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hree teenagers are facing armed robbery charges after the mother of one of the boys allegedly checked them out of school so they could help her rob a bank. Authorities say 35-year-old Tawander Simmons of Stone Mountain checked out her son, 17-year-old Benny Brice and two other boys from Stephenson High School on Friday morning. Police say the four then robbed a Wells Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/29/georgia-mom-gets-son-friends-help-rob-bank/#ixzz1CSITuJEf

Updated 10:19 AM EST, Thu, Jan 27, 2011 Print Share Buzz up! 65retweetTOP5K 10diggsdigg Getty Images Okay, Gil Meche hasn't been great since signing a big contract with the Kansas City Royals. But not many players would feel so badly about their performance that they would walk away from a guaranteed $12 million. Meche announced last week he will retire, giving up the payday due on the last year of his deal. Meche has always been known for his integrity, according to The New York Times, but this move left the baseball world stunned. Meche said he just didn't like...

CHICAGO — Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day. Sound pretty daunting? Not for the Amish of Lancaster County, Pa.

One of the conservative activist groups instrumental in at least temporarily derailing a Senate bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens living in the U.S. warns the fight against the measure is far from over. The executive director of Eagle Forum says the recent downfall of the bill can be attributed in part to the strong activism of grassroots Americans.

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Report Warns of Terrorists' 'Great Ramadan Offensive' By Sherrie Gossett CNSNews.com Staff Writer September 08, 2005 (CNSNews.com) - Al Qaeda's plans for a series of spectacular terrorist strikes in October, targeting American interests as well as U.S. allies in Europe and the Middle East and said to be coordinated by Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenant in Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- are the subject of a non-public report issued by terrorism experts this week. The attacks, planned to coincide with the Muslim observance of Ramadan and dubbed the "Great Ramadan Offensive," are designed to create a "fateful...

Aug 19, 2005 -- Circuit Court Judge John H. Chamblin this morning reduced a jury’s recommended sentence by five years for an Ashburn man convicted of felony child abuse and malicious wounding of an infant. The decision to reduce the sentence angered the prosecutor and at least one of the 12 jurors.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX TUE AUG 09, 2003 08:02:25 ET XXXXX JAGGER ROCKS BUSH: 'HOW COME YOU'RE SO WRONG, MY SWEET NEO-CON' "You call yourself a Christian, I call you a hypocrite/ You call yourself a patriot. Well, I think your are full of sh*t!... How come you're so wrong, my sweet neo-con." Ready to drop in the coming weeks, a new Bush-bashing tune from the ROLLING STONES: "Sweet Neo Con." "It is direct," Mick Jagger says with a laugh to fresh editions of NEWSWEEK. "Keith [Roberts] said, 'It's not really metaphorical.' I think he's a bit worried because he...

WASHINGTON -- The government wants permanently to restrict a wide swath of airspace over the Washington area and make it a crime if a private pilot knowingly enters a zone that extends from Maryland to Virginia. Pilots have strayed hundreds of times since the government temporarily restricted airspace over the capital just before the start of the Iraq war in 2003. In many cases, fighter jets, which are prepared to shoot down a plane, have escorted an errant plane to an airport. The FAA, in a notice to be published on Thursday, said the restrictions are necessary because of the...

n the outer suburbs of Washington, long filled with Christian churches, new and expanding Muslim mosques are changing the religious landscape. In Woodbridge, a $1.8 million mosque built to hold 1,000 worshipers will open in January. Starting in October, Ellicott City Muslims will pray in a new $2 million mosque large enough to accommodate almost 1,000 people. Mosques from Annapolis to Manassas are growing as Muslims who have migrated to the outer suburbs seek places to worship near where they live.

uly 11, 2005 -- The NYPD has disconnected cellphone service in all the city's vehicular tunnels since the London terror blasts — to prevent anyone from detonating a bomb, authorities said yesterday. Service will remain off until further notice, spokesmen for the Port Authority and Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. PA spokesman Tony Ciavolella said the cutoff came "at the request of the NYPD." The PA operates the Lincoln and Holland tunnels. MTA spokesman Brian Dolan said a similar policy was enacted Thursday in the Brooklyn-Battery and Midtown tunnels. A police source said disabling cellphones in the tunnels is a good...

July 9, 2005 -- A globetrotting Bronx man is still missing in the London terror attacks and feared dead by friends and family who waited in vain yesterday for word of his fate. Michael Matsushita, pictured here in the loving arms of his British girlfriend, Rosie Cowen, has not been seen since she said goodbye to him at their London apartment Thursday morning - as he set off for the doomed Piccadilly subway line that exploded near King's Cross station and killed at least 21 passengers

The pointer(cursor) on my computer screen involuntarily moves across my screen. I am using Firefox have ran several spyware, adware scans and nothing works. Also this has been going on for a few years. I have had 3 computers and several mice. I am hoping someone here can help. Thanks

I have downloaded Thunderbird.When I try to get mail it asks for my password Since TB did not ask for a password when setting up I use my paasword with my ISP to no avail. Can anybody help.

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Larry Burkett Following a long and courageous battle with cancer and heart disease, Larry Burkett completed his journey of serving the Lord Jesus Christ on this earth. Having battled cancer and heart attacks for the past several years, God called Larry into His presence at 3 am on July 4th. To say that he will be missed is a huge understatement. Larry was truly loved by all those whose lives he touched; his family, his friends and his ministry partners. He lived a life of Christian kindness and genuine humility. He was always extraordinarily generous. Steve Moore, Crown’s radio co-host...

June 27, has often been at odds with the White House over environmental issues. In a letter to President Bush, she said she was leaving to spend time with her family. "As rewarding as the past two-and-a-half years have been for me professionally, it is time to return to my home and husband in New Jersey, which I love just as you do your home state of Texas," she wrote Bush. Whitman had been the administration's point person in rolling back environmental protections initiated by previous administrations. As his re-election campaign gears up, Bush's senior staff and advisers consider the...

WASHINGTON - Gay-rights groups, fuming over Sen. Rick Santorum's comparison of homosexuality to bigamy, polygamy, incest and adultery, urged Republican leaders Monday to consider removing the Pennsylvania lawmaker from the GOP Senate leadership. A coalition of groups in Washington and Pennsylvania compared Santorum's remarks to those by those last December by former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott about Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist campaign for the presidency. Shortly afterward, Lott was forced to resign as Republican Senate leader.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 19 2003 ShopNetDaily Page 1 News Page 2 News BizNetDaily LocalNetDaily Commentary Classified Ads Letters People Search SportsNetDaily Health Weather TV Guide Movies Stocks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D.C. SNIPER TERROR Revealed: Secret sniper stake-out Moose sent team to Muhammad's ex-wife's home full day before releasing look-out -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: March 19, 2003 9:02 p.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com ROCKVILLE, MD. -- Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose secretly dispatched a team of undercover officers to stake out the home of alleged sniper John Lee Muhammad's ex-wife a full 24 hours before he released a physical description of...