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It’s been a year since Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, the first African-American to hold the nation’s highest office. It’s been a year of highs and lows, from winning the Nobel Peace Prize to adding trillions of dollars to the national debt by enacting massive government spending programs – while continuing to battle for a nearly $1 trillion overhaul of the nation’s health care system. His job approval rating also have gone from high to low, down nearly 20 points since taking office. How would you grade President Obama’s first year in office?

Should the motto "In God We Trust" be removed from U.S. currency? * 1266620 responses Yes. It's a violation of the principle of separation of church and state. 52% No. The motto has historical and patriotic significance and does nothing to establish a state religion. 48% Not a scientific survey. Click to learn more. Results may not total 100% due to rounding.

Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Taj Mahal are candidates for new seven wonders of the world ELIANE ENGELER AND ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) - A global competition to name the new seven wonders of the world is attracting widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far, organizers say. The Egyptian pyramids are the only surviving structures from the original list of seven architectural marvels. Long gone are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos...

I am watching Fox News with Susan Estrich. She looks like Ann Coulter on bad drugs. Her hair style, her back top... I think she is mimicking her facial expressions!! What is this?

I found myself thinking about a question that might cause a swing voter to think through his/vote. Simply put: Who Would Osama Bin Laden Want for President? I would like to see signs, bumper stickers, posters, etc., etc. It is important that is doesn't come across as Gotcha or mean-spirited. The purpose of such a question is to make a person who is willing to think, do so. The goal is to instill pondering, not anger, shame or intimidation. It is actually a very fair question.  

Larry Killen Normal 1 33 2001-09-13T13:04:00Z 1 408 2330 The Killen Family 19 4 2861 9.4402 Print 2.85 pt 2 Has Gary Condit gotten the biggest “Get out of jail” card he could ever hope for?  Are there any news cameras outside the Levy’s home today?  Would the Levy’s get ten seconds air time if they spoke?  If Chandra’s corpse were found, would it be get coverage now?  If more leads pointed towards Condit, would the DC police and FBI have the resources or will to pursue them? Bill Safire said that their had to be a breach of ...

I awoke this morning and was watching the tv and began to notice that the general atmosphere is not like a country going to war but a community which has just survived a tornado or hurricane. The belief is that the storm is over and it is time to pick up the pieces and start over. Guess again. During my tenure at the CDC's Emergency Response Coordinating Group I was privy to a study of terrorist attack. So many scenarios included biologics. If they were released yesterday, the effects would begin to be noticed tomorrow. A pick-up truck driving down ...

I am not qualified to speak on any of this, so I will. I have reached the conclusion that this action has been in the works for years, and maybe a decade. This is not a bunch of nickel-dime terrorist who woke up one day and decide to raise a little hell. People were put in place, policies were altered, huge amounts of money was raised, people in both high and low places have been making things happen for a long time and this morning was just the end (maybe) result. Were rogue pilots planted? Were flight crew personnel corrupted? ...

The Courier Mail: Judge warns of baby culling Judge warns of baby culling Malcolm Cole 25jun01 HIGH Court judge Michael Kirby has raised the spectre of the unchecked elimination of children with genetic defects unless new laws were drawn up to cover the genetic screening of unborn babies. Justice Kirby also warned that some parents might choose to abort fetuses carrying genes for conditions such as anaemia, baldness or – if it proved to be genetically determined – homosexuality, because they considered those traits to be disabilities. Speaking in Brisbane last night, he said if the Federal Government failed ...

'I'm a Little Teapot' as hate speech? Children's singers sue newspaper for defamation By Julie Foster © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com Connect Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who is scheduled to be executed today, with a couple that sings children's songs such as "I'm a little teapot" and the "ABC song," and what do you get? A defamation lawsuit. Chad and Terri Sigafus are nationally known children's singers who made their living writing, singing and producing children's music. The couple is suing the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for defamation after the paper published an article linking the singers to a controversial theology called "Christian Identity" ...

Never underestimate the subtleness of a snuffie, right? I noticed something very funny this morning. CNN showed George W. leaving HM-1. The marine at the front step saluted, GW returned it, and as he walked away, the marine executed a right face to stand facing GW's back...something that was missing in eight years of the Clinton presidency. This traditional Marine Corps mark of respect was rendered to the new president. That one goes back to the days in the rigging, when the marine orderly to the ship's captain always faced him, no matter his direction of movement, to be ready ...

John St. Clair Akwei vs.NSA, Ft. Meade, MD, USA Go to Psychosocial Control Menu John St. Clair Akwei vs. NSA, Ft. Meade, MD, USA Table of Contents    Cover Page NSA Mission & Operations Communications Intelligence Signals Intelligence Domestic Intelligence Independently Operating Personnel Target Citizens NSA's Domestic Electronic Surveillance Network Signals Intelligence Remote Computer Tampering Detecting EMF Fields in Humans for Surveillance NSA Signals Intelligence Use of EMF Brain Stimulatlon Capabilities of NSA operatives using RNM NSA Signals Intelligence Electronic Brain Link Technology Table:  An example of EMF Brain Stimulation NSA Techniques and Resources Remote RNM Devices Spotters and ...

FLORIDA: If you think we can't vote, wait till you see us drive. FLORIDA: Home of electile dysfunction. FLORIDA: We count more than you do. FLORIDA: If you don't like the way we count then take I-95 and visit one of the other 56 states. FLORIDA: We've been Gored by the bull of politics and we're Bushed. FLORIDA: Relax, Retire, ReVote. FLORIDA: Viagra voters do it again! FLORIDA: What comes after 17,311? FLORIDA: Where your vote counts and counts and counts. FLORIDA: This is what you get for taking Elian away from us. FLORIDA: We don't just cheat in ...

Celebrate victory as soon as certification occurs. Blast horns, toast, scream, yell, hug, kiss. Bush WinsTell your friends, call your Mom, rub it in on lib neighbors. Treat tonight like the flight of Lindberg, the first moon landing, the return of the Viet Nam POW's. All week talk to co-workers about our new President. Buy drinks at the local pub in honor of GW's win. Brag about winning. Call into news shows, talk radio and say, "We Won!!!".

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http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- "THIS IS A SOLEMN and most momentous occasion," President Reagan began his first inaugural address 20 years ago next January, "and yet, in the history of our Nation, it is a commonplace occurrence. The orderly transfer of authority as called for in the Constitution routinely takes place as it has for almost two centuries and few of us stop to think how unique we really are. In the eyes of many in the world, this every-four-year ceremony we accept as normal is nothing less than a miracle." A bit less eloquently but with the authenticity of experience, ...

Has anyone else noticed the similarities between the OJ Simpson trial and the Gore tactics, PR, lawyers, dis-qualification of jurors, etc., etc.? Is this method of winning a guilty case becoming the industry standard?

A convincing demonstration of why the ButterFly Ballot can be confusing to certain voters.

A thread ran on FR asking what you would do if Gore won the election. Responses ranged from leaving the country to taking to the streets to prayer along with antics of silliness. Now I asked, what should the republican administration do if Bush wins?

FICTION: Al Gore recently claimed that his mother-in-law pays more than $100.00 for the arthritis medicine Lodine; and he claims that his dog takes the same medicine for $37.00, claiming "This is wrong!" FACT: Gore's aides were quick to apologize for Gore's lie, saying the information was from a Democratic study. Washington newspapers also reported that Al Gore wasn't even sure his mother-in-law was taking any medication and wasn't even sure she had arthritis. And, he doesn't know anything about his dog's "arthritis". FICTION:Al Gore said his father, a senator, was a champion of civil rights during the 1960's. FACT:Gore's ...