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The White House on Friday released a small list of visitors to the White House since President Barack Obama took office in January, including lobbyists, business executives, activists and celebrities. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33556933/ns/politics-white_house/

In the world wide web and in the publishing world, there are conspiracy theories going about concerning topics from the Kennedy assassination, aliens, 9/11 being an inside job, Chariot of the gods, a book claiming that extraterrestrials influenced the ancient world, and corporate control over government. While some present some truth, some are fantastic and even fictitious. One such theory involves ancient history and a belief that we have not been alone in the universe for sometime. British Author and Green activist David Icke has compiled a series of books claiming that since the dawn of time, Earth has been...

Watch all three trailers and decide for yourself if the new "V" remake is an allegory for the Obama administration. Watch Trailers Here...

New citizens make it official Tuesday The line snaked around the Alario Center lobby and out the door Tuesday morning. Excited chatter in Vietnamese, Spanish, and even some African dialects reverberated through the hallways. For some of the 300 green-card holders turned U.S. citizens who came through the Westwego events center, it was the final step in a decades-long process of becoming an American. While filling out the forms and waiting on background checks from the government, they studied in American schools, worked for American employers and raised families in American neighborhoods. But as the Star-Spangled Banner rang out in...

Venice and Florence to tax visitors By Malcolm Moore in Rome (Filed: 04/10/2006) Visitors to Venice and Florence will be taxed up to five euros (£3.40) each a day from next year. Every day almost as many people visit Venice as live there. The new tax is the only way to balance the books, says it mayor The cities, which attract 35 million tourists every year, have been given permission by the government to raise the tax to make up for sweeping cuts to their central funding. Massimo Cacciari, the mayor of Venice, said the new tax was the only...

What the US knows about visitors The US has data on all passengers 15 minutes after take-off European and US officials have been holding last-minute negotiations to renew a deal on the transfer of airline passenger data before it runs out on Saturday. There have been warnings of chaos if agreement is not reached. Airlines would face massive fines if they flew to the US without supplying the data - and they could be prosecuted under European data protection laws if they did. It is likely there would be huge queues at US immigration, as officials scrutinised the tickets of...

Sorry for the Vanity but I've got to ask... I know there is much opposition in the US to allowing aliens into America, but what about letting moonbats out? In recent months, Australia has witnessed a conga line of left-wing American nutbags travelling around our great country bagging America, George Bush and all associated with him. Starting with Moonbat-In-Chief Sindy Sheehan, we're copping 'advice' from all sorts of visiting lunatics. Any chance of keeping the moonbats at home?

I will be in NE Tucson on Easter Sunday with my wife and 4 daughters. Any recommendations for an RC parish for Easter mass? Also, anyone know of any sunrise services planned for that area? Many thanks!

Mexican Police Intercept “Illegals” ! Mexico City: Police who stopped a bus at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Mexico City heard odd sounds coming from the luggage compartment. Inside the compartment, they found boxes containing : 1 eagle, 2 toucans,41 mockingbirds,3 iguanas ,14 parrots,15 snakes,55 tortoises,and 1 tarantula. Officials are puzzling over what to to with these “undocumented visitors”. Minot,ND – A mechanic has found a way to fight back against high gasoline prices: he has been riding his horse to work. I realize this statement will raise certain questions, which I shall try to answer. 1. For PETA...

Clinton Library's universal appeal seen in its 365,000 visitors By DAVID HAMMER Associated Press Writer July 15, 2005, 7:07 PM EDT LITTLE ROCK -- The everyman appeal that Bill Clinton peddled in his political campaigns lives on at his presidential library. Among the more than 365,000 visitors who have passed through the library since November, no single demographic stands out. "I just think he is the only president I'll ever see who will really understand me as a person, and that's why I wanted to see more," said Ava Carter, 48, a black Democrat traveling with James D. Stearns, 55,...

The good news is that polls continue to show that between one and two-thirds of the public thinks that extraterrestrial life exists. The weird news is that a similar fraction thinks that some of it is visiting Earth. Several recent television shows have soberly addressed the possibility that alien craft are violating our air space, occasionally touching down long enough to allow their crews to conduct bizarre (and, in most states, illegal) experiments on hapless citizens. While these shows tantalize viewers by suggesting that they are finally going to get to the bottom of the so-called "UFO debate", they never...

HAVANA (AP) - Two Republican lawmakers promised Thursday to try to ease U.S. restrictions against Cuba, saying tourism and trade can do more to undermine Fidel Castro's hold on the country than current U.S. policy. Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona said he will attempt to get Congress to eliminate funding for enforcement of the U.S. travel ban against Cuba, allowing more Americans to travel to the communist island. "I don't think that the for the next four years we can maintain this policy," Flake told a group of international journalists. Referring to America's four-decade old policy of isolating Cuba, Flake...

SECURITY will be tight when Israeli President Moshe Katsav visits Australia next week, with protesters promising to picket his official functions. It is the president's first visit to Australia and the first Australian visit by an Israeli president since Chaim Herzog in 1986. Australian security authorities are understood to have maintained the long-standing policy of banning the carrying of weapons by foreign guards protecting visiting officials. But a spokeswoman for Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said security would be tight. "The Australian Government is confident that it has put in place effective protective security arrangements for the president's visit, consistent with current...

Flying saucers and strange beings who have visited Earth aren't the typical topics reported by Peter Jennings, anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight." Jennings, whose new two-hour special tackles the subject of UFOs, admits he and his production team began the project with doubts and a dose of curiosity. "We have a lot of skeptics -- I am very skeptical -- but we seriously investigated something a lot of people are serious about," he said. "And when we come to the end, this is wonderfully interesting. "More than 80 million Americans believe intelligent beings from somewhere else have come here,"...

It must have been around the fifth hour of internment during my visa ordeal on Tuesday when the quiet, controlled anger of my little gang of fellow visa seekers hardened into rebellious contempt. It was hot, there was no water to drink, and the US embassy vending machine was not working.Then, a young US Marine in fatigues and flashy desert combat boots, kitted out as though he was just back from patrol in Najaf, sauntered through the waiting room, with a military baton swinging from his belt. We despondent huddled masses, who had been queueing in Grosvenor Square since just...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mexicans making short trips across the border who have passed security checks will be allowed to visit the United States for up to 30 days instead of the current three-day limit, government officials said Monday. The change, long sought by Mexicans and border-state politicians, is a gesture that could help President Bush win support in the election battleground states of Arizona and New Mexico. The 30-day limit will be available to Mexicans who hold so-called laser visas, which require background checks and other security measures, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, confirmed Monday. The Homeland Security Department declined comment....

Something happened to Richard Cote. And now, almost 11 years later, he wants to tell the world. And whether you believe Cote's story or not, one thing is clear: He's not alone. Reports indicate thousands of people have told authorities they were abducted by aliens. Last year, BBC News reported four million Americans believe it has happened to them. Amazon.com sells a book titled How To Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction. Type the words "alien abduction" into the Google search engine and you'll be rewarded with more than 85,000 hits -- including a service that offers Christian counselling to people...

Just read a article on yahoo, and i was really shocked. It seems a couple days ago that the Mexican govt. has realised some pictures reaviling 'UFO'S'. I've been a skeptic unitll now, still am somewhat but this has shocked me. What you ask Just check out the Article link. Brief summary is that, the Mexican govt. has realised pics of Ufos that flew over their air space ?. Make sure to read the entire story and check out the slide show they have. Espically the second or third pic. Are UFO's Real ??????

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The U.S. and other world governments already have detailed secret plans for first contact.When UFOs land, a series of plans created to deal with nuclear emergencies and biological attacks will be activated. Within the scientific community, the question is no longer whether extraterrestrial life exists, but if ET is smart enough to do long division. Scientists are of two minds regarding the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. Skeptics acknowledge simple life-forms might be found on other planets, but insist that intelligent life is unique to Earth. Their belief is based on the assumption that Earth possesses unique physical attributes, including a...