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At a business summit on energy, Politickerma.com reports, a prominent supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Mass., made a crack about Sen. John McCain's age. "These are the exciting last two week moments of the presidential campaign," said Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., today in Cambridge, Mass. "So it's a very special time. I can't wait for it to be over. I am so tired of the press' silly questions that they ask along the way. And cable television which reduces everything to stupidity - the lowest common denominator of conflict." "I don't know if any of you know what it's like....

It's alright Keith, he was a POW for 5 1/2 years, you were a sportscaster. You absolutely have the authority to insult him. By the way Keith, you ever taken an auto Kalashnikov butt to the jaw like senator McCain? Had you ever, you might have been the one who needed the Depends... Keith Olbermann...today's biggest...douche...in the world...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008. Warner, 80, has held the seat since 1978, when the dashing former Navy secretary campaigned alongside his wife at the time, Elizabeth Taylor. His retirement offers Democrats a valuable opportunity to challenge the GOP for the seat and possibly expand their one-vote Senate majority. "Public service is a privilege and I urge all to try to find time some time...

LOS ANGELES - Paris Hilton plans to appear on CNN's "Larry King Live" on Wednesday night, a day after she's scheduled to be released from jail, a spokeswoman for King said Saturday. "We do have Paris on Wednesday," said the show's spokeswoman, Bridget Leininger. "She'll do the whole hour." Hilton spokesman Elliott Mintz didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. CNN's announcement followed competition for the interview between ABC and NBC that ended Friday with both networks saying they were no longer interested. Both networks were embarrassed by reports that they were willing to pay the Hilton family for materials...

The Democratic senator leading the inquiry into the dismissal of federal prosecutors insisted Sunday that Karl Rove and other top aides to President Bush must testify publicly and under oath, setting up a confrontation between Congress and the White House, which has said it is unlikely to agree to such a demand. Some Republicans have suggested that Mr. Rove testify privately, if only to tamp down the political uproar over the inquiry, which centers on whether the White House allowed politics to interfere with law enforcement. But Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and chairman of the Senate Judiciary...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) -- Astronaut Lisa Nowak was fired from NASA on Wednesday, a month after she was charged with trying to kidnap a woman she regarded as her romantic rival for the affections of a space shuttle pilot. NASA officials said Nowak's dismissal did not reflect the space agency's belief in her guilt or innocence. The agency said it lacked an administrative system to handle the allegations because Nowak is a naval officer on assignment to NASA, rather than a NASA civil servant. If Nowak were a civil servant, NASA would have the choice of placing her on...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- On July Fourth, Independence Day, Lisa Nowak triumphantly lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard shuttle Discovery. On Tuesday, 57 miles from the launch pad, she stood before a judge and wore shackles and a blue prisoner uniform. The married mother of three was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, accused of hatching an extraordinary plot to kidnap Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, who she believed was her rival for the affections of space shuttle pilot William Oefelein. Nowak had been charged Monday with attempted kidnapping and other counts. But after two appearances in court and worldwide...

The stock market hit a new high today. This has occurred almost daily for several weeks. Seems like great news and it is good news but there is one small problem. Correct for inflation (currency depreciation) the stock indices are down almost 7%. Yes, down not up. Without accounting for the depreciation of the currency the markets look better than they are. This week's Barron's has an article by Milton Ezrati titled "No Place For Pessimism" essentially predicting (hoping for) a better market. Over the last 80 years the stock market has returned 7% after adding in dividends and correcting...

Residents of Gaza vicinity communities are not the only ones suffering from anxiety; UN aid agencies fear shortage of food, medications and water pollution in PA territories Who is paying the price for the Gaza operation? While the residents of Sderot, Ashkelon and the Gaza vicinity communities and kibbutzim are suffering from ongoing rocket fire and unstoppable sounds of war around them, Gaza Strip children are also suffering. Workers of aid organizations in the Strip reported that food and fuel are being stocked. Damien Personnaz of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported that fear among children and parents in...

PHILADELPHIA - The economy of the country's largest city and the entire nation would collapse if illegal immigrants were deported en masse, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a Senate committee hearing Wednesday. New York City is home to more than 3 million immigrants, and a half-million of them came to this country illegally, Bloomberg testified. "Although they broke the law by illegally crossing our borders ... our city's economy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported," he said. "The same holds true for the nation." The hearing, led by...

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2006 – The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is great news for Americans and Iraqis alike, but ultimate victory in Iraq depends on the success of the country's new government, President Bush said today. "Removing Zarqawi is a major blow to al Qaeda. It's not going to end the war, it's certainly not going to end the violence, but it's going to help a lot," Bush said during a joint news conference with Danish Prime Minister Anders Rasmussen at Camp David, Md. Victory in Iraq will come only when the country "can sustain itself, govern itself and...

Sacramento -- After touting his budget plan to increase funding for education and transportation, the governor sounded a cautionary note. "It's important to remember, however, that our great good fortune is the result of a strong economy and a surging stock market. And anybody who follows the Dow, and particularly the Nasdaq, realizes how volatile these sources of funds are." The governor was not Arnold Schwarzenegger, but Gray Davis as he released his budget six years ago when state coffers were brimming with $12.3 billion in extra cash. But the money -- based on such volatile revenue sources as capital...

I'm posting this in hopes of getting opinions and advice about my growing annoyance of being bombarded with loud hard rock music everywhere I go. It's in grocery stores, department stores, even dentists offices, and it's ALWAYS on TV, in practically every single commercial. What's worse, I got a job at a major chain department store that caters to mid-America. It's not Penny'S but it is on a par with Penny's/ The sotre plays mostly rock and roll all day long. At night it's nothing but hard rock. The Killers, Lynrd Skynrd, Blondie, Billie Idol, Swiftfoot, ZZ Top, and on...

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Homosexual activists blast man who posted warning to families ___ A promoter of tourism in a Colorado ski town has stirred up a controversy among local residents after posting a warning to potential visiting families about the city's Gay Ski Week. Al Heirich runs an online guide to Telluride, Colo., offering information about the town, its skiing, lodging and restaurants. Telluride is a world-class ski resort with a population of about 3,000. Heirich says promoters of the homosexual event, including the Telluride Ski Resort, have demanded he remove his warning to families on his website, claiming it is discriminatory. The...

MIDI - IF I FELL - click on Beatles, then click on 1st version of If I Fell If I stuff files down my pants, will you please give me a chance And will you lend a hand 'Cause I stuffed things there before, and I waddled out the door So please understand If I stuff files down my pants...I must be sure You'll be giving me a chance...and you'll let me explain I had left home my Depends...I had to go I knew I was set to burst...there's trouble down below As my bladder starts to hurt, oh,...

my own opinion

http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/midiman/xmas.HTML MIDI - JINGLE BELLS Dashing through the sand in their camouflage Humvees They were on the move...the 4th Infantry They felt it was big...something's in the air They're steadfast and they're loyal...guess who they found hiding there Jingle bells, Saddam smells, in his spider hole It got worse, his Depends burst...he had no bladder control Jingle bells, Saddam smells, in his spider hole It got worse, his Depends burst...he had no bladder control They all had focused well...there's a mission to complete In their language there is no word "defeat" They bagged the ace of spades...in the deck...

<p>A coalition of political interest groups, led by public employee unions, is promoting a ballot measure that would, if enacted by voters, abolish the two-thirds vote for state budgets and the taxes to finance them, effectively eliminating the power of minority Republicans to affect state spending decisions.</p>

Just get me in there...I know the short future...my friends.