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OK, I just got done watching my alma mater win the McNaughton Cup in college hockey. Now I have a musical question for you. Regarding the song "Dancing In The Street", who did the best version? Fingers crossed, I hope I linked these properly... Martha And The Vandellas (1964) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc Mick Jagger/David Bowie (1985) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo Van Halen (1982) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5qT2C_Ggpg Or if there's a version that I missed, let me know.

As reported by the Blaze earlier today, CBS News's online store is selling seven different Obama-related items, but complementary Republican merchandise is suspiciously absent. The online store includes paperback and hardback copies of Obama's memoir, "Dreams From My Father," and five memorabilia books and DVDs of his campaign and election. When the Blaze looked into the matter, CBS News had even dedicated an entire tab of its store to the president. The category has since been removed, but searching "Obama" in the online store still returns all the merchandise. When the items are clicked on, though, shoppers are redirected to...

I was messing around ( on someone else's thread ) and suddenly got nostalgic for my influences from the 70's and thought about my absolute favorite cover in the world, a song that I would never tire of.... Here it is... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLPHz8KT9No

A thin layer of smoke is covering much of New Hampshire today, spillover from more than 50 wildfires that are burning out of control in Quebec. The fires have been burning since last week over about 150,000 acres in central Quebec, north of Montreal and Quebec City, and about 500 miles north of Manchester.

Washington, DC -- A leading pro-life group has uncovered a questionnaire the campaign of Barack Obama filed with a pro-abortion web site. The survey makes it clear that Obama's national health care plan would include abortions and that they would likely be funded at taxpayer expense.

Iran 'covers up nuclear plants' By Francis Harris in Washington (Filed: 18/04/2006) Iran has expanded its underground nuclear facilities and covered them with a 25ft protective layer of earth and concrete, it has been claimed. David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector who now works for the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington, studied commercially available satellite images taken over a four-year period up to January this year. His conclusion was that the images showed that the Iranians were developing nuclear facilities, built underground to protect them from possible air strikes. The newly discovered work "is indicative...

3/17/2006 - SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFPN) -- Hundreds of physical and mental training hours go into being a part of one of the most advanced careers in the world -- an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. The F-16’s multiple missions, such as air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, make it one of the most versatile aircraft in the Air Force, said Capt. Charlie Wolfsandle, 55th Fighter Squadron assistant training officer. To be selected to fly the F-16, an individual has to pass a battery of physical and mental tests. Pilots are selected for training when they receive a commission and are...

Covers come off UK spy plane By Paul Rincon BBC News science reporter The Corax, built by BAE Systems, is the UK's first pilotless stealth aircraft Images of the UK's first prototype stealth surveillance aircraft have been unveiled. The unmanned vehicle, which has been built by BAE Systems, is known as the Corax, or as the Raven. The Corax bears some resemblance to a cancelled US military spy plane called DarkStar, analysts have said. Jane's International Defence Review said the unmanned aircraft "indicated a new direction in combat vehicles for the UK's armed forces". Bill Sweetman, the magazine's aerospace and...

UNDER THE COVERS, CONSERVATIVE-STYLE By Azi Paybarah Two new books for the kiddies are hitting stores—one that will help get them laid, and another to turn those one-night-stand spawn into good little conservatives. First up is the long-awaited The O'Reilly Factor for Kids. Those with strong visual imaginations will doubtless be pleased to learn that O'Reilly (as he frequently refers to himself) didn't get laid until he was twenty. But it's about the children, and O'Reilly gives spin-free lessons about teenage sex, drugs, and what kind of junior high school girls turns him on. The Long Island native spills the...

Sandy Berger... former National Security Advisor and Thief of Classified Documents, Receives slap on the Wrist As Bureaucracy covers for "it's own" DojGov.net Newswire 6 April 2005 The Justice Department said yesterday there was no evidence that former national security adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger was trying to conceal information when he illegally took copies of classified terrorism documents out of the National Archives in 2003. This is in spite of the fact that he stole classified documents, destroyed them and lied about his actions in an attempt to revise historical events. Under an agreement with US Department of Justice...

Former Sen. Borden charged with failure to file income tax Associated Press March 18, 2004 BORDEN0318 Former Sen. Winston Borden was charged with failure to file income tax returns, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Borden, who served in the Minnesota Legislature from 1970-1979, was indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts of failure to file income tax returns. According to the indictment, Borden had an income in excess of $100,000 and failed to file a return for each year from 1997-1999. The St. Paul attorney also served as president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce from 1979-1990....

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - A man who put a replica of Michelangelo's nude "David" sculpture in his yard responded to neighbors' objections by engaging in a cover-up. Christopher Schapker last week used a strategically placed sheet to counteract concerns about the male nude in the side yard of his home. Parents of students who attend a neighboring center that provides services for disabled people had expressed concern over the statue's nudity. Schapker and his housemate, Kerry Niehaus, spent $2,000 for the sculpture to enhance the early 20th century style of their home. At first, none of the children at the center...

Sometimes it's unfortunate that the beat goes on. Sometimes it's necessary to say, "Enough is enough." We have reached that moment. The first time this dawned on me, I was at the gym. Generally speaking, the gym is a haven for terrible, long-forgotten music. A session won't pass without the emergence of a bad early 1990s dance track, my favourite being Mr Vein. Anyway, on this particular occasion my tolerance was stretched beyond breaking point. Roger Waters would have been cringing, surely. Hell, I was physically convulsing and it wasn't even my song to get protective over. I let it...

Newsweek leads with the favorite..

US covers up killings of its troops in Kuwait By Jack Fairweather in Kuwait City (Filed: 22/12/2002) Attacks on American forces in Kuwait are being covered up and played down because of concerns that further disclosures will destabilise military preparations for war against Iraq. Incidents have either gone unreported or have been passed off as harmless recreational shooting by hunters, a senior Kuwaiti government official told The Telegraph. "The Americans have told us to downplay these incidents for fear of creating the sort of climate in which further attacks can happen," the official said. One United States marine has been...