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Ex-Clinton aide's fate in jury's hands Rosen denies wrongdoing in reporting cost of gala to FEC Wednesday, May 25, 2005 Posted: 11:53 PM EDT (0353 GMT) LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jurors in the federal trial of David Rosen, former finance director of Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate campaign, will begin deliberating his fate Thursday. **SNIP** Defense and prosecuting attorneys finished their closing arguments Wednesday. The jury was to convene Thursday at 8:30 a.m. (11:30 a.m. ET). Rosen's attorney, Paul Sandler, described his client as "courageous and truthful," adding that Rosen "has suffered for years with this sword of Damocles over...

So, where are we? After weeks of attacks on John Bolton's character, integrity, temperament and conduct by John Kerry, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and other Democratic members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, what do they have to show for it all? Answer: The Nation would be lucky to have Mr. Bolton represent it at the United Nations as President Bush has proposed - and as affirmed in a recently-released "web ad" by the Center. What "Abuse"? As the Foreign Relations Committee prepares for what is supposed to be D-Day on the Bolton nomination - a business meeting of the...

Did ANYONE see the game that Manning played today? 6 TD's!!! 4 in the first HALF!!!

Any Nevada Freepers in the Douglas county or Carson City area who want tickets to the Cheney appearance in Reno on Thursday should e-mail ASAP! I can get a very few tickets, without your having to drive to Reno to pick them up. I will need your full name to put on the list of attendees. It is 12:11, this opportunity is only good for a couple of hours. E-mail, sia@pyramid.net Phone (775) 782-4342

No one else seems to have posted so heads up George and Laura are both on Larry King, August 12, 2004. They are supposed to be on for the entire hour.

Radio Notes: Bill Clinton; Lynn Cullen; Clarke Ingram Monday, June 21, 2004 Adrian McCoy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Former president Bill Clinton will be on the air in a one-hour live radio special Thursday. The town hall-style program coincides with the publication of his book "My Life," which goes on sale tomorrow. "Bill Clinton Connects with America" will air on Infinity Broadcasting news/talk stations around the country, and locally on KDKA-AM (1020) Thursday at 6 p.m. Clinton will talk about the book and about his life before and during his time in the White House and answer listeners' questions. Harry Smith, co-anchor...

November 27, 2003Thanksgiving Day Psalm: Thursday 50 Reading I Responsorial Psalm Reading II Gospel The following readings are selected from those which may be used for this Mass.Reading ISir 50:22-24 And now, bless the God of all,who has done wondrous things on earth;Who fosters people's growth from their mother's womb,and fashions them according to his will!May he grant you joy of heartand may peace abide among you;May his goodness toward us endure in Israelto deliver us in our days. Responsorial Psalm1 Chronicles 29:10bc, 11, 12 R (13b) We praise your glorious name, O mighty God."Blessed may you be, O LORD,God...

Board of Trustees to vote on Chief retirement Anne Gleason Staff writer The University Board of Trustees may vote on a resolution proposing to retire University symbol Chief Illiniwek at the board meeting on Thursday. The resolution asks that Chief Illiniwek be retired at a time and manner to be determined based on what students, faculty members, staff and alumni at the Urbana campus want. If passed, the Chief will be removed as a symbol, but the Board will continue to support the Fighting Illini name. Several board members said Trustee Frances Carroll was a supporter of the resolution. Carroll's...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on.... pixilate \pix-i-late; pix-il-ate\, verb: pixilated, pixilating, pixilates; intransitive verb pixilated; adjective pixilation; noun 1. Behaving as if mentally unbalanced; very eccentric. 2. Whimsical; prankish. 3. Slang. Intoxicated; drunk. 4. Naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter Etymology: [From pixie.]

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. Practice makes perfect.....post on.... prosaic /Pro*sa"ic/; adjective prosaical adjective prosaically; adverb prosaicness; noun 1a. Consisting or characteristic of prose. 1b. Matter-of-fact; straightforward. 2. Lacking in imagination and spirit; dull. 3. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form of prose; unpoetical; writing or using...

The Ascension of Christ and His Glorified Existence by Fr. William G. MostForty days after his Resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. During this period between his Resurrection and Ascension, He actually gave the primacy He had promised to Peter, as we read in John 21. The many events between His resurrection and ascension preclude the theory that He ascended on Easter. His ascension does not mean that heaven is somewhere up in space. This was a way of making clear that He was leaving the present mode of existence. St. Paul in Colossians 3:1 urges us to live our lives...

9:36 AM Iraq Time FridayUS Marines Grab Iraqi GeneralUnited States Marines report they have captured an Iraqi General in Nasiriya on Thursday, BBC Correspondant Andrew North says.via BBC

WAR against Saddam Hussein will start as soon as next Thursday, The Sun can reveal. A crucial UN Security Council vote for war is now likely a week this Wednesday. Allied commanders could order air strikes against the dictator hours later. A top US intelligence source said last night: “The moment we know we have the nine votes needed, we will go for it. The military won’t hang around after that.” Allied chiefs expect little resistance from Iraq’s army. The countdown to war became unstoppable when America spotted the first signs of support from Russia and China — both permanent...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\ noun ignominies; noun, plural ignominious; adjective ignominiously; adverb ignominiousness; noun Great personal dishonor or humiliation Shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy. Marked by shame...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... qua \KWAY; KWAH\, preposition: 1. In the capacity or character of; as. 2. In so far as This might be thought a decisive objection to a federal judge's writing about this subject even...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... hegemony \he-jem-o-knee\, noun: hegemonies; plural hegemonic; adjective hegemonism; noun hegemonist; adjective USAGE NOTEHegemony may be stressed on either the first or second syllable, though the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable may...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... dilatory \DIL-uh-tor-ee\, adjective: dilatorily; adverb dilatoriness; noun 1. Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at once; given the procrastination; delaying; procrastinating 2. Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy;...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... ineluctable \in-i-LUCK-tuh-bul\, adjective: ineluctability; noun ineluctably; adverb 1. Impossible to avoid or evade, inevitable. 2. Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible. Linnaeus' classification scheme became popular not because it captured some ineluctable...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... persiflage \PUR-suh-flahzh\, noun, verb: persiflaged, persiflaging; persiflages 1. Frivolous or bantering talk; 2. Frivolous manner of treating any subject, whether serious or otherwise; 3. Light raillery. 4. Light teasing It was a brutal...

In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of “word for the day”. Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the “word of the day”; in a sentence. The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-) Practice makes perfect.....post on.... quixotic \kwik-SAH-tik\, adjective: quixotically; adverb quixotical; adjective quixotism; noun 1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals. 2....