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I was born on Oct-16-1978 without a name. My parents thought I was going to be a girl and never had a boys name for me. The day I was born my mother was recovering after delivery watching Pope John Paul II getting elected as the 264th pope of the Catholic Church. With this strange set of circumstances I was named John Paul.

Mets backstop Mike Piazza, who's walking down the aisle with one-time Playmate Alicia Rickter next weekend, is the latest in a long line of athletes to fall hard for a beauty who has posed in the buff before millions of, ahem, readers.

Indonesia Needs Help, Death Toll Expected To Exceed 400,000 Thu Dec 30 2004 12:52:01 ET KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The death toll in Acheh, the region worst hit by last Sunday's tsunami, may exceed 400,000 as many affected areas could still not be reached for search and rescue operations, Indonesia's Ambassador to Malaysia Drs H. Rusdihardjo said Thursday. He said the estimate was based on air surveillance by Indonesian authorities who found no signs of life in places like Meulaboh, Pulau Simeulue and Tapak Tuan while several islands off the west coast of Sumatera had "disappeared". He said...

I am 26 years old and have been married for 2 years. I am having trouble growing up and I am driving my wife nuts. It has gotten to the point that my wife talks about divorce almost every day. I want to work this out more then I every wanted anything but I can't seem to do it or do it quick enough. I can't seem to remember consistently to do every day things like take out the garbage make sure all the doors are locked and the heat is off at night (there is a lot more but...

Please post a link to a downloadable file or site if you know of one.

Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV/Radio? Nope, didn't think so. Liberal media at work again. Everyone should hear what the judge had to say. Ruling by Judge William Young U.S. District Court Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say. His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also admitted his "allegiance...

I get prompted for a file download and even after I downloaded it I cannot get in.

<p>9 December 2003: As reported on WBEN AM 930 The Tom Bauerle Show, the FBI is currently studying a photograph that has circulated on at least two now defunct Islamic websites known to be used for terrorist communications. The above image is the focus of an FBI investigation to determine the purpose behind the posting and threat level, if any, to the area.</p>

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<p>WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As the holiday season approaches, recent intelligence has counterterrorism officials increasingly concerned about a possible attack against soft targets, such as shopping malls.</p> <p>"As recently as two weeks ago, the intelligence community was telling the Homeland Security Department that this felt a lot like the summer of 2001," said Roger Cressey, a former counterterrorism official with the National Security Council. "[We're] seeing lots of data, lots of information coming together that paints a very disturbing picture."</p>

WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida terrorists have developed a crude device designed to spread deadly cyanide gas through the ventilation systems of crowded indoor facilities such as subways, according to a closely held security directive issued to law enforcement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and obtained exclusively by WorldNetDaily. "Al-Qaida remains intent on using chemical or biological agents in attacks on the homeland," says the internal warning. "Terrorists have designed a crude chemical dispersal device fabricated from commonly available materials, which is designed to asphyxiate its victims." Marked "For Official Use Only," the five-page memo issued Friday says the device...

TIKRIT, Iraq — Five American soldiers were hurt when an Army Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by a grenade on Saturday near Tikrit. The U.S. Command in Baghdad said the chopper went down as a result of a rocket-propelled grenade launched during ground fire near Tikrit, which has been a hub of anti-American violence in Iraq. "A helicopter did go down," Capt. Jefferson Wolfe, a spokesman for the 4th Infantry Division, said. "We can confirm it. It was a Black Hawk. We are investigating." Witnesses said two helicopters were flying when a projectile — believed to be a RPG...

I guess the obnoxious Boston Red Sox fans have nothing to say today. You Fans must all be democrats.

WHO WAS IN CHARGE WHEN: Democrat president, 1913: First Democrat of the century, Woodrow Wilson, elected on a split ticket when Theodore Roosevelt (the John McCain of his era) ran against a Republican up for re-election. That little stunt gave the country into the hands of a Democrat. That Democrat then promptly gave away control of the nation's money to a brand new privately owned bank (the Federal Reserve) so a few rich and powerful men around the world could profit from the interest charged on loaning America's enormous wealth to Americans. To this day the press has never informed...

<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's security Cabinet on Thursday decided to expel Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Fox News has confirmed.</p> <p>An Israeli television station said the ministers ordered the army to come up with a plan to oust Arafat, but that could take days, if not weeks.</p>

Staten Island recovered power over the night but about an hour and a half ago half of the island lost power agian. Does anyone know of any other parts that have lost power

Parts of NYC is still with out power and Fuel companies are not able to keep up the demand for diesel fuel. With hundreds of gas powered generators working over time the fuel delivery companies are having a hard time keeping up

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Who's Smarter? Hollywood vs. Bush Administration A pertinent posting from the Internet and various mail groups: The Hollywood group is at it again! Holding anti-war rallies, screaming about the Bush administration, running ads in major newspapers, defaming the president and his Cabinet every chance they get to anyone and everyone who will listen. They publicly defile them and call them names like "stupid,” "morons” and "idiots.” Jessica Lange went so far as to tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President Bush and is embarrassed to be an American. So, just how ignorant are the people who run the...

U.S. THINKS AT LEAST SEVEN FORMER IRAQI OFFICIALS ARE IN SYRIA