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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for “total help” from other counties as Russian forces continue to advance in the eastern region of Ukraine amid Moscow’s ongoing invasion of the country. In an address, Zelensky stressed Ukraine’s need for aid from other countries, saying that Russian forces have significantly more equipment and soldiers than Ukraine in some places and adding that Moscow’s “desire to fight still remains.”

It’s Sunday. Ponder the irony of the natural world, via Instapundit: A New Species of Leech Is Discovered Near Washington, D.C.  Or if that is not your idea of reverie, might I suggest that you go fishing… as the day is still young, but the year grows short.Posted from: MOTUS A.D.

Ever wonder why the media is doing their non-stop Russia, Russia, Russia, recitation tirade? Could it be because they'd prefer we all look one way while something much more damaging is occurring they don't want getting any air time?

It all started with Hillary's illegal server and an investigation was launched prior to her presidential campaign announcement. Later, when FBI Director James Comey stated during a press conference she was reckless in her handling of classified materials but refused to indict her, Democrats sung his praise in unison. But in days before the election when he revealed that classified documents were found on Hillary accessory Huma Abedin's husband Anthony Weiner's laptop mere days before the election, Democrats wanted Comey's head on a platter.

Donald Trump “is a human leech who will bleed the country and sit at his golf resort laughing at the money he has made,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. In remarks from the Senate floor, Reid (D-Nev.) called Trump “a spoiled brat” and “a notorious con artist.” And he argued that the GOP nominee’s history of dubious business practices would carry over into a presidential administration. Donald Trump “is a human leech who will bleed the country and sit at his golf resort laughing at the money he has made,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. In...

The healing powers of a blood-sucking worm: South Florida medical practitioners are using leeches to treat patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions. Hirudotherapy, commonly referred to as Leech Therapy, is a centuries-old practice used to treat a wide range of conditions. Patricia Nardone has uterine fibroids and turned to this alternative therapy after undergoing an ineffective medical procedure. "It affects my daily life because I get tired and I'm anemic," she said. Through an online search and a couple of phone calls, she found Alicja Kolyszko, a naturopathic practitioner who travels around the United States working to heal...

The saga of a surfing, lobster-eating food stamp recipient continued on "Hannity" as the 29-year-old refused Sean's assistance in finding a paying job. You may remember Jason Greenslate from his interview with Bill O'Reilly's producer Jesse Watters. Greenslate was first captured on camera by Fox News while purchasing lobster with taxpayer-funded food stamps.

How much is Harry Reid Worth? $5 Million Harry Reid is a senior U.S. Senator and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as an attorney at law and has a net worth of $5 million. Harry Reid has earned his net worth through his lucrative career in politics Harry Reid: 'Why Would We Want To' Help One ... For full story visit: http://wfb.tc/GzR7HP www.FreeBeacon.com.

One advantage of being in politics for more than 40 years is that Gov. Jerry Brown knows someone with a spare bedroom almost everywhere he goes. In Washington this weekend for a conference of the National Governors Association, Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown will stay at the home of Lucie Gikovich, a former aide. "I don't like hotels," the 74-year-old, third-term governor said while waiting for a tram at Washington Dulles International Airport. He mentioned that his wife likes them, though, and she said, "You can see who gets their way." The conference is at a respectable hotel,...

Eugene (KMTR) NewsSource 16 was live at the Eugene airport this morning where First Lady Michelle Obama landed amid tight security. We have word that a motorcade will take the First Lady from Eugene to Corvallis. Michelle Obama’s brother, Craig Robinson is the head basketball coach at Oregon State University.

No one knows where Casey Anthony is, but America's most notorious recent murder defendant doesn't have to fret about her legal bills reaching her. That's because $119,000 in defense fees racked up during her trial—which produced a shocking not-guilty verdict in her home jurisdiction of Orlando, Fla., earlier this month—have been picked up by Florida taxpayers. The same is true for another pending $5,800 in fees that Anthony's attorney Jose Baez has billed to his client's case, putting the overall taxpayer tab at just shy of $125,000.

I am proud to be a federal employee. Let me repeat, proud to be one of millions across the nation who work as a public servant and who believes that public employees choose careers so they can be a vital part of the glue that holds this nation together. Who are we? We are your neighbors, we are your friends, we are your fellow parishioners, and the people who sit with you watching the children and grandchildren at the ballpark or the basketball court. We are not faceless and anonymous "others." We are people you have known all your lives.

From ABC’s George Stephanopoulos: Christine O’Donnell wants Hillary Clinton to challenge President Obama — and she’s willing to help. “I would love to see her take out Obama in the primary. You know, I would even be tempted to change my registration so that I could vote for her in the Democratic primary,” she told me during “GMA’s” Morning Mix. O’Donnell praised Clinton via Twitter yesterday for her handling of the WikiLeak situation. “You Go Girl!!” she wrote. “She’s no Reagan yet her verbal lashing against wikileak is tough- watch out Obama!” The exchange also included talk of Sarah Palin....

He rides the subways without needing a MetroCard. Verizon waives his directory-assistance fees. The post office has bent over backward to accommodate his demand for a restroom. Meet New York's biggest noodge -- Roger Pudlin, a man who has filed more than 60 lawsuits against government agencies, colleges, creditors, companies and anyone else who has rubbed him the wrong way. "It is a crime against society for Verizon to get money," he wrote in one of his self-filed suits. Armed with a fax machine and an angry streak, the 58-year-old Kips Bay man has unleashed a blizzard of rambling petitions...

WASHINGTON--Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha returned from Spain on Sunday, a vacation at a lavish hotel on the Mediterranean coast that triggered her first controversy since becoming first lady. I'm told she made the trip because she promised one of her closest friends, a longtime Chicago pal who just lost her father, she would spend time with her. (snip) So why did Mrs. Obama go to Spain at this time? She's not tone-deaf politically. What was behind the "mother-daughter" vacation? A White House source told me that Blanchard's father passed away and Mrs. Obama was not able to make the...

A new species of leech found in a girl’s nose has been dubbed "T-Rex" because of its massive teeth. The hungry parasite was discovered sucking on the nostril of the nine-year-old girl in an Amazonian region of Peru three years ago. It was discovered after she went to her local physician complaining of a sliding sensation in her nose. Doctors believe the girl probably picked up the 5cm leech during frequent bathing trips to lakes and rivers in her local area. The species has finally been branded Tyrannobdella rex — and nicknamed T-Rex — after two earlier cases from 1997...

on 31st March 2010 by Artfuldodger in Economy The Amazing Morass of New Bureaucracies and Programs Created by the Obamacare Bill Obamacare creates fifty-nine new grant programs. There are six new programs strictly for minorities; ten new ones for Indians; seven for women; ten new advisory boards. Not one new program especially for males or for Whites, who are supposedly the majority. 1. Grant program for consumer assistance offices (Section 1002, p. 37)2. Grant program for states to monitor premium increases (Section 1003, p. 42)3. Committee to review administrative simplification standards (Section 1104, p. 71)4. Demonstration program for state wellness...

Town hall meeting, CityCenter visit, fundraiser on itinerary President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting at a high school, tout job creation in a speech at CityCenter and attend a $1 million Democratic fundraiser in a visit this week that comes after he twice singled out Las Vegas as a place not to spend money during economic hard times.Obama's Southern Nevada swing Thursday and Friday is aimed partly at boosting the re-election chances of Sen. Harry Reid. The Democratic Senate majority leader's political future is in jeopardy after leading the stalled White House effort in Congress to pass...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man faces jail for armed robbery after police used blood from a leech to make a DNA match from a 2001 crime scene, a court spokeswoman said on Monday. Peter Alec Cannon, 54, pleaded guilty to aggravated armed robbery in the Supreme Court in Launceston on the island state of Tasmania on Monday. Crown prosecutor John Ransom told the court that a policeman had picked up a leech from near a safe at the scene of the crime from which forensic scientists extracted blood and a DNA sample, according to a report in local newspaper...

Johnston County Fair Tax Meeting June 25, 2009 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Golden Coral Smithfield I was able to get the Golden Coral in Smithfield to let us hold the meeting there on Thursday June 25th. So we will start at 6:30Pm and run until around 8PM. Please let me know if you plan to atten... Organized by David G. Speckhardt Sr. | Type: meeting FairTax Meeting -- St Charles, IL -- Bring a friend June 25, 2009 from 7pm to 8:30pm – St. Charles City Hall The St. Charles City Hall is located at 2 E. Main...