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Green jobs 'czar' signed 'truther' statement in 2004 By Amanda Carpenter President Obama’s “green jobs czar” Van Jones has been targeted again and again by conservatives for his controversial views and now they’ll have another item to use as fodder. Mr. Jones signed a statement for 911Truth.org in 2004 demanding an investigation into what the Bush Administration may have done that “deliberately allowed 9/11 to happen, perhaps as a pretext for war.” His name is listed with 99 other prominent signatories supporting such an investigation on the 911Truth.org website, including Code Pink co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodi Evans, comedienne Janeane...

Healthcare-reform opponent loses part of finger during fight at rally A 65-year-old healthcare-reform opponent had part of a finger bitten off Wednesday night during a rally in Thousand Oaks, authorities said. The incident was reported at 7:26 p.m. at Lynn Road and Hillcrest Drive, where more than 100 people gathered for a pro-healthcare reform vigil organized by Moveon.org. About 15 people opposed to President Barack Obama’s proposed healthcare reform stood across the street from Moveon.org’s group. Members of Code Pink: Women for Peace also were there, authorities said. The finger-biting incident occurred after a member of the group protesting healthcare...

Angry Barry is a political parody high definition 2D side scrolling beat em up in the tradition of classic titles such as Bad Dudes. It is a purely independent title created with an ‘indie’ mentality – making whatever game you want to make without corporate pressure dictating what is created. This game is released for X-Box Live (on X-Box Live, check your Community Games tab, and then go to Action/Adventure games) for the lowest cost possible (400 points), and will be released in the coming months for the PC. In ‘Angry Barry’ you play the role of the titular...

Researchers searching for a cure for obesity said on Thursday they have developed a drug that not only makes mice lose weight, but reverses diabetes and lowers their cholesterol, too. The drug, which they have dubbed fatostatin, stops the body from making fat, instead releasing the energy from food. They hope it may lead to a pill that would fight obesity, diabetes and cholesterol, all at once. Writing in the journal Chemistry and Biology, Salih Wakil of Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, Motonari Uesugi of Kyoto University in Japan and colleagues said the drug interferes with a suite of...

What a difference a political philosophy makes when it comes to funeral coverage. Have you heard a word of complaint from the network anchors that perhaps television is "overcovering" the funeral of Ted Kennedy? Of course not. However, after President Ronald Reagan passed away in 2004, both Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather grumbled aloud about how his funeral was being "overcovered" despite the massive turnout of citizens when he was lain in state in the Capitol Rotunda. The difference between Kennedy and Reagan, of course, was their political philosphies which explains the vastly different reactions to their funeral coverage. So...

I dare anyone to watch this video...it will stop you dead in your tracks, lest we never forget 1 million + plus men and women have given their lives for our freedom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ul60BvTk0U&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Efacebook%2Ecom%2Fhome%2Ephp%3F&feature=player_embedded

For All Of You Savage Nation People, This One Is For You..Michael is thinking of making a movie about his life in the very near future. He only said the movie would open with music from PANTERA. So, I decided to have a little fun with the idea. This video can also be very educational!! People often are asking who Savage is referring to when he talks about "The Hemorrhoid With Ears" or "The Wallbanger", or even "The Yenta" I put as many of the Savage nicknames in the video as I could possibly remember. If you know one of...

Now, schools like Boston College, DePaul University and Tufts University also want to measure prospective students' personalities. Using recently developed evaluation systems, these schools and others are aiming to quantify so-called noncognitive traits such as leadership, resilience and creativity. Colleges say such assessments are boosting the admissions chances for some students who might not have qualified based solely on grades and traditional test scores. The noncognitive assessments also are being used to screen out students believed to be at a higher risk of dropping out, and to identify newly admitted students who might need extra tutoring. Big nonprofits that administer...

President Barack Obama is heading back to school -- on television that is! The commander in chief will appear in a back-to-school television special next month along with pop superstar Kelly Clarkson, and NBA MVP LeBron James. President Obama will appear in a 30-minute documentary that will air on all Viacom channels on September 8 at 8 p.m., the Associated Press reports. In the special, the president stresses the importance of education and calls it the key to people achieving their dreams, the AP writes. President Obama, Clarkson, and James are teaming up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...

In case anyone happens to forget the man he used to be, Arnold Schwarzenegger has put his massive, legendary Conan sword on display in the Governor's Office. The Governator -- and star of the 1982 film -- posted a pic of the weapon on his Twitter page yesterday, with the message "I do still have the Conan sword ... and I keep it in my office."

Dear MoveOn member, Every day we hear new arguments that America should just put off health care reform. But millions of Americans can't afford to wait. Like Joe B., a MoveOn member whose family is facing over $20,000 in costs for their autistic son's treatment because his insurance company won't cover what the doctor prescribed. And Nicole T.'s mother, who lost her insurance coverage after being diagnosed with cancer. With just 14 days until Congress heads back to D.C. to vote on health care, we need to bring the health care debate back to what matters. To do that, we're...

Dear MoveOn member, Everybody is talking about health care these days. But they're not talking about what really matters: the people we all know who live in fear, pain or debt under our current health care system. So next week, we're organizing vigils across the country for everyone who is suffering under our broken health care system. We'll send our members of Congress back to Washington, D.C. with a somber reminder of what's at stake by reading the names and telling the stories of thousands of people who have been denied needed treatments, faced bankruptcy because of a sudden illness,...

This Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This could have been made yesterday.

As one of our readers noted, DID’s articles from 2005-2007 seem to describe 2 different SU-35s. One is a mid-life modernized SU-27 Flanker, but there’s also much more re-engineered “SU-35� variant with canards, thrust vectoring, etc. has been confused with (and possibly redesignated between) the SU-37. So… what do we mean by “SU-35�? This article explains the sources of the widespread confusion regarding the SU-35’s layout and key characteristics, reviews what is now known about the platform, and tracks its development. Those developments are likely to have broad consequences. The aircraft has a home customer in the Russian Air Force,...

Recent polls show that conservatives outnumber liberals by around a 2-1 margin, close to a 40% to 20% spread. They also show however that democrats outnumber republicans by a similar, though smaller margin(1.5-1 or more in some polls). A recent Gallup poll showed that conservatives out number liberals in all 50 states. It's interesting in that there are way more democrats than liberals, but by the same token there are way fewer republicans than conservatives. It seems to me the way back for conservatives is pretty simple math. They need to either a)have te Republican Party do a better job...

New Addington's most dedicated smoker is celebrating her 102nd birthday with a big bash. Beatrice Langley has been enjoying cigarettes since the age of eight, and when she reached the big 100 she vowed not to quit. She has enjoyed over 168,000 fags in her lifetime but has yet to feel any ill effects from her habit. To celebrate the pensioner's birthday on August 27, her nursing home in Frylands Court, Hutchingsons Road, has organised a garden party to take place on Sunday. But Ms Langley said turning another year older wasn't something she was looking forward to. She added:...

This guy just made a complete ass of himself on O'Reilly throwing out wild accusations that people opposing Obama's policies are racist. I can't even count the number of times this racist moron just threw out the race card hoping some of his crap would stick to the wall. One of the dumbest, idiotic, race hustling buffoons I've ever seen. How this clown got on TV is beyond me.

Ted kicking arse and taking names.

My brother has just been diagnosed with stage 4 tonsil cancer. He's going in for the full analysis tomorrow, so we'll know more about the planned course of treatment in a couple of days. First - we need prayers...please! Second - does anyone have any experience with this that they can share? Thanks so much for any support. My brother is one of the most decent, smartest people I know. Thanks, Rob

The Girl from 'Impeenema' A TV ad campaign in Brazil urges folks to urinate in the shower to conserve water ... and save the rain forests. No matter how long we stay in or what kind of showerhead we use, we all have unique shower routines and rituals, some more complex than others. The Brazilian environmental group SOS Mata Altantica, via a cute, kid-oriented TV ad campaign called "Xixi no Banho," suggests that citizens add one more task to their soaping-up, shampooing, conditioning and shaving routines — peeing. The group believes that by adding a yellow stream to the morning's...

As the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marked its 82nd birthday on August 1, the Hu Jintao leadership has taken several major initiatives to raise the quality of its senior personnel. President and Commander-in-chief Hu has also given a big boost to military modernization by pledging unprecedented civilian support for the PLA’s ambitious goals “in the new century and under new historical circumstances.” Yet China’s defense establishment still suffers from enduring problems ranging from an aging leadership to factionalism. Further, Hu’s re-hoisting of the Maoist standard of junmin jiehe, or “the synthesis of the army and the people,” could exacerbate the...

"The tall ship Unicorn, which grounded on rocks Wednesday morning about 400 yards off Nonamesset Island in the Elizabeth Islands chain, just off Martha's Vineyard, has been freed, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday afternoon. The Coast Guard said the ship was refloated with the assistance of the commercial tug Jaguar." "The cause of the incident is not yet known. The Unicorn claims to be the only all-female-crewed tall ship in the world. According to the Unicorn's Web site, the ship was operating under a program called Sisters Under Sail, with plans to sail the East Coast from Baltimore to...

Guest AuthorMichael R. Fox, Ph.D., is a nuclear scientist and a science and energy resource for Hawaii Reporter and a science analyst for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, is retired and now lives in Eastern Washington. He has nearly 40 years experience in the energy field. He has also taught chemistry and energy at the University level. His interest in the communications of science has led to several communications awards, hundreds of speeches, and many appearances on television and talk shows. He can be reached via email at mailto:mike@foxreport.org ************SNIP********** What is remarkable is that a society of Journalists, allegedly...

Imagine being able to walk out your door, strap on a small device and fly to work, bypassing all the morning traffic. It's not as far-fetched as you might think.

Beekeepers in Scotland have warned of a serious threat to the industry after a deadly disease was discovered. At least four hives and three apiaries in Perthshire have been found to be infected with American Foulbrood (AFB). The honeybee disease was discovered while investigating cases of European Foulbrood (EFB) in the area. Colonies infected with EFB can be saved if the case is not serious. However, those with AFB cannot be treated with antibiotics and have to be destroyed. Foulbrood is caused by a bacterium which gets inside bee larvae and uses up their food supply, starving them to death....

Arachnophobia has gripped southeastern France after a pensioner suffered a near-lethal bite from a rare spider whose venom is said to be "as dangerous as a cobra's". François Inderchit, 59, was settling down for his afternoon siesta earlier this month in Orange, in Vaucluse, and was bitten by something "a bit more violent than a mosquito" when he turned over in bed. He saw that it was a spider and that he had killed it. Within 24 hours, a gaping, gangrenous wound six inches long, three inches wide and half an inch deep developed around the bite area on Mr...

I publish history research papers by secondary students from around the world, and from time to time I get a paper submitted which includes quite a bit more opinion than historical research. The other day I got a call from a prospective teenage author saying he had noticed on my website that most of the papers seemed to be history rather than opinion, and was it alright for him to submit a paper with his opinions? I said that opinions were fine, if they were preceded and supported by a good deal of historical research for the paper, and that...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A man fatally shot an armed intruder while protecting his 5-year-old relative late Wednesday, authorities said. Columbus police continued to investigate an overnight shooting on the city’s Southwest Side. CPD said the incident started with a home invasion but it was the suspect who was fatally shot.

CHICAGO — Members of the country's oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group's money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness. In the suit filed in Washington, D.C., the Alpha Kappa Alpha members also alleged that international President Barbara McKinzie bought designer clothing, jewelry and lingerie with the sorority credit card. She then redeemed points the purchases earned on the card to buy a big-screen television and gym equipment, the lawsuit said. "This is extraordinarily shocking if...

Crowley will address the press.

Dear Friend, As you know there are some people in this country that remain skeptical as to the location of President Obama's birth. These people, dismissed by some in the media as lunatics and called "Birthers" simply desire proof that the President is a legitimate Constitutionally qualified natural born American. President Obama could easily clear up the questions surrounding his birth simply by releasing the long form version of his Birth Certificate to the public, but to date President Obama has refused and legally fought challenges to release that document. The long form version of his Birth Certificate would contain...

Published on More Intelligent Life (http://moreintelligentlife.com) WHEN NOVELISTS SOBER UP By Tom Shone Created 20/07/2009 - 10:57 Writers who drink are old hat. But what about writers who quit drinking? Tom Shone has been studying them for his new novel ...From INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Summer 2009John Cheever was most unhappy to be picked up for vagrancy by the cops. “My name is John Cheever [1]!” he bellowed. “Are you out of your mind?” Found sharing some hooch with the down-and-outs in downtown Boston, he was promptly admitted to Smithers Alcoholism Treatment Centre on Manhattan’s East 93rd Street, where he...

I found this cartoon on Youtube and have my kids watch every once in a while. There's a section about 4:20 in the kind of makes me think of the healthcare plan the National/Socialist Democrats are pushing. At any rate the cartoon is an interesting perspective on National Socialism you just won't see discussed these days. Will the rats take it this far? Sadly, I don't see it as such a stretch. Walt Disney - Anti Nazi Cartoon

(IsraelNN.com) Starting in late July, a group of Israeli combat veterans will be holding a training camp in New York to teach advanced self-defense techniques to Jews in U.S. communities. An increasing number of American Jews have expressed interest in the program following a wave of anti-Semitic incidents worldwide over the past year, organizers report. The group calls itself Kitat Konenut New York – a reference to the “rapid response teams” active throughout Judea and Samaria. Rapid response teams in Israel, comprised of local civilians who are IDF veterans, have often been the first on the scene of terrorist attacks...

In what can only be a false statement, Rep. Shea-Porter claims that her constituents would "love" to wait in line to receive medical care. With news that the Senate will not be considering Health Care legislation until after the August recess, Shea-Porter will now be able to spend a nice month in New Hampshire where she will surely be getting the good treatment that she deserves for making comments like this. Watch the video at NetRightNation.com

LIVE FROMTHE APOLLO 11. BY JIM STALLARD - - - - July 20, 1969, 10:20 p.m. EDT Interior of Apollo 11 lunar module Mission Control: Okay Eagle, you're go for the module EVA. We've established visual of the ladder with the external camera. You'll be going out on a live feed so watch your step and keep it clean, gentleman! Neil Armstrong: (Chuckling) Roger that, Houston. Just mom and apple pie. Mission Control: Appreciated. You can go when ready. We've all got our fingers crossed on the dust issue. Armstrong: Come again Houston. The what? Mission Control: The dust. Armstrong:...

The doctor who attempted to revive legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix on the night he died has said it is "plausible" that he was murdered. John Bannister, the on-call registrar at the now closed St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, said in an interview that the patient seemed to have "drowned" in a large amount of red wine. The account fits with one given by James "Tappy" Wright, a 65-year-old former road manager who worked for Hendrix's manager Mike Jeffrey. Wright has claimed in a new book that indebted Jeffrey had taken out a $2m life-insurance policy on the star amid...

It's big, it's black, it's gooey and it may be alive. Giant blobs of thick, oily biological material are floating in the Arctic Ocean's Chukchi Sea north of the Bering Strait, reports the Anchorage Daily News.

1 [a] Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; 2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land. 10 A little while, and...

Supervisor Ray Watson was even more clear that he wants answers as to the money mystery, "We didn't know where were by about 35 million dollars and that's a real concern."

Thank you for sharing your views about energy legislation. Effective clean energy legislation will reduce carbon emissions and promote the production of renewable energy—but most importantly it will also ensure the creation of new clean energy jobs and industries. Clean energy legislation must also ensure the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers and protect consumers by keeping utility rates affordable. We must work to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by making America a global leader in clean energy manufacturing. For this reason, I recently announced legislation called the Investments for Manufacturing Progress and Clean Technology (IMPACT) Act. This legislation, which was...

WSJ reporter Jay Solomon reported a update of the ousting of Honduras president Manuel Zelaya and several other reports from other sources have reported that President Obama and the US state department want Mr. Zelaya restored back in office through a peaceful democratic dialogue.

Hand-held vacuum cleaner which is run on "the fastest motor in the world", ten times quicker than the engine of a Boeing 747 aircraft. The DC 31 is the latest in a long-line of vacuums produced by the British inventor, but is the first ever domestic appliance to incorporate a so-called digital switched reluctance motor, which Sir James claims is the "fastest motor in the world, by a long stretch." The machine could be the first of many products to feature the motor, from food blenders or even electric cars, Sir James has suggested. At 104,000 revolutions per minute, the...

The Brooklyn Cyclones unveil their summer stimulus package next week: free President Obama bobbleheads. The first 2,500 fans at Tuesday's game in Coney Island will receive the collectible giveaway as the team - renamed the "Baracklyn Cyclones" for one night - honors the new commander in chief. The minor league club will also offer universal health care, in the form of free Band-Aids to the first 500 fans. Plumbers named Joe can collect two free tickets to the game against the Hudson Valley Renegades. Fans also will receive discount coupons and American flags when leaving KeySpan Park on Surf Ave....

Liberty University’s student Democratic club has reached an agreement with the school on its status. Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said today that a change in university policy will allow the Liberty University College Democrats to exist as an unofficial club. The policy change, which took effect yesterday, also changed the College Republicans from an officially recognized campus group to the new unofficial status. Liberty withdrew official recognition of the Lynchburg school’s club last month because it supported the Democratic Party’s platforms and candidates. Under the new policy, the unofficial organizations won’t receive school funding but may use the Liberty name...

The man, who was flying over a remote beach near Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, escaped with cuts and bruises, but his passenger was critically injured. The pilot told rescuers he was flying along the beach, where the two friends had been camping, and had turned to get a closer look at a crocodile. The next thing he remembered was being upside down in a mudflat. The pilot dragged his passenger to the safety of the shore, away from crocodiles, and buried the man in the sand up to his neck in an attempt to prevent him from developing hypothermia....

There can't be too many red-blooded men who'd want Sacha Baron Cohen's current job. The leather hotpants he wears look eye-wateringly tight and the leg waxes are surely excruciating. But they must certainly envy him for his fiancée. Isla Fisher arrived at the UK premiere of Brüno last night looking every inch the glamour puss. More...Sacha Baron Cohen goes naked for magazine shoot (but keeps his kugelsack hidden) Fancy meeting you here! Peaches and Pixie Geldof share delighted hug at Bruno premiere The Australian actress wore a tight strapless grey dress and a slick of red lipstick. And she came...

Southern barbecue is a must-have item on the set of “Live with Regis and Kelly” — after Brad Orrison finished taping his segment for today’s morning show, two smoked pork shoulders disappeared off the set. Orrison, his sister, Brooke Orrison Lewis and brother, Brett, were in New York for the taping of the show’s grilling contest, “Live’s Ultimate Hometown Grill Off” Wednesday and showed host Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, (subbing for a vacationing Kelly Ripa) how he makes pulled pork sandwiches at The Shed BBQ and Blues Joint near Ocean Springs. “After it was over and the...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall Wednesday, her chief of staff said. Clinton was on her way to the White House when she fell and injured her elbow, chief of staff Cheryl Mills said in a statement released late Wednesday.

The cynical, politically motivated, and apparently illegal firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin shocks the conscience. I'm not going to examine here the circumstances surrounding the termination of Walpin but I do wish to remind readers that AmeriCorps has long been ripe for abuse. ACORN took advantage of the federal agency a decade ago. As I wrote previously, ACORN, which is now notorious for its commingling of funds within its network of affiliates, used government resources to promote legislation. A congressional report noted that there was "apparent cross-over funding between ACORN, a political advocacy group and ACORN Housing Corp....