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Suri Cruise tops Forbes.com list of Hottest Tots
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The New Frugality Americans return to thriftiness
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Mammoth task Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
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Rebels No clashes in eastern Congo after pullback
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Ben Affleck visits refugee camps in eastern Congo
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UN Clouds of pollution threaten glaciers, health
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Ga. priest facing excommunication will appeal
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ANOTHER BREDESEN CRONY CAUGHT UP IN QUESTIONABLE BUSINESS DEAL.
September 22, 2006 - 08:16
ECD Commissioner Matt Kisber is the latest Bredesen insider to be caught up in an ethically questionable set of circumstances. The same lobbyist who gave or loaned $35,000 to Senator Jerry Cooper also loaned $1.25 million to a buddy of then State Representative Matt Kisber, at the Rep's request. Kisber served on the Board of the company that received the loan. The company went bankrupt, and Kisber then hired his buddy to be an assistant commissioner for Economic Development. How niiiiice. Kisber says he didn't do anything wrong, but he also promised his constituents that he would oppose a state income tax, and then voted for it, so his "word" isn't exactly a gold standard. The fact that folks on Capitol Hill don't see anything wrong with this sordid arrangement is a good sign that this sort of stuff is just business as usual up there. It won't change until the powerful bosses like Naifeh and Wilder are gone.
For more details from Trent Seibert and WKRN News CLICK HERE.
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WILL IT BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE FOR BRYSON?
September 22, 2006 - 08:18
Although Governor Phil Bredesen has a lot of vulnerabilities, it remains to be seen if Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Bryson can exploit them. Money talks in politics, and at this point Bryson won't get over a whisper. CLICK HERE.
The good news for Bryson is that his add is apparently "accurate;" I am just not sure it can also be considered "effective". CLICK HERE.
The incumbent Governor's 64% approval rating from Tennessee voters is not going to make it any easier for Bryson to knock him off. CLICK HERE.
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PLEDGE TO MEXICAN FLAG IN TEXAS SCHOOL DRAWS ATTENTION.
September 22, 2006 - 08:22
The p.c. crowd tried something new in Texas, having school kids stand for the pledge to the MEXICAN flag, and they have been backtracking ever since word got out. The Left doesn't want our children to say the pledge to the American flag, especially if the offensive words "under God" are included, but apparently don't see anything wrong with saluting the Mexican flag. CLICK HERE.
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THOUSANDS OF COMPUTERS "LOST" BY THE CENSUS BUREAU.
September 22, 2006 - 08:25
Lost? Don't they mean stolen? And shouldn't the employees responsible, rather than the overburdened American taxpayer, pay for the loss? This is just another example of how so many government employees see our money and our stuff as something they can treat with reckless disregard. Make THEM pay for a change, then they will take better care of the property put into their care and custody. CLICK HERE.
Here are more details about the "missing" computers. CLICK HERE. |
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BUSH CUTS DEAL WITH SENATE ON GTMO INTERROGATIONS.
September 22, 2006 - 08:47
Terrorists who are not entitled to Geneva Convention protections by the very terms of that treaty will nevertheless be treated better than they deserve under a deal the Bush Administration struck with recalcitrant U.S. Senators. It looks to me like the Bush team backtracked, but it is better than nothing...barely. CLICK HERE. |
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THE GENEVA CONVENTION FOR DUMMIES.
September 22, 2006 - 09:01
Perhaps folks like John McCain and Lindsay Graham should actually READ the Geneva Convention before they act like experts on the issue. CLICK HERE. |
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IT WOULD BE A SHORT TRIP.
September 22, 2006 - 08:49
The President of Pakistan is saying that the U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan "back to the Stone Aage" if they didn't help root out the Taliban in Afghanistan after 9-11. How would they tell the difference? CLICK HERE. |
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WE SHOULD GIVE HER BONUS POINTS FOR HONESTY.
September 22, 2006 - 08:44
Paris Hilton has admitted what most of us have realized for a long time, she really IS stupid. Was there ever really any doubt? CLICK HERE.
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TEACHER WHO BURNED AMERICAN FLAGS WON'T BE CHARGED.
September 22, 2006 - 14:03
Let's try to figure this one out together. If you BURN an American flag in a classroom full of children, you don't get charged with a crime. But if you put up more than three American flags in Nolensville, Tennessee you get fined?!?!?! Granted, it does seem that this teacher was trying to evoke thought rather than make a statement, but it still showed pretty poor judgement.
Be sure to read the student comments in the block to the right of the story. It seems to me that this is really a story about our horribly failed education system. The kids cannot write or spell if these brief blurbs are indicative of their academic prowess. CLICK HERE. |
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TOO MANY AMERICAN FLAGS FOR SMALL TOWN IN TENNESSEE?
September 22, 2006 - 10:54
Suzi Tant Hallum had 10 American flags flying outside her business in the small town of Nolensville, Tennessee. But the City says that is too many, and they have demanded that she take down at least 7 of the flags for face a fine of $350 a day. Apparently, all the nitwits in government don't work in Washington, some of them are in local government. CLICK HERE.
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TEXAS GRAND JURY REFUSES TO INDICT TEACHER WHO HAD SEX WITH STUDENT.
September 22, 2006 - 08:40
A grand jury in Texas refused to indict a 25 year old female high school teacher who had sex with an 18 year old student, despite a specific state law forbidding the activity. In Texas, the age of consent is 17, unless the relationship is between teacher and student. In this case, the grand jury decided that the age of consent trumped the more specific ban on teacher-student relations. If the teacher had been a man and the student had been a woman, do you think the result would have been different? CLICK HERE. |
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ARE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION MERELY DIPLOMA MILLS?
September 22, 2006 - 10:20
It sure looks that way. Most colleges of education admit just about anybody and pass nearly everybody. But can ANY of them actually teach? CLICK HERE. |
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SCHOOL DANCE CANCELLED DUE TO "GRINDING."
September 22, 2006 - 08:33
Has any generation of parents actually LIKED the way their kids danced? Of course not; but the faux sexual activity on the dance floor these days may be just outside the boundries of even bad taste. CLICK HERE. |
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GREY'S NOTCHES WIN OVER CSI.
September 22, 2006 - 12:15
In the hot battle of network television premiers a lot of people were looking forward to the ratings battle of "Grey's Anatomy" (moved from Sunday to Thursday nights) and ratings powerhouse "CSI." Live science beat dead science in the first week. Which network will blink and move a show first? CLICK HERE.
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I BET THE CRIME RATE GOES DOWN.
September 22, 2006 - 08:28
A town in Idaho has decided that a gun ban is not way to go when it comes to dealing with crime. Instead, they are considering a gun REQUIREMENT for each household. Technically, the 2d amendment guarantees a "right" to bear arms, it does not make it a requirement. But if the Lefties can twist the 1st amendment to expand it beyond recognition maybe it is time to expand the meaning of the 2d. CLICK HERE. |
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EVANGELICAL BASE OF THE GOP MAY SIT THIS ONE OUT.
September 22, 2006 - 08:58
One of the main reasons that the 2006 political season is shaping up as a potential disaster for Republicans is the sense that their most dependable base vote, Evangelical Christians, seems disengaged at this point. If that does not change, and soon, then Republicans could have problems in November. CLICK HERE. |
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UPPING THE ANTE.
September 22, 2006 - 08:30
If you want to make the Forbes 400 Rich List you need to have AT LEAST a BILLION to qualify. A BILLION!! I remember when a million dollars seemed like a lot of money. Warren Buffet, with $53 billion claimed the top spot. CLICK HERE. |
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40% OF BRITS WOULD GIVE UP SEX TO LIVE TO 100.
September 22, 2006 - 09:07
What is the point of a long life if it is completely boring? And sexless? The fact that 31% of the Brits would give up sex if they could get a telegram from the Queen may indicate that they are doing it wrong. Hopefully, an even higher percentage would choose to get a telegram from the Queen rather than get busy with her. CLICK HERE.
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SHOULDN'T THE HEADLINE READ "FORMER" GOVERNOR?
September 22, 2006 - 09:12
If I was Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour I would be upset about a headline that screams that a woman is claiming to have had sex with the Governor of Mississippi. She is talking about FORMER Governor Ronnie Musgrave, not Barbour, but you wouldn't know that from the headline, would you? Sloppy or smear campaign? CLICK HERE. |
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THE SAUDI CAIR CONNECTION.
September 22, 2006 - 10:22
While Islamists in America give lip service to opposing terror, sometimes, the money trail tells a different story. CLICK HERE. |
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MAYBE BABS SHOULD FOCUS LESS ON "W" AND MORE ON PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
September 22, 2006 - 11:52
Barbara Streisand used to be the ultimate diva; my have things changed. She is starting to look a bit like Nick Nolte's mug shot. Keep in mind that liberals like her were absolutely scathing in their assault on Katherine Harris' looks in the post 2000 election ballot brushfires. Maybe Babs' nickname is a typo. CLICK HERE.
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ROSIE GOES TOPLESS ON NIP/TUCK SET.
September 22, 2006 - 11:55
Rosie O'Donnell reveals that she...revealed her bare breasts while shooting a recent episode of Nip/Tuck for FX. Excuse me, I just threw up a bit in the back of my throat. Eeeaauuwww!!! CLICK HERE. |
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FAILED SUICIDE BOMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JORDAN.
September 22, 2006 - 13:52
In some parts of the world they actually take this whole terrorism thing pretty seriously. Do you find it ironic that they sentence a FAILED suicide bomber to death? At least she will die alone. Does a FEMALE suicide bomber get 72 virgin boys? CLICK HERE. |
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ARMY FINISHES BEST RECRUITING YEAR SINCE 1997.
September 22, 2006 - 08:35
The certainty of going to war has not dampened the willingness of young men and women in this country to sign up to serve their country. This is news you are not likely to see widely reported. CLICK HERE. |
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