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PARIS (Reuters) - European plane maker Airbus said on Sunday it had interrupted an evacuation test for its new A380 double-decker plane after an incident in which several people were injured as an evacuation slide dis-inflated. The test took place in a hangar at its Hamburg site in Germany under supervision of the European certification authority and in the presence of a representative from the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority, as it is part of the certification procedure. "Such an incident during such a trail is not unprecedented," said Airbus chief operating officer and head of the A380 programme, Charles Champion,...

WJR Radio has just broadcast that exit pole results for the Detroit mayoral race give the challenger Freeman Hendrix a 4 point victory over Kwame Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick would be the first Detroit incumbent mayor since 1961 to be voted out of office. Kilpartick is in his first term. It is unknown what effect numerous charges of voter fraud in Detroit will have on the final results.

Many of those who watched the National Geograhic program on the 9/11 attack "Inside 9/11" caught the following statement: "At this air force base in Tampa (picture of entrance gate to Macdill Air Force Base), members of the U.S. Army special operations command are reviewing an unusual chart that reportedly identifies both Atta (picture id of Atta shown) and Al-Shehhi (picture id of Al-Shehhi shown) as likely members of an Al-Qaeda terror cell operating within the united states. the officials decide they cannot pass this information along to the FBI, in part because the men are holding valid U.S. visas...

U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Lilly; Upholds Company's 2011 Patent on Zyprexa April 14, 2005 - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana today upheld Eli Lilly and Company's 2011 patent on Zyprexa®, a breakthrough medicine for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In the case of Eli Lilly and Company v. Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals et al., the court ruled in favor of Lilly on all accounts, including the patent doctrines of obviousness, double patenting, inequitable conduct, novelty, and public use.

Senate Leaders Play Hardball on Eve of 109th Congress by Robert B. Bluey Posted Dec 27, 2004 Frist Seeks More Money for GOP Committees The GOP's four-seat gain in the Senate in November's election has emboldened Majority Leader Bill Frist (R.-Tenn.) to limit the Democrats' influence by reworking the appropriations for Senate committee in hopes of giving Republicans a two-thirds-to-one-third advantage in resources. Frist's willingness to use hardball tactics represents a change for the majority leader who took over at the start of the last Congress with a razor-thin 51-to-49 advantage and was criticized by some conservatives for failing to...

Live thread of 3rd and final X43-A drop. Drop scheduled approx 5:30 EST. B52 is airborne.

GOP leadership has OK'd the format for 3 debates.The debate schedule will have the first two events follow the original format proposed which will be President Bush vs. Kerry in a moderated setting. The third and final debate added will feature Kerry vs. Kerry in a un-controlled environment. The GOP agreed this would be the best option for Kerry to present his "both sides now" approach campaign issues he has taken over the past 20+ years. The GOP further stated that broadcast network See-BS has agreed to provide network coverage for the third Kerry vs. Kerry event. A spokesperson from...

Here's a link to the local TV station in Oregon that has the police video of Al getting pulled over back in August. Al's bad day! Enjoy, I did!

Need help locating a transcript of Lanny Davis being interviewed on a evening FOX program (maybe O'R or H&C) this week. This program also featured the attorney from Florida that was involved during the 2000 election/court cases. The topic was the Swift Boats Vets for Truth. TIA

FBI Finds Propane Trucks Missing From San Antonio 2 Trucks Located In Laredo, Texas, Warehouse POSTED: 6:58 pm EDT June 1, 2004 UPDATED: 1:50 pm EDT June 2, 2004 SAN ANTONIO -- Two stolen propane trucks stolen from San Antonio and a subject of an FBI alert were found Wednesday, according to a TV station report. FBI Agent-In-Charge Patrick Patterson confirmed to KSAT-TV in San Antonio that the trucks were found in a warehouse in Laredo, Texas. The FBI issued an alert earlier Tuesday for two propane trucks and 15 gas canisters that were stolen over the Memorial Day Holiday...

Macomb County Prosecutor Marlinga Indicted Prosecutor Recently Announced He Would Not Run For Reelection POSTED: 12:29 pm EDT April 22, 2004 A federal grand jury sitting in Detroit handed down an indictment against Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga on Thursday. Marlinga appeared before the grand jury, which reportedly has been investigating allegations that Marlinga traded prosecutorial favors for political contributions to his campaign for congress two years ago. The federal investigation into Marlinga was triggered by complaints from Republicans who claimed Marlinga -- a Democrat -- intervened in an appeal filed by convicted rapist Jeffrey Moldowan in exchange for campaign...

<p>Anyone who has thought about developing a Web site to gripe about a company owes Michelle Grosse some thanks.</p> <p>The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled Friday that the Canton woman did not violate the law when she used the name of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping Inc. for a Web site she created to complain about the Canton nursery.</p>

Telephone industry asks court to block FCC rules allowing consumers to transfer phone numbers Friday, November 21, 2003 BY JONATHAN D. SALANT ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - A trade group representing local telephone companies sued on Friday to block a new rule that will allow customers to transfer their landline number to a cell phone. The United States Telecom Association said the rule, which takes effect Monday for people living in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, gives an unfair boost to the wireless industry. The trade group asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia for an emergency...

<p>Fox news reporting that a US Air Express flight to Mass has crashed off Cape Cod. Flight 9446. Down 3 miles off coast.</p>

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Consumers should be allowed to keep their phone numbers when they switch cellular providers, a federal court ruled Friday in rejecting an appeal by wireless companies. Consumer advocates say the inability to retain numbers is one of the biggest barriers preventing more cell phone users from switching in search of better service and prices. The Federal Communications Commission is requiring wireless carriers to provide "number portability" by Nov. 24. In April, attorneys for Verizon Wireless and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, an industry group, told a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

GAYLORD - A burned Toastette that an insurance company claims caused a Johannesburg house fire has resulted in a $150,000 lawsuit against Kraft Food. Allstate Insurance Co. alleged in its suit that the toaster pastry ignited while being heated and started a fire that seriously damaged the home of James and Brenda Stricker on April 21, 1999. Allstate lawyers claimed Kraft was negligent because the frosted fudge Nabisco Toastette was improperly designed and manufactured, making it unsafe. They also alleged that the company failed to warn customers that the product could catch fire. Kraft Foods attorneys said Toastettes are not...

Hillary Clinton's Mystery Thesis Recently syndicated columnist Jack Anderson was doing a story on Hillary Clinton, and in the process his staff requested a copy of her 1969 senior thesis from Wellesley College. It was a seemingly simple request, since normally college theses are public record, available to anyone. Not, however, in this case. Anderson was told that the current Wellesley president had created a new rule in 1992. The new rule, Anderson says, is that "...the college would seal the senior theses of any Wellesley grads who were either the first lady or the president of the United States."...

Did anyone catch Hardball on 1/30/03 - conversation regarding France and their current position regarding Iraq? Classic! Matthews is interviewing Christopher Hitchens, Ken Adelman & Jeb Babbin. The topic comes around to "old Europe" France and what their roll might be regardin Iraq. From the transcript: MATTHEWS: OK, Ken, I want to ask you this. Ken, is it possible that France will become very historic about this and see itself outnumbered in Europe and say wait a minute, we’re one of the victors of World War II, even though they weren’t, the free French were, but not the country. They...

<p>DETROIT -- Federal and state agents raided the offices of Wayne County Executive Edward H. McNamara on Friday morning, using search warrants to seize records and issuing subpoenas for three of his aides to testify before a grand jury.</p> <p>Police also searched McNamara's campaign headquarters in Greektown and visited the homes of his top deputy, Mary Zuckerman, and Lisa Moore, an executive assistant.</p>

Just got out of the shower after returning from DU -Saw an interesting comment about the Torricelli breaking news. The comment was to the effect "the Kingdom for a watch (and a few other things)", implying the DEMs will lose their kingdom (Senate) due to the Torch's gift of a watch.Let's kick some sand in their faces!!! I suggest we mail off to DEM Senate our old, broken watches - just to let them know they suck!