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President Bush Honors Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Celebrates Special Olympics The East Room 7:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. Mrs. Shriver, and Special Olympics athletes; friends and family. Mr. President -- the President of Iceland has joined us -- proud you're here, President Grimsson. And First Lady of Panama, First Lady Torrijos is with us, as well. We've got members of the Congress and members of the Senate. Laura and I are glad you all are here. Welcome to this special occasion. We're here to celebrate the Special Olympics, and to honor a woman who...

Guess where the California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is tonight. How 'bout at a fancy White House dinner honoring his mother-in-law, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and the Special Olympics, the organization which she founded? In a measure of just how reluctant the Republican governor may be to be linked to the unpopular Republican president, Schwarzenegger took off for the East Coast today with no announcement that he and Maria Shriver would be VIP guests at the big White House fete held on the birthday of the First Lady's mom. We called the governor's office today and got no immediate confirmation on the...

Is Cartman a crook? Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the gross-out gurus behind Dumb and Dumber and There's Something About Mary are accusing South Park masterminds Trey Parker and Matt Stone of ripping off a movie idea.

When Wendy Erdman first laid eyes on her husband-to-be, Ben, she instantly felt a connection with him. The couple - both of whom have Down syndrome - fell in love four years ago and, like most married people, are stronger together than they ever were apart. At home, the two take care of each other, share cooking and cleaning duties, and greet each other when they arrive home from work (Wendy works at Chick-fil-A; Ben has a job at Texas A&M University). The pair, married for about two years, sit closely on a blue and white plaid couch inside their...

A motel manager was charged with holding a bus of Special Olympics athletes at gunpoint after a dispute about where the group should park. John Embry, 47, was charged with aggravated assault and false imprisonment and was being held Sunday without bail, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. Embry, manager of the Sleep Inn, held the bus at gunpoint for 10 minutes Friday while the children lay on the floor because he did not want the bus parked in the motel's small lot, police said.

Warning contains "Profanity" but sooo funny! http://tbogg.blogspot.com/2004/11/2000-redux-four-more-years-of-american.html

Listening to the Kenny B show on AM 940, WMAC this morning, Kenny made a reference to the "Special Olympics" flyer being handed out in north Macon. I guess Dimocrats are the same no matter where you go.

Special Olympics is outraged and have publicly issued the following statement: STATEMENT IN REGARDS TO DEROGATORY PORTRAYAL OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES IN POLITICAL FLYER From the office of Timothy P. Shriver Chairman and CEO, Special Olympics We at Special Olympics are astounded and appalled by a political flyer being distributed in Tennessee, showing the head of President Bush superimposed on the body of a Special Olympics athlete, saying, "Even if you win, you're still retarded." We see this communication as an egregious, gratuitous insult to our almost 2 million athletes in over 150 countries around the world and a stunning...

Disgusting: Democrat poster compares Bush to mentally handicapped A Democratic incumbent Tennessee state legislator is circulating a disgusting anti-Bush poster, and his Republican challenger is demanding he stop, and issue a public apology. Here's his emailed press release:Republican nominee for State House District 82, Dave Dahl, denounced a flyer distributed by Democrat State Representative Craig Fitzhugh that attacks Bush voters and mocks those who are mentally challenged (flyer included). "Hard-ball politics is one thing and everyone expects tough battles, but using those who are born with mental disabilities for political fodder is disgusting," said Dave Dahl on Monday from his...

<p>ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Dr. Arnold Schwarzenegger?</p> <p>That's the latest title the movie star and political activist will pick up when he receives an honorary doctorate from Chapman University.</p> <p>University officials said Schwarzenegger will receive an honorary degree in humane letters during the Sunday ceremony at the Orange County campus.</p>