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Lovely mock web site!

US authorities urged to overturn death sentence after jury consulted Bible | World news | guardian.co.uk

US authorities urged to overturn death sentence after jury consulted Bible | World news | guardian.co.uk: "A clutch of jurors huddled in the corner with one reading aloud from the Book of Numbers: 'The murderer shall surely be put to death' and 'The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer.'"

So I suppose they want the death penalty for adultery too.

Ohio shoppers fall foul of lottery hoax | World news | The Guardian

Ohio shoppers fall foul of lottery hoax | World news | The Guardian: "The customers at the Burlington Coat Factory began filling their arms with jackets, jumpers, everything they could get their hands on. Some rang their relatives, inviting them to the trough. At least 500 people filled the store aisles and another 1,000 waited outside."

Sometimes I wonder why I moved here.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Chirac gives away 'violent' dog

BBC NEWS | Europe | Chirac gives away 'violent' dog: "Sumo, a Maltese terrier, is reported to have bitten him in the stomach in their apartment in the capital, Paris."

Glenn Beck and The 9/12 Marchers: Subversives From Within

Interesting viewpoint - but thinking about it the idea that these people can be debated rationally is of course wrong.



But what do you do about them in a free society?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Andy Borowitz: Glenn Beck Proposes Cap on Nation's IQ

Andy Borowitz: Glenn Beck Proposes Cap on Nation's IQ: "Speaking at a massive rally of his so-called 9/12 Project in Washington, D.C., Fox News host Glenn Beck called today for stricter limits on the nation's IQ.

'Barack Hussein Obama would like to see our country's IQ rise - just like our taxes!' Mr. Beck thundered to the raucous crowd, who stopped drooling long enough to give him an enthusiastic ovation."

ROFL

Road Sign Test Results

I suppose I could have done better than 79% if I had stopped to think!


via Auto Insurance.org

BBC NEWS | Africa | Zambia's peeing monkeys evicted

BBC NEWS | Africa | Zambia's peeing monkeys evicted: "Zambia's president has taken revenge after a monkey urinated on him during a press conference, by evicting a group of some 200 primates from State House."

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Paris mayoral feud blocks street

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Paris mayoral feud blocks street: "There has been traffic chaos in two Paris suburbs after their feuding mayors declared the same busy road one-way, but in opposite directions."

West Bank: Slowly, determinedly, settlers bid to build new town | World news | The Guardian

West Bank: Slowly, determinedly, settlers bid to build new town | World news | The Guardian: "'The Land of Israel was given by God to the people of Israel,' she said. 'Some will tell you God gave it to us, others will say Jewish history of 4,000 years is our historical right … You don't have to be a religious Englishman to see London belongs to the British.'"

"You don't have to be a religious Englishman to see London belongs to the British."

This quote confirms the opposite of what the settlers believe. Jewish settlers removing Palestinians is like the Welsh removing the English from London. If that were to happen the English would be as upset as the Palestinians are!

AKMuckraker: The Truth About Nazis

AKMuckraker: The Truth About Nazis: "I am tired of people comparing Obama to Hitler. I am tired of seeing signs with swastikas and Nazi symbols at health care rallies. I am tired of people saying that a health care plan intended to uplift millions of Americans to give them dignity, and choice and the ability to care for their families, is like Naziism. I am tired of Rush Limbaugh."

The Funniest Signs From Town Hall Protests (PICS)

The Funniest Signs From Town Hall Protests (PICS): "We scoured the Internet looking for funny protest signs"

E.J. Dionne Jr. - When Protest Becomes Intimidation - washingtonpost.com

E.J. Dionne Jr. - When Protest Becomes Intimidation - washingtonpost.com: "This is not about the politics of populism. It's about the politics of the jackboot. It's not about an opposition that has every right to free expression. It's about an angry minority engaging in intimidation backed by the threat of violence."

Dying for affordable healthcare — the uninsured speak | Society | guardian.co.uk

Dying for affordable healthcare — the uninsured speak | Society | guardian.co.uk: "'Many of the people I treat have already been in front of a death panel and have lost – a death panel controlled by insurance companies. I see people dying at least monthly because we have been unable to get them what they needed.'"

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REPORT: NC neighborhood targeting speeders with paintball guns? This should end well. — Autoblog

REPORT: NC neighborhood targeting speeders with paintball guns? This should end well. — Autoblog: "Local CBS affiliate WRAL reports that the group, Angry Neighbors with Paintball Guns, has posted signs throughout residential Durham warning speeders that they will be met with a hail of bullets of the Sherwin Williams kind. Needless to say, speeding in the area has been curbed significantly and the members of ANPG have become a sought after commodity on the local news."

Dr. Susan Corso: Health Care Reform: Management or Leadership, America? You Pick.

Dr. Susan Corso: Health Care Reform: Management or Leadership, America? You Pick.: "President Obama and team are staging an all-out effort to be leaders. Real, live, bona fide leaders. According to Drucker, leaders do the right things. Why aren't we letting Obama be Obama? We elected him. We wanted the change he stood for, and we're miring him in seventh grade playground politics in the most hideous way. Why aren't we letting Team Obama do the right things?"

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Row over Afghan wife-starving law

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Row over Afghan wife-starving law: "An Afghan bill allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex has been published in the official gazette and become law."

And we are fighting war to save these people from what exactly? If they pass laws like this what additional harm can the Taliban do?

Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle | World news | The Observer

Hamas destroys al-Qaida group in violent Gaza battle | World news | The Observer: "An al-Qaida inspired group which briefly proclaimed 'the birth of an Islamic emirate' in the Gaza Strip included a Syrian national who was believed to be the head of its military wing, Hamas confirmed today after the group was overrun and its leader killed by police."

Interesting to see that Hamas is dealing with this. Ignorant people in the west would assume the two groups to be friends. However, if Hamas is to have any credibility at the negotiating table they have to be able to hold a cease fire. In order to do that they also need to control those who would derail any progress with violence.

Steven Weber: Project for the New American Century 2: Rise of the Dopes

The language is too flowery for my taste but the sentiment is spot on!

Steven Weber: Project for the New American Century 2: Rise of the Dopes

America’s Fatal Flaw | Print Article | Newsweek.com

America’s Fatal Flaw- If It's Not A Crisis, We Can't Fix It. | Print Article | Newsweek.com: "Each one of these problems is getting worse by the day, and yet the political system seems unable to take them on and make major reforms. On these very important issues, America is caught in a downward spiral. It makes you wish for a crisis."

Once more Fareed Zakaria hits the nail on the head.

NHS spending gap between England and Scotland widens to £400 per head - Telegraph

NHS spending gap between England and Scotland widens to £400 per head - Telegraph: "Taxpayers paid out £2,313 per head on health and social care in Scotland compared to just £1,915 in England in the financial year 2006 to 2007."

So this is how much per tax payer?

The Health Reform We Deserve | The New America Foundation

The Health Reform We Deserve | The New America Foundation: "Republicans are spending less time thinking about how to fix a broken health system and more about how to deliver the Obama administration a crushing blow. This is despite the fact that conservatives have many of the right answers, particularly when it comes to cost-sharing."

Gingrich Defends Palin's Obama "Death Panel" Claim

Gingrich Defends Palin's Obama "Death Panel" Claim: "'You are asking us to trust the government,' Gingrich declared on ABC's 'This Week.' 'You are asking us to decide to believe the government should be trusted.'"

Oh - so now we are not supposed to trust the government?

Iran admits election demonstrators were tortured | World news | guardian.co.uk

Iran admits election demonstrators were tortured | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Iran's police chief admitted today that protesters arrested after June's disputed presidential election had been tortured while in custody in a notorious prison in south-west Tehran. But he denied any of the detainees died as a result of their mistreatment."

It will be interesting to see how those in favor of waterboarding anti US terrorists view this. Are these false confessions extracted under torture or did the Iranian police discover the truth?

U.S. Willing To Hold Direct Talks With North Korea

I suppose that showing Kim some "respect" by having Clinton sit there next to him as his "equal" has worked at last. I mean it really would have been hard for George W Bush to do this - who wants to sit down with a someone who said you are a paid up member of the axis of evil.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

The Columbus Dispatch : Careless crooks: One left footprints, one didn't see camera

The Columbus Dispatch : Careless crooks: One left footprints, one didn't see camera: "FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas said the man showed a teller at Chase Bank, 5681 Cleveland Ave., a note saying he had a gun and wanted money.

After getting some money, and a dye pack, the thief ran.

But Columbus police followed footprints in the snow to Intown Suites, less than a quarter-mile away on E. Dublin-Granville Road.

Officers showed the motel clerk pictures from the bank's security cameras, and the clerk quickly recognized the man as a person who was staying there.

When police went to his room, they found the man trying to wash the red dye off himself, his clothes and the bank's money, Trombitas said."