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JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi voters rejected any change to the state constitution to bolster public school funding, defeating Initiative 42 on Tuesday.

The eyes of the world were on South Florida on Monday evening as issues of the world; foreign and military policy; took center stage in a presidential campaign that's been dominated, until now, by the economy.

Radical Left-Wing & Registered Democrat, Obama Supporter, Occupy Black Bloc Member James E. Holmes Shoots Up Aurora Co Movie Theater: Sources: Net White Punk Targeted U.S. Military Service members: The false stigmas of right-wing Tea Party radicals, once again being shattered in Aurora Colorado. A radical far Left-Wing and Registered Democrat and avid Obama Supporter, “Occupy Black Bloc Member James E. Holmes Shoots Up Aurora Co Movie Theater Killing 12 And Wounding 50. A lone gunman dressed in riot gear and wearing a gas mask burst into a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., at a midnight showing of the Batman...

Quick Vote Which protest movement do you favor more, Occupy Wall Street or the tea party?

The Associated Press Saturday, January 16, 2010; 5:51 PM BOSTON -- Republican Scott Brown charged Saturday that a Democratic mailing against his U.S. Senate campaign violates a Massachusetts law prohibiting false statements against a political candidate. The cover of a four-page mailer sent by the Massachusetts Democratic Party says, "1,736 women were raped in Massachusetts in 2008. Scott Brown wants hospitals to turn them all away."

Here is your chance to speak up for Sarah Palin - Takes 5 seconds. Let's turn this around!!! PBS has a short video on Sarah Palin on their website. Also included is a poll that asks: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be VP? I logged on a few minutes ago and 49% percent had voted YES, 49% NO. Let's turn this around..... You don't have to give your name or email address in order to vote. It's very simple. This is a liberal network with a liberal audience. Let's surprise them! Here's the link: PBS Sarah Palin Poll

I need help downloading my pictures from my cell phone. My brother sent a picture to me via "Picturemail" and I cannot download it. Anyone done this before?

The reaction was immediate when Army 1st Sgt. Bruce L. Reges strode into the classroom in the Baghdad suburb of Baqubah, in the volatile Diyala province. At 6-foot-5 and wearing full body armor, Reges, 57, looked fearsome to the schoolchildren. Outside, two Stryker armored vehicles blocked the street. A heavily armed security detail was checking out the roof and other classrooms. Click link and read the entire article.

This is one of the finest blog sites I've ever read. This flight/trauma nurse writes with great clarity regarding the current happenings in one area of Iraq. Take a look and see what you think. I especially took notice of his 10 July entry.

This is one of the finest blog sites I've ever read. This flight/trauma nurse writes with great clarity regarding the current happenings in one area of Iraq. Take a look and see what you think. I especially took notice of his 10 July entry.

The following is an excerpt from the Sun Herald article published today: A vanload of 15 Latino immigrants was pulled over Monday morning on Interstate 10 by the Border Patrol in Harrison County and 10 of them were found to not have proper immigration documentation, according to witnesses....... Read the entire article. Then FREEP the poll!

GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS IS ON FOX NEWS CHANNEL NOW - HANNITY & COLMES

"A 25-year-old police officer was shot in the head in Algiers and was rushed to Elmwood Medical Center where he was immediately taken to surgery in critical condition."

The Church is alive and well - being the "pipeline" to share God's blessings thru volunteers to others in Waveland, Mississippi - post-Katrina.

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) -- Dreams of the future here are just sketches: Friendly streets lined with a welcoming mix of homes, stores and sidewalks. Neighborhood parks for play, picnics and a shady respite from the Southern sun. A bustling waterfront. Reality lies on the ground, for mile upon mile of this hurricane-blasted stretch of Gulf Coast, a mess of splintered homes, flattened trees and tent cities housing hundreds still homeless nearly five months after Katrina. Many people are neck-deep in that reality, scratching for the basics of meals, shelter and a job. But a high-powered group of community leaders,...

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - President Bush traveled to a still-ravaged Gulf Coast Thursday after three months away, promising that a building boom is on its way and encouraging other Americans to visit, too. Bush's visit to New Orleans and Mississippi was part of a series of events to showcase his priorities leading up to the State of the Union address. He said he was committed to rebuilding communities devastated from Hurricane Katrina. "People in far away places like Washington, D.C., still hear you and care about you," Bush told survivors gathered at St. Stanislaus College, just a couple...

DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION HAS NOT STRENGTHENED. INDEED...THEY HAVE YET TO FIND ANY FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS HIGHER THAN 31 KT...WHICH ONLY SUPPORTS 25 KT AT THE SURFACE. IN THE INTEREST OF CONTINUITY HOWEVER...I WILL ASSUME THAT SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS EXIST SOMEWHERE THE AIRCRAFT HASN'T YET SAMPLED. WHILE CONDITIONS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE ARE VERY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT...THE CONVECTIVE PATTERN REMAINS DOMINATED BY OUTER BANDS WITH RELATIVELY LITTLE ACTIVITY NEAR THE CORE. FURTHERMORE...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES DRY MID-LEVEL AIR HAS BEEN PUSHING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE CENTER ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF HIGH PRESSURE...

I FIRST SAW THIS OVER THE WEEKEND. IT IS ENTITLED "WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT TERRI SCHIAVO".

Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano could face the death penalty if convicted of charges made against him last week. The charges? Premeditated murder. The facts? He shot two suspected terrorists during a mission in Iraq. The case is frought with second-guessing, and could be a disaster for future combat ......