Ford Told FBI of Skeptics on Warren Commission
By Joe Stephens
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 8, 2008; A05
Confidential FBI files released this week to The Washington Post detail the inner workings of a secret back channel that Gerald R. Ford opened in 1963 between J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI and the Warren Commission’s independent investigation into the […]
Two Charged in Medical-Care Billing Scam
The Wall Street Journal
By AMY KAUFMAN
August 7, 2008; Page A14
LOS ANGELES — A top hospital official and the operator of a homeless facility face federal criminal fraud charges for their alleged involvement in an elaborate plan to recruit homeless individuals for unnecessary health-care treatment and then bill the government for […]
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Osteen’s wife denies assaulting flight attendant
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HOUSTON (AP) — The wife of megachurch evangelist Joel Osteen told jurors Friday she was “dumbfounded” and “shook up” after a flight attendant accused her of assaulting her over a spill on a first-class seat. Victoria Osteen, in court because the flight attendant is suing her, said she […]
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John McCain pimps out his wife
August 6, 2008 - 7:56am.
Capitol Hill Blue
By DOUG THOMPSON
Presumptive GOP Presidential nominee John McCain’s “go anywhere and do anything for votes” strategy reached its apex this week when he showed up at the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota and offered to pimp out his wife in a topless […]
Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008 12:13 am EDT
China revokes visa of gold medalist, Darfur activist Cheek
By Chris Chase
Olympic gold medalist and outspoken Darfur activist Joey Cheek has had his visa revoked by the Chinese embassy, hours before the speedskating champion was set to fly to China. And he wasn’t even planning on wearing a mask when […]
By MIKE ALLEN
Politico
8/5/08 11:51 AM EST Updated: 8/5/08 11:51 AM EST
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A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein.
Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday, that the alleged […]
High Oil Prices Giving Iraq Up to $79 Billion in Surplus Cash
New York Times
By JAMES GLANZ
Published: August 5, 2008
The soaring price of oil will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end an American federal oversight agency has concluded in an analysis released on Tuesday.
The […]
Jeesh!
Not only are they no longer free, the passenger has to assemble them.
Do they charge $20 for Small Pox-free bedding?
By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Business Writer 36 minutes ago
NEW YORK - JetBlue Airways Corp. said Monday it is now charging customers for pillows and blankets.
The carrier has done away with the recycled blankets and pillows […]
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John Schwartz of The New York Times tested a jetpack with its inventor, Glenn Martin, left, and Ray Thomsen guiding him. The device was unveiled Tuesday at an air show in Wisconsin.
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
Published: July 29, 2008
OSHKOSH, Wis. — To rise off the ground wearing a jetpack is to […]
‘Gravity tractor’ could deflect asteroids* 22:55 28 July 2008
* NewScientist.com news service
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A “gravity tractor” could deflect an Earth-threatening asteroid if it was deployed when the asteroid was more than one orbit away from the potential impact, according to a new study. If the space rock was found heading straight for Earth, a […]
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Instant-Messagers Really Are About Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon
Big Microsoft Study Supports Small World Theory
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 2, 2008; A01
Turns out, it is a small world.
The “small world theory,” embodied in the old saw that there are just “six degrees of separation” between any two strangers on Earth, has been largely […]
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This Ultima Paramecium Bi2 received the concave bonnet and flattened tires when an overly zealous fan hopped onto the automobile for a quick picture-taking session.
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The folks at Alfa-Romeo overcame that problem by using a special bowling alley, flecked combination paint/wax which renders impossible
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Wal-Mart Warns of Democratic Win
By ANN ZIMMERMAN and KRIS MAHER
August 1, 2008;
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they’ll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies — including Wal-Mart.
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In recent weeks, thousands of […]
Obama says he opposes slavery reparations, apology
By CHRISTOPHER WILLS, Associated Press Writer 39 minutes ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes offering reparations to the descendants of slaves, putting him at odds with some black groups and leaders.
The man with a serious chance to become the nation’s first black president argues that […]
John McCain is a racist
August 1, 2008 - 7:14am.
By DOUG THOMPSON
John McCain, a member of the House of Representatives in the mid-1980s, often held court at a table near the bar at Bullfeathers, a popular Capitol Hill watering hole, telling jokes and matching hangers-on drink by drink.
As a Capitol Hill chief of staff, I often […]