, after one officer noticed his name meant driving license in Polish. An internal police memo cited by Irish papers Thursday said officers taking details of Polish traffic offenders had been mistakenly using "Prawo Jazdy," printed in the top right corner of the driving license, as the holder's name. "Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving license and not the first and surname on the license," the police memo dated June 2007 said.

TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez said it "feels great to be moving forward" Tuesday during his first press conference since he admitted using steroids in an interview last week. Rodriguez, who acknowledged using the substance as a Texas Ranger during the 2001-03 seasons, said the decision was a "stupd mistake and lesson learned for a guy with a lot of baseball left to play."

Boehner: Non-Partisan CBO Confirms House Democrats’ Bill Tops $1.1 Trillion Washington, Jan 27 - House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on a letter from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf to Budget Committee Ranking Republican Paul Ryan (R-WI), in which he noted that the federal government’s interest costs related to the legislation would amount to $347 billion between 2009 and 2019, bringing the total of the congressional Democrats’ massive spending bill to more than $1.1 trillion: “It’s official: the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has confirmed that the congressional Democrats’ legislation is the trillion dollar...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (Police Cheif): If your intention in going inside the fire station is to trap her in a room and talk to her, that's not going to happen. JESSE WATTERS, "FACTOR" PRODUCER: I don't want to trap her. I just want to convey... UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How much clearer can I make it that she doesn't want to talk to you? Does she — do you have to make her talk to you? Is that your right to make her talk to you? WATTERS: What I'm saying is she's — her salary is paid for by the taxpayers. She maxed...

Joint Statement by the United States and Libya Following is the text of a joint statement by the United States and Libya: Begin Text: Representatives of the United States and Libya met in London May 28-29 to begin negotiations on a claims settlement agreement. Both parties affirmed their desire to work together to resolve all outstanding claims in good faith and expeditiously through the establishment of a fair compensation mechanism. In this context, both parties reiterated their commitment to further develop bilateral cooperation. They affirmed their mutual cooperation to combat terrorism. They also recognized the 2003 historic and courageous decision...

Green group sues Canada over greenhouse gases By Randall Palmer 2 hours, 37 minutes ago OTTAWA (Reuters) - Environmental group Friends of the Earth Canada sued the Canadian government on Tuesday for not meeting its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The legal action, filed in the Federal Court in Ottawa, was the first lawsuit against a country for breaching Kyoto, the environmentalists said. "We must see an end to important programs being dismantled, terminated and slashed -- all part of the pattern of Kyoto denial by the federal government," Beatrice Olivastri, head of Friends of...

Mother of Slain Terrorist Demands Second Meeting with Zarqari (Parody) The mother of slain terrorist Hasan Ahmed Muhammed demanded a second meeting with terror mastermind Zarqari today. Muhammed was apparently shot dead by Iraqi Security Forces during a botched attempt to penetrate the heavily fortified Green Zone. "What did my son die for?" screamed the mother, Amatullah Muhammed, angry that her son didn’t get to kill any infidels. Amatullah is also worried that her son will not get the 72 virgins in the afterlife. "I have some questions for Mr. Zarqari. My boy could have been used in a car...

KHOST, AFGHANISTAN - When Taliban commander "Dr. Rasheid" handed himself over to the Afghan government three months ago, he half expected to end up in a US plane bound for Guantánamo Bay. ADVERTISEMENT Instead, he was greeted with open arms and invited to help the government persuade his Taliban friends to turn themselves in as well. His decision to accept Afghan President Hamid Karzai's amnesty offer has been followed in the past three weeks by at least five mid-level Taliban officials. It's too soon to tell if the trickle of hard-line Taliban commanders like Rasheid will become a torrent -...

Here are some quotes I like from FDR. But when Bush makes similar assertions, he is a 'stupid-neocon-religious right-wing-wack-job-imperialist-ect...'. It's interesting comparing these to the typical sound bytes of the modern day democratic party. What a joke the democratic party has become... "Today, thinking of our children and of their children, we oppose enforced isolation for ourselves or for any other part of the Americas." "We must always be wary of those who with sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the "ism" of appeasement." "By an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are...

Madonna calls for US troops to leave Iraq, issues threat LONDON - US pop star Madonna made a rare foray into politics, calling for her home country to withdraw its troops from Iraq during an interview with British radio. "The U.S. has 24 hours to leave Iraq, or else my new album will be released." she said on BBC Radio. The new Madonna album, entitled "American Life 2", is reportedly even more terrible than her last album, entitled "American Life", which is widely considered the worst album of her career. "I'm warning the Bush administration and Americans everywhere that I...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and Europe are drifting further apart on security issues and the use of force in the aftermath of the Iraq (news - web sites) war, a major transatlantic opinion survey released on Thursday showed. The Transatlantic Trends 2004 opinion poll of 11,000 Americans and Europeans, conducted in June and issued two months before a crucial U.S. presidential election, suggested a fundamental change in transatlantic relations may be under way. A growing majority of Europeans seek a more independent role from the United States and three-quarters say they disapprove of President Bush (news - web...

New Prisoner Abuses Revealed New evidence of yet even more abuses at the hands of the American occupiers in Iraq sparked worldwide outrage today as classified reports leaked to the media Tuesday point to mistreatment of more detainees. The allegations, as detailed in the reports, include the following: -A male detainee reportedly suffered emotional distress and humiliation from being verbally scolded for jumping up and down on his heated waterbed. -Another detainee suffered severe anxiety after receiving a pack of filtered cigarettes when the detainee specifically requested non-filtered cigarettes. -One detainee was fed a hot fudge sundae without any kind...

Great Chicago Fire Case Reopened In a startling revelation Monday, the Great Chicago Fire case has been reopened. Judiciary sources in Chicago told Reuters on Friday that the results from the initial investigation proved inconclusive. New evidence suggests there was more to the fire than originally thought. A new investigation conducted by CBS's 60 Minutes turned up new evidence that Halliburton executives may have been in the area shortly before the fire. "This demonstrates once again the Bush administration's attempts to stifle the truth from the American people", proclaimed Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. Senator John Kerry, speaking at a...