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Why do people hate Sarah Palin? America has become a nation of cynics. We have come to disbelieve in the sincerity or goodness of human nature. Anyone who adheres to virtues, their religion or a sense of decency have their motives screwed on backwards. We have all become victims of sexism, ageism and racism. We have been victimized by our government in a senseless call to war. We have been victimized by the financial institutions that robbed us of our future. We feel betrayed. We have become frustrated and disillusioned. We are told that happiness can not be achieved through...

SAMARRA — After two years of silence enforced by sectarian violence, prayers of Shia worshippers were echoed recently in Samarra’s Maqam Ghaybat Shrine, which is co-located with the ancient Al Askari Shrine. Shia faithful gathered the morning of Sept. 30 to pray to commemorate the end of Ramadan. “Hundreds of people were at the Mosque for the Eid celebration,” said Maj. Gen. Rasheed Flahe Mohammed, Samarra Operation Center Commander, who’s a Shia himself. “Today we are celebrating in the mosque. We are very happy.” The Samarra Operation Command’s comprehensive security strategy has bolstered the confidence and courage of the citizens...

Furious over the portrayal of Rome in Tuesday’s national broadcast of "Good Morning America," Mayor James F. Brown said he’ll never watch ABC — the television show’s network — again. Cast and crew of the news program were at the Rome railroad station on Monday afternoon as part of a 50-state Whistle Stop ‘08 tour. More than 500 people turned out to meet the train and greet television personalities Robin Roberts, Diane Sawyer and Cris Cuomo. Though the show’s under 2-minute segment on Rome began with praise of the city’s enthusiastic welcome, it went on to call Rome the "snow...

Blame that Morning Sickness on Your Ancient Ancestors Author: Karen Barrow Medically Reviewed On: September 01, 2006 Despite its name, morning sickness—nausea and vomiting that is often one of the first symptoms of pregnancy—can happen at any time of the day. Up to 90 percent of pregnant women experience this less-than-pleasant side effect, yet scientists are only beginning to understand why running to the bathroom and saltines are a rite-of-passage for moms-to-be. Now, new research has shed some light onto morning sickness, and its roots lie in evolution. Researchers from the University of Liverpool suggest that morning sickness may have...

Maybe it's that withering look she gives you as she clatters her coffee cup or perhaps she's just plain snappy, but men have for years bemoaned the perils of early mornings with their better halves.Millions of chaps across the country have come to agree that the best way to avoid the outbreak of World War Three over breakfast is to keep well away until the bad tempered creature that came from beneath the duvet (aka the wife) lightens up a bit. New research has confirmed they have every right to be wary. It found that not only are women grumpier...

If you want to bring someone around to your way of thinking you should make sure they've got a cup of coffee in their hand, according to research showing that caffeine makes us more open to persuasion. The Australian researchers say a caffeine hit improves our ability to process information and increases the extent to which we listen to and take on board a persuasive message. They tested this by quizzing people about their attitudes to voluntary euthanasia and abortion before and after either the equivalent of about two cups of coffee or a placebo. They were also given a...

Famous DJ Cronauer now works to bring POWs home By EARL WATT Southwest Daily Times In 1979, Adrian Cronauer had an idea. "MASH" was the No. 1 television sitcom, and "WKRP" was extremely popular as well. Cronauer, an Armed Forces disc jockey during the Vietnam conflict, thought that combining the MASH and WKRP formats, and centering them around Vietnam, would be entertaining. "The problem was, in 1979, no one thought you could do a comedy about Vietnam," Cronauer said while visiting Liberal for the USO show, Command Performance," at the Mid-America Air Museum slated to begin at 7 tonight. His...

<p>Sit down to a steaming bowl of pho on a bustling Hanoi boulevard. Kick back on a languorous boat ride down the Mekong Delta. Swim at a secluded highlands waterfall. Welcome to Vietnam.</p> <p>This is from a travel brochure from 2005. It's certainly not from an Army recruiting poster from 1965.</p>

Hello shutterbug FReepers and photo enthusiasts. Two weeks ago I started a weekly photography thread with TEXAS WINDMILLS, but last Saturday night my computer crashed, so I had to skip a week. Sorry about that. The theme now is SUNRISE/DAYBREAK. I am not usually an early bird, but I have managed to get a few sunrise shots despite my preference to sleep in. Please post your own favorite sunrise photos here -- not someone else's work, but your very own. No cheating with sunsets. ~ValerieUSA

In fall 1988, an epic political battle was in full swing in California. It pitted teachers unions against a Republican governor in a vitriolic fight over a ballot initiative to commit a portion of state tax dollars to K-14 education. Proponents pointed to overcrowded classrooms, dwindling course offerings and a lack of school counselors. Foes warned that the law would hamstring legislators and lead to inevitable tax increases. That November, by the narrowest of margins, Proposition 98 passed. Over the next 16 years, the law by which voters dictated the minimum portion of state tax revenue that must be spent...

Network Morning News Shows Censoring Swift Boat Spokesman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2004 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Wright at (703) 683-5004 ext. 132 Only One Network Morning News Interview with a Swift Boat Veteran for Truth since the Campaign Launch on May 4, 2004 ALEXANDRIA, Va. --- At a Washington D.C. press conference held on May 4, 2004, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth revealed their concerns regarding Senator Kerry’s Vietnam service. It took until today --over 100 days later-- for any network morning news program to interview in studio a single one of the Swift Boat Vets...

'Rape 2 and call me in the morning' Posted: August 7, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Jani Allan WorldNetDaily.com The term "quack doctor" takes on a whole new meaning when you consider the situation in Southern Africa. There are more than 400 tribal groupings in South Africa. All of them come from a tradition in which ancestor worship is the norm and evil spirits cause misfortunes and disease. According to this belief system, there are only three reasons for something bad happening to you: - Someone has bewitched me and caused this to happen to me - The ancestral spirits...

Did anyone here this. Incredible and a breath of fresh air! There was a group of cute Christian girls outside the Fox studios waving signs that said "Jesus Love You!" When the segment went inside to continue the news, Brian Kilmeade said something to the extent that it is great to hear that JESUS loves you. This would of never happened on the commie networks. Can you imagine a Baal worshipping abortion rights loving Katie Kouric saying something like this on the Today Show?

Comets to put on morning sky show By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor Comet Bradfield passes the Sun Astronomers say there could be three comets visible to the unaided eye in the night sky in a few weeks' time. Comet Bradfield has just rounded the Sun and is heading for the dawn sky. It will be visible around 24 April. Comet Linear, too, is promising and should be seen at northern latitudes in the morning sky on about the same date. Finally, Comet Neat may be visible though experienced observers say it will be a week or...

MORNING READS -- New Feature from the Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign April 20, 2004 Morning Reads for April 20, 2004 A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that the President holds "significant advantages" in the race, and that the American people trust him to tackle the big issues: By 49 percent to 44 percent, Bush was viewed as better able to deal with the country's biggest problems. Five weeks ago, those numbers were reversed. By comfortable margins, voters saw Bush as stronger than Kerry on key national security issues. On the economy, Bush has erased Kerry's 12-point edge and is tied...

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2004—Jody Eldred Productions today announced it has just completed filming and is in the final stages of production on an inspirational documentary called, “Changed Lives: Miracles of The Passion,” which will air nationwide Easter weekend. With rave reviews from Diane Sawyer on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country,” this one-hour T.V. special was shot in High Definition and documents the true stories of people whose lives have been forever changed by Mel Gibson’s incredible motion picture “The Passion of The Christ.” “I knew instantly that people’s lives were going to be...

December 24, 2003 Wednesday of the Fourth Week bin Advent Mass in the Morning Psalm: Wednesday 2 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Gospel Reading I 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 When King David was settled in his palace, and the Lord had given him rest from his enemies on every side, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God dwells in a tent!" Nathan answered the king, "Go, do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you." But that night the Lord spoke to Nathan...

Did anybody catch Imus this morning? I've transcripted this because I thought it was kind of funny. As soon as I heard Imus talking to the correspondent from Turkey...I knew there would be problems. LOL!!! Imus:"Alright Charles, Whats going on in the news this morning? Whats this about Turkey and Iraq I hear?" Charles:"Well I-Man the Uh...um...there was a bomb explostion in Levent, Istanbul. Apparently near a shopping mall." Imus:"What about Iraq?" Charles:"Well I-Man the Uh...um...there was a bomb explosion in uh Ram..." Imus:"You don't seem to even know what in the hell you are talking about!" Charles:"Well I-Man you...

Giving God Twenty:How to Start a Real Prayer Lifeby Bud MacfarlaneIf you are serious about being a Catholic, keep reading. This is for mature audiences only. It is rated R for Realistic. We all know that a Catholic adult who does not have a daily contemplative prayer life is a contradiction in terms. If there is one constant in the advice of the saints, it is that every Catholic should have a serious prayer life. My goal here is not to berate you if you do not have a prayer life. I have fallen short myself until recently, so I...

<p>Tuesday, November 19, was truly [1] a black, black day for this nation and one I never dreamed would happen here.</p> <p>I remember vividly as a child watching Nikita Khrushchev standing at the UN beating his shoe against the podium and shouting that they (the then Soviet Union) would take us over without firing a shot. Little did we know or ever dream then that the Soviet Union would fall but that a truly [2] evil man from Texas and his equally evil regime from Cheney on down would take us over from within and that the Democrats would completely collapse before our eyes and help him do it. This truly [3] began with the stolen election of 2000.</p>

Deejay suspended for call to player's widow Beau Duran By Jim GintonioThe Arizona Republic Oct. 6, 2002 The KUPD-AM disc jockey who called Darryl Kile's widow and asked her if she had a date for Thursday's Diamondbacks-Cardinals game has been suspended in an incident that has created a national buzz and caused one of the station's major advertisers to pull out. After Beau Duran serves his one-week suspension, his status will be reviewed, according to Chuck Artigue, the media manager for the Sandusky Group, which owns the station. The station and Duran have apologized to Flynn Kile, both teams and...

School offers morning-after pill to 11-year-olds By Sarah Womack (Filed: 28/09/2002) Girls as young as 11 will be able to obtain the morning-after pill at a London school without their parents' consent. If the scheme at Chestnut Grove School in Balham is successful, it could be extended to every secondary school in Wandsworth, a borough which has the fifth highest teenage pregnancy rate in inner London. Margaret Peacock, the headmistress, said her school was trying to behave responsibly. She said under-16s could already obtain the pill without their parents' consent from hospital accident and emergency units and pharmacies. "The school...