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EXCLUSIVE Cleric bans homosexual nurse from washing and dressing him in jail HATE preacher Abu Hamza has refused any more treatment from his prison nurse after finding out the man is gay. The nurse, nickname Queenie, has been helping to wash and dress the convicted terrorist for more than two years. A prison source told the Mirror the full-time staffer is openly gay and has a camp voice. Officers at Belmarsh jail are said to be surprised Hamza, 48, has not noticed before. Now the cleric is claiming it is against his religion and human rights to be treated by...

The summer of 2008 has reminded us that events can intrude on the best-laid plans of political men and women. One week soaring gas prices dominate the public mind. The next week a Russian invasion of Georgia becomes the main focus of attention. A third week a massive credit crisis that threatens our financial system overwhelms everything else, to the point that carefully crafted domestic policy proposals may well have to be scrapped or profoundly readjusted. That is the nature of politics. Sometimes it’s within your capacity to control events; and sometimes you accept the fact that you have to...

Nationalization has its consequences. Just note the rhetoric coming from some prominent voices on the left. The government's foray into offering services normally provided by the private sector by bailing out aging mortgage giants gives it the power to implement "green" building requirements, according to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He suggested Sept. 23 that any construction financed by government-funded mortgages should be certified "green" according to the standards of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. "If we're going to be in the mortgage business as a government, then every government-funded mortgage -...

Today Joe Biden went on the attack against John McCain's foreign policy judgement. Why doesn't the McCain camp do the same and let Sarah Palin go on the attack against Obama? I watched a number of her rallies and she basically sticks to the same script. Look, there are only 41 or so days left and there isn't much time to persuade people. Why isn't Palin unleashed??

For the first time since Hurricane Ike blew away much of the city, residents of Galveston began streaming home today. But the city is in such bad shape, those hurrying back home were given an ominous warning: Bring tetanus shots, rat poisoning and don't bring children. If that's not enough, planes are spraying the city with insecticide to prevent a boom in the mosquito population, the water isn't drinkable and people are urged to wear face masks to guard against inhaling toxic mold that is proliferating in the sweltering city. Nevertheless, highways into Galveston were jammed with cars today as...

A federal appeals court says it was constitutional for the United States to require visitors from two dozen Arab and Muslim countries and North Korea to register with immigration authorities. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued its ruling Wednesday in cases brought by several men who claimed their constitutional rights were violated. The program was put in place after the Sept. 11, 2001 . . .

I think we should all call this number, fold their office phones. I called and they did answer my call but no answer to the press release about Berg lawsuit.

Police investigating the Finnish college massacre are looking into possible direct links with the country's last mass shooting Detectives believe gunman Matti Saari, who killed ten people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki, may have had contact with the killer of eight people at a school in Jokela last November. They are examining email and telephone records and suggestions the guns for both massacres could have come from the same shop. Tuesday's shooting was an almost carbon copy of that in November. Pekka Eric Auvinen, 18, also posted warnings on YouTube. Both gunmen shot themselves and died later...

You can see the video version of the Voters Guide for Serious Catholics from Catholic Answers Actions at YouTube. Video at link

Philippians 1:29 For unto You it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmental crusader Al Gore urged young people on Wednesday to engage in civil disobedience to stop the construction of coal plants without the ability to store carbon. The former U.S. vice president, whose climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Academy Award, told a philanthropic meeting in New York City that "the world has lost ground to the climate crisis." "If you're a young person looking at the future of this planet and looking at what is being done right now, and not done, I believe we have reached the...

Taro Aso, a Catholic conservative, takes over as Japan's prime minister with a vow to bolster his country's lackluster economy. The 68-year-old Aso, a former Olympic skeetshooter, is Japan's first Catholic leader.

Feminists have a bad habit of conflating voluntary sexual relations with rape, and here we go again. The Family Violence Prevention Fund's new youth rape study claims that "Nearly One in Five Young Women Have Experienced Forced Intercourse." Sounds terrible, right? Except that much of what they call "forced intercourse" (i.e. rape) is not forced. According to Child Trends, who conducted the study for the FVPF, the "Types of Force Used" include: 1) "verbal pressure" 2) "being given alcohol or drugs" 3) "being told the relationship would end as a means of forcing intercourse." I certainly don't believe that verbally...

While Sarah Palin huddled behind closed doors with global leaders yesterday, hubby Todd and baby Trig took off for some real fun - on the famous carousel in Central Park. Todd - known as Alaska's "First Dude" - was spotted on the famous ride as he joyfully cradled Trig in his arms. The 5-month-old Trig has Down syndrome. SNIP

EnCana Corporation, through its 50-50 integrated oil venture with ConocoPhillips, will begin construction this month of a Coker and Refinery Expansion (CORE) project at the Wood River refinery in Roxana, Illinois. The project will expand upgrading capacity as well as increase production of clean transportation fuels for the U.S. Midwest market. "The CORE project will transform Wood River into a more modern, efficient refinery producing a high proportion of clean transportation fuels in the heart of one of North America's largest consumer markets. This refinery expansion and coker addition capture the capital and operational efficiencies of building on a well-established...

REMEMBER 9/11: The WTC, Flight 93 and the Pentagon! Never, never forget the attacks on our country. We need to be ready to protect this country from all who would do her harm, both foreign and DOMESTIC.

Paulson, Bernanke Explain Plan Today Sec. of Treasury Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke explain Pres. Bush's financial services proposal at a House Financial Services Cmte. hearing. Learn more about the plan on Washington Journal.

UPDATE Wednesday 2:00 pm I have a pretty good feeling that we will have a permit to gather on the west Capital lawn on Saturday from 10:00 AM til 6: PM, not in writing yet, but so far it looks good.

'LIVE YOUR life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says, 'Oh, s - - -! She's awake." This is anonymous, like most of the delicious things that come across my desk. Here's another one on the current political fracas. "Jesus was a community organizer, but Pilate was the governor." Oh, come on. I am beginning to think this kind of sniping just feeds supporters of the McCain-Palin ticket, or the Palin-McCain ticket as Sarah Palin calls it. Also, if the snipe is against Obama, then it fuels his supporters....

You Must Watch Obsession Because CAIR Doesn't Want You To Know The Truth About Radical IslamTopics: Understanding Islam Via Dan Riehl, I see that CAIR is once again "Outraged" - this time in Fla - and they want to shut down the distribution of copies of the movie, Obsession, being distributed in newspapers there. Apparently a few politically correct, highly ill informed, naive papers have refused to include the insert including one in North Carolina. Dan has the links to two videos to YouTube by CAIRtv in which the also obviously politically correct, highly ill-informed, naive newscasters play right into...