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TVland begins the M*A*S*H series

Guns and Church Since I identify with the people who fall into Barrack Obama's elitist description about people of faith who keep firearms I'm not very happy with Barrack Obama's recent remarks.

While many pundits are pointing to corporate greed and a lack of government regulation as the cause for the American mortgage and financial crisis, some analysts are saying it wasn't too little government intervention that cased the mortgage meltdown, but too much, in the form of activists compelling the government to pressure Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into unsound – though politically correct – lending practices. "Home mortgages have been a political piñata for many decades," writes Stan J. Liebowitz, economics professor at the University of Texas at Dallas,

AUSTIN, Tex. - "Aponte?" the Fort Hood soldier asked. "I'm here to pick you up." And with that, Bronx G.I. Jonathan Aponte was back in the hands of the U.S. military - his fate uncertain. On the flight back to his base yesterday, Aponte came clean, admitting he indeed hired someone to shoot him in the knee, hoping to get out of returning to Iraq. The alleged gunman, Felix Padilla, charged $500. The cost to Aponte is now much, much more. He faces charges in the Bronx and a possible court-martial at Fort Hood. He also is dealing with the...

CBS) NEW YORK The death and destruction of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq seems to have become so rampant to one local soldier that he actually staged an attack on himself -- allegedly hiring a hitman to non-fatally shoot him -- so he wouldn't be sent back for another tour of duty. Now, 20-year-old Jonathan Aponte is under fire at home in the Bronx for his decision that may send him to prison. "There are some people mentally that can handle it. There are some people who just can't. You need to know when to say enough is enough," Aponte...

REMEMBER THESE? Black and White Black and White Under age 40? You won't understand! You could hardly see for all the snow, Spread the rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, "Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet." My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn't seem to get food poisoning. My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in...

Leader of New Orleans Police Resigns Email this Story Sep 27, 5:46 PM (ET) By JULIA SILVERMAN (AP) New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass, right, turns away from the microphones as Mayor... Full Image Google sponsored links Cut your debt in half. - Settle your debt for pennies on the dollar. Guaranteed www.fire-inc.net Honest Debt Management - A proven leader in helping people get out of debt. Immediate Help 24h aaaCreditCounseling.org NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police Superintendent Eddie Compass resigned Tuesday after four turbulent weeks in which the police force was wracked by desertions and disorganization in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath....

Why do only city workers have a guarateed pension and the rest of us who pay for it have to catch as catch can?

Some powerful thoughts by a Marine Master Sergeant to reflect and ponder over. This Marine really has a handle on our "AMERICA," and the situation it now finds itself in.

Just for fun... what is your favorite "Conspiracy Theory?" I read them as fiction, but some of them must be true.

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO VIEW SUB-PAGES Okinawa Saipan Makin Role of Honor Home Visit our new Photo Gallery THE 165 INFANTRY IN WORLD WAR II In 1940 Europe was at war and Nazi Germany looked to be unstoppable on the battle field. Japan had been at war in China for over three years. Despite a rising feeling of isolationism among the American public, the Roosevelt administration had convinced the U. S. Congress of the need to expand the armed forces. Congress passed the first peace time draft in U.S. history. In order to build up the army as...

WHAT IS A VET? What Is A Vet? Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking. What is a vet? He is the cop on...

I CAUGHT O.J. WITH MURDER WEAPON A blockbuster exclusive interview with O.J.'s former agent Mike Gilbert O.J. Simpson O.J. Simpson has been caught with a terrifying murder weapon -- a machine gun. And the illegal weapon could land Simpson behind bars for 10 years! Our latest issue features a blockbuster exclusive interview with O.J.'s former agent Mike Gilbert, who tells how he found the gun among the valuables Simpson whisked out of his home after being tipped that authorities would soon confiscate them to settle his civil suit judgment ... and much more.

This will shock you, even the tough guys!! Stand by for a very serious digi-video. You have been warned!!!

ATLANTA - A military rocket launcher was found Tuesday near a rail-transit station, but the FBI said it looks to be a less-powerful model commonly used to train soldiers and would be unable to bring down an aircraft or destroy a train. The M136 AT4 launcher is used by the Army to destroy light tanks. It will be examined further to be sure it is only a training model, said FBI spokesman Steve Lazarus. "If it is indeed a training device, it's something you can buy at any gun store," he said. Lazarus said there was no cause for public...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Richard Clarke concocted the TWA 800 'exit strategy' ... and why -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: April 5, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: James Sanders co-authored this commentary. Also, the price has been slashed on "First Strike: TWA Flight 800 and the Attack on America"! The latest book by Jack Cashill and James Sanders explains how a determined corps of ordinary citizens worked to reveal the compromise and corruption that tainted the federal investigation. © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Richard Clarke takes no credit for what is likely an act of criminal obstruction of justice On July 17, 1996 – Liberation...

Do you think it is wrong to choose a coffin before you die?I mean as an ex-sailor I want to be dead at sea... but my sister has a patch of dirt in New Jersey.And I was born and raised in Brooklyn!

The word is Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to perform at Shea Stadium on October 1st and 3rd. If those shows sell according to hopes, two shows will be added on the 4th and the 6th.This is not etched in stone as far as I know but all indications are that it will happen!Again, no guarantees, but this is looking about 80-90% sure... you decide!