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Barack Obama returns to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to speak with House Democrats, and Republicans will try to spoil the party by linking the Democrats’ presidential nominee to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and their reluctance to allow votes on offshore oil drilling. Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) will greet Obama’s arrival with a news conference in which they’ll assert that Reid (D-Nev.) and Pelosi (D-Calif.) are holding up votes on offshore drilling in order to protect Obama. They’ll also begin to use “Pelosi-Reid-Obama” in the all-in-the-same-breath way that Democrats now use...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2008 – Deployed troops have no doubt been in fights they’d rather have avoided, but thanks to a new program, they can now pick their battles, and have some fun doing it. “Pros vs. GI Joes” is a California-based troop-support group that’s offering servicemembers deployed throughout the Middle East the chance to challenge professional athletes on their favorite Electronic Arts game via Xbox Live. “(It’s) not your typical ‘support the troops’ nonprofit organization that packages up all the good stuff that our troops miss when they’re deployed,” said Greg Zinone, founder of Pros vs. GI Joes....

NAIROBI, Kenya, September 7, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While in North America or Europe Catholic nuns and priests may not be censured for nuanced abortion support, the same is not true in Africa.  In 2003 a prominent nun and professor of religion at Kenyatta University in Nairobi Kenya was sanctioned by her bishop for touting pro-abortion sentiments in an interview with the BBC.  The censure has produced positive results.  Sister Anne Nasimiyu-Wasike, PhD. has now formally and publicly repented of her erroneous stand.  Given her celebrated feminist past, that renouncement must have been all the more difficult.  In addition to her...

An attendee of the “Stop the Terror Rally” sponsored by the Council for America-Islamic Relations – Ohio held at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Columbus, Ohio, on Friday July 28 says she was twice assaulted by CAIR’s National Vice-Chairman, Dr. Ahmad Al-Akhras, when she asked too many questions about the organization’s apparent support for Hezbollah terrorists. Fortunately, she caught it all on tape and has put the video online so the public can see the reaction of one of CAIR’s top officials. The alleged assault victim, who chooses to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, but who posts under her...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - No one in the bleachers at the Sioux Falls Canaries game was quite sure what was going on down on the field. They were all quiet, wondering and transfixed on the little old man digging into the batters' box. The infielders moved up on the grass, giggling, and pitcher looked as uncomfortable as anyone else would have felt. But to 83-year-old Jim Eriotes, it was serious business. Eriotes led off Tuesday's game for the Canaries against the St. Joe (Mo.) Blacksnakes and took four big swings _ even fouling a pitch off _ before striking out....

(WCCO) Minneapolis On March 30, Minnesota Timberwolves center Eddie Griffin was drunk and masturbating when he crashed his luxury SUV into a parked Suburban outside a store in Minneapolis, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the man whose Suburban was hit in the crash. The WCCO-TV I-TEAM obtained copies of 911 calls and store surveillance video of the incident, along with an accident report the police submitted to the state. Several of the 911 callers that night said Griffin was drunk. One witness said Griffin told him he was watching pornography in a DVD player mounted on the dashboard...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A professional wrestler claimed Friday that the state is intruding on her privacy by requiring her to provide proof from her doctor that she is not pregnant within a week of every match. Julie Utley also said pregnancy testing is too expensive for many women to continue participating in the sport. She estimated it would cost her at least $60 a month for tests. The rule took effect in November and is part of state requirements for licensing contact sports such as professional boxing, wrestling and martial arts. Utley, 19, said she has not wrestled since...

U.S. Army Capt. Mark Flitton Former Pro Golfer Fulfills Life Dream, Becomes Soldier By Spc. Michael Pfaff 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment TIKRIT, Iraq, April 18, 2006 — When his sixth-grade teacher asked the class to think about what they wanted to do when they grew up, Capt. Mark Flitton took this question very seriously. There are three things he wanted to do in life: join the military, fly planes, and play golf. “I took it to heart and really studied what I wanted to do,� Flitton, the headquarters and headquarters company commander for the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion...

WASHINGTON, April 6, 2006 – Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England praised the Washington Capitals ice hockey team for its support of U.S. servicemembers during team and management members' Pentagon visit today. Washington Capitals' goaltender Olaf Kolzig shakes hands with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England as Capitals team captain Jeff Halpern (center) looks on April 6. England presented the hockey team, which was touring the Pentagon, with a commemorative plaque for its help with the "America Supports You" program. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. England greeted the National Hockey League icemen in his office...

Star search: Why so few Cowboys in Hall? By Brad Townsend Many Cowboys fans are among the suspicious. They believe that only bias and conspiracy can explain the relatively paltry number of Cowboys in the Hall of Fame. No franchise has won more playoff games (32) or played in more Super Bowls (eight), and only one other team has won as many championships (five). But only five Cowboys players are in the Hall. No Cowboy has been elected since Mel Renfro in 1996, but that could change Saturday. Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Rayfield Wright are among the 15 finalists....

Sometimes you get to wondering about emails you receive -- especially in the political blogsphere. One email which ended up in my inbox has got me to thinking: Is this a legitimate email, a plea for help from genuine Iranian dissidents, some crazy rant/fatwa by Islamists, or yet another in a string of Internet scams? I've been receiving emails over the last month from "goftare nik" (moslem11@gmail.com) which is addressed to hamahd19@yahoo.com, a mailing list which must somehow contain my own email address. The subject line of the email is "(( raahbare mellate iran agha pro.ebrahim mirzaie))," which obviously pertains...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (Nov. 18, 2005) -- Every Marine who has ever served has made some type of sacrifice in order to wear the “Eagle, Globe and Anchor,” but these sacrifices aren’t always paid in the form of sweat from countless humps and physical training sessions, neither are they from the shedding of blood on the battlefield, nor from the feelings of loneliness during long separations from family and friends while deployed. Sometimes the sacrifices made are simply the other opportunities that were passed up in order to join the Corps. Still, it can be argued...

TAMPA -- A professional wrestler who died this weekend in Minneapolis used to live in the Tampa Bay area. World Wrestling Entertainment star Eduardo Gory Guerrero, 38, and his family recently moved to Arizona, according to WWE. The family moved to Arizona from New Tampa; before that, they lived in Land O' Lakes. "He was always outside with his children -- he was a nice family man," said former neighbor Donna Hoffman of New Tampa. "My sons were friends with his daughters." Guerrero was found dead in his Minneapolis hotel room just hours before a WWE show, authorities told The...

It is currently around half time for the first round of games. Seattle (3) @ Washington (7) Indianapolis (17) @ Tennessee (3) Detroit (10) @ Tampa Bay (17) St. Louis (17) @ New York Giants (27) Buffalo (7) @ New Orleans (13) San Diego (17) @ New England (17) Denver (14) @ Jacksonville Houston (3) @ Cincinnati (10) Later today... New York Jets @ Baltimore Dallas @ Oakland Minnesota @ Atlanta Philadelphia @ Kansas City Tonight... San Francisco @ Arizona (In Mexico.) Tomorrow... Green Bay @ Carolina Open Date: Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Pittsburgh

Fresno -- The mistress of convicted murderer Scott Peterson is back in the spotlight after a DNA test showed that her first child was not fathered by the man who has been paying child support. Fresno hairstylist Anthony Flores, 29, has been paying Frey $175 a month for nearly four years, his attorney, Glenn Wilson, said Wednesday. The father of the 4-year-old girl is actually Fresno restaurant owner Christopher Funch, Wilson said. No one answered the telephone at Porky's Rib House on Wednesday, and Funch did not have a listed home number. "You'd think that Amber Frey's notoriety would have...

(Sept. 20, 2005) -- This is how the NFL's 32 teams stack up after Week 2: IN THE HUNT (Teams likely to be among 12 playoff qualifiers listed with record and previous week's ranking) 1. Pittsburgh (2-0; 3): Two games, two dominant victories, but the toughest test to date comes vs. the Patriots. 2. Indianapolis (2-0; unchanged): Could it be that the Colts have actually become a defensive-oriented team? 3. Tampa Bay (2-0; 7): The Bucs keep riding in style with their Cadillac and a dominant defense. 4. Kansas City (2-0; 5): Winning in Oakland made a huge statement …...

Do you spend this time of year staring at NFL offensive statistics and downloading injury reports? Do you pay exhorbitant fees to sports "experts" to get the inside scoop on the "upset of the week"? Well, come put your efforts and dollars to good use and join the FREEPS Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em contest. It doesn't cost anything, except the time to register to Yahoo.com. After you join, then just sit back and watch in amazement as the team you bet 16 points on fumbles the ball into the endzone and rolls out of bounds as time runs out on...

The NFL season starts next Thursday, September 8th at 9:00 pm (ET) with Oakland at New England. Yahoo Pick'em Football is open for Free Republicans of all ages. To join, you must have a Yahoo account. That's easy enough, just go to Yahoo and sign up for an account. To join the group, please note the following: Go to Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em... here is a link Pro Football Pick'em ... click on Join or Create Group" ... click on Join Existing Group... click on Join a Private Group... it will ask for GROUP ID# which 29746 .... then PASSWORD...

The NFL season starts next Thursday, September 8th at 9:00 pm (ET) with Oakland at New England. Yahoo Pick'em Football is open for Free Republicans of all ages. To join, you must have a Yahoo account. That's easy enough, just go to Yahoo and sign up for an account. To join the group, please note the following: Go to Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em... here is a link Pro Football Pick'em ... click on Join or Create Group" ... click on Join Existing Group... click on Join a Private Group... it will ask for GROUP ID# which 29746 .... then PASSWORD...

the NFL season starts next Thursday, September 8th at 9:00 pm (ET) with Oakland at New England. Yahoo Pick'em Football is open for Free Republicans of all ages. To join, you must have a Yahoo account. That's easy enough, just go to Yahoo and sign up for an account. To join the group, please note the following: Go to Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em... here is a link Pro Football Pick'em ... click on Join or Create Group" ... click on Join Existing Group... click on Join a Private Group... it will ask for GROUP ID# which 29746 .... then PASSWORD...

It's been a long, long week and it's time to come up for some air. So, the NFL season starts next Thursday, September 8th at 9:00 pm (ET) with Oakland at New England. Yahoo Pick'em Football is open for Free Republicans of all ages. To join, you must have a Yahoo account. That's easy enough, just go to Yahoo and sign up for an account. To join the group, please note the following: Go to Yahoo Pro Football Pick'em... here is a link Pro Football Pick'em ... click on Join or Create Group" ... click on Join Existing Group... click...

Back in 2003, netwmd.com spearheaded an effort to oppose the Palestinian Solidarity Movement's (PSM) "conference" at Ohio State University (OSU). Despite the fact that the PSM is basically a group of pro-Palestinian terrorist supporters and enablers, Ohio’s “mainstream” Jewish community, including the Ohio State Hillel, did nothing to oppose the 2003 hate fest at OSU – this is even after repeated requests on my part for their assistance. [1] Yesterday, I received a form letter from Hillel decrying the PSM, and asking for money to “help Jewish students respond to the one-sided, anti-Israeli propaganda of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement on...

Gun-rights group fights proposal Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gun-rights advocates say a proposed citywide ban on assault weapons is a "propaganda" tool to demonize all guns as part of a nationwide campaign. That is not the case, said Melinda Swan, chief of staff for Columbus City Council, which will consider the ban next week. Councilman Michael Mentel is introducing the ban at today's council meeting. A public hearing on the proposal will come Thursday. "It's campaign propaganda," said David Buda, an attorney representing the People's Rights Organization, which opposes the ban. City officials disagree with that characterization. Mentel simply...

The teenage son of pro wrestler Ric Flair was charged with simple assault after a wrestling mat confrontation in which his mother said he was defending his father's reputation. The misdemeanor charge stems from a heated match at a state regional wrestling competition in February between Colby Harden and Reid Fliehr, both 17 and competing in the 189-pound weight class for the state's largest high schools. Colby, who won in overtime, jumped up and mocked the theatrical shuffle Ric Flair commonly performs in the ring.

Zhao Ziyang, former Secretary-General of mainland China’s Communist Party, died at a Beijing hospital last Monday. Good riddance to another communist? In this case, no. Not all tigers are incapable of changing their stripes. During his tenure in China’s one and only political party, Zhao took steps that truly can be called “reforms.” Zhao's greatest moment occurred during the pro-democracy rebellion of 1989, which was centered in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. He opposed the use of China’s vast military might against the peaceful protestors gathered in the square. On May 19, 1989, Zhao personally pleaded with the protestors, mostly...

Planned Parenthood's Pro-Abortion Christmas Cards Ready to Offend Again Email this article Printer friendly page by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor November 30, 2004 Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- They're back. Planned Parenthood's "Choice on Earth" Christmas cards that are panned as offensive each year are returning once again. The redesigned card features the same slogan as previous years. This year's card features bubblegum pink snowflakes on the outside along with the infamous tagline. On the inside, card buyers can go with Planned Parenthood's bland holiday greeting, "Warmest wishes for a peaceful holiday season," or purchase blank cards and create a greeting...

Abortion Quotes from Pro-Choice Sources From "Abortion at Work: Ideology and Practice in a Feminist Clinic" by Wendy Simonds. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1996 included a chapter on how to repel abortion protestors or "antis"): Quotes from clinic employees: "You're going from dealing with people to dealing with what most people here at the Center consider a real hurdle, to do sterile room, because you have to deal with the actual abortion tissue. And for some people, that's really hard. They can be abstractly in favor of abortion rights, but they sure don't want to see what an eighteen-week...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

I was just thinking about the Jeremy Glick episode. O'Reilly may be moderate politically, but that doesn't mean unbiased these days. His problem is that he isn't neutral when it comes to the United States. He is pro-American. To the left, that's biased.

I’d love to have a talk about the current situation in the Ukraine with my left-wing friends, but I don’t think they would be interested, and probably not even capable of an intelligent discussion. Not only is the Ukraine so far off and seemingly unimportant to them, the intricacies of its politics defy the usual “left” vs. “right” stereotypes. I truly believe that many long-time lefties pine for the days of the Soviet Union. It gave them a glimmer of hope for world-wide socialism in their otherwise very comfortable, cushy, American lives. Too much guilt about living in the midst...

Even after Pennsylvania's other senator, Catholic and self-described pro-life senator Rick Santorum, endorsed pro-abortion Arlen Specter in the primary instead of a pro-life challenger -- which Santorum said he did because only Specter could win the actual election, thus ensuring a GOP majority in the Senate and more pro-life judges ... Even after the President used his political capital to get Specter elected -- which Specter repaid by not campaigning at all for Bush and not exactly crying for justice when Kerry/Specter for Working Families signs showed up in SE Pennsylvania ... Even after pro-life workers spent countless hours campaigning...

I live in Iowa. My hardcore, pro-Bush brother-in-law went to the Iowa State Fair today. He said, "I never thought I'd see the day that Iowa turned FOR Bush. But everywhere at the Fair today there were people walking around carrying 'Bush' yard signs!"I pressed him further, and he said that all folks were talking about was the 'Kerry Vietnam thing' and the Cambodia story in particular and how mad they were. He was absolutely amazed.He also said that the Democrat's booth was like a 'dead zone' and the Republican booth was swarmed to the point that he couldn't even...

Report Regarding NRLC Role in Defeat of South Dakota Legislative Effort to Ban Abortion and Challenge Roe v. Wade Wed, Mar 31, 2004 TO: CONCERNED PRO-LIFERS DATE: March 31, 2004 FROM: Richard Thompson, Chief Counsel, Thomas More Law Center RE: REPORT REGARDING THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE’S ROLE IN THE DEFEAT OF SOUTH DAKOTA’S LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO BAN ABORTION AND CHALLENGE ROE V. WADE INTRODUCTION Over the past week, the Thomas More Law Center has received numerous inquires questioning National Right to Life Committee’s (NRLC) role in the defeat of South Dakota’s House Bill 1191 (HB1191), designed to ban...

I just got an email notifying me of a protest against Israel's recent actions killing the Hamas founder. Pro Israel supporters are going to counter this protest. I will post more info as I get it but here is a copy of the email I got. Anybody who can show up to support Israel and their actions to protect their citizens will be appreciated. Protest Warriors can use the freepers help on this one. Here is the email I got: I just got an e-mail about this. I cannot make it. Perhaps some of you can..... Here is their notice:...

Here are some pics from the Counter-Rally in San Francisco. God bless the Protest Warriors. Visit us online at Protestwarrior.com.

NEVER FORGET ...This week Sacramento NBA Kings owners JOE & GAVIN MALOOF donated $100,000 to the Governor DAVIS Anti-Recall Campaign. ...Sitting unsigned on DAVIS' desk is Assembly Bill 944 that could significantly benefit the MALOOFS if signed. Assembly Bill 944 would make it possible for the MALOOFS to build a new downtown arena along the Sacramento city rail yard... ...WITH TAXPAYER MONEY ...BUT WITHOUT A PUBLIC VOTE. .."Follow the Money, Follow the Money. It certainly gives the appearance of a Pay-for-Play, that a campaign contribution is directly tied to pending legislation on the governor's desk"... ...states JOHN COUPAL, of the...

Research After Meeting With Knights Of ColumbusTORONTO, June 10, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Soon after LifeSite News published an expose on The Arthritis Society (TAS), revealing a position paper and statements by TAS President and CEO Denis Morrice in support of funding embryonic stem cell research, the Knights of Columbus met with TAS. The Knights of Columbus (KofC) of Ontario, which has given the organization some $15 million, expressed its concerns to members of the TAS Medical Research Advisory Committee at a May 27 meeting. In a June letter to all Grand Knights in Ontario, KofC Ontario State Deputy Robert Cayea,...

"Ever vigilant, we exercise our free speech rights to publicly hold accountable the appeasers, apologists, fellow travelers, and others in the "Hate America" crowd who are actively undermining America's fight against international terrorism. Learn the identities of these people in academia, arts, entertainment, media, government, politics, clergy, and community organizations ... and read exactly why each person or group has earned a place on the List"

More than 2,000 wooden crosses intended for a pro-life demonstration were stolen on the night of January 21st from a vehicle owned by the president of the Oregon State University College Republicans. The crosses were part of a demonstration to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which prohibited the states from passing laws criminalizing abortion. College Republican President Chad Robinson had worked with members of his organization for over 18 hours to cut and assemble the crosses for the protest. It took members an additional one-and-a-half hours to pack them into his pick-up truck,...

At the 1:00 oclock news on the station that carries Rush Show they talked about a Pro-USA Rally and interviewed a lady that said they are there to support the troops and show America that many people support America and the troops and in fact more people in America and Albany support the President and our troops. The ones that don't are bringing morale down when our troops hear of the protests at home and the bias media's stories of the Anti-war news is all bull. It was a very good news report from what I heard. Said there was...

Master List for Nationwide "Rally For America" and "Infinite FREeps" Rallies There is a list that I started maintaining a few days ago that list's planned Rallies and FReeps that are scheduled for American cities all across the nation in the coming days and weeks. Check to see if your city or region is on the list and what the details are. If you don't see yours there and you know for a fact that one is planned for then please let me know here via FreepMail or at TexasCC.net. If you have information that needs to be added...