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WAUSAU, Wis. – An American flag flown upside down as a protest in a northern Wisconsin village was seized by police before a Fourth of July parade and the businessman who flew it — an Iraq war veteran — claims the officers trespassed and stole his property. A day after the parade, police returned the flag and the man's protest — over a liquor license — continued. The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin is considering legal action against the village of Crivitz for violating Vito Congine Jr.'s' First Amendment rights, Executive Director Chris Ahmuty said. "It is not often...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 33% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-two percent (32%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of +1 (see trends and recent demographic highlights).

A recent rise in applications to the School of Theology and Ministry (STM) could be proof that Boston College is on its way to accomplishing one of the major tenets of its Master Plan - to become the world's leading Catholic university and theological center. According to an article published by WBZ-TV on Feb. 19, the STM has already received 242 applications, a 70 percent increase from the previous year. "So far this year, we're up 70 percent," said Sean Porter, assistant dean and director of admission for the STM. Porter said that he thinks there are a number of...

All, Like many others, I am considering purchasing a semi-automatic long gun. Most likely, an AR-15 as .223 is still fairly easy to come by, and there are a number of "regular" rifles which use the ammunition, so I have some faith that it will remain available for some time period after other ammunition types are outlawed, should that occur. We have a number of hunting rifles, some WWII German equipment, a few handguns, and plenty of ammunition. I am wondering if any FReepers can shed some light on the ease and advisibility of purchasing a kit from Model 1...

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Okay, once someone responds, please don't deluge me with hundreds of Dept. of Redundancy Dept. pings. I do realize it is a foolish question, but... What time is Gov. Palin speaking tonight? GOPConvention.com has yet to release an updated schedule. If I have to be away from my house, I want to DVR it. Actually, if anyone has the whole schedule for tonight, could you possibily post that? Thanks!

Check out the video at this site, entitled Time for some Campaignin'