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Special Report Touring the Al Gore Presidential Library and Museum By Leonard Albin Published 1/13/2005 12:08:26 AM Almost obscured by the climbing pink orchids and dense sub-tropical foliage in Boca Raton, Florida, a one-story, somber post-modern building of concrete and glass rises from the landscape. Though locals just refer to it affectionately as "that ugly damn place," the newly completed Al Gore Presidential Library and Museum is an important cultural site that should be part of everyone's Florida vacation -- even during the off-season. Just off I-95 in Palm Beach County, and convenient to the Pompano Beach Motel 6, this...

Dear Dog Lady, For almost six months, I've been dating Monty. I thought I was falling in love with him until he presented my dog and me with an inappropriate Christmas present. Now, I'm not sure. The gift was a pair of NeuticlesOriginal, fake testicles for dogs. My dog, Magic, was intrigued by them and tried to chew them and then tried to play with them. My dog rolled the little balls around the floor until Monty took them away and scolded Magic. I just watched stunned as all this was going on. I couldn't have imagined Neuticles until I...

In case there are still a few of you left who think that the DUmmies will ever “get over it” concerning the election, today’s edition of the DUmmie FUnnies will quickly disabuse you or that notion. As you can see in today’s featured DUmmie THREAD titled, “Promise that you won't give up,” the DUmmies are NOT going to give up hounding Bush even after the inauguration. They are going to continue to be filled with anger and bile. Okay, DUmmies I promise that I won’t give up. I won’t give up until the DUmmie FUnnies are published as a book...

Late last month, President Bush lost his greatest advantage in his bid for reelection. A poll conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post discovered that challenger John Kerry was running even with the president on the critical question of whom voters trust to handle the war on terrorism. Largely as a result of the deteriorating occupation of Iraq, Bush lost what was, in April, a seemingly prohibitive 21-point advantage on his signature issue. But, even as the president's poll numbers were sliding, his administration was implementing a plan to insure the public's confidence in his hunt for Al Qaeda....

Anti-War activists Sarandon and Glover call for war crimes vs GW. "The occupation of Iraq is sliding into war crimes and deepening violence against civilians."

'B.C.' cartoon seen as slur of Islam Muslims allege veteran artist Hart made cryptic attack Posted: November 22, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The Council on American-Islamic Relations once again is demanding an apology for an alleged slur of Muslims, this time asserting a veteran cartoonist has cryptically defamed Islam. The Washington, D.C.-based group sent out a dispatch to its e-mail list after a "B.C." cartoon last week by Johnny Hart was publicly questioned on a Washington Post Web chat page. The cartoon shows a caveman entering an outhouse at night, and then saying, from inside, "Is it just me,...

The purpose of this website is to show injustices done to Wolves and point out the individuals and organizations that have proven themselves to be their enemies. This webpage will not be a pleasant place to peruse for those of us who love Wolves. In fact, this webpage is the color of blood... the blood that boils hot from the victims of human vanity, ignorance, and indifference. Those of us who love Wolves MUST NOT turn away! We must learn who the enemies of Wolves are and find ways to oppose and subvert them! We must defend what we love......

The rain was coming down. The traffic on Rockville Pike was the usual aggravating slog. At the California Tortilla restaurant just off the pike, on a patio boasting a view of a suburban parking lot, nearly 70 people gathered around cafe tables with strangers, writing letters to people they didn't know. A Howard Dean "meetup" is part Jane Austen, part Bill Gates. Across the country Wednesday night, thousands of people drawn together through the power of the Internet dusted off their epistolary skills, hand-writing letters to Iowa Democrats urging them to support the former Vermont governor. "I am not some...

<p>A spectacle -- part Mardi Gras, part nightmare -- rolled through downtown Sacramento on Sunday as nearly 2,000 protesters and an army of riot-gear-clad police hit the streets.</p> <p>The chaotic scene was a precursor to an even larger rally and march beginning at 10 a.m. today at the state Capitol. Organizers have taken out a march permit for 8,000 people. Their target: an international agriculture conference, hosted by the U.S. government, that starts today at the Sacramento Convention Center.</p>

Human shields warned over Iraq 14feb03 AUSTRALIANS planning to become human shields in Iraq were foolish and might not be able to be evacuated if war broke out, a senior foreign affairs official has said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade warned its ability to help any Australian civilian wanting to leave Iraq during military conflict was very limited. "These people are, frankly, quite foolish for putting themselves in this position," Rod Smith, assistant secretary of DFAT's consular branch, said in response to a question from Labor's John Faulkner at a senate estimates committee. "If there was an...

Council passes anti-war resolution Boulder reverses earlier decision to avoid Iraq statement By Greg Avery, Camera Staff Writer January 22, 2003 Boulder's City Council on Tuesday formally expressed opposition to a United States-led war with Iraq, reversing its skepticism about such a declaration last fall. Responding to a growing push by hundreds of people around the city — peace activists, students, business owners, religious leaders, elementary school teachers and others — the council voted 7-2 in support of a resolution urging diplomacy instead of war. Boulder joined a growing list of at least 42 cities around the country that have...

Network coverage of the average, normal Americans, “grandparents,” “honor students,” “soccer moms,” “Republicans,” “Black and white, Democrat and Republican, young and old,” versus the reality of the angry, America-hating demonstrators which the networks ignored but which a writer for National Review Online was unable to avoid in the crowd.     He saw “Bush is the Real Terrorist” signs and discovered many were convinced Bush knew in advance of the 9-11 attacks. “It was like when Hitler burned down the Reichstag,” more than one remarked. The Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld plan, one claimed, “is to build a worldwide planetary death machine.”     In a piece posted...

Friday, January 17, 2003 MacLaine To Head N.M. Film Board By Wren Propp Journal Northern Bureau     Award-winning actress and movie industry powerhouse Shirley MacLaine is getting star billing on Gov. Bill Richardson's newly created state Film Advisory Board.     The governor announced Thursday that MacLaine, an Abiquiu-area resident, will be chairwoman of the new film board, which will include five to eight other members, as yet unnamed.     "I think it's time now for a very practical and fundamental structure to be in place so that people in an industry as powerful as Hollywood, which is all about reporting...

Lansing group plans war protest Capitol rally aims to stop possible conflict with Iraq A Lansing group opposed to a war with Iraq laid out plans Thursday for protests in Washington and in front of the state Capitol. On the Web The Progressive Challenge Project: www.ips-dc.org/citiesforpeace/ The Greater Lansing Network Against War in Iraq expects several hundred people to attend a peace walk and rally in front of the Capitol on Jan. 18, said the Rev. Fred Thelen, a member of the anti-war group. Thelen said the anti-war movement is growing. "I've been involved in peace and justice since the...

<p>Idaho again has received a failing grade from a national gun-control organization, which says the state is among the worst at protecting children from gunfire. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence awarded Idaho an “F-plus” for the third straight year, after three years of a “D” ranking. The organization is named after James Brady, the former press secretary severely wounded in the attempted assassination of President Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. in 1981.</p>

I just heard Melanie Morgan (filling in for Hannity) interviewing "Mr. Rael".....these people are seriously CRAZY. And dangerous, IMO. Check out their website HERE

CHANGING OF THE GUARD Skeletons rattling in Frist's closet? Ethics expert says ties to hospital chain potential conflict of interest for Lott heir Posted: December 21, 2002 6:30 p.m. Eastern © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist will almost certainly be elected majority leader when the senate votes on a successor to Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott next month. The choice is a happy one for President George W. Bush, who views Frist as an effective ally; Frist has even been discussed as a possible replacement for Vice President Dick Cheney on the ticket in 2004. The heart surgeon’s quick rise...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today expressed outrage at a Doug Marlette syndicated editorial cartoon, headlined "What Would Mohammed Drive?" showing the Prophet Muhammad driving a nuclear bomb-laden truck similar to that used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/images/mohammeddrive.gifThe Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called for an apology from Marlette's syndicator, Tribune Media Services, and from his employer, the Tallahassee Democrat.The cartoon is apparently a play on a recent light-hearted public debate over what kind of car Jesus would drive. Its publication comes following worldwide outrage over...

This whole thing has a certain Ted Kasc-- Kaczn-- Unabomber quality to it. Ten bucks says that if and when the shooter is found, he (or she) turns out to be some demented animal rights activist who is out hunting humans "to make you understand how wild animals feel."

Arlington: Builder sues over explosive Woman says she found old bomb near home; suit says it was planted 08/30/2002 By JASON TRAHAN / The Dallas Morning News A legal dispute continues between a San Antonio-based homebuilding firm and Arlington homeowners who say they were not told that their houses were built on a World War II-era bombing practice range. The latest round in the conflict came this summer when KB Home filed a lawsuit against the leader of the homeowners' group, accusing her of planting one of the practice bombs on a new lot in the subdivision. Dozens of the...