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Calif university will allow media at Palin event

June 18, 2010 By The Associated Press ROBIN HINDERY (Associated Press Writer)

(AP) — After months of requests from reporters, a California university has agreed to allow members of the media to attend a fundraiser next week featuring Sarah Palin.

Officials with California State University, Stanislaus said Friday that the June 25 gala at its Turlock campus would be open to the press.

The Associated Press has been requesting access to the event since mid-April.

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When asked by Bill O'Reilly "how to stop" the oil leak,Sarah Palin responded:

The Dutch. They are known... and the Norwegian. They are known for -- for dikes and for cleaning up water and for dealing with spills.

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ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports that on Capitol Hill, during a GOP presser in which Senators were talking about the need to keep the detainee center at Guantanamo Bay open, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., argued that "anyone, any detainee, over 55 has an opportunity to have a colonoscopy" as an example of how un-harsh life at Gitmo can be.

BETTER THAN AMERICANS GET

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NEW YORK -- Bristol Palin, arguably the nation's best-known unwed teen mother, embarked on a media tour Wednesday to argue that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy -- a view not shared by the father of her infant son. "Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only way you can effectively, 100 percent foolproof way you can prevent pregnancy," she said.

During the town meeting, moderated by "Good Morning America" host Chris Cuomo, Palin didn't stray from the script. But she also offered a narrow glimpse into her experience as a teen mother after Cuomo asked her how her life had changed since giving birth.

"You don't have friends, can't just go to the movies, get your hair done. You put your baby first," she said.

Had she not had Tripp, "I would have been to college out of state, hanging out with my friends, a lot more freedom," Palin said.

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This is yet more evidence of an ingrained Islamophobia among the core GOP faithful that is both ugly and yet sadly predictable. At a Republican meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, the idea that muslim citizens of the United States are inherently disloyal and untrustworthy by virtue of their faith was not only entertained, it was actively promoted by a guest speaker, Dorrie O'Brien:

In her presentation to about 80 people, O'Brien said that Muslims are intent on converting the Western world to Islam. She described as "stealth jihad" a malicious effort by Muslims to subvert schools, local governments and banks throughout the country.

O'Brien reviewed the five pillars of Islam, noting that one of them is zakat, which means to give a percentage of one's income to charity. "There is a tremendous amount of proof out there that the zakat is now funding terrorism," she said.

O'Brien also compared the Quran to the Bible and dismissed any suggestion that atrocities committed by Christians in the past were relevant to a debate about the present.

"I am not going to get into a theological discussion tonight, but I will flatly say, no, there is no way we are praying to the same God," she said.

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Excerpt: ""From my own experience visiting the troops in the Middle East, I can tell you this, though: despite how the conflict has been portrayed by our glorious media, if you gave any U.S. soldier a gun with two bullets in it, and he found himself in an elevator with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Osama bin Laden, there's a good chance that Nancy Pelosi would get shot twice, and Harry Reid and bin Laden would be strangled to death""~~~David Feherty

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Dozens injured in trolley collision; conductor tells police he was texting

BOSTON - The head of the Boston-area transit authority said Saturday he'll ban all train and bus operators from even carrying cell phones on board after a conductor told police he was texting his girlfriend before a trolley collision Friday.

About 50 people were hurt in the underground crash in downtown Boston, though none of the injuries was life-threatening.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority already bans operators from using cell phones and recently ran an internal ad campaign featuring a poster of an open cell phone that warned employees not to drive "under the influence."

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By Associated Press
6:35 PM EDT, April 21, 2009

WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police say a man dressed liked a ninja used a sword in an attempt to rob a Weymouth dry cleaner.

According to police, a convenience store clerk called police Monday after she noticed a man walking into the store wearing a ski mask and carrying a sword in a sheath on his belt. When the man noticed her, he pulled his mask off and asked if she was calling about him, police said.

When she said she was, police said the man left the store and walked into nearby Galaxy Cleaners.

There, police said he pointed a sword at the register and asked a clerk to give him all the money inside. Police said he left after she told him she couldn't open the drawer.

Police still are searching for the man, who witnesses said appeared to be in his late 20s.

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Bob Quick: UK Anti-Terror Chief Resigns Over Document Reveal
LONDON — Britain's top counter-terrorist police officer resigned Thursday after he was photographed carrying clearly visible secret documents about an operation against an alleged al-Qaida plot by Pakistani nationals to launch an attack in Britain.

Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick's blunder forced police to scramble to round up the suspects sooner than planned. Twelve men were arrested late Wednesday in raids across northwest England.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the raids had disrupted "a very big terrorist plot."

"We have been following it for some time," Brown told reporters.

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Our favorite Member of Congress from the State of Minnesota Michele Bachman is now in the lead with the most quotes of the day of anyone on TreeHugger, with her latest complaint about Nancy Pelosi and the fight against climate change:

""[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she's just trying to save the planet. We all know that someone did that over 2,000 years ago, they saved the planet -- we didn't need Nancy Pelosi to do that."

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Quotes:

"We had oral sex. He prefers that modus operandi because then he can say, 'I never slept with her.'" - Anne Manning (who was also married at the time.)

"We would have won in 1974 if we could have kept him out of the office, screwing her [a young volunteer] on the desk." - Dot Crews, his campaign scheduler at the time

[In the book] "Men Who Hate Women and the Women Who Love Them", [I] "found frightening pieces that related to my own life." - Newt.

"I think you can write a psychological profile of me that says I found a way to immerse my insecurities in a cause large enough to justify whatever I wanted it to" - Newt, speaking to Gail Sheehy.

"She isn't young enough or pretty enough to be the President's wife." - Newt, on his first wife.

"I don't want him to be president and I don't think he should be." - Newt's wife Marianne.

"If the country today were to move to the left, Newt would sense it before it started happening and lead the way." - Dot Crews, his campaign scheduler throughout the 1970s.

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Bachmann loony overdrive
Bachmann again calls for revolution against climate action

Two weeks ago, Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) called for an “armed and dangerous” revolution against measures to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and move away from fossil fuels.

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Bachmann wants Minnesotans ‘armed and dangerous’ against Obama energy policy

During a radio show on Saturday, Rep. Michele Bachmann described herself as a “foreign correspondent on enemy lines” in Washington, D.C. The Republican congresswoman went on to tell WWTC-AM:
I want people in Minnesota armed and dangerous on this issue of the energy tax because we need to fight back. Thomas Jefferson told us, having a revolution every now and then is a good thing, and the people — we the people — are going to have to fight back hard if we’re not going to lose our country. And I think this has the potential of changing the dynamic of freedom forever in the United States.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors agreed to some unusual terms to win a guilty plea from a former religious cult member charged with starving her 1-year-old son to death: If the child is resurrected, her plea will be withdrawn.

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Republicans have unveiled their own alternative to President Barack Obama’s budget plan. It's a big TV-friendly stack of "budget blueprints" and graphs and charts called “The Republican Road to Recovery.”

Someone in the press later observed, "No wonder we've inherited a budget deficit of $1.3 trillion and a debt that's out of control."

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LONDON (AP) — The Lancet medical journal on Friday accused Pope Benedict XVI of distorting scientific evidence in his statement that condoms worsen the AIDS crisis. It said he should retract the comments.

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Abortion results in excommunication for mother, doctors in Brazil

By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A top Vatican official agreed with a Brazilian archbishop's decision to excommunicate the mother of a nine-year-old girl who had been raped by her stepfather and the doctors who aborted the girl's twins.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America said, "It is a sad case, but the real problem is that the conceived twins were innocent people and they had a right to live and should not have been killed."

Excommunication against those responsible for the abortion was legitimate, he said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Stampa, March 7.

Doctors at a hospital in Recife, Brazil, performed the abortion March 4 during the girl's fourth month of pregnancy. Abortion in Brazil is illegal except in cases of rape or if the mother's life is in danger.

The girl, who weighed a little more than 66 pounds, reportedly had been raped repeatedly by her stepfather from the time she was six years old. The 23-year-old stepfather has been arrested and is also accused of raping the girl's 14-year-old handicapped sister.

Archbishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho of Olinda and Recife said the abortion was "a crime in the eyes of the church."

He told the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo that "it's true the doctor said the child ran (health) risks, but at any rate, the end does not justify the means. The good aim of saving her life can not justify the killing of two other lives."

According to canon law, anyone who procures a completed abortion incurs an automatic excommunication, meaning there is no need for an official decree from church authorities.

However, canon law indicates several conditions -- for example, not yet having turned 17 years old -- that would render an individual exempt from the penalty of excommunication.

Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva criticized the church's decision, saying the doctors had to save the life of the nine-year-old girl and, "in this case, the medical profession was more right than the church."

Cardinal Re defended Archbishop Cardoso's decision to excommunicate the girl's mother and the doctors who were responsible for terminating the pregnancy.

"Life must always be safeguarded; therefore, the attack against the Brazilian church is unjustified," Cardinal Re said.

Father Piero Coda, a professor of theology at Rome's Pontifical Lateran University, deplored "the abominable crime the raped child has undergone."

He told La Stampa that the rapist must be "punished immediately and severely," but he also emphasized the sanctity of all human life.

"One cannot respond to one tragedy with another tragedy. Abortion is the wrong answer and should be avoided in every way," he said.

Jesuit Father Clodoveo Piazza, a missionary in Brazil, told La Stampa that there are thousands of similar tragedies unfolding in the poorest regions of the South American nation.

He said where he works in the state of Bahia "about a third of all children are born to underage mothers; often they are only 11 or 12 years old."

The majority of these pregnancies among the young are unwanted and, out of shame, the girls "run even greater risks by aborting" in clandestine clinics, he said.

"The world has to wake up. We are killing childhood," he said.

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Library card left at crime scene leads Sheboygan police to alleged bar thief

By Associated Press
8:07 PM EDT, March 9, 2009

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Sheboygan police say they were able to track down a theft suspect because he left behind his library card, which he apparently used to try to unlock a tavern door. Thirty-four-year-old Kristopher G. Lehnhardt was charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of theft and property damage.

Prosecutors said a bartender called police in early-morning hours last month after finding the bar's lights on, a cooler open and a window screen slashed in the basement.

The criminal complaint said the bartender also found Lehnhardt's library card on the floor by a door.

More than four cases of beer were missing.

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2-week-old Ariz. girl dies after being mauled by family dog; parents are police officers

By Associated Press
10:39 AM EST, March 5, 2009

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A 2-week-old Arizona girl has died after being attacked by the family's dog in their home.

Mesa police detective Steve Berry says police were called Wednesday night by a woman who said her daughter had been bitten by a family dog.

Berry says officers found the infant in the living room with bite wounds on her head. The baby was pronounced dead at the scene.

Berry says the mother had placed her daughter in a low-lying bassinet or crib and discovered the attack when she returned a few moments later.

The parents' names weren't released. However, Berry says the father is a Mesa police officer who was at work at the time. The mother is an officer for the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

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President Bush: "Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on?"
Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times: "I can take them off."
Bush: "I'm interested in the shade look, seriously."
Wallsten: "All right, I'll keep it, then."
Bush: "For the viewers, there's no sun."
Wallsten: "I guess it depends on your perspective."
Bush: "Touché.
—An exchange with legally blind reporter Peter Wallsten, to whom Bush later apologized, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

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Hayden insists warrantless surveillance program legal
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Gen. Michael Hayden, nominee for the director of the Central Intelligence Agency position, is sworn in during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Intelligence Committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA nominee Gen. Michael Hayden insisted on Thursday that the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program was legal and that it was designed to ensnare terrorists — not spy on ordinary people.
ON DEADLINE: Hayden defends his words on NSA

"Clearly the privacy of American citizens is a concern constantly," the four-star Air Force general told the Senate Intelligence Committee at his confirmation hearing. "We always balance privacy and security."

Hayden was peppered by as many questions about the National Security Agency, the super-secret agency that he headed from 1999-2005, as about his visions for the CIA.

Senators grilled him on the NSA's eavesdropping without warrants on conversations and e-mails believed by the government to involve terrorism suspects, and reports of the tracking of millions of phone calls made and received by ordinary Americans.

After the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush decided that more anti-terrorism surveillance was necessary than the NSA had been doing, said Hayden.

Hayden said he decided to go ahead with the then-covert surveillance program, which has been confirmed by Bush, believing it to be legal and necessary.

"When I had to make this personal decision in October 2001 ... the math was pretty straightforward. I could not not do this," Hayden said.

He said the surveillance program used a "probable cause" standard that made it unlikely that information about average Americans would be scrutinized.

But he declined to openly discuss reports that the NSA was engaged in even broader surveillance, including a story in USA TODAY that the NSA has been secretly collecting phone-call records of tens of millions of U.S. citizens.

Under questioning from Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, Hayden said he would only talk about the part of the program the president had confirmed.

"Is that the whole program?" asked Levin.

"I'm not at liberty to talk about that in open session," Hayden said. A closed-door session was planned for later in the day.

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Woman Shoots Gator That Attacks Her Dog
May 17 10:41 AM US/Eastern
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By The Associated Press
BRADENTON, Fla.

A woman has shot an alligator that came into her home and attacked her

dog.

The alligator was only 3 feet long, but Candy Frey wasn't taking any chances. When the reptile came into the lanai of her home east of Bradenton Saturday and attacked her golden retriever, Frey went and got her gun.

After Frey and her daughter managed to push the gator out of the lanai through the dog door, she blasted away at it four times.

"I was running on so much adrenaline," the 48-year-old former U.S. Marine aviation technician told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. "I just freaked out and shot him _ boom, boom, boom, boom."

A neighbor called deputies and the state sent a wildlife officer to investigate.

The alligator barely bled from gunshots to the neck and shoulder, Frey said, and wildlife officer put it back in the lake.

The deputy gave Frey a warning citation for hunting without a license.

Alligators have been blamed for three in the span of a week in other parts of Florida.

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U.S. Secretly Backing Warlords in Somalia

By Emily Wax and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, May 17, 2006; Page A01

More than a decade after U.S. troops withdrew from Somalia following a disastrous military intervention, officials of Somalia's interim government and some U.S. analysts of Africa policy say the United States has returned to the African country, secretly supporting secular warlords who have been waging fierce battles against Islamic groups for control of the capital, Mogadishu.

The latest clashes, last week and over the weekend, were some of the most violent in Mogadishu since the end of the American intervention in 1994, and left 150 dead and hundreds more wounded. Leaders of the interim government blamed U.S. support of the militias for provoking the clashes.

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U.S. Secretly Backing Warlords in Somalia

By Emily Wax and Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, May 17, 2006; Page A01

More than a decade after U.S. troops withdrew from Somalia following a disastrous military intervention, officials of Somalia's interim government and some U.S. analysts of Africa policy say the United States has returned to the African country, secretly supporting secular warlords who have been waging fierce battles against Islamic groups for control of the capital, Mogadishu.

The latest clashes, last week and over the weekend, were some of the most violent in Mogadishu since the end of the American intervention in 1994, and left 150 dead and hundreds more wounded. Leaders of the interim government blamed U.S. support of the militias for provoking the clashes.

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Bush's approval ratings slide to new low
Poll: Only one-third say he's handling his job well

Tuesday, April 25, 2006; Posted: 2:30 a.m. EDT (06:30 GMT)
President Bush's approval ratings have sunk to a personal low, with only a third of Americans saying they approve of the way he is handling his job, a national poll released Monday said.

In the telephone poll of 1,012 adult Americans carried out Friday through Sunday by Opinion Research Corporation for CNN, 32 percent of respondents said they approve of Bush's performance, 60 percent said they disapprove and 8 percent said they do not know.

That's a significant drop from the way Americans perceived the president a year ago. In a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll carried out April 29-May 1, 2005, Americans were split on their assessments of Bush's performance, with 48 percent saying they approved and 49 percent saying they disapproved.

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Mooresville Woman Finds Virgin Mary Seashell

POSTED: 3:53 pm EST March 31, 2006
UPDATED: 4:23 pm EST March 31, 2006

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A Mooresville woman found a seashell with the likeness of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus while walking on Wrightsville Beach.

Kathy Snow found the shell, shown on the right, in March 2005. Since then, she has shown it to several people, and everyone agrees that the Virgin mother's likeness is in the shell.

Now, it's for sale on e-Bay. Snow said she started bidding Thursday night at $25,000. The auction stays active for 10 days.

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Nuke plant gets new locks after keys lost Mon Apr 3, 10:43 AM ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities are changing 150 locks at a nuclear power plant after its owner said they had lost keys to a security area, a ministry spokesman in the south western state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said on Monday.

Plant operator EnBW said that in spite of intensive searches and questioning it had not been able to recover 12 keys for its Philippsburg plant after discovering they were lost in March.

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1965 Voting Rights Provisions to Expire

By MARCUS FRANKLIN
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- On what would become known as "Bloody Sunday," voting rights marchers in March 1965 reached the highest point on the Edmund Pettus Bridge near Selma, Ala., and saw a blue sea of uniforms awaiting them at the end of the bridge.

Television would show images of Alabama state troopers armed with guns, night sticks, bull whips and tear gas severely beating marchers. Days later, President Lyndon Johnson promised to bring Congress an effective voting rights bill, and that August he signed into law the Voting Rights Act of 1965, considered one of the most significant laws in the nation's history.

Now, more than four decades later, sections of the act are set to expire. The looming expiration date - Aug. 6, 2007 - has ignited debate over the provisions' effectiveness and relevance, and over whether they should be extended.

It also has generated rumors, mostly on the Internet, that black Americans will lose the right to vote en masse next year. The rumors have prompted officials at the U.S. Justice Department to post a notice on their Web site.

"It's important for folks to know that the right to vote - even if those sections expire - will not expire," said Justice Department spokesman Eric W. Holland.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush's top foreign policy adviser said Friday that Iran's new willingness to talk about Iraq with the United States is probably a ploy designed to "divert pressure and divert attention" from international concern that Tehran wants a nuclear bomb.
The United States has accused Iran of using a civilian nuclear program as a cover to build atomic weapons, an allegation Tehran denies. The U.N. Security Council is expected to discuss Iran's nuclear program this month, with Washington pressing for penalties.

The Bush administration views Tehran's acceptance of an American offer to talk about Iraq, made months ago, as an indication that Iran is feeling the international heat, national security adviser Steven J. Hadley said.

"What is interesting is that the Iranians would choose now, at this moment, in such a very public way, to embrace this idea and try to expand it to a negotiation about a broader set of issues," Hadley said.

"The concern, therefore, is that it is simply a device by the Iranians to try and divert pressure that they're feeling in New York, to try and drive a wedge between the United States and the other countries with which we are working on the nuclear issue and, if you will, divert pressure and divert attention."

Hadley added: "Obviously, this is something that we and those who are working with us on these issues will not let happen."

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Chicago Requires Driver's Ed for the Blind

CHICAGO (AP) -- Most high school students eagerly await the day they pass driver's education class. But 16-year-old Mayra Ramirez is indifferent about it.

Ramirez is blind, yet she and dozens of other visually impaired sophomores in Chicago schools are required to pass a written rules-of-the-road exam in order to graduate - a rule they say takes time away from subjects they might actually use.

"In other classes, you don't really feel different because you can do the work other people do," Ramirez said. "But in driver's ed, it does give us the feeling we're different. In a way, it brought me down, because it reminds me of something I can't do."

Hundreds of school districts in Illinois require students to pass driver's ed, although the state only requires that districts offer the courses. A state education official says districts that require it should exempt disabled students.

"It defies logic to require blind students to take this course," Meta Minton, spokeswoman for the state Board of Education, told the Chicago Tribune in a Friday story.

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Police: Weaving Driver Distracted by Porn

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- A man who was stopped for driving erratically on a divided highway was distracted because he was looking at pornography, authorities said.

David Kennedy, 33, of Nashville, was charged with felony reckless endangerment after motorist Deborah Dotson reported Friday afternoon that he nearly ran her vehicle off State Route 840 several times.

Rutherford County Deputy Tony Hall pulled over Kennedy based on Dotson's report.

"When I made contact with the driver of the suspect vehicle, a Mr. David Kennedy, there were several pornographic magazines on the seat next to him," Hall said in his report.

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Man in Pokey After Reporting Purloined Pot

OREM, Utah (AP) -- An man who called police to report the theft of a quarter-pound of marijuana was arrested when police recovered the bag of pot and then invited him to come to the Public Safety Building to identify it.

Kory C. Tippetts, 18, identified the pot as his and then was arrested and booked into the Utah County jail for investigation of possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone with intent to distribute, police said Tuesday.

Tippetts had called police on Monday evening after he returned home and found that someone had broken a window, got cut on the glass, and crawled into the house. Tippetts told police the only thing missing was the quarter-pound of marijuana he was selling.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Going maybe where no other actor has gone before, "Star Trek" star William Shatner has sold a piece of his body for charity.

Shatner, famed for playing Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series, sold his kidney stone to online casino GoldenPalace.Com for $25,000. The money will be donated by Shatner to Habitat for Humanity to build houses for the poor.

But Shatner said it wasn't easy parting with a kidney stone, even if it had already left his body. He also said he would never sell unless he had visitation rights.

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Some Want to Allow Kids to Hunt Deer at 12

By DAVE KOLPACK
Associated Press Writer

FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Jeffrey Sapa turned 14 years old just one week after the deer hunting season - a week too late for him to qualify for a hunting license.

His stepfather, Lee Bratlie, and other outdoor enthusiasts in North Dakota believe young hunters like Jeffrey should not have to wait so long to go on their first deer hunt. They want to lower the minimum age requirement for shooting big game from 14 years to 12 - a move they also say would help recruit young hunters.

"He's really disappointed and disgusted," said Bratlie, of Drayton. "He passed his hunter education class with flying colors, but he still has to wait another year."

North Dakota is one of four states that require deer gun hunters to be at least 14 years old. Two of those states, Michigan and Utah, are considering legislation to lower the age.

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Nebraska Judge Says 128 mph Not 'Reckless'

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (AP) -- Speeding is not necessarily reckless, even at 128 mph, a judge ruled in the case of a motorcyclist who tried to flee from state troopers.

With some reluctance, County Judge John Steinheider ruled last week that Jacob H. Carman, 20, was not guilty of reckless driving on Sept. 5, when he was spotted by a trooper who then chased him at the top speed of his cruiser's odometer - 128 mph.

"As much as it pains me to do it, speed and speed alone is not sufficient to establish reckless driving," the judge told Carman on Friday. "If you had had a passenger, there would be no question of conviction. If there had been other cars on the roadway, if you would've went into the wrong lane or anything, I would have convicted you."

Otoe County prosecutor David Partsch acknowledged that Carman could have been charged with speeding but, "We felt that the manner in which he was operating the motorcycle was reckless."

Carman didn't get off entirely. He was fined $300 for expired tags and other violations.

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Levees in New Orleans to Be Rebuilt to Pre-Katrina Specifications - for Now
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By Brett Martel Associated Press Writer

Published: Oct 6, 2005

CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - Even though Hurricane Katrina exposed the weakness of the levee system around New Orleans, officials won't rebuild the barriers higher and better - at least not right away.

Col. Lewis Setliff, the engineer overseeing the levee repairs for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said the Corps only has the authority to rebuild levees to the strength they were prior to the storms that damaged them.

The levees that broke were built to withstand Category 3 hurricanes, which have winds up to 130 mph. Hurricane Katrina's winds were about 145 mph - a Category 4 - when the storm hit Louisiana.

Without approval from Congress, the Army engineers cannot build the levees higher and stronger. And even if Congress were to give that approval soon, it would come too late to allow them to be finished by the time the 2006 hurricane season begins in June.

"We've got eight months and counting," Setliff said. He added, though, that the levee system in its broken and heavily eroded state might not do much to stop flooding should the area get hit again before the current hurricane season ends in a month.

Setliff said about 10 percent of the New Orleans-area levee system was damaged, mostly because of water running over the tops of the barriers. To repair those levees, crews must first pack down what is left of them, filling in holes scoured out by water. Dirt will then be added to get them back to their original height.

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Phone Call Fingers Burglary Suspect
Authorities say an accused burglar in Villa Rica in west Georgia used his victim's phone to call his mother for a ride home.

Carroll County Sheriff's investigator Alan Lee says a resident of Villa Rica returned home Sunday from a few days out of town and was missing credit cards, a check book, cell phone and jewelry. The victim hit the redial button on her phone and the mother of 23-year-old Kevin Tucker answered.

Authorities say the call led to the arrests of Tucker and 18-year-old Brittany Leigh-Anne Smith. Lieutenant Shane Taylor says a deputy spoke with Tucker's mother, who said the two had called and asked her to pick them up from the residence.

The mother did not pick up the couple, and they spent the night in a motel. Authorities arrested them at about 12:30 a.m. Monday after they checked out, with the stolen property in their possession. Both were charged, though they claim innocence.

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Triple threat: Man awakes from surgery to find all 3 wives in same room

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD
Associated Press
Posted August 11 2005, 12:09 PM EDT

LONDON -- Some people bring flowers, others bring balloons. When Melvyn Reed's three wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought an unexpected curtain call to his years as a double bigamist.

British police confirmed that after Melvyn Reed woke from his triple bypass heart operation earlier this year, his complicated marital affairs took a turn for a worse. All three of his spouses had turned up at the same time, despite his efforts to stagger their visits.
Media reports say that, upon realizing that something was amiss, the wives held a meeting in the parking lot, and learned that they were all married to the same man.

The 59-year-old company director from Kettering in central England turned himself into police on May 12 saying he was married to three women at the same time, and confessed to bigamy, an illegal offense in Britain, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement

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Triple threat: Man awakes from surgery to find all 3 wives in same room

By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD
Associated Press
Posted August 11 2005, 12:09 PM EDT

LONDON -- Some people bring flowers, others bring balloons. When Melvyn Reed's three wives showed up to visit him at the hospital, they brought an unexpected curtain call to his years as a double bigamist.

British police confirmed that after Melvyn Reed woke from his triple bypass heart operation earlier this year, his complicated marital affairs took a turn for a worse. All three of his spouses had turned up at the same time, despite his efforts to stagger their visits.
Media reports say that, upon realizing that something was amiss, the wives held a meeting in the parking lot, and learned that they were all married to the same man.

The 59-year-old company director from Kettering in central England turned himself into police on May 12 saying he was married to three women at the same time, and confessed to bigamy, an illegal offense in Britain, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement

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South Korean Man Dies After Nearly 50 Straight Hours Playing Computer Games
The Associated Press
Published: Aug 11, 2005
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old man died of an apparent heart attack after playing computer games nonstop for 49 hours in an Internet cafe, police said.
The man, identified only by his last name, Lee, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping. He had refused to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft, police said.

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South Korean Man Dies After Nearly 50 Straight Hours Playing Computer Games
The Associated Press
Published: Aug 11, 2005
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old man died of an apparent heart attack after playing computer games nonstop for 49 hours in an Internet cafe, police said.
The man, identified only by his last name, Lee, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping. He had refused to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft, police said.

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EPA cancels controversial pesticide study
By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer | April 9, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday canceled a controversial study using children to measure the effect of pesticides after Democrats said they would block Senate confirmation of the agency's new head.

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Stephen Johnson, as EPA's acting administrator, ordered an end to the planned study, a reversal from the agency's position just a day earlier when it said it would await the advice of outside scientific experts.

The aim of the study, Johnson said, was to fill data gaps on children's exposure to household pesticides and chemicals. He suspended it last November after ethical questions were raised by scientists within EPA and by environmentalists.

Over the study's two years, EPA had planned to give $970 plus a camcorder and children's clothes to each of the families of 60 children in Duval County, Fla., in what critics of the study noted was a low-income minority neighborhood.

EPA also had agreed to accept $2 million for the $9 million "Children's Health Environmental Exposure Research Study" from the American Chemistry Council, a trade group that represents chemical makers.

"I have concluded that the study cannot go forward, regardless of the outcome of the independent review. EPA must conduct quality, credible research in an atmosphere absent of gross misrepresentation and controversy," Johnson said Friday. "I am committed to ensuring that EPA's research is based on sound science with the highest ethical standards."

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., had joined with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in demanding the study's cancellation as a condition for confirming Johnson's nomination by President Bush.

"I am very pleased that Mr. Johnson has recognized the gross error in judgment the EPA made when they concocted this immoral program to test pesticides on children," Boxer said.

"The CHEERS program was a reprehensible idea that never should have made it out of the boardroom, and I am just happy that it was stopped before any children were put in harms way," Boxer said, adding that she would continue to oppose any testing of toxins on humans.

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EPA cancels controversial pesticide study
By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer | April 9, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday canceled a controversial study using children to measure the effect of pesticides after Democrats said they would block Senate confirmation of the agency's new head.

ADVERTISEMENT

Stephen Johnson, as EPA's acting administrator, ordered an end to the planned study, a reversal from the agency's position just a day earlier when it said it would await the advice of outside scientific experts.

The aim of the study, Johnson said, was to fill data gaps on children's exposure to household pesticides and chemicals. He suspended it last November after ethical questions were raised by scientists within EPA and by environmentalists.

Over the study's two years, EPA had planned to give $970 plus a camcorder and children's clothes to each of the families of 60 children in Duval County, Fla., in what critics of the study noted was a low-income minority neighborhood.

EPA also had agreed to accept $2 million for the $9 million "Children's Health Environmental Exposure Research Study" from the American Chemistry Council, a trade group that represents chemical makers.

"I have concluded that the study cannot go forward, regardless of the outcome of the independent review. EPA must conduct quality, credible research in an atmosphere absent of gross misrepresentation and controversy," Johnson said Friday. "I am committed to ensuring that EPA's research is based on sound science with the highest ethical standards."

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., had joined with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in demanding the study's cancellation as a condition for confirming Johnson's nomination by President Bush.

"I am very pleased that Mr. Johnson has recognized the gross error in judgment the EPA made when they concocted this immoral program to test pesticides on children," Boxer said.

"The CHEERS program was a reprehensible idea that never should have made it out of the boardroom, and I am just happy that it was stopped before any children were put in harms way," Boxer said, adding that she would continue to oppose any testing of toxins on humans.

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EPA cancels controversial pesticide study
By John Heilprin, Associated Press Writer | April 9, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday canceled a controversial study using children to measure the effect of pesticides after Democrats said they would block Senate confirmation of the agency's new head.

ADVERTISEMENT

Stephen Johnson, as EPA's acting administrator, ordered an end to the planned study, a reversal from the agency's position just a day earlier when it said it would await the advice of outside scientific experts.

The aim of the study, Johnson said, was to fill data gaps on children's exposure to household pesticides and chemicals. He suspended it last November after ethical questions were raised by scientists within EPA and by environmentalists.

Over the study's two years, EPA had planned to give $970 plus a camcorder and children's clothes to each of the families of 60 children in Duval County, Fla., in what critics of the study noted was a low-income minority neighborhood.

EPA also had agreed to accept $2 million for the $9 million "Children's Health Environmental Exposure Research Study" from the American Chemistry Council, a trade group that represents chemical makers.

"I have concluded that the study cannot go forward, regardless of the outcome of the independent review. EPA must conduct quality, credible research in an atmosphere absent of gross misrepresentation and controversy," Johnson said Friday. "I am committed to ensuring that EPA's research is based on sound science with the highest ethical standards."

Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., had joined with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., in demanding the study's cancellation as a condition for confirming Johnson's nomination by President Bush.

"I am very pleased that Mr. Johnson has recognized the gross error in judgment the EPA made when they concocted this immoral program to test pesticides on children," Boxer said.

"The CHEERS program was a reprehensible idea that never should have made it out of the boardroom, and I am just happy that it was stopped before any children were put in harms way," Boxer said, adding that she would continue to oppose any testing of toxins on humans.

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Counsel to GOP Senator Wrote Memo On Schiavo
Martinez Aide Who Cited Upside For Party Resigns

By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 7, 2005; Page A01

The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) admitted yesterday that he was the author of a memo citing the political advantage to Republicans of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo, the senator said in an interview last night.

Brian H. Darling, 39, a former lobbyist for the Alexander Strategy Group on gun rights and other issues, offered his resignation and it was immediately accepted, Martinez said.

Martinez, the GOP's Senate point man on the issue, said he earlier had been assured by aides that his office had nothing to do with producing the memo. "I never did an investigation, as such," he said. "I just took it for granted that we wouldn't be that stupid. It was never my intention to in any way politicize this issue."

Martinez, a freshman who was secretary of housing and urban development for most of President Bush's first term, said he had not read the one-page memo. He said he inadvertently passed it to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who had worked with him on the issue. After that, officials gave the memo to reporters for ABC News and The Washington Post.

Harkin said in an interview that Martinez handed him the memo on the Senate floor, in hopes of gaining his support for the bill giving federal courts jurisdiction in the Florida case in an effort to restore the brain-damaged Florida woman's feeding tube. "He said these were talking points -- something that we're working on here," Harkin said.

The mystery of the memo's origin had roiled the Capitol, with Republicans accusing Democrats of concocting the document as a dirty trick, and Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to duck responsibility for exploiting the dying days of an incapacitated woman.

Conservative Web logs have challenged the authenticity of the memo, in some cases likening it to the discredited documents about Bush's National Guard service that CBS News reported last fall.

The staff of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, at the request of a Democrat, spent a week trying to determine the memo's origin and had come up empty, said an official involved in the investigation.

The unsigned memo -- which initially misspells Schiavo's first name and gives the wrong number for the pending bill -- includes eight talking points in support of the legislation and calls the controversy "a great political issue."

"This legislation ensures that individuals like Terri Schiavo are guaranteed the same legal protections as convicted murderers like Ted Bundy," the memo concludes.

It asserts that the case would appeal to the party's core supporters, saying: "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue."

The document was provided to ABC News on March 18 and to The Post on March 19 and was included in news reports about congressional intervention in the Schiavo case. Bush returned from an Easter vacation in Texas and signed the bill shortly after 1 a.m. on March 21

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Counsel to GOP Senator Wrote Memo On Schiavo
Martinez Aide Who Cited Upside For Party Resigns

By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 7, 2005; Page A01

The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) admitted yesterday that he was the author of a memo citing the political advantage to Republicans of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo, the senator said in an interview last night.

Brian H. Darling, 39, a former lobbyist for the Alexander Strategy Group on gun rights and other issues, offered his resignation and it was immediately accepted, Martinez said.

Martinez, the GOP's Senate point man on the issue, said he earlier had been assured by aides that his office had nothing to do with producing the memo. "I never did an investigation, as such," he said. "I just took it for granted that we wouldn't be that stupid. It was never my intention to in any way politicize this issue."

Martinez, a freshman who was secretary of housing and urban development for most of President Bush's first term, said he had not read the one-page memo. He said he inadvertently passed it to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who had worked with him on the issue. After that, officials gave the memo to reporters for ABC News and The Washington Post.

Harkin said in an interview that Martinez handed him the memo on the Senate floor, in hopes of gaining his support for the bill giving federal courts jurisdiction in the Florida case in an effort to restore the brain-damaged Florida woman's feeding tube. "He said these were talking points -- something that we're working on here," Harkin said.

The mystery of the memo's origin had roiled the Capitol, with Republicans accusing Democrats of concocting the document as a dirty trick, and Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to duck responsibility for exploiting the dying days of an incapacitated woman.

Conservative Web logs have challenged the authenticity of the memo, in some cases likening it to the discredited documents about Bush's National Guard service that CBS News reported last fall.

The staff of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, at the request of a Democrat, spent a week trying to determine the memo's origin and had come up empty, said an official involved in the investigation.

The unsigned memo -- which initially misspells Schiavo's first name and gives the wrong number for the pending bill -- includes eight talking points in support of the legislation and calls the controversy "a great political issue."

"This legislation ensures that individuals like Terri Schiavo are guaranteed the same legal protections as convicted murderers like Ted Bundy," the memo concludes.

It asserts that the case would appeal to the party's core supporters, saying: "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue."

The document was provided to ABC News on March 18 and to The Post on March 19 and was included in news reports about congressional intervention in the Schiavo case. Bush returned from an Easter vacation in Texas and signed the bill shortly after 1 a.m. on March 21

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Counsel to GOP Senator Wrote Memo On Schiavo
Martinez Aide Who Cited Upside For Party Resigns

By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, April 7, 2005; Page A01

The legal counsel to Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) admitted yesterday that he was the author of a memo citing the political advantage to Republicans of intervening in the case of Terri Schiavo, the senator said in an interview last night.

Brian H. Darling, 39, a former lobbyist for the Alexander Strategy Group on gun rights and other issues, offered his resignation and it was immediately accepted, Martinez said.

Martinez, the GOP's Senate point man on the issue, said he earlier had been assured by aides that his office had nothing to do with producing the memo. "I never did an investigation, as such," he said. "I just took it for granted that we wouldn't be that stupid. It was never my intention to in any way politicize this issue."

Martinez, a freshman who was secretary of housing and urban development for most of President Bush's first term, said he had not read the one-page memo. He said he inadvertently passed it to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who had worked with him on the issue. After that, officials gave the memo to reporters for ABC News and The Washington Post.

Harkin said in an interview that Martinez handed him the memo on the Senate floor, in hopes of gaining his support for the bill giving federal courts jurisdiction in the Florida case in an effort to restore the brain-damaged Florida woman's feeding tube. "He said these were talking points -- something that we're working on here," Harkin said.

The mystery of the memo's origin had roiled the Capitol, with Republicans accusing Democrats of concocting the document as a dirty trick, and Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to duck responsibility for exploiting the dying days of an incapacitated woman.

Conservative Web logs have challenged the authenticity of the memo, in some cases likening it to the discredited documents about Bush's National Guard service that CBS News reported last fall.

The staff of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, at the request of a Democrat, spent a week trying to determine the memo's origin and had come up empty, said an official involved in the investigation.

The unsigned memo -- which initially misspells Schiavo's first name and gives the wrong number for the pending bill -- includes eight talking points in support of the legislation and calls the controversy "a great political issue."

"This legislation ensures that individuals like Terri Schiavo are guaranteed the same legal protections as convicted murderers like Ted Bundy," the memo concludes.

It asserts that the case would appeal to the party's core supporters, saying: "This is an important moral issue and the pro-life base will be excited that the Senate is debating this important issue."

The document was provided to ABC News on March 18 and to The Post on March 19 and was included in news reports about congressional intervention in the Schiavo case. Bush returned from an Easter vacation in Texas and signed the bill shortly after 1 a.m. on March 21

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Rice Describes Plans To Spread Democracy
Elections in Egypt Among Priorities

By Glenn Kessler and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 26, 2005; Page A01

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday set out ambitious goals for the Bush administration's push for greater democracy overseas over the next four years, including pressing for competitive presidential elections this year in Egypt and women's right to vote in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.

Rice, in an interview with Washington Post editors and reporters, said she was guided less by a fear that Islamic extremists would replace authoritarian governments than by a "strong certainty that the Middle East was not going to stay stable anyway."

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Rice Describes Plans To Spread Democracy
Elections in Egypt Among Priorities

By Glenn Kessler and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 26, 2005; Page A01

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday set out ambitious goals for the Bush administration's push for greater democracy overseas over the next four years, including pressing for competitive presidential elections this year in Egypt and women's right to vote in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.

Rice, in an interview with Washington Post editors and reporters, said she was guided less by a fear that Islamic extremists would replace authoritarian governments than by a "strong certainty that the Middle East was not going to stay stable anyway."

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Rice Describes Plans To Spread Democracy
Elections in Egypt Among Priorities

By Glenn Kessler and Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 26, 2005; Page A01

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday set out ambitious goals for the Bush administration's push for greater democracy overseas over the next four years, including pressing for competitive presidential elections this year in Egypt and women's right to vote in Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries.

Rice, in an interview with Washington Post editors and reporters, said she was guided less by a fear that Islamic extremists would replace authoritarian governments than by a "strong certainty that the Middle East was not going to stay stable anyway."

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Pet Shop Owner: Turtle Has Satan Image After Surviving Fire

POSTED: 1:37 pm EST March 18, 2005
UPDATED: 3:31 am EST March 19, 2005

An Indiana pet store owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive a fire at the shop has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell.
Bryan Dora's pet store in Frankfort burned down last October. The red-ear slider turtle named Lucky is the only survivor of about 150 animals.

Dora said after the fire, an image appeared on Lucky's shell that appears to be the face of a devil. He said the turtle is not possessed but is very tame. He believes that in every fire the devil leaves his mark somewhere, and that Lucky was touched.

Dora said many other people also say they have seen the image on the turtle, and get scared away.

"He was saved for a reason, everything else had perished, even the other turtles

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Pet Shop Owner: Turtle Has Satan Image After Surviving Fire

POSTED: 1:37 pm EST March 18, 2005
UPDATED: 3:31 am EST March 19, 2005

An Indiana pet store owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive a fire at the shop has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell.
Bryan Dora's pet store in Frankfort burned down last October. The red-ear slider turtle named Lucky is the only survivor of about 150 animals.

Dora said after the fire, an image appeared on Lucky's shell that appears to be the face of a devil. He said the turtle is not possessed but is very tame. He believes that in every fire the devil leaves his mark somewhere, and that Lucky was touched.

Dora said many other people also say they have seen the image on the turtle, and get scared away.

"He was saved for a reason, everything else had perished, even the other turtles

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Pet Shop Owner: Turtle Has Satan Image After Surviving Fire

POSTED: 1:37 pm EST March 18, 2005
UPDATED: 3:31 am EST March 19, 2005

An Indiana pet store owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive a fire at the shop has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell.
Bryan Dora's pet store in Frankfort burned down last October. The red-ear slider turtle named Lucky is the only survivor of about 150 animals.

Dora said after the fire, an image appeared on Lucky's shell that appears to be the face of a devil. He said the turtle is not possessed but is very tame. He believes that in every fire the devil leaves his mark somewhere, and that Lucky was touched.

Dora said many other people also say they have seen the image on the turtle, and get scared away.

"He was saved for a reason, everything else had perished, even the other turtles

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Bush wants Wolfowitz as head of World Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will recommend that Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz take over as head of the World Bank, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Wolfowitz has been Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's top deputy and a lightning rod for criticism over the U.S. invasion of Iraq and other defense policies.

The administration began notifying other countries that Wolfowitz is the U.S. candidate to replace World Bank President James Wolfensohn, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Wolfensohn is stepping down as head of the 184-nation development bank on June 1 at the end of his second five-year term.

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Bush wants Wolfowitz as head of World Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will recommend that Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz take over as head of the World Bank, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Wolfowitz has been Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's top deputy and a lightning rod for criticism over the U.S. invasion of Iraq and other defense policies.

The administration began notifying other countries that Wolfowitz is the U.S. candidate to replace World Bank President James Wolfensohn, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Wolfensohn is stepping down as head of the 184-nation development bank on June 1 at the end of his second five-year term.

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Bush wants Wolfowitz as head of World Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush will recommend that Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz take over as head of the World Bank, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Wolfowitz has been Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's top deputy and a lightning rod for criticism over the U.S. invasion of Iraq and other defense policies.

The administration began notifying other countries that Wolfowitz is the U.S. candidate to replace World Bank President James Wolfensohn, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Wolfensohn is stepping down as head of the 184-nation development bank on June 1 at the end of his second five-year term.

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Mom arrested after toddler abandoned in Orlando woods

Associated Press
Posted March 11 2005, 10:49 AM EST

ORLANDO -- A 3-year-old girl survived frigid temperatures after being abandoned in the woods when her mother's car ran out of gas in south Orange County, authorities said.

The child, whose body temperature had dropped to 84 degrees, and her 5-month-old sister were treated early Thursday at St. Cloud Hospital and turned over to the state Department of Children & Families, said Cpl. Carlos Torres of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The child's mother, Krissy Deshay Glover, 21, of Apopka, was arrested on a charge of child neglect and was being held without bond in the Orange County Jail, Torres said Friday. She had not yet made her first court appearance and there was no information immediately available on whether she had an attorney.

``There is a lot of inconsistencies in her story, but she knew right from wrong,'' Torres said.

Glover told police she was headed to Tampa about 3 a.m. Tuesday with her two daughters when she ran out of gas in some woods near Orlando International Airport.

At the time, it was raining, temperatures had dropped into the 40s and the wind was blowing about 20 mph, according to weather reports.

Glover left the car with her two children, leaving their jackets in the car, and forced the 3-year-old to walk barefoot beside her as she carried the infant, Torres said. She left the 3-year-old behind when she became too weak to walk farther.

At about 4 a.m., she knocked on the door of Bryan and Christa Carter, about three miles from her car. While his wife, Christa bathed the infant in warm water, Bryan Carter and Glover rushed out and found the 3-year-old about a quarter-mile from Carter's house.

``She was very weak, very cold, in a hypothermic state. She was just kind of grunting and laying there face down on the ground,'' said Carter, a physician's assistant who specializes in emergency medicine and vascular surgery.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a body temperature below 86 degrees is severe hypothermia and life-threatening.

Authorities don't know why she passed several houses and trailer parks to get to the Carter's home.

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Mom arrested after toddler abandoned in Orlando woods

Associated Press
Posted March 11 2005, 10:49 AM EST

ORLANDO -- A 3-year-old girl survived frigid temperatures after being abandoned in the woods when her mother's car ran out of gas in south Orange County, authorities said.

The child, whose body temperature had dropped to 84 degrees, and her 5-month-old sister were treated early Thursday at St. Cloud Hospital and turned over to the state Department of Children & Families, said Cpl. Carlos Torres of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The child's mother, Krissy Deshay Glover, 21, of Apopka, was arrested on a charge of child neglect and was being held without bond in the Orange County Jail, Torres said Friday. She had not yet made her first court appearance and there was no information immediately available on whether she had an attorney.

``There is a lot of inconsistencies in her story, but she knew right from wrong,'' Torres said.

Glover told police she was headed to Tampa about 3 a.m. Tuesday with her two daughters when she ran out of gas in some woods near Orlando International Airport.

At the time, it was raining, temperatures had dropped into the 40s and the wind was blowing about 20 mph, according to weather reports.

Glover left the car with her two children, leaving their jackets in the car, and forced the 3-year-old to walk barefoot beside her as she carried the infant, Torres said. She left the 3-year-old behind when she became too weak to walk farther.

At about 4 a.m., she knocked on the door of Bryan and Christa Carter, about three miles from her car. While his wife, Christa bathed the infant in warm water, Bryan Carter and Glover rushed out and found the 3-year-old about a quarter-mile from Carter's house.

``She was very weak, very cold, in a hypothermic state. She was just kind of grunting and laying there face down on the ground,'' said Carter, a physician's assistant who specializes in emergency medicine and vascular surgery.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a body temperature below 86 degrees is severe hypothermia and life-threatening.

Authorities don't know why she passed several houses and trailer parks to get to the Carter's home.

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Mom arrested after toddler abandoned in Orlando woods

Associated Press
Posted March 11 2005, 10:49 AM EST

ORLANDO -- A 3-year-old girl survived frigid temperatures after being abandoned in the woods when her mother's car ran out of gas in south Orange County, authorities said.

The child, whose body temperature had dropped to 84 degrees, and her 5-month-old sister were treated early Thursday at St. Cloud Hospital and turned over to the state Department of Children & Families, said Cpl. Carlos Torres of the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The child's mother, Krissy Deshay Glover, 21, of Apopka, was arrested on a charge of child neglect and was being held without bond in the Orange County Jail, Torres said Friday. She had not yet made her first court appearance and there was no information immediately available on whether she had an attorney.

``There is a lot of inconsistencies in her story, but she knew right from wrong,'' Torres said.

Glover told police she was headed to Tampa about 3 a.m. Tuesday with her two daughters when she ran out of gas in some woods near Orlando International Airport.

At the time, it was raining, temperatures had dropped into the 40s and the wind was blowing about 20 mph, according to weather reports.

Glover left the car with her two children, leaving their jackets in the car, and forced the 3-year-old to walk barefoot beside her as she carried the infant, Torres said. She left the 3-year-old behind when she became too weak to walk farther.

At about 4 a.m., she knocked on the door of Bryan and Christa Carter, about three miles from her car. While his wife, Christa bathed the infant in warm water, Bryan Carter and Glover rushed out and found the 3-year-old about a quarter-mile from Carter's house.

``She was very weak, very cold, in a hypothermic state. She was just kind of grunting and laying there face down on the ground,'' said Carter, a physician's assistant who specializes in emergency medicine and vascular surgery.

According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, a body temperature below 86 degrees is severe hypothermia and life-threatening.

Authorities don't know why she passed several houses and trailer parks to get to the Carter's home.

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Cat Shoots Owner

By Associated Press

March 10, 2005, 7:55 AM EST

BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital.

Michelle Sand, a spokeswoman at the Iron River hospital, said Stanton was treated there before being transferred to Marquette General Hospital for further treatment. But Marcie Miller, a representative of the Marquette facility, said there was no record of the hospital receiving a patient by that name.

A telephone message seeking comment was left Wednesday at Stanton's home.

State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him.

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Cat Shoots Owner

By Associated Press

March 10, 2005, 7:55 AM EST

BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital.

Michelle Sand, a spokeswoman at the Iron River hospital, said Stanton was treated there before being transferred to Marquette General Hospital for further treatment. But Marcie Miller, a representative of the Marquette facility, said there was no record of the hospital receiving a patient by that name.

A telephone message seeking comment was left Wednesday at Stanton's home.

State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him.

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Cat Shoots Owner

By Associated Press

March 10, 2005, 7:55 AM EST

BATES TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A man cooking in his kitchen was shot after one of his cats knocked his 9mm handgun onto the floor, discharging the weapon, Michigan State Police said.

Joseph Stanton, 29, of Bates Township in Iron County, was shot in his lower torso around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the state police post in Iron River reported. He was transported to Iron County Community Hospital.

Michelle Sand, a spokeswoman at the Iron River hospital, said Stanton was treated there before being transferred to Marquette General Hospital for further treatment. But Marcie Miller, a representative of the Marquette facility, said there was no record of the hospital receiving a patient by that name.

A telephone message seeking comment was left Wednesday at Stanton's home.

State police said he was cooking at his stove when the cat knocked the loaded gun off the kitchen counter behind him.

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The epidemic of meaningless teen sex
By Mark O'Connell | March 9, 2005

''MISTAKE" AND ''consent": These words have appeared with alarming frequency during discussions of recent events at Milton Academy. Their very presence reflects a likely misperception of the immediate events and a dangerous misunderstanding of an epidemic problem among our children.

As a psychologist who works with adolescents I hear quite a bit about how oral sex is common, not only among college kids ''hooking up," but among middle teens. It even occurs among 12-year-olds and younger. And I also hear what young people say about these experiences: ''It's just a thing to do. It doesn't mean anything."

We should not be surprised by either the age or the attitudes of these kids.

We've built a world that bombards our children with sex. Advertisements, television, magazines, movies, the Internet, and the increasingly mainstream multibillion-dollar porn industry saturate them with the message that great and frequent sex is key to status and satisfaction and that all things sexual are possible -- indeed, expectable. The images convey a sexuality that is more virtual than real, more impersonal than personal, more available on demand than negotiated by consent. They emphasize superficial pleasure over the deeper and more enduring meanings of intimacy, tenderness, connection, and even procreation.

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The epidemic of meaningless teen sex
By Mark O'Connell | March 9, 2005

''MISTAKE" AND ''consent": These words have appeared with alarming frequency during discussions of recent events at Milton Academy. Their very presence reflects a likely misperception of the immediate events and a dangerous misunderstanding of an epidemic problem among our children.

As a psychologist who works with adolescents I hear quite a bit about how oral sex is common, not only among college kids ''hooking up," but among middle teens. It even occurs among 12-year-olds and younger. And I also hear what young people say about these experiences: ''It's just a thing to do. It doesn't mean anything."

We should not be surprised by either the age or the attitudes of these kids.

We've built a world that bombards our children with sex. Advertisements, television, magazines, movies, the Internet, and the increasingly mainstream multibillion-dollar porn industry saturate them with the message that great and frequent sex is key to status and satisfaction and that all things sexual are possible -- indeed, expectable. The images convey a sexuality that is more virtual than real, more impersonal than personal, more available on demand than negotiated by consent. They emphasize superficial pleasure over the deeper and more enduring meanings of intimacy, tenderness, connection, and even procreation.

Posted by Kraven Moorehead at 09:02 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The epidemic of meaningless teen sex
By Mark O'Connell | March 9, 2005

''MISTAKE" AND ''consent": These words have appeared with alarming frequency during discussions of recent events at Milton Academy. Their very presence reflects a likely misperception of the immediate events and a dangerous misunderstanding of an epidemic problem among our children.

As a psychologist who works with adolescents I hear quite a bit about how oral sex is common, not only among college kids ''hooking up," but among middle teens. It even occurs among 12-year-olds and younger. And I also hear what young people say about these experiences: ''It's just a thing to do. It doesn't mean anything."

We should not be surprised by either the age or the attitudes of these kids.

We've built a world that bombards our children with sex. Advertisements, television, magazines, movies, the Internet, and the increasingly mainstream multibillion-dollar porn industry saturate them with the message that great and frequent sex is key to status and satisfaction and that all things sexual are possible -- indeed, expectable. The images convey a sexuality that is more virtual than real, more impersonal than personal, more available on demand than negotiated by consent. They emphasize superficial pleasure over the deeper and more enduring meanings of intimacy, tenderness, connection, and even procreation.

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Bush nominates UN critic as ambassador

By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | March 8, 2005

WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton, one of the administration's sharpest critics of the United Nations, to be the next US ambassador to the UN in a move that officials said signals Washington's desire to play a leading role in reshaping the 59-year-old institution.

Bolton, who once said that the UN does not exist" and that "it would not make a bit of difference" if the UN building in New York lost 10 of its 38 stories, would succeed John Danforth, a soft-spoken former senator from Missouri.

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Bush nominates UN critic as ambassador

By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | March 8, 2005

WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton, one of the administration's sharpest critics of the United Nations, to be the next US ambassador to the UN in a move that officials said signals Washington's desire to play a leading role in reshaping the 59-year-old institution.

Bolton, who once said that the UN does not exist" and that "it would not make a bit of difference" if the UN building in New York lost 10 of its 38 stories, would succeed John Danforth, a soft-spoken former senator from Missouri.

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Bush nominates UN critic as ambassador

By Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | March 8, 2005

WASHINGTON -- President Bush yesterday nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton, one of the administration's sharpest critics of the United Nations, to be the next US ambassador to the UN in a move that officials said signals Washington's desire to play a leading role in reshaping the 59-year-old institution.

Bolton, who once said that the UN does not exist" and that "it would not make a bit of difference" if the UN building in New York lost 10 of its 38 stories, would succeed John Danforth, a soft-spoken former senator from Missouri.

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Pollution rules seen stifling jobs
New costs scare off businesses
By Associated Press | February 17, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Robert Stec would like to help clean up the nation's dirty air, but at $1 million a plant to install air-pollution control technology, it would be cheaper for him to move his furniture manufacturing business overseas.

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"What good is fresh air if you have a lot of unemployed people breathing it?" asks Stec, president and CEO of Lexington Home Brands. The North Carolina furniture maker employs 1,700 workers at three plants, including one that's in a county with air pollution problems.

"Domestic manufacturing is at a cost disadvantage anyway, so when you lay on all this extra environmental stuff . . . it becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back," Stec said.

Mayors and economic development officials say Stec's company is one of a growing number of businesses that are not inclined to expand or open new plants in areas cited by the federal government as having too much smog-causing ozone or microscopic soot.

Continue reading "todays winner comes from North Carolina / a RED STATE" »

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Pollution rules seen stifling jobs
New costs scare off businesses
By Associated Press | February 17, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Robert Stec would like to help clean up the nation's dirty air, but at $1 million a plant to install air-pollution control technology, it would be cheaper for him to move his furniture manufacturing business overseas.

ADVERTISEMENT

"What good is fresh air if you have a lot of unemployed people breathing it?" asks Stec, president and CEO of Lexington Home Brands. The North Carolina furniture maker employs 1,700 workers at three plants, including one that's in a county with air pollution problems.

"Domestic manufacturing is at a cost disadvantage anyway, so when you lay on all this extra environmental stuff . . . it becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back," Stec said.

Mayors and economic development officials say Stec's company is one of a growing number of businesses that are not inclined to expand or open new plants in areas cited by the federal government as having too much smog-causing ozone or microscopic soot.

Continue reading "todays winner comes from North Carolina / a RED STATE" »

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Pollution rules seen stifling jobs
New costs scare off businesses
By Associated Press | February 17, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Robert Stec would like to help clean up the nation's dirty air, but at $1 million a plant to install air-pollution control technology, it would be cheaper for him to move his furniture manufacturing business overseas.

ADVERTISEMENT

"What good is fresh air if you have a lot of unemployed people breathing it?" asks Stec, president and CEO of Lexington Home Brands. The North Carolina furniture maker employs 1,700 workers at three plants, including one that's in a county with air pollution problems.

"Domestic manufacturing is at a cost disadvantage anyway, so when you lay on all this extra environmental stuff . . . it becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back," Stec said.

Mayors and economic development officials say Stec's company is one of a growing number of businesses that are not inclined to expand or open new plants in areas cited by the federal government as having too much smog-causing ozone or microscopic soot.

Continue reading "todays winner comes from North Carolina / a RED STATE" »

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A jury pool is being formed for the first degree murder trial of Roger Lee Lawrence in Delaware County, Oklahoma. The names of the potential jurors were chosen from a list of county residents with drivers licenses. One of the people called for jury service is Scott Borton. However, it is certain that Scott Borton will not be chosen as a juror for a couple of reasons.

First, Scott Borton is dead.

Second, Roger Lee Lawrence is being tried for murdering him.

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A jury pool is being formed for the first degree murder trial of Roger Lee Lawrence in Delaware County, Oklahoma. The names of the potential jurors were chosen from a list of county residents with drivers licenses. One of the people called for jury service is Scott Borton. However, it is certain that Scott Borton will not be chosen as a juror for a couple of reasons.

First, Scott Borton is dead.

Second, Roger Lee Lawrence is being tried for murdering him.

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A jury pool is being formed for the first degree murder trial of Roger Lee Lawrence in Delaware County, Oklahoma. The names of the potential jurors were chosen from a list of county residents with drivers licenses. One of the people called for jury service is Scott Borton. However, it is certain that Scott Borton will not be chosen as a juror for a couple of reasons.

First, Scott Borton is dead.

Second, Roger Lee Lawrence is being tried for murdering him.

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Marine general says it's 'fun' to shoot some in combat
By John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press | February 4, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A decorated Marine Corps general said, "It's fun to shoot some people" and poked fun at the manhood of Afghans as he described the wars US troops are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

His boss, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said yesterday that the comments reflected "the unfortunate and harsh realities of war" but that the general has been asked to watch his words in public.

Lieutenant General James N. Mattis, a career infantry officer who is now in charge of developing better ways to train and equip Marines, made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego.

According to an audio recording, he said, "Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot . . . It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you. I like brawling."

He added, "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

His comments were met with laughter and applause from the audience. Mattis was speaking during a panel discussion hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, a spokeswoman for the general said.

Yesterday, General Mike Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, issued a statement saying, "Lieutenant General Mattis often speaks with a great deal of candor. I have counseled him concerning his remarks and he agrees he should have chosen his words more carefully."

Hagee also said, "While I understand that some people may take issue with the comments made by him, I also know he intended to reflect the unfortunate and harsh realities of war."

Among Marines, Mattis is regarded as a fighting general and an expert in the art of warfare. Among his decorations are the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device and a combat action ribbon, awarded for close-quarters fighting.

He is currently the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., and deputy commandant for combat development.

Marine General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it was up to Mattis to explain his own comments, but he added, "All of us who are leaders have a responsibility in our words and our actions to provide the right example all the time for those who look to us for leadership."

Pace spoke at a Pentagon news conference. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he had not read Mattis's words and deferred to Pace.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil liberties group, called on the Pentagon to discipline Mattis for the remarks.

"We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said the council's executive director, Nihad Awad. "These disturbing remarks are indicative of an apparent indifference to the value of human life."

Pace and Hagee praised the general's service.

"His actions and those of his troops clearly show that he understands the value of proper leadership and the value of human life," Pace said.

Hagee called Mattis "one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders," and said he was confident he would continue to serve with distinction.

Mattis's comments were reported by KNSD-TV in San Diego, and the audio recording was posted on its website www.nbcsandiego.com.

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Marine general says it's 'fun' to shoot some in combat
By John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press | February 4, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A decorated Marine Corps general said, "It's fun to shoot some people" and poked fun at the manhood of Afghans as he described the wars US troops are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

His boss, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said yesterday that the comments reflected "the unfortunate and harsh realities of war" but that the general has been asked to watch his words in public.

Lieutenant General James N. Mattis, a career infantry officer who is now in charge of developing better ways to train and equip Marines, made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego.

According to an audio recording, he said, "Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot . . . It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you. I like brawling."

He added, "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

His comments were met with laughter and applause from the audience. Mattis was speaking during a panel discussion hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, a spokeswoman for the general said.

Yesterday, General Mike Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, issued a statement saying, "Lieutenant General Mattis often speaks with a great deal of candor. I have counseled him concerning his remarks and he agrees he should have chosen his words more carefully."

Hagee also said, "While I understand that some people may take issue with the comments made by him, I also know he intended to reflect the unfortunate and harsh realities of war."

Among Marines, Mattis is regarded as a fighting general and an expert in the art of warfare. Among his decorations are the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device and a combat action ribbon, awarded for close-quarters fighting.

He is currently the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., and deputy commandant for combat development.

Marine General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it was up to Mattis to explain his own comments, but he added, "All of us who are leaders have a responsibility in our words and our actions to provide the right example all the time for those who look to us for leadership."

Pace spoke at a Pentagon news conference. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he had not read Mattis's words and deferred to Pace.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil liberties group, called on the Pentagon to discipline Mattis for the remarks.

"We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said the council's executive director, Nihad Awad. "These disturbing remarks are indicative of an apparent indifference to the value of human life."

Pace and Hagee praised the general's service.

"His actions and those of his troops clearly show that he understands the value of proper leadership and the value of human life," Pace said.

Hagee called Mattis "one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders," and said he was confident he would continue to serve with distinction.

Mattis's comments were reported by KNSD-TV in San Diego, and the audio recording was posted on its website www.nbcsandiego.com.

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Marine general says it's 'fun' to shoot some in combat
By John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press | February 4, 2005

WASHINGTON -- A decorated Marine Corps general said, "It's fun to shoot some people" and poked fun at the manhood of Afghans as he described the wars US troops are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

His boss, the commandant of the Marine Corps, said yesterday that the comments reflected "the unfortunate and harsh realities of war" but that the general has been asked to watch his words in public.

Lieutenant General James N. Mattis, a career infantry officer who is now in charge of developing better ways to train and equip Marines, made the comments Tuesday while speaking to a forum in San Diego.

According to an audio recording, he said, "Actually, it's a lot of fun to fight. You know, it's a hell of a hoot . . . It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you. I like brawling."

He added, "You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil. You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them."

His comments were met with laughter and applause from the audience. Mattis was speaking during a panel discussion hosted by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, a spokeswoman for the general said.

Yesterday, General Mike Hagee, commandant of the Marine Corps, issued a statement saying, "Lieutenant General Mattis often speaks with a great deal of candor. I have counseled him concerning his remarks and he agrees he should have chosen his words more carefully."

Hagee also said, "While I understand that some people may take issue with the comments made by him, I also know he intended to reflect the unfortunate and harsh realities of war."

Among Marines, Mattis is regarded as a fighting general and an expert in the art of warfare. Among his decorations are the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device and a combat action ribbon, awarded for close-quarters fighting.

He is currently the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., and deputy commandant for combat development.

Marine General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said it was up to Mattis to explain his own comments, but he added, "All of us who are leaders have a responsibility in our words and our actions to provide the right example all the time for those who look to us for leadership."

Pace spoke at a Pentagon news conference. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he had not read Mattis's words and deferred to Pace.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil liberties group, called on the Pentagon to discipline Mattis for the remarks.

"We do not need generals who treat the grim business of war as a sporting event," said the council's executive director, Nihad Awad. "These disturbing remarks are indicative of an apparent indifference to the value of human life."

Pace and Hagee praised the general's service.

"His actions and those of his troops clearly show that he understands the value of proper leadership and the value of human life," Pace said.

Hagee called Mattis "one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders," and said he was confident he would continue to serve with distinction.

Mattis's comments were reported by KNSD-TV in San Diego, and the audio recording was posted on its website www.nbcsandiego.com.

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Jesus in my frying pan



He's got the whole world in his pan ... image of Jesus

THE image of Jesus has been found — in a family’s frying pan.
Juan Pastrano, 49, was hanging up the pan, above, after washing it when he spotted the image.

Juan, of Prairie Lea, Texas, said: “I’m a religious man and it looks like the image of Christ to me.”

He has sealed the pan in a plastic bag while deciding whether to sell it.

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Jesus in my frying pan



He's got the whole world in his pan ... image of Jesus

THE image of Jesus has been found — in a family’s frying pan.
Juan Pastrano, 49, was hanging up the pan, above, after washing it when he spotted the image.

Juan, of Prairie Lea, Texas, said: “I’m a religious man and it looks like the image of Christ to me.”

He has sealed the pan in a plastic bag while deciding whether to sell it.

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Jesus in my frying pan



He's got the whole world in his pan ... image of Jesus

THE image of Jesus has been found — in a family’s frying pan.
Juan Pastrano, 49, was hanging up the pan, above, after washing it when he spotted the image.

Juan, of Prairie Lea, Texas, said: “I’m a religious man and it looks like the image of Christ to me.”

He has sealed the pan in a plastic bag while deciding whether to sell it.

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He's Still "That Man"
The Bushies' war on Franklin Roosevelt.
By Daniel Gross
Posted Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 1:59 PM PT

The positive legacy of FDR

Why are today's Republicans so hellbent on changing Social Security? Clearly they're not driven by concern over government deficits. After all, they've engineered a taxing and spending regime that intentionally created record deficits. And it can't be that they oppose entitlement programs as a matter of principle. Medicare has an unfunded liability larger than Social Security's, and they just expanded it a couple of years ago with the prescription drug benefit.

Maybe it's because Social Security is an opportunity to refight—and perhaps win—a series of arguments the Republicans lost badly 70 years ago. To put it another way, it's a chance to knock down Franklin Roosevelt, finally. "For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win," Peter Wehner, Bush's director of strategic initiatives, wrote in a memo to supporters in early January. In a column advocating the dismantling of Social Security, George Melloan of the Wall Street Journal editorial page last week wrote that "The Social Security Act of 1935 was the worthy achievement of the New Deal—almost the only one of any permanence—that gave relief to a Depression-battered nation." (In an interview, Melloan said he's aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Triborough Bridge are all New Deal products of permanence as well.) The Cato Institute, which has been leading the charge against Social Security, includes among its many distinguished fellows Jim Powell, author of the deeply ahistoric history FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression.

Dead going on 60 years, FDR still makes self-styled champions of American-style capitalism fulminate, much the same way their counterparts in the 1930s raged against "That Man." Why? The New Deal era reminds national greatness Republicans like Wehner of their party's futility in a time of true national greatness. I also suspect that many Republicans are simply unable to forgive Roosevelt for what may have been his greatest and longest-lasting achievement: saving American capitalism through regulation. And since they can't tear down the Triborough Bridge or the Hoover Dam, these guys act out by going after Social Security.

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He's Still "That Man"
The Bushies' war on Franklin Roosevelt.
By Daniel Gross
Posted Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 1:59 PM PT

The positive legacy of FDR

Why are today's Republicans so hellbent on changing Social Security? Clearly they're not driven by concern over government deficits. After all, they've engineered a taxing and spending regime that intentionally created record deficits. And it can't be that they oppose entitlement programs as a matter of principle. Medicare has an unfunded liability larger than Social Security's, and they just expanded it a couple of years ago with the prescription drug benefit.

Maybe it's because Social Security is an opportunity to refight—and perhaps win—a series of arguments the Republicans lost badly 70 years ago. To put it another way, it's a chance to knock down Franklin Roosevelt, finally. "For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win," Peter Wehner, Bush's director of strategic initiatives, wrote in a memo to supporters in early January. In a column advocating the dismantling of Social Security, George Melloan of the Wall Street Journal editorial page last week wrote that "The Social Security Act of 1935 was the worthy achievement of the New Deal—almost the only one of any permanence—that gave relief to a Depression-battered nation." (In an interview, Melloan said he's aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Triborough Bridge are all New Deal products of permanence as well.) The Cato Institute, which has been leading the charge against Social Security, includes among its many distinguished fellows Jim Powell, author of the deeply ahistoric history FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression.

Dead going on 60 years, FDR still makes self-styled champions of American-style capitalism fulminate, much the same way their counterparts in the 1930s raged against "That Man." Why? The New Deal era reminds national greatness Republicans like Wehner of their party's futility in a time of true national greatness. I also suspect that many Republicans are simply unable to forgive Roosevelt for what may have been his greatest and longest-lasting achievement: saving American capitalism through regulation. And since they can't tear down the Triborough Bridge or the Hoover Dam, these guys act out by going after Social Security.

Posted by Kraven Moorehead at 10:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

He's Still "That Man"
The Bushies' war on Franklin Roosevelt.
By Daniel Gross
Posted Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at 1:59 PM PT

The positive legacy of FDR

Why are today's Republicans so hellbent on changing Social Security? Clearly they're not driven by concern over government deficits. After all, they've engineered a taxing and spending regime that intentionally created record deficits. And it can't be that they oppose entitlement programs as a matter of principle. Medicare has an unfunded liability larger than Social Security's, and they just expanded it a couple of years ago with the prescription drug benefit.

Maybe it's because Social Security is an opportunity to refight—and perhaps win—a series of arguments the Republicans lost badly 70 years ago. To put it another way, it's a chance to knock down Franklin Roosevelt, finally. "For the first time in six decades, the Social Security battle is one we can win," Peter Wehner, Bush's director of strategic initiatives, wrote in a memo to supporters in early January. In a column advocating the dismantling of Social Security, George Melloan of the Wall Street Journal editorial page last week wrote that "The Social Security Act of 1935 was the worthy achievement of the New Deal—almost the only one of any permanence—that gave relief to a Depression-battered nation." (In an interview, Melloan said he's aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Triborough Bridge are all New Deal products of permanence as well.) The Cato Institute, which has been leading the charge against Social Security, includes among its many distinguished fellows Jim Powell, author of the deeply ahistoric history FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression.

Dead going on 60 years, FDR still makes self-styled champions of American-style capitalism fulminate, much the same way their counterparts in the 1930s raged against "That Man." Why? The New Deal era reminds national greatness Republicans like Wehner of their party's futility in a time of true national greatness. I also suspect that many Republicans are simply unable to forgive Roosevelt for what may have been his greatest and longest-lasting achievement: saving American capitalism through regulation. And since they can't tear down the Triborough Bridge or the Hoover Dam, these guys act out by going after Social Security.

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U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.
The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount, 32% say "too much," and 37% say it has the right amount. Ten percent say it has too little.

The survey of First Amendment rights was commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and conducted last spring by the University of Connecticut. It also questioned 327 principals and 7,889 teachers.

The findings aren't surprising to Jack Dvorak, director of the High School Journalism Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington. "Even professional journalists are often unaware of a lot of the freedoms that might be associated with the First Amendment," he says.

The survey "confirms what a lot of people who are interested in this area have known for a long time," he says: Kids aren't learning enough about the First Amendment in history, civics or English classes. It also tracks closely with recent findings of adults' attitudes.

"It's part of our Constitution, so this should be part of a formal education," says Dvorak, who has worked with student journalists since 1968.

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U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.
The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount, 32% say "too much," and 37% say it has the right amount. Ten percent say it has too little.

The survey of First Amendment rights was commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and conducted last spring by the University of Connecticut. It also questioned 327 principals and 7,889 teachers.

The findings aren't surprising to Jack Dvorak, director of the High School Journalism Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington. "Even professional journalists are often unaware of a lot of the freedoms that might be associated with the First Amendment," he says.

The survey "confirms what a lot of people who are interested in this area have known for a long time," he says: Kids aren't learning enough about the First Amendment in history, civics or English classes. It also tracks closely with recent findings of adults' attitudes.

"It's part of our Constitution, so this should be part of a formal education," says Dvorak, who has worked with student journalists since 1968.

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U.S. students say press freedoms go too far
By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.
The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.

Asked whether the press enjoys "too much freedom," not enough or about the right amount, 32% say "too much," and 37% say it has the right amount. Ten percent say it has too little.

The survey of First Amendment rights was commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and conducted last spring by the University of Connecticut. It also questioned 327 principals and 7,889 teachers.

The findings aren't surprising to Jack Dvorak, director of the High School Journalism Institute at Indiana University in Bloomington. "Even professional journalists are often unaware of a lot of the freedoms that might be associated with the First Amendment," he says.

The survey "confirms what a lot of people who are interested in this area have known for a long time," he says: Kids aren't learning enough about the First Amendment in history, civics or English classes. It also tracks closely with recent findings of adults' attitudes.

"It's part of our Constitution, so this should be part of a formal education," says Dvorak, who has worked with student journalists since 1968.

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A BABY boy landed his dad with a £50 litter fine — for throwing an empty can out of his pram.

Elliot Nightingale became the latest victim of Britain’s daft fines culture at just 16-MONTHS-OLD.

He playfully tossed the Pepsi Max can into a bush after 21-year-old dad Lee put it in his pram.

But it was spotted by a litter enforcement officer who stung the jobless labourer with the on-the-spot penalty.

Last night Lee, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, branded the fine “absolutely ridiculous”.

Lee, who lives with the tot’s mum Teresa Nadin, 19, added: “Elliot wouldn’t understand he was doing anything wrong. I tried to get the can out of the bush but it was thorny and I had to leave it.

“I offered to go back and try again but was told it was too late and I had to pay.”

Graham Boundy, of Oldham Council, warned that anyone aged ten or over would be fined for dropping litter, including cigarette butts, chewing gum, apple cores, crisp packets and drink containers.

He added: “The council is committed to maintaining a clean and pleasant borough.”

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A BABY boy landed his dad with a £50 litter fine — for throwing an empty can out of his pram.

Elliot Nightingale became the latest victim of Britain’s daft fines culture at just 16-MONTHS-OLD.

He playfully tossed the Pepsi Max can into a bush after 21-year-old dad Lee put it in his pram.

But it was spotted by a litter enforcement officer who stung the jobless labourer with the on-the-spot penalty.

Last night Lee, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, branded the fine “absolutely ridiculous”.

Lee, who lives with the tot’s mum Teresa Nadin, 19, added: “Elliot wouldn’t understand he was doing anything wrong. I tried to get the can out of the bush but it was thorny and I had to leave it.

“I offered to go back and try again but was told it was too late and I had to pay.”

Graham Boundy, of Oldham Council, warned that anyone aged ten or over would be fined for dropping litter, including cigarette butts, chewing gum, apple cores, crisp packets and drink containers.

He added: “The council is committed to maintaining a clean and pleasant borough.”

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A BABY boy landed his dad with a £50 litter fine — for throwing an empty can out of his pram.

Elliot Nightingale became the latest victim of Britain’s daft fines culture at just 16-MONTHS-OLD.

He playfully tossed the Pepsi Max can into a bush after 21-year-old dad Lee put it in his pram.

But it was spotted by a litter enforcement officer who stung the jobless labourer with the on-the-spot penalty.

Last night Lee, of Oldham, Greater Manchester, branded the fine “absolutely ridiculous”.

Lee, who lives with the tot’s mum Teresa Nadin, 19, added: “Elliot wouldn’t understand he was doing anything wrong. I tried to get the can out of the bush but it was thorny and I had to leave it.

“I offered to go back and try again but was told it was too late and I had to pay.”

Graham Boundy, of Oldham Council, warned that anyone aged ten or over would be fined for dropping litter, including cigarette butts, chewing gum, apple cores, crisp packets and drink containers.

He added: “The council is committed to maintaining a clean and pleasant borough.”

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Suspect wins one case then is arrested
Post-Dispatch
01/25/2005

ST. LOUIS

Suspect wins one case then is arrested

Lance A. Cole got mixed results in the federal courthouse Tuesday.

He won $2,500 in damages on a claim that a St. Louis police officer kicked him in the groin just two days after Cole accidentally shot himself in the genitals. But he got arrested as he left the courtroom.

A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found that a police officer had used excessive force against Cole after an arrest in June 2002 and awarded the $2,500.

"It's a vindication for Lance Cole. And it's a victory for civil rights: they apply to prisoners in the St. Louis central lockup," said Cole's attorney, Michael George.

The case stemmed from an incident in June 2002 when Cole, 24, stashed a pistol in his pants and it went off. After Cole got surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, he was arrested on a parole violation. In his suit, he claimed that two days after the shooting, an officer kicked him in the groin during a scuffle at police headquarters.

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Suspect wins one case then is arrested
Post-Dispatch
01/25/2005

ST. LOUIS

Suspect wins one case then is arrested

Lance A. Cole got mixed results in the federal courthouse Tuesday.

He won $2,500 in damages on a claim that a St. Louis police officer kicked him in the groin just two days after Cole accidentally shot himself in the genitals. But he got arrested as he left the courtroom.

A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found that a police officer had used excessive force against Cole after an arrest in June 2002 and awarded the $2,500.

"It's a vindication for Lance Cole. And it's a victory for civil rights: they apply to prisoners in the St. Louis central lockup," said Cole's attorney, Michael George.

The case stemmed from an incident in June 2002 when Cole, 24, stashed a pistol in his pants and it went off. After Cole got surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, he was arrested on a parole violation. In his suit, he claimed that two days after the shooting, an officer kicked him in the groin during a scuffle at police headquarters.

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Suspect wins one case then is arrested
Post-Dispatch
01/25/2005

ST. LOUIS

Suspect wins one case then is arrested

Lance A. Cole got mixed results in the federal courthouse Tuesday.

He won $2,500 in damages on a claim that a St. Louis police officer kicked him in the groin just two days after Cole accidentally shot himself in the genitals. But he got arrested as he left the courtroom.

A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found that a police officer had used excessive force against Cole after an arrest in June 2002 and awarded the $2,500.

"It's a vindication for Lance Cole. And it's a victory for civil rights: they apply to prisoners in the St. Louis central lockup," said Cole's attorney, Michael George.

The case stemmed from an incident in June 2002 when Cole, 24, stashed a pistol in his pants and it went off. After Cole got surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, he was arrested on a parole violation. In his suit, he claimed that two days after the shooting, an officer kicked him in the groin during a scuffle at police headquarters.

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RALEIGH, N.C. - A surprise 1-inch snow that turned to ice on frigid roads crippled North Carolina’s capital, trapping motorists in epic traffic jams and stranding some 3,000 pupils overnight at schools. The governor urged people to stay home Thursday while crews clean things up.

Highways were clogged with desperate drivers whose commutes Wednesday stretched to as long as eight hours. Law officers tallied about 1,000 accidents in the Raleigh-Durham area, but there were no reports of fatalities.

Posted by Kraven Moorehead at 11:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

RALEIGH, N.C. - A surprise 1-inch snow that turned to ice on frigid roads crippled North Carolina’s capital, trapping motorists in epic traffic jams and stranding some 3,000 pupils overnight at schools. The governor urged people to stay home Thursday while crews clean things up.

Highways were clogged with desperate drivers whose commutes Wednesday stretched to as long as eight hours. Law officers tallied about 1,000 accidents in the Raleigh-Durham area, but there were no reports of fatalities.

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RALEIGH, N.C. - A surprise 1-inch snow that turned to ice on frigid roads crippled North Carolina’s capital, trapping motorists in epic traffic jams and stranding some 3,000 pupils overnight at schools. The governor urged people to stay home Thursday while crews clean things up.

Highways were clogged with desperate drivers whose commutes Wednesday stretched to as long as eight hours. Law officers tallied about 1,000 accidents in the Raleigh-Durham area, but there were no reports of fatalities.

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110 Pounds Of Highly Potent Marijuana Seized In Traffic Stop
Wyoming Haul Valued At $880,000

POSTED: 11:09 am MST January 20, 2005

A Washington state man faces drug charges after his arrest in Wyoming for allegedly transporting 110 pounds of high-quality marijuana.

Gabriel Kaguras, 26, of Monroe, was stopped by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper about two miles west of Moorcroft on Interstate 90 after he failed to signal a lane change.

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110 Pounds Of Highly Potent Marijuana Seized In Traffic Stop
Wyoming Haul Valued At $880,000

POSTED: 11:09 am MST January 20, 2005

A Washington state man faces drug charges after his arrest in Wyoming for allegedly transporting 110 pounds of high-quality marijuana.

Gabriel Kaguras, 26, of Monroe, was stopped by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper about two miles west of Moorcroft on Interstate 90 after he failed to signal a lane change.

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110 Pounds Of Highly Potent Marijuana Seized In Traffic Stop
Wyoming Haul Valued At $880,000

POSTED: 11:09 am MST January 20, 2005

A Washington state man faces drug charges after his arrest in Wyoming for allegedly transporting 110 pounds of high-quality marijuana.

Gabriel Kaguras, 26, of Monroe, was stopped by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper about two miles west of Moorcroft on Interstate 90 after he failed to signal a lane change.

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Professor who killed baby to be honored
By Associated Press | January 20, 2005

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Mine Ener's colleagues and former students at Villanova University are dedicating a memorial student lounge in her name, an honor critics at the Roman Catholic school call inappropriate for a professor who killed her baby daughter while in the throes of postpartum depression.

Ener, who committed suicide in a Minnesota jail less than a month after killing her baby, taught at the university's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies. The deaths shocked faculty and students preparing to return for the fall 2003 semester.

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Professor who killed baby to be honored
By Associated Press | January 20, 2005

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Mine Ener's colleagues and former students at Villanova University are dedicating a memorial student lounge in her name, an honor critics at the Roman Catholic school call inappropriate for a professor who killed her baby daughter while in the throes of postpartum depression.

Ener, who committed suicide in a Minnesota jail less than a month after killing her baby, taught at the university's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies. The deaths shocked faculty and students preparing to return for the fall 2003 semester.

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Professor who killed baby to be honored
By Associated Press | January 20, 2005

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Mine Ener's colleagues and former students at Villanova University are dedicating a memorial student lounge in her name, an honor critics at the Roman Catholic school call inappropriate for a professor who killed her baby daughter while in the throes of postpartum depression.

Ener, who committed suicide in a Minnesota jail less than a month after killing her baby, taught at the university's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies. The deaths shocked faculty and students preparing to return for the fall 2003 semester.

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Woman's acupuncture treatment goes bust

January 11 2005 at 06:31PM

Taipei - A shy Taiwanese woman saw her D-cup bust shrink back to an A-cup after receiving an acupuncture treatment for pimples on her face, a doctor said on Tuesday.

The woman, in her late 20s, who had saline implant surgery to enlarge her breasts, recently went to an acupuncture clinic to treat her facial pimples, said Dr Chen Huan-tang of Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

"The patient was told by the acupuncturist that needling would be done on her left breast, but being too shy to tell the truth, the woman just let the acupuncturist pierce her implant chest," said Dr Chen.
"Weeks later, she found her left breast shrank back to A-cup, a contrast to her D-cup breast on the right, and she finally came to us for help," said Dr Chen, who declined to identify the woman.

He said the small acupuncture needles damaged the saline-filled implant, resulting in leaking of the solution and hence shrinkage of her left breast.

"Fortunately, saline solution is not harmful to the body, or she would have suffered even more," the doctor said.

But he said it took much bigger efforts to refill the left breast to the same size as the right one.

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Woman's acupuncture treatment goes bust

January 11 2005 at 06:31PM

Taipei - A shy Taiwanese woman saw her D-cup bust shrink back to an A-cup after receiving an acupuncture treatment for pimples on her face, a doctor said on Tuesday.

The woman, in her late 20s, who had saline implant surgery to enlarge her breasts, recently went to an acupuncture clinic to treat her facial pimples, said Dr Chen Huan-tang of Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

"The patient was told by the acupuncturist that needling would be done on her left breast, but being too shy to tell the truth, the woman just let the acupuncturist pierce her implant chest," said Dr Chen.
"Weeks later, she found her left breast shrank back to A-cup, a contrast to her D-cup breast on the right, and she finally came to us for help," said Dr Chen, who declined to identify the woman.

He said the small acupuncture needles damaged the saline-filled implant, resulting in leaking of the solution and hence shrinkage of her left breast.

"Fortunately, saline solution is not harmful to the body, or she would have suffered even more," the doctor said.

But he said it took much bigger efforts to refill the left breast to the same size as the right one.

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Woman's acupuncture treatment goes bust

January 11 2005 at 06:31PM

Taipei - A shy Taiwanese woman saw her D-cup bust shrink back to an A-cup after receiving an acupuncture treatment for pimples on her face, a doctor said on Tuesday.

The woman, in her late 20s, who had saline implant surgery to enlarge her breasts, recently went to an acupuncture clinic to treat her facial pimples, said Dr Chen Huan-tang of Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

"The patient was told by the acupuncturist that needling would be done on her left breast, but being too shy to tell the truth, the woman just let the acupuncturist pierce her implant chest," said Dr Chen.
"Weeks later, she found her left breast shrank back to A-cup, a contrast to her D-cup breast on the right, and she finally came to us for help," said Dr Chen, who declined to identify the woman.

He said the small acupuncture needles damaged the saline-filled implant, resulting in leaking of the solution and hence shrinkage of her left breast.

"Fortunately, saline solution is not harmful to the body, or she would have suffered even more," the doctor said.

But he said it took much bigger efforts to refill the left breast to the same size as the right one.

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