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Senator John Ensign from Nevada saying that he has received written confirmation that the penalty for not paying the fine for not getting health insurance is a misdameanor and you could face up to 1 year in jail or $25,000 fine.

Are there any Freepers out there with Six Sigma experience or ranking? I am looking at obtaining the Lean Black Belt and was wondering if any one else had any input. Looking specifically if you have it is there a difference between the "Lean" versus "Regular" black belt and what are the requirements? Also if you have obtained what do you think of the value?

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama's choice to run the Treasury Department and lead the economic rescue effort disclosed to senators Tuesday that he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes from 2001 to 2004, a last-minute complication in an otherwise smooth path to confirmation.

Fred Thompson Interviewed by Dan Patrick on KSEVRADIO.com 5:00 pm CST

Brigitte Bardot, the 1950s and 1960s film star turned animal rights campaigner, has called on the French government to halt the reported use by fishermen on the island of Reunion of live puppies and kittens as shark bait. "It is imperative that the government does something to end this practice," she said in a letter to the minister for French overseas territories, Francois Baroin, a copy of which was given to AFP Thursday. According to Clicanoo, a newspaper in Reunion, a French island located in the Indian Ocean, a six-month-old puppy was found last month with hooks implanted in its...

Anti-gun activist arrested after firearm found at home By JASON PISCIA STAFF WRITER A Springfield woman who began lobbying against gun violence after her son was shot to death in 2002 was arrested last week when police allegedly found an illegal gun and drugs in her home. Annette "Flirty" Stevens, however, said Monday she's innocent, and the arrest is an attempt by police to get her to give up information about unsolved crime in the city. The handgun, which had a scratched-off serial number, and drugs allegedly were discovered Friday morning inside Stevens' home in the 2500 block of South...

Experts: International domain names may pose threat The new trick is a variation of the 'homograph attack' The new trick is a variation of a known technique called the "homograph attack" and takes advantage of loopholes in the way some popular Web browsers display domain names that use non-English characters. It could allow malicious hackers and online identity-theft groups to trick unsuspecting users into divulging sensitive personal information, according to an advisory from The Shmoo Group, a hacker collective, and from Secunia. snip For example, attackers could register a Web domain "bloomberg.com," which looks identical to the popular business news...

While folks from New England would scoff, Houstonians were delighted today with light snow flurries falling from gray, cold skies on Christmas Eve. The National Weather Service says it won't stick to the ground, but the snowfall -- such as it is -- could continue into the evening. Forecasters said as much as an inch could fall in some locations before it's over. Snow was reported in many locations across the city today, and meteorologist Matt Moreland with the Weather Service's League City office said a "persistent" band of show showers extends south of Interstate 10, from Columbus across Houston...