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Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, the lead Democratic sponsor of a federal bill to ban high-capacity magazines, is apparently unaware that such magazines can be reloaded and reused, according to a comment she made at a Denver Post-sponsored forum on gun control on Tuesday. When asked how limiting the number of bullets in magazines would help reduce violence, she replied: “I will tell you these are ammunition, they’re bullets, so the people who have those now, they’re going to shoot them. So if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over...

NASHUA, NH (CBS) – A Nashua Chick-Fil-A restaurant will be sponsoring New Hampshire Pride Fest. Ryan Manseau, the senior director of Pride Fest, told WBZ-TV he was handing out fliers at the Pheasant Lane Mall recently to promote his event and noticed a man who appeared to be a Chick-Fil-A manager holding one. . . Manseau said he approached the man, bracing for a verbal confrontation. He turned out to be the franchise operator, Anthony Piccola, who agreed to help sponsor the event and to serve Chick-Fil-A sandwiches there.

Terms of the five-year deal, announced in Shanghai on Thursday, were not disclosed. GM is hoping to piggyback on Manchester United's fan base of an estimated 659 million people to boost its Chevy brand, especially in such growing Asian car markets as China, where the soccer club has 108 million fans. "If our aspirations are to build global icon status for Chevrolet ... soccer far and away is the world's biggest sport," Paul Edwards, GM executive director of global marketing strategy, said in an interview. "Manchester United stands head and shoulders above the other teams in terms of scale, brand...

As readers know, I have no pecuniary interest in the Rush Limbaugh show, which I seldom have the chance to listen to, although I do read his transcripts from time to time. About 20 million Americans do listen at least once a month and good for him. He earned it. This slut controversy is costing him some big bucks in the short term, but in the long term he will prevail. My prediction: On January 21, 2013, Barack Obama will be out of the White House and Rush Limbaugh will be on the radio.

Vitacost dropped Rush Limbaugh as a sponsor yesterday. Seems that the company is already trying to backpedal after receiving tons of negative feedback. Yesterday's message: We’d like to address an issue with our radio ads -- one of which aired on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. To put it frankly, Mr. Limbaugh's recent comments have been unsettling, and many of our fans have voiced concern that Vitacost endorses these views. These comments are definitely not in line with our brand values, and in listening to our fans we've decided to remove our advertising from the program. And today's soft reinterpretation:...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The House has voted to let the Pentagon continue using taxpayer dollars to sponsor NASCAR race teams. By a 281-148 vote, lawmakers rejected an effort by Minnesota Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum that would have ended the practice. McCollum aides said the Army is spending $7 million on a sponsorship this year, and the Air Force and National Guard are spending additional money. McCollum said the military spends the funds to place decals on race cars and for a few driver appearances. The armed forces hope the sponsorships will help them attract recruits.

The Orange Bowl will no longer be sponsored by FedEx, ending the longest-running naming rights deal for a BCS game at 21 years. A report in the Sports Business Journal said that FedEx informed ESPN it is bowing out of its sponsorship because the company didn't want a larger season-long sponsorship platform in college football, which is being asked of all BCS sponsors. ESPN, which will begin broadcasting all of the BCS games in 2011, is currently working with Orange Bowl officials on a new sponsor. "We are in active discussions around the Orange Bowl, which is a premier property...

NEW YORK - AT&T says it will no longer sponsor Tiger Woods, joining Accenture and Gillette in dropping support for the golfer after numerous allegations of infidelities.

One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games. Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who's sponsoring this year's post-season gridiron clashes.

The FDA says consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products immediately. All the over-the-counter products contain zinc. Scientists say that ingredient may damage nerves in the nose needed for smell.

Iran remains the "most active state sponsor of terrorism" in the world, a report by the US state department says. It says Iran's role in the planning and financing of terror-related activities in the Middle East and Afghanistan threatens efforts to promote peace. Al-Qaeda remains the biggest danger to the US and the West, the annual report states, noting that terror attacks are rising in Pakistan. Iran rejected the report, saying the US was guilty of double standards. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the US had no right to accuse others after in light of its actions at Abu Ghraib...

AN OPEN LETTER TO KELLOGG'S February 8, 2009 -- Whereas . . . 1) Kellogg's is a major manufacturer of cereal and junk food products including but not limited to Frosted Flakes, Pop Tarts, Cheez-Its, Froot Loops, Keebler's Cookies, Rice Krispies, Eggo Frozen Waffles, Famous Amos Cookies and many other products known to be a part of the diet of many marijuana using Americans. 2) The Kellogg's has profited for decades on the food tastes of marijuana using Americans with the munchies. In fact, we believe that most people over the age of 12 would not eat Kellogg's products were...

Stars of Hollywood, high-tech open wallets for Obama party Dec 26 05:54 PM US/Eastern Stars of Hollywood including Halle Berry and Steven Spielberg and bosses of high-tech giants like Google and Microsoft are opening their wallets to help fund Barack Obama's inauguration party. Obama, in keeping with his vow to purge US politics of influence peddling, has ordered that the names of all inauguration donors, withheld by previous presidents, be published on the Internet. Lists of those stumping up for the inauguration on January 20 show that Spielberg and his wife, Kate, each gave the maximum 50,000 dollar donation. Actress...

Items 1 through 100 of 122 1. S.CON.RES.5 : A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry and the first and only African-American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack [IL] (introduced 1/31/2007) Cosponsors (5) Committees: Senate Judiciary Latest Major Action: 1/31/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. S.CON.RES.25 : A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society. Sponsor: Sen...

U.S. will not remove N. Korea from list of terror-sponsoring states: official WASHINGTON, April 26 (Yonhap) -- The United States will not remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism until progress is made on the North's kidnapping of Japanese citizens decades ago, a White House official said Thursday. Dennis Wilder, a senior director for Asian affairs at the National Security Council, said President George W. Bush will reaffirm such a position while meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week. The Japanese prime minister arrived here early Thursday for a two-day visit, his first trip...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2006 -- In just a few short months, the Phoenix-based Packages From Home organization has found a new home and a new sponsor, the group’s director of marketing and media relations said. Packages from Home, an Arizona-based troop support organization, recently moved into a new 3,100-square-foot facility. Phoenix Memorial Hospital is donating the space rent and utility free for a year with the possibility of a renewal at the end of the term. Courtesy photo  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Packages From Home began as a mother’s labor of love in March 2004, with sending...

Why are the polls down? Is public support for the war crumbling? Well, no. But the explanation for plummeting numbers varies depending on which war you are talking about. If you mean what started out as the "war on terror," support remains high. You may recall that war. It was about the eradication of militant Islam and its state sponsors. To the extent there is public uneasiness, it is not over the fact of that war but rather the manner in which it is being prosecuted, with terrorists continuing to score successes and their facilitators in Iran and Syria making...

What do Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, and Cuba have in common? Each country is on the United Nation's Oil-For-Food Humanitarian Goods vendor list, and the U.S. List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The number of oil contracts awarded to countries under Oil-for-Food, totaling U.S. $64.2 billion, already told an alarming tale. Today, allegations of bribery persist, and as the oil purchase numbers revealed, most of the countries opposed to the U.S. and Coalition Force's ouster of Saddam Hussein, were shown to have benefited financially with Saddam at Iraq's helm. Yet, the numbers in the second chapter of this story--the United...

While the State Department's Patterns of Global Terrorism—2003 report [1] labeled Iran "the most active state sponsor of terrorism in 2003," the Bush administration has yet to agree on a national security presidential directive to define U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic.[2] Meanwhile, Tehran continues to edge closer to nuclear capability.[3]The following are excerpts from the 9/11 Commission Report, an unclassified version of which was released to the public on July 22, 2004.[4] The commission interviewed more than 1,000 people in ten countries and conducted an unprecedented review of U.S. intelligence. Among its findings, excerpted below, was evidence of a...

I received a response from L.L. Bean in regard to my complaint about its advertising on CBS. I had suggested that, if it's a company/product you like, give "customer outreach" a chance before initiating a boycott. (Of course, I acknowledge that there are circumstances in which an immediate boycott might be the preferred course of action.) If you'd like to contact L.L. Bean about this, the correct address is: PUBLIC_AFFAIRS@llbean.com Thank you for contacting L.L. Bean with your concerns. L.L. Bean did not specifically sponsor or purchase advertising time during the "CBS news with Dan Rather" or "60 Minutes". The...

"Russia's Anti-American Destiny" Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net With elections upcoming in Russia, the true face of what the people want can be seen. The desire for superpower-status and a distinct international role against the perceived threat-American "hegemony"-will drive the elections. This sad fact is what led Vladimir Putin to remain a popular leader in Russia, due to his hard-line on geopolitics, and opposing to America, whose capitalism and democracy is now viewed as the source for the poverty and despair that the former Soviet Union is in. Colin Powell in the past two weeks has criticized the actions of...

Iraq’s Historical Predecessor tdcanalyst@optonline.net By: 17-year old Ryan Mauro The best way to predict the future is to look in the past. This cliché remains ever so true in the war in Iraq, which can be compared with its historical predecessor, The Spanish-American War. At face value, these two wars seem to be completely different. Set in two different times, few would think that the lesson of history repeating itself can be seen here. However, those that ignore the strange connections between the two wars are missing out on understanding the potential outcome of the Iraq War. First, the most...

WorldThreats.com Monthly Analysis: December 2003 Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net Over the course of December, there were many developments that shook the world. From the capture of Saddam Hussein to the apparent change of heart by Muammar Qadhafi of Libya, it is now becoming apparent that the War on Terrorism is taking new shape. This new periodic analysis will discuss the developments of each period of time in the title, and try to tie things in together. War on Terrorism Despite the obvious success in the War on Terror, we remain on high alert. Understandably, the Bush Administration is not...

Even More Evidence Against Iraq and Iran Compiled By: Ryan Mauro tdcanalyst@optonline.net This article aims to show that American allegations against Saddam’s former regime in Iraq and the current regime in Iran are accurate, and that it is likely the threat is/was much greater than commonly thought. This is not a call to war, but to international pressure. Recent articles in the press from Iraqi detainees indicate that Saddam Hussein felt he could survive the war because of the actions of the UN, Russia, France, and others, hoping that would end the war early or stop it altogether. If these...

The head of a Washington, DC based media watchdog group is asking that advertisers demand to preview a planned CBS mini series on former President Ronald Reagan before sponsoring the program. Media Reasearch Center President L. Brent Bozell Tuesday sent a letter to each of the nations top 100 advertisers urging them to preview the movie before making a sponsorship decision because it is what Bozell called 'a partisan attack against one of Americas most beloved Presidents.'A review of the script by New York Times writer Jim Reutenberg noted the two part mini series, scheduled for later this month, makes...

Iran, Saddam, & Osama: A Continued Report Compiled By: Ryan Mauro PhilNDeBlank9@aol.com IRAN This is the second continuation of my original report on Iran’s alliance with Osama Bin Laden, which was titled, “Iran and Bin Laden: A Match Made in Hell”. My follow-up report simply listed the names of high-level Al-Qaeda leadership congregating in Iran with complete safety. It was named “Al-Qaeda Leadership in Iran”. Readers should look at those two articles before viewing this report. A new detail about Iran’s potential links to 9-11 was brought to my attention after these reports. Credible intelligence shows that in the year...

With major battles occurring in Afghanistan and a new Al-Qaeda effort in Iraq, one has to wonder how the operations are led, by whom, and from where. Most of all, is why. We know that most of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda leadership is hiding in eastern Afghanistan, sometimes crossing into western Pakistan—known as “friendly territory” by the terrorists. Pakistani intelligence, the ISI is largely sympathetic to their cause. While focus remains on this border, few often question how come they are often able to pass through Iran’s section of Baluchistan. The new attacks by Al-Qaeda and their allies are the...

While the world remains fixated on the situation in Iraq, the Bush Administration seems equally fixated on Iran. As the world’s most intense (in quantity and quality) sponsor of international terrorism, and a rogue state in search of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons, the specter of an alliance between the terrorist organization, Al-Qaeda (and its associated branches) of Osama Bin Laden and the fundamentalist state of Iran is indeed a scary one. Recent accusations by Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, and President Bush point out that this is indeed the case. We will examine if the evidence is...

Have you ever wanted all the evidence of a Bin Laden-Iraq connection all at one place? Then go to www.worldthreats.com, and click on "Saddam and Bin Laden: A Match Made Up in Propaganda?", under Middle East. Written by a 17-year old, this article has enough evidence of a conneciton to make any defense lawyer weep.

<p>Only moments after both houses of the state Legislature adjourned business Thursday, a coalition of public service groups announced plans for statewide initiative aimed at preventing political deadlock over future state budgets.</p> <p>The proposal, backed by the League of Women Voters of California and the state's Parent Teachers Association among many others, would change the state constitution so a spending plan could be adopted by 55 percent of the lawmakers instead of the existing two-thirds majority.</p>

The Rally for America organizing committee is delighted to welcome the American Conservative Union to our growing list of Rally for America sponsors!

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has issued a new report to the Security Council condemning 23 nations and movements that recruit child soldiers - yet one entity particularly known for massive recruitment of child warriors is conspicuously absent: the Palestinian Authority. "For the first time in an official report to the Security Council," said Olara Otunnu, Annan's special representative for children and armed conflict, "those who violate standards for the protection of war-affected children have been specifically named and listed." Despite this blanket statement, WorldNetDaily.com reports that amidst cited offenders such as Afghanistan, Colombia, the Philippines, Sudan, and many others, the...