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Right Wing Cartoonery By Published 3/16/2004 12:06:58 AM You might not expect the cable network that broadcasts Stripperella, featuring a crime-fighting peeler voiced by Pamela Anderson, and Most Extreme Elimination Challenge, a program for those who "enjoy broken bones, splattering spleens, high impact hematomas, and watching people get them," to be a place where old-school conservatives might feel at home. But This Just In, which debuted Sunday night on Spike TV, is a surprisingly fun cartoon about an unabashedly conservative syndicated columnist from San Diego. "If it's in his head, it's out of his mouth," reads Spike's description of lead...

Posted on Thu, Feb. 05, 2004 Marshall joins craze to hobble lobbyists N.C. secretary of state will set up panel to draft tougher laws MARK JOHNSON Raleigh Bureau Sen. John Edwards describes Washington lobbyists as a pretty despicable species who engineer campaign contributions from big corporations to members of Congress in exchange for government favors.Working-class Americans get left out, thanks to the lobbyists, he says."We ought to cut 'em off at the knees," Edwards says, calling for a ban on lobbyists contributing to congressional campaigns.In the political world of 2004, lobbyists are the root of just about all evil....

Last Updated: Friday, 9 January, 2004, 12:16 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Stub it out, Kim tells Koreans "The harm of cigarettes"- TV slogan North Korea has launched a nationwide anti-smoking campaign after its leader Kim Jong-il reportedly quit the habit and called on his people to follow suit. Reports in the South Korean media said Kim recently singled out smokers as one of the "three main fools of the 21st century", along with those who are ignorant about computers and music. North Korean television has carried slogans and programmes telling people how harmful cigarette smoking...

<p>LIHUE, Hawaii — A 13-year-old surfing star had her left arm bitten off by a shark while surfing in clear water Friday morning on Kauai's North Shore, and her best friend's father was credited with saving her life by using a surf leash as a tourniquet.</p>

The Revolution Has BegunBy Tammy BruceFrontPageMagazine.com | October 17, 2003 As many of you probably know by now, I’ve had the honor of being appointed to California Governor-elect Schwarzenegger’s Transition Team. When I say, honor, I mean it. While I was very vocal supporting Arnold during the campaign, I was first and foremost supportive of the recall itself. The success of that effort, and the election of an independent man who means what he says, I believe, will bring California back into her rightful place as the state of dreams in this, the greatest nation on Earth. As I continue...

The Pickering nomination: Just do it Unless something completely unexpected happens, tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee finally will approve the nomination of Judge Charles Pickering to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Pickering, currently a U.S. District Court judge in Mississippi, was first nominated May 25, 2001. Now, more than two years and four months later, he will finally move on to the pressing business of being filibustered by Senate Democrats. Last week, when committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) placed Pickering’s name on the agenda for a vote, some Republicans feared Democrats might call for yet another hearing —...

Wednesday, October 1, 2003  Good Afternoon! Senators Call For End To Butter Sale   WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators told the government Monday that it's threatening the dairy industry by planning to go to market with a mountain of butter rather than give it away to organizations that feed the hungry. The Agriculture Department's dilemma is to deal with 11 million pounds of butter amassed over the years under the government's price-support programs. Led by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., 16 senators sent Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman a letter urging against a sale. "The timing of your department's decision to release...

12:36 PM ET BEGIN TRANSCRIPT:Now back to Medicare and the rising cost, the tax increases, substantial, long-term tax increases the Heritage Foundation says will be necessary to support this boondoggle, and boondoggle it is. Here's the bottom line. There is no amount of facts and analysis, no amount of logic that will deter the liberals on this, because, ladies and gentlemen, it is not about, this whole Medicare, prescription drug entitlement, is not about prescription drugs for "our seniors." Oh, they say it is, and they make a great case out of caring and they try to make everybody think...

 (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)       GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: By ensuring that Americans have more to spend, to save, and to invest, this legislation is adding fuel to an economic recovery.       (END VIDEO CLIP)       MATTHEWS: Richard Armey was the House Republican leader for many years. He’s an economic professor before they got into Congress. He is now an MSNBC commentator.        In terms of the politics, doesn’t this tax cut force the Democrats to stop talking about any new spending program and force them almost to be for tax raising...

<p>David Lund felt the heat bleeding from his body. An "internal cold," he called it. Bone-numbing. And getting worse by the minute.</p> <p>The second-generation fishing boat captain lay in a wind-whipped life raft, the spray of 15-foot seas pooling at his feet. Around him sat his crew of six, shivering in survival suits as they bailed the 38-degree Atlantic from their tiny craft.</p>

<p>EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Authorities closed highways and the New Jersey Turnpike's western spur after a Greyhound bus carrying 16 passengers was stopped and evacuated Sunday.</p> <p>Greyhound spokeswoman Kim Plaskett said the FBI is involved.</p> <p>Local police and the FBI did not release any details for several hours after the incident, which began just before noon.</p>

From My Cold, Dead Hands - 05.13.2002 "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."- Amendment 2, from the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution.There it is folks, in black and white. The only amendment in the Bill of Rights that liberals seem to have no trouble trying to shred. "*sniffle* Guns kill people. We need to get rid of them all, for they are interfering in our welfare payments to crack whores." The 2nd Amendment was put in for...

Man says he was fired for being straight April 23, 2002 By TONY WILSON Staff Writer Claiming he was fired because he is heterosexual, a Hightstown man has filed a discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation of New Brunswick. The lawsuit of Michael Campbell, of the 300 block of South Main Street, also names the Mercer County HIV Consortium and St. Francis Medical Center, as co-defendants. Claiming he was a victim of "internal politics" between the agencies, his state Superior Court lawsuit further asserts that Campbell was told by a supervisor that he was looked...

The PrisonerThe Chimes of Big Ben 30 min. The Prisoner becomes involved with a new captive, and an important clue is provided. Prisoner: Patrick McGoohan. Nadia: Nadia Gray. Number 2: Leo McKern. Fotheringay: Richard Wattis. General: Finlay Currie. Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Angelo Muscat, Nadia Gray, Leo McKern Category: Drama Release Year: 1967   Show times Date Time   Channel Monday, 15 12:00 AM   13 WNET 74554

<p>PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 4, 2002--Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX), an advanced technology development company, announced today that it has received written guidance that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not consider VeriChip(TM) to be a regulated medical device.</p>

Aides: Israelis, Palestinians Battle at Arafat HQ March 28, 2002 11:39 PM ET Email this article Printer friendly version   Reuters Photo RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Gun battles erupted between Israeli troops and Yasser Arafat's bodyguards around the Palestinian president's West Bank offices Friday, a senior aide to Arafat said."There are gun battles between Israeli troops and President Arafat's bodyguards inside the compound. We hold the Israeli government fully responsible and warn it that it is playing with fire," said Nabil Abu Rdainah, Arafat's top aide.He told Reuters by telephone from inside the complex in the West Bank...

Protein Design Labs Inc. (PDLI)Share price as of Wednesday's close: $15.02Share price now: $18.30Change: 21.8%Volume: 17.5 million shares, daily average 3.4 million sharesLast time this high: Feb. 15, 200252-week high: $45.4752-week low: $13.75Forward P/E before announcement: n/aForward P/E after announcement: n/aIF YOU THOUGHT Kent State's upset over Alabama in this year's NCAA tournament was wacky, wait until you hear this tale of March madness. Shares of Protein Design Labs (PDLI) jumped 21.8% on Thursday, one day after the company announced that its maintenance therapy for psoriasis wasn't much better than a placebo. Protein Design said Phase II tests of its...

Tuesday March 19, 9:59 am Eastern TimePress ReleaseSOURCE: Applied Digital SolutionsDigital Angel Corp. Enters Into a Relationship With Microsoft MapPoint to Strengthen GPS Mapping Capabilities for U.S. and Global Partners Agreement will enable Digital Angel to meet growing demand for accurate GPS mapping services in global markets PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002-- Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX - news), an advanced technology development company, announced today that Digital Angel Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Microsoft® MapPoint® (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) in order to strengthen its worldwide GPS mapping capabilities. Commenting on the new...

Democratic congressman complains to judges who appointed Whitewater prosecutor Thu Feb 28, 7:37 PM ET By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - A Democratic congressman on Thursday told the judges who appointed Independent Counsel Robert Ray that the prosecutor may be acting improperly by running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. John Conyers (news), D-Mich., asked the three federal appeals court judges to review the matter involving the prosecutor who investigated former President Clinton (news - web sites) and the first lady. Ray's final reports on the investigation will soon be publicly released. Ray ...

Congo Volcano Eruption Will Hurt Wildlife - Experts Photos Reuters Photo &nbsp; By Fiona O'Brien NAIROBI (Reuters) - Many wild animals in the forests around Congo's Nyiragongo volcano are likely to be harmed by the torrent of lava, ash and sulfurous gas pouring from the crater, wildlife experts said on Saturday. Nyiragongo is one of eight volcanoes on the borders of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (news - web sites) and Uganda, a region dense with tropical forests and famously home to rare mountain gorillas. However the gorillas inhabit only the slopes of the six dormant volcanoes, and experts ...