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Trotwood, OH (AHN) - The Wright-Patterson Bomb Squad was deployed to Trotwood Wednesday after a family stumbled upon explosives in a house. The family was cleaning out a house left behind by a relative who recently died when they found the explosives. The bomb squad removed what they described as military explosives from the home and took them to a nearby horse park, where it was virtually deserted. The team then detonated the devices. Officials said there were a lot of military explosives in the house, including smoke bombs. The bomb squad chose an area where winds would not blow...

In a little noticed interview last week, former Vice-President Dick Cheney accused Barack Hussein Obama of treason. Chris Matthews’ Harball news hour featured Cheney’s comments under the title: “Dick Cheney accuses Obama of treason.” But the actual comments were made by Cheney on Count Down with Keith Olbermann: Cheney’s actual words were in regard to Holder’s decision, at Obama’s request, to move the trial of the 9/11 conspirators to New York City. Cheney’s words were: “I think we are going to give aide and comfort to the enemy. “I think it will make Kalid Shek Mohammend something of a hero...

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Billionaire financier George Soros outlined a way to unlock $100 billion to help slow global warming on Thursday as talks on a new U.N. climate deal slowed over tough demands by the Pacific island state of Tuvalu.

Toronto, Canada (AHN) - A Toronto woman is currently in jail for being a witch. The charge of practicing witchcraft goes back to 1892 in Canada's Criminal Code. The charges were filed against Vishwantee Persaud, 36, in November, according to reports. On top of that she also faces fraud charges. Persaud allegedly gained the confidence of a criminal lawyer who said he gave her almost $150,000 to be his legal assistant. Noel Daley said he paid the woman a salary to help him with business ventures which never came to fruition, help with legal preparation and cancer treatments. She also...

Operation Enduring Freedom, on Oct. 7 will begin its ninth year. At $4 billion per month, a National Priorities Project has determined that the total cost of military operations in Afghanistan by the end of the year will be almost $200 billion. Thoughtful American taxpayers may ask why the Obama administration has not only embraced the Central Asian ground war that it inherited from Bush, but is seeking to expand not only the U.S. military footprint, but subject its NATO allies to contribute more troops and funding as well. Shorn of post 9/11 patriotic and fervor against the perpetrators of...

From Tiger Wood's personal website: Hey, Tiger, I was just wondering if you and your wife ever go out on dates? I mean, I never see you out in People magazine, and I know the paparazzi are everywhere! I think Elin and I have avoided a lot of media attention because we're kind of boring. When we do go out, we like to go to the movies. When we go for dinner, it's usually at the same few restaurants. Mostly, people are very nice and just want to say hi. There are a lot of evenings we'll just rent a...

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(New climate-friendly cremation method uses water and lye to transform human remains into 200 gallons of liquid fertilizer.) There are an awful lot of people on the planet, and modern methods for disposing of human remains aren’t exactly earth-friendly. A new alternative to cremation and burial could change that — and even increase food production for those still living — if we can get past the ‘ick factor’ of liquefying our dead relatives. "Resomation" is the process of disposing of human corpses through alkaline hydrolysis, which occurs when the body is sealed inside a vault-like tube filled with water and...

Forget zero-energy homes, which produce their own power and are carbon-neutral. The Germans are taking green building to the next step with so-called “triple-zero” homes, which both create enough energy to power themselves and have enough energy left over to send back to the grid. German architect and engineer Werner Sobek’s triple-zero homes are entirely energy self-sufficient, produce zero emissions and are made entirely of recyclable materials like glass, according to a recent article in Scientific American. So far, Werner Sobek’s firm of engineers and architects has built six of these homes, all in Germany, with a seventh planned for...

(New review on carnivorous flora suggests that a number of plants previously thought innocent may actually be murderous...) That's according to a new review on carnivorous plants which suggests that a number of commonplace, garden-variety plants like petunias and potatoes deserve to be classified as meat-eaters just like the Venus flytrap and pitcher plants. The review looked at all the research so far on carnivorous plants and found that what constitutes carnivory in plants has historically been vague and loosely defined. While only a handful of flora directly digest the bugs they catch, a wide variety of other plants possess...

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<p>WASHINGTON -- After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.</p>

The political commentator also shared some choice words about opposition to President Obama, including the “birther” movement, which questions the legitimacy of the President Obama’s U.S. birth certificate. Matthews said that there was “a lot of white tribalism in the birther stuff” and labeled some of the rabble-rousing associated with such movements as “nativist.”

Foxy Knoxy: The Troubling Doubts Over Amanda Knox's Role in Meredith Kercher's Murder By TOM RAWSTORNE 09th December 2009 The small hours of Saturday morning and a cell door slams shut on Amanda Knox, the American sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher. But in terms of closure, that is pretty much as far as it goes. Despite the verdict of the Italian jury last week, there remain more questions than answers as to how the 21-year-old Briton met her gruesome death while studying in Perugia. In the days that have followed Knox's conviction, an...

The recent appearance of a racist image of the First Lady Michelle Obama during a search on Google's search engine raises an interesting question: Should search engines have a conscience? Obviously, search engines, like Google, Bing, and Yahoo!, that rely on highly complex algorithms to determine search results, have no intentional bias or inclinations that influence their searches. To suggest otherwise would be to anthropomorphize what is simply an immense and complicated set of computer code. But that code is a creation of its individual developers and team of developers, each of whom has a conscience. And it is also...

Today's Daily Flotus quiz question (this is the first of what may be an occasional feature) is: Which artist sat next to First Lady Michelle Obama at the 32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors ceremony on Sunday night? Your choices are limited to the honorees at the splashy star-studded show, a major yearly intersection of Hollywood, Broadway, all forms of music and Washington. The answer in a few paragraphs. But first, what to wear for the major salute to the arts? Sitting in the Kennedy Center Opera House presidential box, Mrs. Obama was in a strapless purple gown (Time Magazine said...

Subject: Yahoo Sells All Its Users Private Email Contents to U.S. Agencies yahoo-spy.pdf Yahoo Lawful Spying Guide December 2, 2009 cox-spy.pdf Cox Lawful Spying Guide December 2, 2009 sbc-ameritech- spy.pdf SBC-Ameritech Lawful Spying Guide December 2, 2009 sbc-lea-spy. pdf SBC Lawful Spying Guide December 2, 2009 At 02:30 PM 12/7/09, W.G.E.N. wrote: Yahoo Sells All Its Users Private Email Contents to U.S. Agencies for Small Price Posted: 2009/12/05 From: Mathaba http://www.mathaba. net/news/ ?x=622292 (Mathaba) Yahoo isn't happy that a detailed menu of the spying services it provides to "law enforcement" and spy agencies has leaked onto the web. After earlier...

Mouse toy in ‘paedo’ song ban Published: 07 Dec 2009 A TOY mouse supposed to sing "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells" has been recalled amid claims it warbles "paedophile, paedophile". The 4ins festive novelty, with Santa hat and a cheesy grin, has left parents stunned. Toy ... mix-up One mum said: "When I squeezed its tummy I couldn't believe my ears. I recognised the tune, but the words were certainly not traditional. Luckily my children are too young to understand." The £2.99 Chinese-made novelty is sold in smaller shops and on market stalls. Distributors Humatt, of Ferndown, Dorset, said the man...

Any caddie can give yardages. When Steve Williams launched his career 33 years ago, he wanted more. He wanted to reinvent what a caddie does. "My goal has always been to positively affect the outcome for my player, to make a real difference and raise his game," he says. Read more: http://www.golf.com/golf/tours_news/article/0,28136,1881268,00.html#ixzz0Z7pcSzMG

So what, in Public Editor Clark Hoyt’s judgment, would make a “three-alarm story”?  In his evaluation of the New York Times’ coverage of the Climategate scandal, he offers this example (via Jazz Shaw): Why didn’t The Times put the e-mail on its Web site? And, most important, is The Times being cavalier about a story that could change our understanding of global warming? Or, as The Times’s John Broder, who covers environmental issues in Washington, put it, “When does a story rise to three-alarm coverage?” …The biggest question is what the messages amount to — an embarrassing revelation that scientists...

As multinational military forces have left Iraq, international petroleum companies have eagerly descended -- seduced by the long-term potential of vast oil reserves off-limits to foreigners for decades. Yet lingering violence, legal questions and political uncertainty make doing business in this country a gamble. In the first international oil auction held last June, widely seen as a failure, the Iraqi government awarded a firm contract to only a consortium of British Petroleum and the China National Petroleum Co. to further develop the Rumaila field over 20 years. Iraq recently forged an initial agreement with a group comprising Exxon Mobil and...

History was made about ten days ago in Vienna at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency when China and Russia voted along with the United States to sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran over its continued pursuit of nuclear energy. Iran, it is believed, intends to develop the technology to produce weapons of mass destruction. So say Western nations. Iran, of course denies all such accusations, claiming its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes. What is “historic” in this context is the fact that both Russia and China saw eye to eye with the United States...

Apple Bans Another Developer, 1000+ Apps Pulled by Greg Kumparak on December 7, 2009 As the old mantra goes, “Cheaters never prosper”. In this digital age, it may be time to revise that saying. Granted a veil of anonymity by the Internet, cheaters surely prosper from their cheating; it’s just that when they get caught, they go down hard. Alas, “Cheaters may temporarily prosper – but if they get caught, they’re totally boned” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Such was the case earlier today, when the development company behind over 1,000 iPhone applications was busted scamming the...

Tiger Woods' other New York girl spent the day holed up in her plush Chelsea pad Sunday after she was outed by the Daily News. Cori Rist is now one of at least six women linked to the golf world's top swordsman. The 31-year-old leggy and busty blond spent Sunday calling friends, saying, "My involvement with Tiger Woods has just surfaced," according to a pal. Rist also had to explain the sudden media attention to her 7-year-old son, who has idolized Woods since his mother got him an autographed golf club from the Grand Slam-winning legend. The alleged mistress' ex-husband,...

. Obama wanted “non-religious Christmas”? 7 December 2009 28784 President Obama and the First Family were planning a “non-religious Christmas,” according to Social Secretary Desiree Rogers. Ms. Rogers reportedly told a gathering of former social secretaries that the Obamas did not intend on putting the Nativity scene on display – a longtime East Room tradition. The account was reported in the Fashion and Style section of The New York Times. The White House confirmed to the Times that there had been internal discussions about making Christmas more inclusive – but in the end – tradition won out – and the...

"Brought to you by Minnesotans FOR Global Warming" Humor break! But it is a good video hinting at the possible benefits of gore-bull warming, even if it was actually occurring.

Many newspaper articles proclaiming Obama Kenyan born. (And Indonesian born) Most news sites have been scrubbed, but this video caught them before they vanished or were edited. It' a video.

On Friday night, Michael Savage kept reiterating that he was leaving early because he was going have dinner with potentially the next president of the United States.He was trying to be secretive by using the phrases "him or her" and "he or she" -- but the only big name Republican anywhere near him in San Francisco was Mitt Romney who addressed some type of economic conference. (And Governor Palin was en route from Texas to Virginia, I believe, though perhaps I have the wrong date...)I was expecting to see reports about this meeting of two great minds, here on Free...

Today's news can prompt two very different views of Google, based on the announcement of its free Google Public DNS. In one view, Google is our best friend and a noble public servant. In the other, Google may be the darkest force on the Internet. Which is it? We all must decide. Here's the news: Today Google has begun offering an experimental, but stable, Public Domain Name Server (DNS), described in a Thursday post to Google's Official Blog. The goal is for the new DNS to increase browsing speed and improve Internet security. I have read the technical description and...

NASA Potato Chips — Holy what the f***? This was the most out there skit of SNL I think I’ve seen in years, and that includes the digital shorts. This was so absurd that it must be based on something that I haven’t seen before…? I’ve gotta say, though, I thought it was pretty freakin’ funny in just how weird it was, even if I almost threw up in my own mouth a little at the thought of what happened.

Not much media attention focuses on the leveling of Christian sanctuaries. After all, it’s just a "Christian story." However, the latest mosque burnt to the ground gets plenty of newsfeed with narrative and copious photographs.

What may be the oldest and priciest cheddar in America was released Friday by a world champion Mineral Point cheese maker, just in time for holiday entertaining and gift-giving. It's the single malt scotch of cheddar.Hook's 15-year-old cheddar, which made its debut Friday at Larry's Market in Brown Deer for $50 a pound, will be available in tony Beverly Hills starting next week. Older cheddars may exist, but if they do, they're the stuff of private stashes in cheese maker cellars - not available to the general public, said John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, which...

She had no lawyer. She tried to defend herself. In the end the government took her to the noose. She was hung. The 16-year-old body was accused of committing "acts incompatible with chastity." Note date of article's first posting. What was happening then is happening now and will happen on into the future.

According to some outfit called Kuhgar, based in Hartland, Wisconsin, you can "own the functionality of a Mac at 1/4 the cost!" It's surprising that they bother to add the disclaimer, "The statement has not endorsed by Apple or Dell." It's wholly unsurprising that it makes no grammatical sense. Kuhgar's site states, "The Mini 10v is everything you want in a mobile companion and more. It may be small, but you’ll be surprised by all the fun features packed inside. Exclusively from Kuhgar, buy the Mini 10v preloaded with Mac OS X Snow Leopard! Have all functionality of a...

"The initial investigation showed the woman had married an Egyptian against her family's wishes almost a year ago and had left for Egypt. "’When she returned to Jordan a few days ago to give birth to her child, her brother learned she was in town. He went to her home on Tuesday and killed her,’" an official reported to the press.

Behind the scenes, large financial houses are moving in stealthily. In 2008, carbon trading worldwide reached $126 billion and is projected to grow to become a $2-$10 trillion dollar market, or “The largest commodity traded world wide”. The largest. That’s bigger than oil, coal, gas, or iron.Banks want us to trade carbonJP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, BNP Paribas, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Credit Suisse are just a few financial houses calling for emissions trading schemes. (None of them seem to be calling for a tax?) Those who broker the trades are guaranteed to make money.Journalists who repeat IPCC press releases...

Northfield, IL (AHN) - Kraft Foods Inc. made a formal unsolicited offer Friday to acquire Cadbury Plc on the same terms the British sweets manufacturer rejected in November. For each Cadbury share, Kraft is offering 300 pence in cash and 0.2589 new Kraft shares. Cadbury stockholders have until Jan. 5 to accept the offer. Cadbury executives have 14 days to file a response to the offer. Kraft has 46 days to raise its offer. The bid is valued at 26 percent more than Cadbury's share price on Sept. 4, the day before the initial offer was made public. "We remain...

Below are excerpts from the online chat between Jolie and Ogundele as they plotted murder Jolie: Bruv that girl won't leave me alone. She's taking it far now. It gives me a bellyache thinking about her. Ogundele: Oi I will ****ing kill her yeah, **** her bruv, she's a ****ing ***** Jolie: You're ****ing telling me mate. She's trying to **** up my life. She needs to get out the equation somehow. I don't care if she lives or dies because the consequences of her having a child are too big for me to handle Ogundele: I'm serious, we will...

Sisters Parvisha, 18, and Sanam, 14, were kidnapped by Islamic neighbor Muhammad Irfan. He enticed them into cosmetology training. They ended up his prize.

60 Minutes: Disgraced Ref Talks About Betting Scandal, The Mob, And How He Got Caught: (CBS): Winning bets on pro basketball games using insider knowledge only he as an NBA referee would know was "euphoria" says now-disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy - that is, he says, until the mob got its hooks in him and threatened his family. Donaghy talks to 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon about how he says he based his bets on other refs' biases, his mafia involvement and the subsequent jail time he received in his first interview to be broadcast this Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Donaghy...

As in The Wizard of OZ, we are instructed by The White House to "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain", as President Obama clings to his global warming idiocy.

Gathered around her cause are Islamic women who have shared her convictions for justice and reason.

Admirers have written concerning Ghada Jamshir: "She is one feisty woman, and for some orthodox males, such forcefulness is itself a crime against ‘submission,’ so cherished in Islam. Her style is firm, aggressive, no-nonsense. This amazing woman who refuses to wear a veil, condemns lack of family planning, Sharia courts, and accuses the categorizations of ‘Islamic’ marriage as oppressive to women. "Ms. Jamshir is not a lady to be messed with, and she has nothing but contempt and derision for her critics. If only there were more like her in the Arab world."

Elin and Tiger Woods had a prenuptual agreement, as expected. The couple is undergoing marital counseling, as you'd also expect. And now The Daily Beast is reporting that Elin Woods is renegotiating that prenup to get an immediate $5 million payout from her husband and as much as $55 million more to stay with him for two more years. The initial prenup was worth $20 million after 10 years of marriage. However, the Chicago Sun-Times' Bill Zwecker has reported that Elin Woods will receive an

The editorial board discusses the future of global warming legislation and regulations. Watch the Journal Editorial Report on the FOX News Channel on Saturdays at 2 and 11 pm EDT.

Fox reporting. Gibbs has changed his story from "unauthoized people at the reception" to "an internal affair covered by executive privilege." Says will ignore subpoenas.

Muslim Barack Hussein Obama was quick to tell the public not to jump to conclusions regarding Army psychiatrist Muslim Nidal Malik Hasan’s killing spree. One Muslim must protect another Muslim. Obama must protect Hasan.

How much does the U.S. government really trust Canada? Maybe less than you think. Espionage warnings from the Defense Department caused an international sensation a few years ago over reports of mysterious coins with radio frequency transmitters, until they were debunked. The culprit turned out to be a commemorative quarter in Canada. But at the height of the mystery, senior Pentagon officials speculated whether Canadians were involved in the spy caper. "I don't think it is an issue of the Canadians being the bad guys," the Pentagon's counterintelligence chief wrote in an exchange of e-mails obtained this week by The...