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"Breaking new ground in a concerted effort to expand gun rights, a Texas House committee approved legislation Tuesday that would allow handguns to be carried — concealed or in a holster — without a state-issued license. Approval came on a 6-2 party-line vote..."

Atlanta (CNN) -- Despite protests outside his office and boycott threats, Georgia's governor on Friday signed into law one of the toughest anti-illegal immigration measures yet enacted by an individual state. The measure, which Gov. Nathan Deal inked about a month after it cleared the Republican-dominated Georgia legislature, allows law enforcement officers to ask about immigration status when questioning suspects in certain criminal investigations. HB 87 also imposes prison sentences of up to one year and fines of up to $1,000 for people who knowingly transport illegal immigrants during the commission of a crime. It also asserts that workers convicted...

Donald Trump sent Nancy Pelosi warm wishes when she was sworn in as House Speaker in January 2007, praising her as "the best" in a personal note. Trump, who’s now mulling a Republican run for president, penned the note on a copy of a New York Times article that chronicled Pelosi's swearing-in, and wrote, "Nancy — you're the best. Congrats. Donald," according to sources familiar with the missive. Pelosi lost the Speaker's gavel in January, after Republicans retook the House in the midterm elections. Pelosi, plagued with low approval ratings in in many districts, was widely pilloried by Republicans during...

THIS IS THE SECOND JAMES O'KEEFE VIDEO! And it is EXPLOSIVE!!! -- New video released Thursday afternoon indicates National Public Radio intended to accept a $5 million donation from fictitious Muslim Brotherhood front group Muslim Education Action Center (MEAC) Trust – and that the publicly funded radio network might have helped MEAC make the donation anonymously to protect it from a federal government audit. When a man posing as Ibrahim Kasaam asked, “It sounded like you were saying NPR would be able to shield us from a government audit, is that correct?” NPR’s senior director of institutional giving, Betsy Liley,...

Via InstaPundit and Riehl World View, you have to see this video to believe it. KDFW-TV reporter Rebecca Aquilar badgers 70-year-old Army veteran James Walton and reduces the man to tears. His crime: Defending his property against thieves who repeatedly broke in and stole from him. After more than 40 calls to police didn’t stop the burglaries at his home and place of business (they’re the same place), he shot and killed two burglars in the span of three weeks. Because they were breaking into his home with impunity. Fortunately, common sense and the laws of Texas back up Mr....

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Freaky, frightening and creepy might not be the first adjectives ConAgra would choose for consumers to use to describe its Orville Redenbacher Public reaction When the marketer reanimated its namesake and founder in a spot launched during the Golden Globes, public reaction was swift and, seemingly, unified. The once-lovable grandpa was dubbed Orville Deadenbacher, scathing comments poured into an AdAge.com blog post featuring the video and the question being asked in the industry was: "What on earth was it trying to achieve?"

A Plano woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2003 drowning of her two daughters is now mentally stable and can leave a state hospital, a Collin County judge ruled Thursday. State District Judge Mark Rusch signed the order releasing Lisa Ann Diaz from Big Spring State Hospital in West Texas after a little more than two years. Judge Rusch said Ms. Diaz must remain on medication and continue treatment on an outpatient basis.

WALLACE: Bill Clinton said a lot of things in our interview last week. How much of it was true? Well, we've assembled a panel of experts to discuss just that: Daniel Benjamin, a counterterrorism expert for the Clinton National Security Council; Michael Scheuer, who ran the CIA unit that hunted Osama bin Laden; and Lawrence Wright, author of a behind-the- scenes new book on the run-up to 9/11 called "The Looming Tower." We should note we invited Richard Clarke, the counterterrorism expert President Clinton mentioned last week, but he declined. Gentlemen, thank you all for coming today. Let's start with...

Has anyone else seen this? It's a pop-up ad I have seen on a few websites.What is not shown (I could not get it in the screen capture) is a big pair of boxing gloves wielded by the "player."Since when is a threat to the President of the United States, even a joke, allowed such prominence? I just got tired of seeing this garbage, so I decided to air it on Free Republic. Here is the link to the pop-up ad itself:CLICK HERE The website it links to is "incentiverewardcenter.com"

I just sent this to Dr. Dobson on the Focus on the Family website. It is a reasonable question which I believe deserves a reasonable answer. --- Dear Dr. Dobson, I believe that you are an honorable man of God. Recently you came out in favor of the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court. It has come to the attention of many that she said the following things in a 1993 speech: "The ongoing debate continues surrounding the attempt to once again criminalize abortions or to once and for all guarantee the freedom of the individual women’s right...

<p>All FReepers should see it.</p> <p>First of all, the You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy! rally was spectacular. Go check out the threads for more.</p> <p>This is a streaming video (you will need Quicktime and a decent speed connection).</p> <p>The file is 5.2. mb and is a greeting from Deborah Johns of MoveAmericaForward.org to the FReepers, local talk show host Greg Knapp meeting Jim Robinson, and a greeting to FReepers from Greg Knapp.</p>

Thu Aug 25, 7:04 PM DUBLIN, Ga. - Police said a 15-year-old girl robbed and fatally shot two men who had given her and a 14-year-old friend a ride to a motel, and both girls were arrested Thursday. The killings were "very methodical," said John Bankhead, spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The bodies of Fredrick Williams, 25, and Reante Stanley, 26, both of Dublin, were found hours after they were shot early Wednesday. The girls stole about $200 from the men, authorities said. Police Chief Wayne Cain said the older girl flagged down the two victims on the...

I was looking at the WBAP website, and noticed that, on their job board, they are advertising for a talk show host, 6 pm - 9 pm. WBAP is the 50,000 watt Dallas/Ft. Worth AM station which hosts Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Paul Harvey, Jerry Doyle, and was where Mike Gallagher worked when he was just a local talk show host. Here's the direct link: CLICK HERE

Three Bodies Found in Van in Texas ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Three decomposed bodies wrapped in body bags were found in the back of a repossessed van belonging to a company that transports bodies for funeral homes and the medical examiner's office, police said. A bank had the North Star Transportation van repossessed Wednesday morning from the owner's home in Hurst, a northeast Fort Worth suburb. A short time later, a bank official called the repossession company, Bower Services, saying the van owner called and said something inside had to be removed immediately, according to investigators. The...

DENTON, Texas - Lynn Anderson, who won a Grammy for "Rose Garden" in 1970, was charged with drunk driving Thursday after police found her passed out in her car on the shoulder of a highway. Police received a report Thursday morning of a car weaving and driving onto the shoulder on Interstate 35. The caller followed the car until it pulled over and stopped near Denton, about 35 miles north of Dallas, police said. Anderson, 57, was arrested after officers woke her and conducted a field sobriety test. She was released on $1,000 bond, police said. Anderson, who lives in...

Have you seen the web version of the video Kerry is threatening to sue over? Here's the link:www.swiftvets.comEither every one of these highly-commended Vietnam Vets are lying, of John Kerry is.PLEASE TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO EMAIL THIS LINK TO ANYONE YOU THINK NEEDS TO SEE THE MESSAGE.Kerry and the Democrats are allegedly threatening TV stations to keep them from showing this ad. They CANNOT stop a viral email campaign. FReepers are a very powerful and influential voice and we can get this message out. And this message will devastate the Kerry campaign if it gets enough exposure. Please...

Greetings, FReepers!SerpentDove here. I will intersperse photos along with my report. Last night, June 8, 2004, Dallas FReepers had the distinct honor of meeting and dining with the Big Enchilada, Jim Robinson! We met at Cozymel’s Mexican Restaurant in Plano. For those of you who have never met Jim in person, he is everything you would expect and more. Lightning shoots from his eyes and fingertips, and he went around all night telling everyone to “knock it off.” :-))) No, in actuality, Jim is a kind-faced man with smiling eyes, a gentle demeanor, and a sincere laugh. It...