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SOUTHPORT, England — The last time a golfer did what Greg Norman has a chance to do in the British Open, this name was Old Tom and the American Civil War had recently ended. So it is fitting that here in the land where 100-year-old golf courses are regarded as new, Norman is one step from rewriting his own history, and one of golf’s oldest records.

"European bankers and the dollar holocaust" OK, this article isn't finished yet, but I was thinking like "why not publish what I've written so far beforehand, the topic is a highly important one and people here on Free Republic aren't whiners, sure they'll forgive me for saving this draft for later forum abuse and instead I could go treat my sore European intellect to some Absolut and b-movies". I'm on holiday, actually. The unfinished article (please comment!!): "Personally, I'm not born of banking stock. My forebears here in Sweden (yes, I am, again, trying to write an article in English...

Fond Memories of a 1984 Meeting in Washington, DC I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Larry Norman. I could not help but reminisce about several days nearly a quarter century ago when the leader of the modern conservative movement addressed a gathering of Christian media leaders in Washington, DC and an anti-establishment Christian rock activist dropped in. Two events during these few days had an indelible impact on my life. Larry sang Jesus into my life during the early 1970’s when I was not seeking God. I knew of Larry from the band « People »...

PA GOP: Fast Eddie Robs Peter Paul to Pay Hillary Friday, September 14, 2007 Contact: Michael Barley HARRISBURG —Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Robert A. Gleason, Jr. was not surprised to see that Gov. Ed Rendell and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton are involved in more fundraising scandals with another convicted felon, named Peter Paul. Paul alleges that Ed Rendell, then Chairman of the Democrat National Committee, told him to lie about his involvement with a 2000 Clinton for Senate fundraiser. “Apparently, when Sen. Clinton and Gov. Rendell need campaign donations, they dial up the list of America’s most wanted as...

Since the "Honorable" Mesa County Judge Bruce Raaum has again set bail for Hillary's friend Norman Hsu, are there any federal crimes he's committed that he can be arrested for on his release from this Andy Taylor jail? What is the background of Judge Raaum?

<p>NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma has put outside the student union a patio stone engraved with the name of the student suicide bomber.</p> <p>"I was just kind of horrified,” said OU football fan Jenny Clemons, who spotted the stone after OU's Red-White game April 7. "I don't think he has any business being out here.”</p>

Norman House find Contractors working on the £12 million revamp of Shrewsbury’s Music Hall have made a startling discovery after uncovering a Norman house within its structure. An archaeological evaluation of the site has revealed that Vaughan’s Mansion, which was originally thought to date back to Tudor times, is actually a defensive house which could be 800 years old. Councillor Charles Armstrong, portfolio holder for leisure, said the Music Hall was a “time capsule of history” and said the shock discovery would lead to the Mansion becoming a key focal point for the whole scheme. Dominic Wallace, partnerships and development...

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes won his biggest victory to date today against the former chairman of the borough's Democratic party. After nearly three days of deliberations, a Brooklyn jury found Clarence Norman Jr. guilty of extorting a judicial candidate. Norman's most recent trial — his fourth — was the first to address, even indirectly, allegations that judgeships have been bought and sold in Brooklyn. Mr. Hynes has staked his legacy on the outcome of his investigation into the sale of judgeships. The investigation, now in its fifth year, continues, Mr. Hynes' deputy, Michael Vecchione, said following the verdict. Prosecutors...

OU death not linked to terrorism By Nolan Clay The FBI concluded a University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up last year on campus was not a terrorist, the top agent in Oklahoma says. "We have no evidence he had a social or political agenda that he was trying to bring attention to," said Salvador Hernandez, the FBI's special agent in charge in Oklahoma. "We don't consider this terrorism the way we define it," he said. "There would have to be a cause." Joel "Joe" Henry Hinrichs III, an engineering student, died Oct. 1 when his bomb went off...

Postal worker caught with thousands of letters Fri Jul 14, 11:14 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A Berlin postal worker who was caught with more than several thousand undelivered letters in his basement has admitted he was overwhelmed by the job but insisted he planned to deliver them soon. Police recently found 90 boxes of post stacked in his basement. The postal worker, 36, identified as Thomas H., told Bild newspaper Friday he was only temporarily storing the post at his house and friends would help with delivery. "There were just too much and I couldn't deliver it all by...

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.-One of Norman Rockwell's most famous paintings was found hidden behind a fake wall in its owner's home, proving that the version the owner had long displayed was a forgery, family members and experts said.They believe that the owner, illustrator Donald Trachte Sr., made the copy of "Breaking Home Ties" himself in the early 1970s, deades after he bought it from Rockwell and made it the centerpiece of his art collection.

NORMAN - A Norman police bomb expert said Tuesday he does not believe University of Oklahoma student Joel Henry Hinrichs III committed suicide by blowing himself up outside a packed football stadium. "I believe he accidentally blew himself up," Sgt. George Mauldin said. Mauldin said Hinrichs, 21, an engineering student, had two to three pounds of triacetone triperoxide, commonly known as TATP, in a backpack in his lap when it exploded Oct. 1. When asked if he believed Hinrichs meant to enter the stadium with the explosives, Mauldin replied, "I don't believe he intended for an explosion to occur at...

Norman, Oklahoma (population 100,923), is as American heartland as it gets. So on October 1, 2005, when Joel Hinrichs III, a 21-year-old Colorado Springs, Colorado engineering student at the University of Oklahoma strapped explosives to his body and blew himself up outside the college stadium where 84,000 fans were watching a Saturday-night football game, thus earning the town the distinction as home to America's first suicide bomber, I was, well, curious. Within 24 hours of the event, three players in the unfolding story issued statements aimed at quashing rumors that the bombing was terrorist related. University President David Boren, in...

NORMAN, Okla. -- Norman police confirmed Thursday that they ran a routine investigation of a 21-year-old University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up on campus Saturday night. At a 2 p.m. news conference, Norman Police Department spokesman J.D. Younger said an off-duty, plainclothes officer overheard a conversation Joel Henry Hinrichs III had with the proprietor of a Norman feed store last Thursday at 4 p.m. The conversation centered on a purchase of ammonium nitrate fertilizer. "I think it's important to note that it's not a criminal activity to purchase ammonium nitrate fertilizer," Younger said. However, he noted that the...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) _ A completed review of University of Oklahoma stadium surveillance tapes by the FBI did not spot Joel Henry Hinrichs III trying to get inside. Hinrichs died Oct. 1 when explosives _ made of hydrogen peroxide _ strapped to his body detonated while he sat on a park bench about 100 yards from the stadium. After a week of investigation, the FBI and OU continue to treat the death as a suicide by a troubled loner, rather than a failed terrorist plot. OU President David Boren announced Tuesday the FBI was reviewing tapes from cameras in and...

© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Local and federal agents were carting away what was described as a huge cache of explosives from the apartment of the 21-year-old student who blew himself up outside the stadium where 84,000 watched a Sooners football game. Joel Henry Hinrichs III, 21, a junior from Colorado Springs, Colo., died in the explosion, according to FBI officials. Investigators believe Hinrichs detonated a bomb about 8 p.m. Saturday, just 100 yards away from the packed football stadium. Police were overheard telling residents it would take "several trips and could take up to 24 hours" to remove it all, according...

From: Lan Lamphere October 2, 2005 5:10 AM Let me say this because I was there. This press release is utter bullshit! David Boren is trying to save face for OU! A bomb went off no more than 400 feet from the football stadium, which at the time held close to 84,000 souls. One “device� exploded killing someone. No one is saying if it was a man or a woman at the time of this writing. Then another device was found near the crime scene. The Bomb Squad destroyed that “device�. With all that said, and plenty more to say,...

<p>Just heard as news alert on Fox News. One beieved dead. No other details.</p>

Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With great sadness I tell you that my Norman has passed away. The last time I requested prayer, I was sad because he didn't seem to know I was there with him. The Lord is good. The next day we got to spend about an hour of lucid time together. It was wonderful! We talked about our love, our family, and the peace he felt about going "home." We shared memories and I got to thank him for sharing his life with me. We even joked together! I told him, "You promised me...

I received this request in an email. Please offer prayers for Eternal Warming and her husband .......................................................................................... Dear Tracy, As you know, I've been banned from FR for some time now. I can read Freepmail but cannot respond to it. I would like to request that you post a prayer request for me on TOS. My husband is dying. We have struggled thru an embolism, 6 cancers only to find his organs now shutting down. I'm so heartbroken, yet must find the strength to get thru life without him now. I'm just so brokenhearted I could die. But I love...

The links between Nick Berg and Zacarias Moussaoui, once described as the 20th hijacker of 9/11, opened now room for new speculations, if there are deeper ties between the OKC Bombing'95 and 9/11, than thought before. Apparently Berg knew also Moussaoui's roomates. One of them was Mujahid Menepta, who is connected to both 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 OKC bombing. But Menepta wasn't arrested in Summer 2001, when Moussaoui got caught. The FBI waited until after Sep11th.Why?Berg, Moussaoui and the OK bombing tieshttp://inn.globalfreepress.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=269 By Ewing20012004/5/24 On May 18th, 2004, according to Newsmax, Nick Berg's family insisted that...

Was executed American contractor Nicholas Berg's decision to share his computer password with alleged "20th hijacker" Zacarias Moussaoui during a 1999 encounter in Norman, Okla., just a coincidence, as Attorney General John Ashcroft assured the nation last week? Or was there more to this bizarre development than meets the eye? Oklahoma City bombing investigator, former NBC reporter Jayna Davis, has been exploring some of the more troubling aspects of the Berg-Moussaoui meeting, especially in light of the role the city of Norman played in events leading up to 9/11. First, says Davis, the official story which had Berg, then a...

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SIR Richard Branson tried to prevent the Iraq war in a secret deal with Nelson Mandela. The Virgin boss hoped to send the former leader of South Africa to meet Saddam Hussein and persuade him to go into exile. He even got United Nations chief Kofi Annan's approval for the plan, despite fears that Saddam might kidnap Mandela. A private jet was ready to fly the Nobel Peace Prize winner to Iraq. Branson offered to join him on the peace mission. But coalition forces invaded Iraq just before they went. Branson opposed invasion plans and believed if they could offer...

The U.S. is engaged in a bloody war in Iraq for the purpose of eliminating the remnants of a terrorist regime, foreign terrorists, and bringing democracy to Iraq and the region. It is a big gamble that has put radical Islam on the defensive around the world. But shocking evidence demonstrates that controversial former U.S. Marine and former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter, who now writes for the anti-American Arab "news" organization Al Jazeera, was involved in a controversial effort to stop the war by enlisting prominent personalities in a "peace" campaign.

(For fans of Monty Python's Flying Circus) The AP* has uncovered startling new details on the death of Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat following an assiduous investigation. The AP* recently obtained highly classified documents from an as-yet unidentified member of the CIA*. Those documents revealed that Arafat was literally scared to death while lying in hospital when a giant hedgehog peered into his private room’s window. Witnesses, who wish to remain anonymous, have identified the enormous rodent as Spiny Norman, the long-time nemesis of Britain’s notorious arch-criminal, Dinsdale Piranha. The CIA* operative, who previously worked for the UK’s MI5* was...

<p>Washington, Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The FBI is investigating whether terrorists plotted to seize more than the four jetliners commandeered last week for deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said.</p> <p>The U.S. is broadening the largest criminal investigation in FBI history and is concerned about further attacks, he said. Authorities have detained 75 people on immigration charges, up from 49 as of yesterday, and investigators believe associates of the 19 hijackers may still be in the U.S. The FBI has received more than 96,000 tips, including many that are redundant or contradictory, Ashcroft said.</p>

Hi Everybody! I'm late in updating you but things have been hectic around this house as you can well imagine. Norman is home with me and doing very well. I'm not sure when I updated you last, so if some of is a repeat, just skip over. Norman had another dream in the Nursing Home. In his sleep, he heard a loud voice say: Rise and be healed in the name of Jesus. It was so startling, it woke him from a sound sleep. He started breathing better. He went from 16 liters of oxygen to 14, the next day...

Update on Hubby..Guess what?! I'm bringing him home!!! I went over to the nursing home today to take Norman his noontime power drink and had some very good news awaiting me! I can bring Norman home on Friday! I can't believe it! His breathing has improved so much, he's gone from 16 liters of oxygen and today is down to 2! 2! Unbelievable! His doctor said that his latest xray revealed even more improvement. When asked what that meant, he said he'd rather not comment until Norman has another CATScan! I'm beginning to wonder if not only have his lungs...

Title: HAPPY EASTER FREEPERS! Update on Hubby...a celebration of HIM It is with gratitude and love, I tell you of the miracle that is my man. My husband has been improving so much, I'll be able to bring him home to me where he belongs in two weeks time. To say that I am grateful, is an understatement. I thank the Lord this Easter time. I honor Him and praise Him for this miracle and affirmation of His abundant love for me. Norman was dying, yet he now lives, thanks be to the prayers and comfort of the believers! The...

CRANK UP THE PRAYERS! WE'RE SEEING MIRACLES! I'm not sure where to begin. I shared about the dream Norman had about being given a choice of going with the "man" or staying here to live. Last Saturday, they put Norman into Hospicecare. They essentially sent him there to die. I called the children and had them fly in to say their goodbyes. All came running. Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Norman couldn't even open up his eyes. He couldn't talk other than grunt. It looked about as dire as it can get. On Monday nite, we (the family) started giving him...

Hubby might be dying....need your prayers Dear friends, My sweet husband might be dying in the next few days. They're planning on moving him out of the hospital and into a long care facility. The Doctor said there is nothing they can do for him, and he might die during transport to the facility. The kids are on their way in case it's goodbye. Norman is everything to us. We all love him so dearly. Please keep me and the three kids in your prayers. We'll soon know if his dream was a Near Death Experience or if it was...

Norman's awesome dream..Update on Hubby I just got in from the hospital. Norman seems very tired and unwell today...he had a full day of tests yesterday. They seem to have a debilitating affect on him. The Onocologist came in while I was there. It is cancer. They will do Chemotherapy as soon as he can tolerate it. The breathing is complicating things. He's on 100% oxygen and he has to be back to 4 liters and on his feet before they can start treatment. There is still fluid...they're considering putting a drain in. I'm glad I was there as I...

My precious Prayer Warriors, Once again, we need your help and love. I had to admit Norman to the hospital yesterday. I don't understand why, because he seemed to be doing much better. His attitude was terrific, we had a peace, and I was able to get more food in him. But when he had the biopsy, he began with immediate severe pain, sweats, and more labored breathing. Yesterday when he got up he told me he didn't know whether it was morning or night and he couldn't remember our daughter's name. So I prayed all the while he was...

B'klyn Dem Leader Norman Arraigned By Graham Rayman Staff Writer October 10, 2003, 3:47 PM EDT After a night in the District Attorney's office, county democratic leader Clarence Norman strolled into a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday in handcuffs with a smile on his face. Norman was arraigned yesterday before Bronx Supreme Court justice Martin Marcus on two counts of grand larceny and one count of failing to file business records. He pleaded not guilty. He faces up to seven years in prison. The handcuffs were removed after he walked in by a detective, who smiled almost apologetically to Norman's parents who...

Conservative Republicans usually say that they favor "limited government." That sounds pretty good to me. Our federal government is too big, so I like the idea cutting the government back to a point where it takes less of my money, spends less of my money, and doesn’t involve itself in my life any more than is absolutely necessary to defend me and my property. But what do the Republicans mean when they talk about "limited government"? Looking at George W. Bush’s proposals, I’m not sure. Between all of his programs, Gov. Bush proposes adding about $42 billion in spending to...

The rally has been postponed again, two weeks, again, until April 28.

Attention Central Oklahoma Freepers! There will be a Rally for America/Support our troops rally in Andrew's Park in downtown Norman on Monday, April 14 from 5:30 to 6:30. All are invited!

There will be a rally for America Monday, March 31 in Norman. The rally will be held at 4 PM at the southeast corner of Main and Berry in front of Post-Net. The rally is being organized by the Norman High Young Republicans but all are invited, welcome and encouraged to come. If headed down I-35, exit Eastbound on Main (Exit 109, I believe) and head east for a couple miles.