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Last night my mother was admitted to the hospital. After many tests, they have discovered that she had a heart attack. At this point they believe it was minor, but they are doing more tests today and she is having to have a blood transfusion due to being anemic (I think that's what they said). My family and I would very much appreciate any prayers. (I lost my dad about 5 years ago and I'm not quite 40 yet, so this is hitting me a little hard today...not quite the day I was expecting :( )

When Becky Smith was denied vital cancer treatment by the Health Service 'postcode lottery', she feared she might not live to see her wedding day. The 30-year-old NHS surgeon, whose breast cancer was missed four times, considered cancelling the ceremony to pay for the treatment she needed. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1299046/Happiness-doctor-cancer-battle-lives-wedding-day.html#ixzz0vEh5voMj

A father apparently shot to death five of his children, ages 7 to 16, at their mobile home and then killed himself near a casino miles away, police said Saturday.

Tomorrow is the last day to register in many states. MOST, if not 99.8%+ of us have already registered or know that we are registered to vote next month. But if for some reason you're not, or not 100% certain (maybe you made a move across states or 1/2 the country recently, in the midst of a family member's terminal illness/death, like my spouse and I - maybe you just moved counties or provinces...maybe you have a teenager who has turned 18 since the last election that you need to nudge, or maybe you have an assisted living grandparent/parent/relative, that...

Stumbled upon this YouTube creation...did a search and didn't see it posted anywhere. Addresses Fannie/Freddie/Obama/Biden, etc... Ends with John Gibson commentary about Obama, Dodd, and Kerry getting $$$ from Fannie/Freddie...

Held my tongue long enough - but I am ANGRY. I have seen a bazillon Dems paraded in news conferences and interviews over the past 24-30 hours - and I watch Fox. I've seen Gregg haphazardly by himself this morning, basically somewhat supporting the Dem premise that the Senate Dems and Repubs and the House Dems...Kinda balking on what, if anything, the Repubs in the House thought... He waltzed back out a few hours with McConnell a few hours later and was a little more gaurded with his poo-pooing of the House, but he *should* have said he misunderstood the...

"There has been no change in the race for President since last week, with Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by five points among registered voters. Interest in the presidential debate – still scheduled for Friday -- is high, with more than six in ten voters say they are very likely to watch the presidential debate tomorrow night."

Barack Obama has a statistically insignificant 48 percent to 46 percent lead over John McCain among registered voters with two percent choosing neither and 3 percent undecided in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey conducted Sept. 19-22. The margin of error is 3 points and the numbers includes leaners. Obama had led by 3 points in August and by 6 points in July. This poll differs from this week's Washington Post/ABC News and Fox News which both had Obama regaining statistically significant leads. more at link

Clay Aiken has come out. The “American Idol” star and new dad finally revealed his sexuality in the new issue of People, which features a portrait of Aiken and his son, Parker Foster Aiken, on the cover with the words, “Yes, I’m Gay.” Although the new issue has yet to be released, when contacted by Access Hollywood, a rep for People confirmed the cover (which was leaked Tuesday on PerezHilton.com) is for their new issue. His son, born August 8 to friend Jaymes Foster, seems to be the reason for his admission. “I cannot raise a child to lie or...

Linda Vester just referenced a quilt made by a soldier in Iraq (started in April 2004) and it's being auctioned on Ebay, closing in 21 hours. ALL proceeds go to scholarship fund for children and grandchildren of fallen soldiers. I found it on Ebay and thought that I'd pass along the link in case anyone wishes to bid on it. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2278625815&fromMakeTrack=true

Just an idea/thought...Why don't we all take cameras (including video ones) with you to vote. Especially if you vote in heavily/lean Dem areas. Michael Moore is doing it in FL, so why don't we? You may not even need to use it, but if you see something fishy, capture it on film! When Moore comes out with his piece of crap, there will be film footage from the other side. It will also serve as evidence (God help us that we never need it) if this gets hung up in the courts by the Dems. Got extra time today and...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson won re-election over Republican Rep. John Thune by a tiny margin in the unofficial tally Wednesday, and a recount was expected.With all 844 precincts reporting, Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson had 167,481 votes, or 50 percent, to Republican Rep. John Thune's 166,954 votes, or 49 percent. Libertarian candidate Kurt Evans, who pulled out of the race nearly three weeks ago, had 3,071 votes, or 1 percent.The race, considered a surrogate battle between President Bush and Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, remained too close to call until after 9 a.m. Wednesday.The final margin was...

Daschle: "...I think there's a big difference between breaking the law and breaking one's [marriage] vows..."

Thanks to the help of TOH, we are now in the process of completing our ***Official Website*** to expose the lies and blatant disregard of the interests of SoDak by Daschle and Johnson. A website and server have been obatined and we will release the URL to that website very soon. We will expose the "say one thing, do another" attitude of Daschle and Johnson. With the recent events surrounding Jeffords's actions, the need for an accurate, informative site advising of these turncoats (Daschle and Johnson who call themselves "moderates," yet receive an "8" and "12," respectively from the ACU) ...

Carl Cameron just showed a clip of Daschle saying that the "Rule of Law" was broken today because the Dems didn't get anything that they wanted on the budget deal. Daschle then said it reminded him on Russia or a dictatorship country where the people had no rights. I guess this is Daschle's new ploy...make it look like we're losing our freedom when we're getting our own money back

Since the RNC continues to shirk its responsibilities in defeating the lies of South Dakota's two liberal Senators (Daschle and Johnson), this post is to gage interest in assembling a continual barrage of ads and distribution of information to the residents of SD beginning this summer and running until the November 2004 election. The goal would be to do the following: 1. Defeat Senator Johnson (D-SD) in 2002. 2. Maintain a conservative US house representative in SD. 3. Defeat Senator Daschle (D-SD) in 2004. As many of you know, President Bush is heavily recruiting US Rep. Thune (R-SD) to run ...

Chafee and Jeffords voted no. Miller, Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) yea. I'm trying to figure out who the other 3 Dems that crossed over are...

NEW YORK (AP) - Don't hate them because they're beautiful. Don't even hate them because they're People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones appears on the cover of the annual issue, which hits newsstands Friday. Julia Roberts made the list for the sixth time, Halle Berry for the fifth time and George Clooney for the fourth. More than half the celebrities on the list - 32 - are actors or actresses. From the sports world, there's Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez, whose 10-year, $252 million contract makes him the highest-paid player in baseball; Oakland Raiders ...

This is an email that I just got from a girl who writes the newsletter for a local Lutheran Church near the University of MN. She used the email list from the church to send out this message to all the church emailers: From: "Anna Krueger" To: Undisclosed-Recipient Subject: gotta love our president Date sent: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:05:51 -0500 ...time to save the world lads... Subject: USA will not honour Kyoto Protocol Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 17:15:28 +0100 President Bush recently announced that the United States Government will not honour its commitments under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol ...

Minnesota Poll: Welfare exception favored Jean Hopfensperger Star Tribune Friday, April 20, 2001 Most Minnesotans believe some welfare recipients should get a break from the five-year lifetime limit on benefits, the Star Tribune Minnesota Poll has found. A large majority of people surveyed, 76 percent, said that recipients -- most of whom are parents -- with serious health problems or who care for someone with serious health problems should be allowed to collect benefits after their time clock rings. And 58 percent said recipients who have worked, gone to school or followed the welfare rules -- but still don't earn ...