I don’t judge his action, but I only wish people stopped telling other adults how they are to lead their lives.
Sex scandal hits Atlanta-area megachurch
By DORIE TURNER, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 55 minutes ago
The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He […]
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The headline recalls a post I made here May 22, 2006.
I counted 17 New York Times stories(10 by Times writers plus letters to the editor) about the injury to Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro.
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I have also included front pages from Saturday, Sunday and Monday. On none of the front pages did I see any reference to […]
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Ca. Fire Documents Conflict With Reports
By AARON C. DAVIS – 13 hours ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Several aircraft were able to fly in strong winds on the first full day of last month’s Southern California firestorms, contradicting officials’ earlier claims that the weather had grounded virtually all aircraft, according to documents released Saturday.
Twenty-eight of 52 […]
Bush nominates two who gave him money
President Bush chose to fill two high-level positions yesterday with federal judges who had given him campaign contributions while under consideration for their judgeships.
Bush nominated Judge Gene Pratter, of Pennsylvania, to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a level just below the U.S. Supreme Court. Pratter, who was […]
Japan takes first high-definition image of Earth rising
Wed Nov 14, 6:13 AM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan’s space agency said Wednesday it has shot the first high-definition image of the Earth rising, showing a crystal clear blue planet emerging from the moon’s horizon.
The images were taken by Japan’s Kaguya probe, which is carrying out the most […]
Reid to Keep Senate in Session to Prevent Recess Appointments
By Erin P. Billings
Roll Call Staff
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007; 12:35 pm
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to keep the chamber in session over the Thanksgiving break to block President Bush from making any unsavory recess appointments while Senators are out of town.
In a statement […]
Abu Dhabi Takes 8% Stake in Advanced Micro
By LAURIE J. FLYNN
Published: November 17, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16 — Advanced Micro Devices said Friday that an investment arm of Abu Dhabi’s government had taken an 8 percent stake in the company for $622 million.
The infusion of cash comes as A.M.D. is struggling to control costs while […]
In the world of irony,a record may have been broken. If there were one U.S. archdiocese that could not possibly raise the specter of scandal, it is the one which O’Malley now leads.
How dare this prelate condemn one aspect of a party which has always been in the forefront of social justice? I […]
Oregon cowboy rides horse across U.S.
Cowboy tours country to find good news
By CARL MANNING, Associated Press Writer Thu Nov 15, 6:48 AM ET
FREDONIA, Kan. - When rancher Bill Inman decided to show there’s more to America than the gloom-and-doom on the nightly news, he hopped on his horse and started riding.
And riding, and riding.
Some 1,700 […]
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Catholic bishops instruct voters
By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer Wed Nov 14, 10:54 AM ET
BALTIMORE - Roman Catholics voting in the 2008 elections must heed church teaching when deciding which candidates and policies to support, U.S. bishops said Wednesday.
And while the church recognizes the importance of a wide range of issues — from war to […]
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Max Follmer
The Huffington Post
Feinstein Faces Dem Censure After Backing Mukasey
November 12, 2007 11:50 PM
One day after voting to elevate a divisive conservative judge to the federal appeals court in New Orleans, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein was the president’s guest aboard Air Force One. She had been invited to survey the damage from the recent spate […]
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A One-Party–Two-Family System.
This is the United States where the word
ROYAL
is usually followed by
PAIN IN THE ASS.
Let’s Keep It That Way.
Enough is enough!!
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Giant pandas play in a tree at the Wolong Giant Panda Protection Center in Wolong of China’s Sichuan province in this Thursday, Oct. 19 2006 file photo. Giant pandas have been forced to move from a mountainous area of southwestern China due to food shortages as their bamboo food flowers and dies as part of […]
Is he referring to that concept for which
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said
“The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms.“
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“We deal with a right of privacy older than the Bill of Rights-
older than our political parties, older than our school system.”
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November 10, 2007
Op-Ed Columnist
Rudy and Bernie: B.F.F.’s
By GAIL COLLINS
The past seven years have given us some helpful hints on what we want to avoid in the next president. I’m starting to make a list.
Quality to avoid No. 1: Loyalty.
Whenever you read that a candidate “values loyalty above all else” — run for the hills. Loyalty […]
November 08, 2007
Alberto Gonzales to Give Speech in Florida
The former attorney general, who left office two months ago under a cloud of controversy, will give a speech later this month at the University of Florida.
The student newspaper, the Alligator, reports that Gonzales will be paid $40,000 for the Nov. 19 appearance, which was made possible […]
Clinton Camp Admits To Planting Questions
ABC NEWS BLOG
November 09, 2007 9:06 PM
Eloise Harper Reports: The Clinton campaign has admitted to planting questions in Iowa. They have confirmed that a campaign staffer approached a student to ask Sen. Clinton a question about global warming during a campaign stop at a biodiesel plant in Newton, Iowa, […]