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With all the rhetoric coming out of North Korea it is hard to make sense out of what is happening.  There is plenty of speculation to go around because the recent moves by Kim Jong Un seem suicidal.  I am not a military expert but I have been following this for many years.  My speculation is that this is all being provoked by China.  Bear with me for a few minutes while I try to make sense of this.  If China convinces the DPRK to start a war with the US, they create a huge distraction, weaken the US and...

These socialists are not representing their base and therefore not doing the job of the people.  It is our duty to remove them from office immediately.  I have a table below that shows us what congressional members can be legally recalled from office.  Let us not wait until 2010.  Let us remove them now!   How the Recall Process Works Grounds for Recall Specific grounds for recall are required in only seven states:   Alaska: lack of fitness, incompetence, neglect of duties or corruption (AS §15.45.510) Georgia: act of malfeasance or misconduct while in office; violation of oath of office;...

I received this email as a FWD from a chain. Normally I delete these things, but my Dad always calls from time to time to see if I got his spam, I mean email. Please add stations that are missed. I know in Colorado, Diamond Shamrock is owned by Valero and is North American Only. Also, please correct any errors or stats if you see them. I think most of this is accurate. WHERE TO BUY AMERICAN GASOLINE. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW.  READ ON. Gas rationing in the 70's worked even though we grumbled about it.  It might...

homicide n. the killing of a human being due to the act or omission of another.Louisiana disaster plan, pg 13, para 5 , dated 01/00 'The primary means of hurricane evacuation will be personal vehicles. School and municipal buses, government-owned vehicles and vehicles provided by volunteer agencies may be used to provide transportation for individuals who lack transportation and require assistance in evacuating'... This was not done! An aerial view of flooded school buses in a lot, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. The flood is a result of Hurricane Katrina that passed through the area last Monday.(AP...

This is a personal plea to Carlton Sherwood to allow free downloads of his documentary "Stolen Honor" to be shared by all.  I would like everyone who is undecided to see this compelling documentary.  We need to burn hundreds of thousands of VCD's and hand out at shopping malls, town squares, and share on P2P networks.  We can do much more to get people to see this than the web site www.stolenhonor.com could ever do.  100 blank CD's cost about $10, and I and my friends would be willing to spend hundreds to burn the documentary and handout in the...

I think Cheney should step down from a new heart ailment and Bush should appoint Giuliani for VP. This should throw Clinton for a loop. Just a thought...any comments?

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 7 — AT&T Corp.’s broadband unit said Friday it has completed the move of 850,000 former Excite At Home users to its new high-speed Internet network, less than one week after Excite cut off high-speed Internet service to the telecommunications giant. Complete article at link above.

LOGAN, George, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born at ‘Stenton,’ Philadelphia County, Pa., September 9, 1753; was sent to England for his schooling; returned to American and was apprenticed to a merchant; graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1779; devoted himself to scientific farming; member, State house of representatives 1785-1789, 1795-1796, and 1799; went to France in 1798 to treat unofficially for a better understanding between the two Governments, which action was subsequently responsible for the passage of the so-called Logan Act in 1799, prohibiting a private citizen from undertaking diplomatic negotiations; appointed and subsequently elected as ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli forces moved into the Palestinian village of Beit Jalla late Tuesday, Israel army radio reported, after Palestinians in the village fired at a nearby Jewish neighborhood earlier. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. It would be the second Israeli incursion into Palestinian territory in less than a day. Early Tuesday, Israeli tanks and bulldozers rolled into Jenin, in the northern West Bank, destroyed the police headquarters building and withdrew. The Jenin raid marked the first time Israeli tanks entered a Palestinian-controlled city since Israel turned civilian control of West Bank cities to the Palestinians in ...

The California Independent System Operator is implementing Stage 3 of the Electrical Emergency Plan - Load Interruptions in order to maintain grid integrity and reliability. The CAISO is continuing to request additional Supplemental Energy bids from Market Participants, out-of-market energy and emergency energy from all available sources during this period. The CAISO is requesting energy conservation during this period. The total MW amount of FIRM LOAD requested to be interrupted is: 400 MW's From 05/08/2001 15:10 with a potential restoration at 05/08/2001 21:59

Critical Infrastructures are systems whose incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the nation. These include: telecommunications, electrical power systems, gas and oil, banking and finance, transportation, water supply systems, government services and emergency services. The Commission, chaired by aerospace industry leader Robert "Tom" Marsh, included senior representatives from private industry, government and academia. An Advisory Committee consisting of industry leaders provided counsel to the Commission and a Steering Committee, made up of cabinet-level officials, reviewed the Commission's report before forwarding it to the President. What is the Threat? Anyone with the ...

If Al withdraws, does he forfeit his electoral votes? I think he will withdraw to avoid electoral vote jumping and introduce finality tonight. I heard Mario Cuomo last night telling him not to concede and to get some electors to switch their votes. That is why I think if he withdraws he will avoid just that, and all electors will have to vote for W. Of course I could be wrong.

Register to vote and vote at the ATM. We could have a program put into the ATM network so that on election day a new menu item would pop up such as: - Withdraw - Deposit - Vote The vote button when pressed would bring up the candidates for you to select (write ins would have to be done at a polling place). You vote for your candidates and when you are done the machine will say " You have voted for Thomas Jefferson are you sure you want to do this?" The menu would then say yes or no. ...

Press Release - Updates on the Ebola outbreak http://www.health.go.ug/ebola_outbreak.html