Pope Picks Leader for Catholic Order
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 9, 2010
Filed at 7:56 a.m. ET
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Friday named a senior Vatican official to run the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ after an eight-month investigation of the order.
Images: (Widmark) from KISS OF DEATH via blogs.e-rockford.com; (Pope) AP Photo(?) via lewandpolitics.com
“Not a bad page at all — I enclose another article, mainly for the headline.
I have never heard the words ’strip club’ and ‘magnate’ used in the same context. ‘Socialite’ yes, maybe ‘czar,’ ‘local boss’ of course; but ‘magnate,’ never.”–Vincenzo Kolchak
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Church Sex Abuse Scandal ‘Has Now Reached’ The Pope: AP
NICOLE WINFIELD | 03/12/10 06:24 PM | AP
VATICAN CITY — Germany’s sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict was in charge and criticism is mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he penned […]
Politician would like to see daughter get another shot on ‘Idol’
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) – 23 hours ago
WASHINGTON — Sen.-elect Scott Brown says he’d like daughter Ayla to have another crack at “American Idol,” where judge Simon Cowell once described her performance as robotic and empty.
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I almost forgot. They have a CD to hawk.
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by StyleCaster, on Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:01pm PST
If he…
1. Constantly brings her up in conversation
2. Compares her to you
3. Continues to hang out with her
4. Routinely calls her
5. Accidentally calls you by her name…
6. Holds onto memorabilia from his past relationship
7. Listens to morbid breakup music…
8. Brings you to places that remind him of […]
New Osama Bin Laden PICTURES: FBI’s Digitally-Enhanced Images Of How He May Look
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TodayHuffington Post/AP First Posted: 01-15-10 11:32 AM | Updated: 01-15-10 12:23 PM
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Osama Bin Laden may look drastically different today than he did just a few years ago, and the FBI has released new pictures showing what he may look like today.The digitally-enhanced images […]
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Calvin Klein billboard in SoHo.
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Could this have been the original concept?
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J. C. Penney catalogue–The Man About Cleveland Collection
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Image: (Penney) via double3.com (Klein) via thegenderbenderblog.files.wordpress.com; (Klein plus)–(ad) images.teamsugar.com via fabsugar.com(Invaders from Mars Jar) via ihousephilly.org;(goat) animals.nationalgeograhic.com; (Beetlejuice characters) via iwatchstuff.com
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According to Benedict, these won’t cut the mustard.
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But…these Condo-Sized Body Rubbers Will Do The Trick.
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Images: (Main photo of Pope) Associated Press via Huffingtonpost.com; (Trojans) via peoplejam.com; (Body Rubber) via realityme.net; (Pinkie ring) via newsimg.bbc.co.uk; (umpire) nynpa.com; (Mitre) newliturgicalmovement.org via img254.imageshack.com;
The Vatican backs the excommunication of the mother
whose nine-year-old daughter was raped and of
the doctor who performed the subsequent abortion.
At least the pope didn’t say the girl was askin’ for it!
Here is a quick look at some of Benedict XVI’s other controversies.
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Images: (Fallout) orau.org;(Safety First) legiblesigns.com; (Open) pasbdc.org; (Xylene) century.gs.com; (Casino) hmneon.en.alibaba.com; (Curves) cyberdriveillinois.com
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 […]