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Mimicking the plot from her hit 1998 movie Sliding Doors, Gwyneth Paltrow recalls a chance encounter on September 11 2001 that prevented a woman from being on the 77th floor of the South Tower when a plane struck it, more than likely saving her life. The Hollywood star recalled the encounter after receiving a letter from Lara Lindstrom Clarke, who believes the actress may have inadvertently saved her life nearly 10 years ago. As the United States prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Ms Paltrow said she was more closely involved in the events than she...

Muslims making a spectacle of desecrating the American flag.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDcdpEBctaQ Bush at National Cathedral on 9-13-01 "We are here in the middle hour of our grief. We have seen the images of fire and ashes, and bent steel. This nation is peaceful, but fierce when stirred to anger."

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America September 11, 2001, was etched into America's memory when 19 terrorists attacked us with barbarity unequaled in our history. On Patriot Day, we cherish the memory of the thousands of innocent victims lost, extend our thoughts and prayers to their families, and honor the heroic men and women who risked and sacrificed their lives so others might survive. Since 9/11, we have recognized the threat posed by terrorists to the safety of the American people and worked to protect our homeland by fighting terrorists abroad. We are confronting terrorism...

Today, I learned that the BBC has conducted a poll that indicates that the citizens of 22 countries that were polled favor Barack Obama in the Presidential election. The mainstream media reported this because they believe, along with most enlightened liberals, that this should show us that Obama is who we need to elect. The media, most college educated liberals, academics all admire modern Western Europe. They admire Europeans' supposed sophistication. They admire their ability to separate their religion from their day to day decision making. They admire their aversion to war and they admire their commitment to socialist ideals....

  Palin does not change one single thing of what the Republicans are offering which is four more years of  George Bush.  All that McCain did was to put lipstick on the Pig (the Bush Administration whose failed strategies have wrecked our nation).  Nothing has changed except for an exciting and sexy dash of lipstick to freshen up their tired old face of more of the same.   The same people who do not like the Bush Administration for what it has done to this nation are not going to be fooled by the lipstick on the pig.  And it they think that...

Elizabeth Berry's Blog: McCain's Selection of Palin is Lipstick on a Pig Palin does not change one single thing of what the Republicans are offering which is four more years of George Bush. All that McCain did was to put lipstick on the Pig (the Bush Administration whose failed strategies have wrecked our nation). Nothing has changed except for an exciting and sexy dash of lipstick to freshen up their tired old face of more of the same. The same people who do not like the Bush Administration for what it has done to this nation are not going to...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, there is no consensus outside the United States that Islamist militants from al Qaeda were responsible, according to an international poll published Wednesday. The survey of 16,063 people in 17 nations found majorities in only nine countries believe al Qaeda was behind the attacks on New York and Washington that killed about 3,000 people in 2001. U.S. officials squarely blame al Qaeda, whose leader Osama bin Laden has boasted of organizing the suicide attacks by his followers using hijacked commercial airliners. On average, 46 percent of those surveyed said al...

FORT GREELY, Alaska (American Forces Press Service, Aug. 30, 2007) - While most Americans were celebrating Independence Day in 2006, Maj. Joe Miley was at his post in the remote interior of Alaska, staring at blips on a computer screen reminiscent of a 1980s video game. But this was no game. Maj. Miley was in the "tank turret" of U.S. missile defense, scrutinizing 21st-century space-surveillance technology and monitoring a North Korean long-range ballistic missile test. "It was quite a sense of awe. We had spent thousands of hours on the system, doing simulations, training for such an event and then...

(CNN) — Barack Obama accused the McCain campaign of "lies" and "Swift boat" politics Wednesday, after nearly a day of claims his 'lipstick on a pig' comment was a sexist attack leveled at GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin.

I agree with Mark K that Governor Palin, who kills elk for breakfast, shouldn't be seen to complain Obama-like about how beastly and mean her opponents are. Years ago in Britain there was a dialogue-free commercial in which a cute chick looked into the camera and put on her lipstick while the soundtrack played some smooth sax instrumental of "Put On A Happy Face". That's what Sarah should do: Put on a happy face. That said... If you read Obama's books, you know that his preferred voice is a detached, slightly unknowable cool. He is, in that sense, like an...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 ELECTION 2008 Honor the troops: Beat Murtha! Exclusive: Michael Nedderman pushes effort to unseat Marine-dissing congressman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: September 10, 2008 1:00 am Eastern -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John "Jack" Murtha has represented Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District for 36 years! How could someone last that long who was an unindicted co-conspirator in the Abscam scandal of the early 1980s, who is the most egregious serial abuser in the House of Representatives of what is known as the "earmark" scandal, and whose false accusations triggered a career-ending witch hunt of eight brave Marines merely for partisan purposes? The answer is...

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AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling,...

Chicago - With the surge in Republican enthusiasm and John McCain's poll numbers generated by the emergence of Sarah Palin as a GOP superstar, it's no wonder that many Democrats are already hitting the panic button. The Obama campaign, however, isn't sounding any alarms, and it's not just because it believes the post-convention glow will disappear soon enough and voters will get back to focusing on issues more than personality. Much of its confidence stems from a tactical advantage on the ground it showcased to great effect in the primary battle with Hillary Clinton, one which it believes could be...

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What are you willing to look at when you go to the theater to see a movie? Whether it’s because of my age or the times we live in, I find a real element of risk in going to the movies. There are things that I do not wish to see, images and actions I would rather not chance having burned into my brain in that singular and powerful way that movies are able to do. In a purely free market, people would be able to see whatever they wanted to see, just as they would be allowed to provide...

On Sunday, June 26 at 11:00 am and at 11:00 pm The Truth About Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President Edward Klein Description: Author Edward Klein appears on the Jim Bohannon Show, a live radio call-in show, to discuss the life and political prospects of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). Mr. Klein is the author of "The Truth about Hillary: What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President." Author Bio: Edward Klein is the former foreign editor of Newsweek and former editor-in-chief of The...

WASHINGTON — President Bush canceled a planned visit to Minnesota on Friday, the White House said.No explanation was offered, and officials did not return repeated phone calls Tuesday.Bush had planned to come for a roundtable discussion and a speech on welfare in Minneapolis.Bill Walsh, the chairman of the state GOP, said he had not heard of the cancellation."It was not a political event," he said. "We're hoping to get him back any time."

10:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. It's been my honor to welcome the leadership of the United States Congress here, to welcome them back from the August recess. We talked about a variety of issues -- talked about the defense appropriations bill, and terrorism insurance, and an energy bill. Spent most of our time talking about a serious threat to the United States, a serious threat to the world, and that's Saddam Hussein. One of the things I made very clear to the members here is that doing nothing about that serious threat is not an...