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Apologies if this has already been postedAs you sit down with your family on Thanksgiving and consider offering a prayer of gratitude, be aware the turkey at the center of the table may have already been "blessed" – in the name of Allah. Customer service representatives from Butterball, one of America's most popular Turkey brands, confirmed to WND that the company's whole turkeys are – without being labeled as such – slaughtered according to Islamic "halal" standards. "Halal slaughter involves cutting the trachea, the esophagus and the jugular vein and letting the blood drain out while saying, 'Bismillah allahu akbar'...

Ethanol is Not About Energy Independence Have you figured out that the federal ethanol program is not about becoming energy independent, but about putting Midwest corn farmers on the government dole? If not, keep reading. If so, are you ready to help end it? That's in here, too. If you think ethanol lowers fuel prices, then I guess you don't know that each gallon of ethanol is subsidized 47.5 cents per gallon by our tax dollars. In fact, Brazil exports ethanol, but we put a 54 cents per gallon import tax on Brazilian ethanol and then limit its import to...

Islam is not the only religion that, when practiced in its orthodoxy, encourages and sometimes requires extreme modesty of its women. Hello, nun habits? Parents force their children to wear Catholic school uniforms. Conservative Christians wear long skirts and even higher necklines. Orthodox Jewish women don't show any skin aside from the ankles, wrists and neck, no matter the weather. Not all Muslim women wear a full burqa; they wear variations of head coverings dictated by their particular sect of Islam and their regional and cultural heritage. So we can point them out and decry the practice as barbaric, but...

CUPERTINO, CALIF. (TheStreet) -- AppleNASDAQ" PRIMARY="NO"/> makes changing the batteries of new iPod models increasingly difficult by soldering them to the device's casing. Consumers would know this if they repaired such items instead of replacing them. Apple's obstacles to repair and ToyotaNYSE" PRIMARY="NO"/> and Ford'sNYSE" PRIMARY="NO"/> recent spate of recalls highlight the deteriorating relationship between the buying public and the products it owns. Though Kelley Blue Book and Edmund's say the value of troubled Toyotas dropped more than 4% since recalls were announced, some consumers see replacement as a more viable option than addressing complex electrical and mechanical problems they...

Sarah's explanation of why she legitimized the birther conspiracy theorists feeds right into her victimhood storyline: Voters have every right to ask candidates for information if they so choose. I’ve pointed out that it was seemingly fair game during the 2008 election for many on the left to badger my doctor and lawyer for proof that Trig is in fact my child. Conspiracy-minded reporters and voters had a right to ask … which they have repeatedly. Ah yes... Palin was a victim of a massive left wing conspiracy that forced her to courageously step down as Alaska's governor.  So it's...

WASHINGTON -- A proposal to boost auto sales by offering government-funded discounts to consumers who trade in old cars for new, more efficient models got a boost Wednesday from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But the proposal, which also is supported by Detroit auto makers and the United Auto Workers, is coming under fire from some foreign auto makers critical of a provision limiting the vouchers to vehicles built in North America. That limitation would exclude some of the most fuel-efficient cars and trucks sold in the U.S., including the Prius from Toyota Motor Corp. A bill introduced Tuesday by Rep....

Carolyn Kennedy is a major contendor for the vacant senate seat in NY, because as George Stephanopoulos says, she can pony up more money for the republican party than anyone else. There is absolutely no word of scandal about that. That's not much different than Rod trying to get the person who can pony up the most money....Ok the cause is different, but it's the same thing!!!

Live Coverage of Apple Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller's Macworld Expo 2009 Keynote Welcome announcement. Please silence iPhones...
 Still waiting for Phil...
 Phil Schiller takes the stage to healthy applause. (The protest failed).
 Phil: Thank you so much.
 Talks about successful openings of Apple Retail Stores around the world.
 No black mock turleneck. Blue jeans and a blue button-down open at the neck. Casual Phil.
 3.4 million visitors pr week to Apple Retail Stores.
 9.7 million Macs sold last year.
 Phil has 3 things for today.
 Phil announces iLife '09.
 iPhoto 09: Faces: face detection; automatically finds...

The recent bailout package being approved in the US Congress needs to be viewed in the context of the spurt in the accumulation of forex reserves of China by about $500 billion in the last six months to about $2 trillion in aggregate. This gargantuan build-up of forex reserves by China has strangely received very little attention of economists, policy analysts, currency traders and, of course, geo-strategists around the world. Why is China engaged in this exercise? What could be its implications on the on going global financial crisis? Could China trip the bailout package announced by the US last...

"I'm tired of rewarding institutions and people for the bad decisions they have made," said Dean from Madison, Wis. "Sure, it will hurt tax payers if/when some of these institutions fail, but perhaps we need to let that happen. We do not need more big government involved in our lives. Enough is enough."

OK, here's the 411 on Hawaii's "Certification of Live Birth.   I just got off the phone after talking with their Vital Records office and the Office that issues these certifications.  HAWAII NO LONGER ISSUES COPIES OF ACTUAL BIRTH CERTIFICATES. WHAT THEY ISSUE IS THIS COMPUTER-GENERATED CERTIFICATION OF LIVE BIRTH THAT IS PRINTED ON GREEN PAPER USING A LASER PRINTER.  In other words, folks, we are not going to get any other kind of certificate from the Vital Records division of the Hawaiian government, except this certification.  OHSM 1.1 is the number of the Certification of Live Birth form, and...

Home Site  -  Keyes Archives  -  Forum  -  Message Board  -  One Nation Under God  -  Grassroots Handbook Jeb must act NOW, and he can, says KeyesGovernor has 'supreme executive power' March 25, 2005 RenewAmerica staff Thursday, Alan Keyes appeared on MSNBC's Scarborough Country with Joe Scarborough, and on Joseph Farah's national radio show, and declared that Gov. Jeb Bush not only possesses the "supreme executive authority in the state," but must act now to save Terri Schiavo. When asked if Gov. Bush has done enough to help the disabled woman, Keyes said, "Of course not. He hasn't done anything. She is being starved to death!" Keyes made it clear on...

<p>We hope Secretary of State Colin Powell was privately embarrassed when, two days into a catastrophic disaster that hit 12 of the world's poorer countries and will cost billions of dollars to meliorate, he held a press conference to say that America, the world's richest nation, would contribute $15 million. That's less than half of what Republicans plan to spend on the Bush inaugural festivities.</p>

I see fr is being sued for Scientology/Civil Rights. Apparently Jim Robinson is involved in a Lisa McPherson style assault and battery. Anyone know anything?

If the 2008 Republican primary included candidates Rudy Giuliani, Condi Rice, Tom DeLay, Zell Miller, and Arlene Spector; who would you choose and why?

I am new at this and I have on question. What does "Vanities" mean?

Joe Biden is on FOX News again. He has nothing but negative statements. Why does Fox keep putting this jerk on the air?

US forces around Najaf seem ready to go in and overcome radical Sadr jihadi militia. Senior Shiite Ayatollah Sistani appeals to Americans to refrain from sending troops into holy city and capturing Sadr. Fighting resumes in Fallujah.Shite Radical leader Sadr told Lebanese Hizballah al Manar television that he is still ready to die to drive Americans out of Iraq. US authorities release top Sadr aide Sheikh Hajem al -Araji shortly after detaining him at news conference he was giving at Baghdad hotel.Portugal tells its citizens to leave Iraq immediately.

U.S. to expand mad-cow testing The federal government will greatly expand mad-cow testing for the next 12 to 18 months, collecting samples from at least 10 times as many animals as last year. The temporary, intensive effort should answer questions about whether bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is present in American cattle, and if so, at what level, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said yesterday. "We believe that the prevalence of BSE in this country, if it exists at all, is extremely low," said USDA chief veterinarian Ron DeHaven. "Nevertheless, there is a chance that we could find more positive cattle."...

Syndicated talk-radio host and local columnist Ken Hamblin has walked off his national radio program with American View syndicators, alleging that they failed to "perform financially" and reach a new contract. Hamblin's last show was Friday, and he is now searching for another syndicator to pick up the three-hour program. He said the show was being heard on 56 stations across the country when he ended it, and that he is confident he'll be back on the air soon with someone else. "I terminated the show," Hamblin said in a brief phone interview Tuesday. "For reasons of their inability to...