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INDIANAPOLIS– Indiana Corporate Compliance, International Corporate Compliance, Inc. and Papillon Global Marketing, LLC are no longer allowed to misrepresent themselves as a government agency to Indiana business owners Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today (July 2, 2009). The Marion County Superior Court issued a permanent injunction requiring the companies to immediately stop sending any written notices or transmissions that could reasonably be interpreted as a compliance notice from a government entity.

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, serving humanity simply by showing up, and he’s not retiring until every American agrees with him, do NOT doubt him, with shrieks of joy at the mere mention of his name...

According to link 1, the CPM rate for network television is $ 20 to 40 per thousand unique viewers. And link two outlines that ABC got 4.703 million viewers on that night. So if we treat this as a standard run of the mill advertisement(which it was, a pure political advertisement) we would have to come to the conclusion that in terms of campaign ad equivalency ABC donated 2,821,200 dollars to help out the effort. (I chose the lowest number; 20 CPM. I also didn't take into account for the length of said ad. Most ads are what.... 1 or...

WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area. The United States, facing a growing Afghan insurgency, began stepping up drone attacks on militant strongholds in lawless enclaves on the Pakistani side of the border a year ago despite Pakistani complaints. Three missiles were fired at militant hideouts in an area near the Afghan border controlled by Pakistani Taliban leader and al Qaeda ally Baitullah Mehsud, killing 10 militants and wounding seven, two intelligence agency officials said....

White supremacists and neo-Nazi hate groups plan to take advantage of the anti-tax "Tea Parties" set to occur in more than 1,000 cities and localities over the July 4 holiday weekend to disseminate racist fliers and other materials and attempt to recruit others to their cause, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). ADL's Center on Extremism, which monitors extremist groups and provides information to law enforcement and the public, has released information on its Web site describing the attempt by white supremacists to co-opt the anti-tax message of the events as a means to spread racism and anti-Semitism....

Job growth showed surprising strength in November, according to a government report that also showed the unemployment rate edging higher from a five-year low. Employers added 132,000 jobs to payrolls in November, according to the Labor Department, up from a revised gain of 79,000 in October. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com had forecast a gain of 105,000 jobs.

...A notice from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shows the Obama administration is seeking to lift a rule that forbids those infected with HIV from entering the country. If the HIV travel ban is lifted, the virus that causes AIDS will be removed from the list of "a communicable disease of public health significance" that disqualifies foreigners from passing customs. In the late 1980s, Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina was a proponent of the ban, leading the effort to get it codified into law. Since then, it's been of particular concern to the gay advocacy groups...

The post of President of the European Council is enshrined in the EU's reforming Lisbon Treaty, which can't come into force until all 27 member states have ratified it. So far only 23 nations have completed that process. Whoever is picked for the job would serve a two-and-a-half-year term, renewable once. The new top job is also aimed at finally answering former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's famous 1970 question: "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?" If the Lisbon Treaty does get the greenlight, notably at a second Irish referendum on the subject due in...

(snip) In 1995 Colin Powell said that if the North dared to use its missiles and weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. would turn North Korea into "a charcoal briquette." Clearly North Korea cannot use its missiles without risking its own complete destruction. Now that Powell is Secretary of State, he appears to grasp the importance of the missile deal that Bill Clinton nearly pulled off. Once others in the Bush administration understand that the alternatives to negotiating with the North are all worse than agreements that have been gotten (in 1994) and can still be gotten today, one hopes...

Normally I hesitate to inflict scholarly papers on others, but a recent release by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University appealed to my libertarian sensibilities. "Freedom in the 50 States" analyzes and ranks the states by factors indicative of economic and personal freedom, and the results are enlightening. Measured by the conventional, two-dimensional view of American politics, the top ten (most free) are a mix of dark Red States and light Red States with one light Blue State. The bottom ten are all dark Blues. Also note that the bottom ten include a high proportion of the states which...

This weekend I'm heading for Boiling Springs, S.C., to join one of the many TEA party events that will be taking place around the country July 4. I received inquiries and interest from people involved in several of the events that are taking place; so why Boiling Springs? Because organizers there did not try to discourage me from presenting what I believe to be the true and essential message about the crisis the United States now faces. I believe it's a crisis that goes beyond Obama and his determination to drive America over the cliff of socialist self-destruction. It goes...

Two Mexican Midget Wrestlers Killed by Fake Prostitutes Friday, July 03, 2009 * Print * MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say two professional wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel in the capital may have been drugged to death by female robbers. Autopsies are being performed on the two midget wrestlers, one of whom went by the name "La Parkita" — or "Little Death" — and wore a skeleton costume in the ring.

Portland, Oregon to Owosso, Michigan and return! A special train operated by the Steam Railroading Institute, Friends of the 4449 and the Friends of the 261 will travel over 5000 miles across country and return. This special train will be pulled by "The Worlds Most Famous Steam Locomotive" Southern Pacific "Daylight" No. 4449. This beautiful train will operate on an Amtrak special train on various railroads between Portland, OR and Owosso, MI. Tickets are available for all portions of this trip. TrainFestival 2009 has teamed up with the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners (AAPRCO) to offer luxury seating...

The leader of a national Latino political organization wasn't happy with the results of the June 25 Thursday's immigration policy meeting at the White House between the president and congressional leaders. "They have to move from statements and meetings to doing something concrete," Arturo Vargas, director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials told the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion, which is published in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina lamented that "we have a lot of Democrats who don't want to support a plan for amnesty, for necessary changes, and who just want to apply...

Senior military officials of China and Nigeria pledged here on Thursday to further enhance military cooperation. The years after diplomatic ties forged between China and Nigeria has witnessed frequent high-level visits and expanding exchanges and cooperation in various fields, said Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie in a meeting with visiting Nigerian Defense Minister Shettima Mustapha. Liang said peoples of China and Nigeria share a long history of friendship and the strategic partnership has been established between the two countries. He said China appreciated Nigeria's adherence to the one-China policy and its support to China on the human rights issue. China...

Freep the poll in USA TODAY. Does the Second Amendment give individuals the right to bear arms?

AKOLA: Citizens from various walks of life have expressed opposition to Thursday's Delhi High Court order decriminalising homosexual sex, by holding that section 377 of Indian Penal Code violates the Constitution. Various Central ministers have expressed differing opinions on the issue in the recent past. In Akola, BJP MP Sanjay Dhotre said he was staunchly against the decision as it would totally destroy Indian culture and put an end to social ethics and values. He said he would fight tooth and nail in Parliament and outside if the Union government moves to scrap section 377 of IPC. Noted psychiatrist Dr...

Anchorage, AK (Catholic Anchor) – At the end of this month, Father Leo Walsh heads to Washington, D.C. to begin a new job that deals with some of the roots of age-old human conflicts. Born, raised and ordained to the priesthood in Alaska, Father Walsh will leave his home state to work for at least three years with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, where his primary task will be to facilitate greater understanding between Catholics and Muslims across the country. Setting the table As associate director for the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, Father Walsh will do much...

Al Franken (Reuters)Al Franken, the Democratic comedian-turned-politician who has a long history of anti-Catholic diatribes, was today declared the winner of the disputed 2008 U.S. Senate race in Minnesota by the state’s Supreme Court. Following the decision, incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman conceded defeat, CNN reported. Franken’s victory leaves the Democrats poised to assume a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate.

WASHINGTON- A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination