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Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Keith Davis, Wanda Sheppard, Senje Sedera LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net July 4: Keith Davis Radio Host and Wanda Sheppard Health Care Practitioner: Sanje Sedera Candidate for Third Vice Chair of the Clark County Democratic Party: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and co-hosted by Ronda Baldwin Kennedy. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 309-6690.

The thought hit as soon as the bus pulled up: "I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun." Actually, what I really had was a notebook, a pen, and a digital recorder. Oh yeah, and a seat on Esotouric's Raymond Chandler Bus Tour, having decided to learn whether L.A. really is, as Chandler's hard-bitten detective Philip Marlowe once said, "just a big dry sunny place with ugly homes and no style." To find out, I...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/06/28/2610785.htm?section=justin There have been more protests about power cuts in Delhi as people in the Indian capital suffer in a continuing heatwave. Police have broken up demonstrations outside the offices of power distribution companies. As angry residents wait for this year's delayed monsoon, it is becoming hotter and the disruptions to power supplies are getting bigger. Most of the residents have been experiencing power outages for between six and 10 hours a day. With temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius, there is an increasing demand for electricity as everyone tries to cool down but the electricity system is unable to cope....

The Obama administration will leave open the door for discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions even as demonstrators question the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, administration officials said Sunday. Ahmadinejad has accused the West of stoking unrest, singling out Britain and the United States for alleged meddling. Last week, Iran expelled two British diplomats, and Britain responded in kind. Iran, which detained nine British Embassy employees Saturday before releasing four, has said it's considering downgrading diplomatic ties with Britain. The U.S. has not had diplomatic relations with Tehran since the aftermath of the Iranian revolution in 1979. On...

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While the White House contended on Sunday that Iran's president wasn't in charge of his country's foreign policy and said his criticism of Washington was little more than "bloviations," US officials stressed Washington is still interested in dialogue with the Iranian leadership. US President Barack Obama's top adviser, David Axelrod, said the US remains open to meeting, alongside its European allies, with Iran in Paris in an effort to curb Teheran's nuclear ambitions. "Let's be clear that we didn't meddle in the election in Iran," Axelrod said. "The dispute in Iran is between the leadership in Iran and their own...

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is waiting for an answer to his June 8 letter to Attorney General Holder. And he may wait a good while longer because the Justice Department doesn’t want to explain its decision to dismiss its civil case -- the worst case of voter intimidation in many years -- and not pursue a criminal indictment. Wolf’s letter -- a copy of which appears below (click on the image for a larger version) -- asks why the Justice Department dismissed a default judgment and dropped the case against the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which Wolf’s letter...

   Under questioning, Attorney Gen. Holder was surprisingly forthright in admitting that the hate bill is not intended to protect everyone, or even the majority. He said only historically oppressed minorities were to benefit. This means Jews, blacks, homosexuals, women, etc. Holder made it clear that if a white Christian male, including a serviceman or police officer, was the victim of a violent hate crime by any minority he would have to find redress from traditional law. He could not avail himself of the triple penalties and rapid government/justice system response given a protected minority.____________________________________________ LEAHY'S HATE BILL HEARING A SHAM...

One warm summer day many years ago, I saw St. Peter’s and its piazza for the first time. I was, of course, overwhelmed at its grandeur and enormity. Yet something was not right. Where was Peter in all this? I knew he was the first pope, but how did that relate to this vast complex of columns and statues? He was a fisherman from Galilee.As I walked toward the left side entrance to the basilica, I looked up at the statue of a muscular man carrying the famous key to the Kingdom of heaven. I felt Peter coming closer. Then,...

Pictured: Michael Jackson's father laughing outside family home An extraordinary image of Michael Jackson's father laughing emerged today. The picture shows Joe Jackson sharing a joke with Reverend Jesse Jackson, a close friend of the Jacksons, outside the family home in Los Angeles. The image will do little to dampen growing criticism of the Jackson family and their alleged failure to help the singer as his health deteriorated. However, the family today demanded an independent post mortem to find out exactly why he died. [Pic in URL] Sharing a laugh: Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, and Joe Jackson share a light...

President -- 2012 Sarah Palin: 76 Mike Huckabee: 54 Mitt Romney: 52 Bobby Jindal: 19 Ron Paul: 9 In a straw poll at the Olathe Republican Party's annual Picnic and Straw Poll Saturday at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, Todd Tiahrt grabbed a big win in a straw poll faceoff. Tiahrt and Moran, both members of Congress, are squaring off in the GOP primary next year for the U.S. Senate. Saturday's results: Tiahrt: 165 votes. Moran: 46. The 3rd District, which encompasses the site of the poll, is a major battleground in the primary race given that Moran hails from Hays...

Abaya gets a makeover from John Galliano and Blumarine Top European fashion labels, including John Galliano and Blumarine, have sent models in couture abayas down the runway in an effort to lure wealthy Muslim women. 26 Jun 2009 [Pics in URL] A horsewoman in a flowing, made-to-measure Islamic gown atop a snorting steed opened the fashion show on Thursday at the George V Hotel in Paris. Abayas are the body-covering black robes some Muslim women don over their clothing in public, usually accompanied by a head scarf or niqab, the face veil that covers all but the eyes. Designers who...

This week in Scifi: Sun: 8/9 -- Merlin -- NBC 8/9 -- Impact -- ABC Also there are variety of scifi shows on www.fancast.com Also starting this Thursday on the SciFi Channel, the Twilight Zone Marathon...

Uncle Sam singing, tipping his hat, taking money, throwing it around and explaining why cap and trade is not a tax....

While BravoTV's "Top Chef Masters" disappoints, Food Network's "The Next Food Network Star" churns on. We've got drama between the contenders, all sorts of believable food, the ones you'll hate, the ones you'll love, liars and charletons. All with pics of food AND people you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.

"Bachelorette" Jillian's down to 5 fellows vying for her hand. She will soon visit their home towns and meet their parents. There's lots of scripted drama going on in this reality series including some live stripping and one fellow out for no one but himself. All with pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.

It's a whimsical collection of oddities, pics and smiles in this week's Thoughts. To include pics of the Obamas doing tasteless things, a story of a big star trying to reach his dead pig and an X-rated Burger King ad you gotta see.

California Assembly Speaker: Conservative Talkers Are Terrorists By Noel Sheppard (Bio | Archive) June 27, 2009 - 14:34 ET Conservative talk radio hosts are terrorists. So said the Speaker of California's Assembly in an interview published at the Los Angeles Times Saturday. As amazing as it may seem, this was Karen Bass's (D-LA) response to the question, "How do you think conservative talk radio has affected the Legislature's work?" (h/t NBer Gary Hall):

We have accumulated probably 3-6 months worth of stuff thus far, a good chunk of it being dry and canned goods, but more and more I am eying that deep freeze and all the food in it, because although there have been discussions of a generator purchase, we still don’t have one and I am very wary of the possibility that a power loss will render most of it useless. Another motivation is the fact that dried food lasts for so much longer and loses far less nutrients than canning, and I would like to use or save every bit...

It's coming upon the TV doldrums of summer and America's Got Talent steps up to fill the void. Can a guy whose claim to fame is his ability to put a drill of his nose really win this thing? Also, the new BravoTV cooking contest doesn't quite meet the standards of its cousin "Top Chef". For the "Top Chef Masters" cook up stuff way too heady for the humble home cook. All with pics and video you'll find nowhere else on the Internet.