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Business Wire
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:30:01 GMT
Lawyer suggests Scruggs got witness help from Lott
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) An insurance company’s attorney suggested during a sworn deposition that former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott urged witnesses to give false information in a Hurricane Katrina lawsuit, according to court records.
The implication was made last week during a deposition with […]

Perle Linked to Kurdish Oil Plan
By Susan Schmidt and Glenn R. Simpson
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Influential former Pentagon official Richard Perle has been exploring going into the oil business in Iraq and Kazakhstan, according to people with knowledge of the matter and documents outlining possible deals.
Mr. Perle, one of a group of security experts who began pushing […]

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One of Fournier’s job options: McCain
By MICHAEL CALDERONE | 7/29/08 7:27 PM EST
Before Ron Fournier returned to The Associated Press in March 2007, the veteran political reporter had another professional suitor: John McCain’s presidential campaign.
In October 2006, the McCain team approached Fournier about joining the fledgling operation, according to a source with knowledge of the […]

As of 3:59 p.m. EDT
• Dow rebounds more than 200 points on dropping oil prices
• Obama launches $20 million Latino voter drive
• Three wounded in shooting at Tenn. church in serious condition
• Hijackers steal 3,000 British passports in raid on delivery van
• Giant chunks break off Canadian ice shelf, more may follow
• Can eating charred […]

Justice Officials Repeatedly Broke Law on Hiring, Report Says
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In this Aug. 27, 2007 file photo, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announces his resignation during at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. A new Justice Department report concludes that politics illegally influenced the hiring of career prosecutors and immigration judges, and largely lays the […]

Police: Man shot churchgoers over liberal views
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD, Associated Press Writer 16 minutes ago
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal social policies, police said Monday.

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REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz (IRAQ)

“Look. Guys. I got a friend at VALUE CITY FURNITURE and she can set you up with some class stuff that puts this to shame. There’s a sub-woofer in every chair and the glass-topped coffee tables double as heli-pads.” 

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Alf. P. Lane: From the Bain News Service- Library of Congress

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Please take a look at these three articles from Huffington Post.

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Youngstown, Ohio Steel Mill, 1953
Ohio Historical Society
via Library of Congress

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REUTERS/David Gray/Files

Severe drainage problems forced the designer to add a few architectural motifs which allowed for more efficient flow of ground water.
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Converting the dirigible hangar-type structure into a idealized sperm whale with a tightly-bound Captain Ahab allowed excess water to rush from the mouth and harpoon punctures beneath of water line into the quickly fashioned […]

State Dept. Double Standard:
Diplomats Barred From Obama’s Berlin Speech, But Not McCain’s In Ottawa
–headline at THINK PROGRESS, 07/25/2008
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Here is the copy of email found in Brad Blog…

Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:51 AM
To: AskDOJ@usdoj.gov
Subject: Report of Rove threats against witness Michael ConnellDear Attorney General Mukasey:We have been confidentially informed by a source we believe to be credible that Karl Rove has threatened Michael Connell, a principal witness we have identified in our […]

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You will note that the flag has only 49 stars.
According to Starbucks, Hawaii is considered an international entity.
Hence, I have reduced our state total by one.
Please see post of July 21, 2006, below.

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Seth Colter Walls
HuffPost Reporting From DC

Katie Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US troops […]

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The story and video is here.

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Please find the story here.

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Please go to the company’s homepage and click on the link to their international locations. Here is the list…

› Australia
› Austria/Österreich
› Beijing
› Brazil
› Canada
› China
› Czech Republic
› France
› Germany/Deutschland
› Greece
› Hawaii
› […]

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US Court of Appeals or Star Chamber 

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By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: July 22, 2008
In a decision that clears CBS of any wrongdoing for airing the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that featured Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction,” a federal appeals court overturned the $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission levied against the station, calling the fine […]

Night before Obama flies abroad, Rice bars embassies from aiding candidates
John Byrne
Published: Monday July 21, 2008
‘If they want to rent a bus, show them where they can rent a bus’
The night before presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) left for Afghanistan, Iraq and Western Europe for a tour of US bases overseas, Secretary of […]

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