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Fed up with his congressman's vote on a sweeping climate-change bill that passed the House of Representatives in late June, the proprietor of McArthur's Bakery took to his street sign and posted a clear message to all passersby: "Russ Carnahan voted to ... close us and other ... small business." McArthur told FOXNews.com that every aspect of his business relies on the forms of energy targeted by the American Clean Energy and Security Act, and that his congressman, Carnahan, was supporting "a direct tax increase on small business" by voting for it. "We make (our product) with electricity, we bake...

BEFORE Sarah Palin stepped on the story, the talk of the Belt way was Salongate at The Washington Post. The venerable newspaper hatched a scheme whereby it would hold a series of "salons" at the home of publisher Katharine Weymouth in order to sell lobbyists and corporations access to Obama administration officials and the Post reporters and editors who cover them. "Bring your organization's CEO or executive director literally to the table," read a flier for the first event. "Interact with key Obama administration and congressional leaders . . . Spirited? Yes. Confrontational? No. The relaxed setting in the home...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's decision to resign at the end of this month is one of the most surprising, perplexing and just plain fascinating moves from a national politician in recent memory. As such, it produces any number of consequences -- intended and otherwise -- in the political world. (Like it or not, Palin is a prime mover on the national scene; she acts and others react.)

THE death of Robert McNa mara at 93 was less a faint reverberation of a receding era than a reminder that mentalities are the defining attributes of eras, and certain American mentalities recur with, it sometimes seems, metronomic regularity. McNamara came to Washington from a robust Detroit -- he headed Ford when America's swaggering automobile manufacturers enjoyed 90 percent market share -- to be President John Kennedy's secretary of defense. Seemingly confident that managing the competition of nations could be as orderly as managing competition among the three participants in Detroit's oligopoly, McNamara entered government seven months before the birth...

N. Korea suspected to be behind cyber attack: source SEOUL, July (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to have orchestrated the recent cyber attack that disrupted dozens of South Korean Web sites, including that of the presidential office, parliamentary sources said Wednesday, citing informal reports by the top spy agency. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) suspects North Korea or its sympathizers may have been behind the Internet attack against major South Korean Web sites of government agencies, banks and Internet portals, which was first detected Tuesday evening, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. The spy agency briefed...

During the election, despite having been portrayed as America's first post-racial candidate, Barack Obama actually represented the complete opposite. With astonishing cunning and guile, a type that his opponents could have never imagined possible, Obama and his campaign unabashedly and tenaciously used race to goad Americans into believing that voting for him would right the wrongs of America's racial history. Obama audaciously rode on the coattails of black America's historical circumstances in order to win the presidency. He deceived the nation into believing that he too was a "typical black person" and that a vote for him would offer a...

He has a secret identity, an eye-catching costume and a mission to uproot evil. But the Human Shrub, as he likes to be called, is not your garden-variety super hero. His powers don’t include being faster than a speeding bullet or leaping tall buildings in a single bound. Instead, he is rather good at weeding. And he is determined to make Colchester look its best again in a battle with his sworn enemy – the cost-cutting council. The herbaceous hero sprang into action earlier this year when he planted himself outside the town hall to protest at a council plan...

Two Republican governors, both considered rising stars -- the "next Reagan" -- have been prominent in the news the last couple of weeks. Mark Sanford and Sarah Palin are both conspicuously religious, both defenders of states' rights, both unabashed conservatives, and both relatively young and attractive. One of those two, Mark Sanford, lied to the people of South Carolina, lied to his wife, and had an illicit affair. He is now, presumably, intending to remain Governor of South Carolina -- at least until the Almighty, his wife, and enormous political pressure compels him to resign. Sarah Palin has been the...

Foreign currency funds can protect you from a dollar decline, but they might not be necessary. This week's G-8 meeting in Italy has kicked off with the traditional warm-up event -- yet another debate about whether the dollar will, or should, lose its place as the world's reserve currency. This time the governments of China, Russia and Brazil all plan to raise the issue. In keeping with recent tradition, any demands that the dollar be toppled will, of course, be accompanied by soothing remarks that they are demanding no such thing. For the rest of us, this debate raises three...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEPod-hxD7g&fe... Watch this YouTube video - very scary. This happened on US soil.

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Women who say they don't need a man may well be right – after human sperm was created in the lab. The breakthrough could give hope to infertile couples and men left unable to have children after having cancer treatment.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Former figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been charged with being part of a Northern New Jersey drug ring. The 31-year-old Bobek made her first court appearance Monday by video from the Hudson County Jail. (snip) She is charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Hudson County. Attorney Sam DeLuca entered a not guilty plea for Bobek. She was held on $200,000 bail and faces up to 10 years in prison if she's convicted. (snip) Prosecutor Edward DeFazio says 20 people have been arrested in connection with the ring. Bobek won the women's U.S. figure skating...

Message board reveals the malicious intention of Chavez The goal, on Sunday July 5, was to cause a slaughter and create martyrs. 07.07.09 - Updated: 07.07.09 09:22 pm - Writing: diario@elheraldo.hn Honduras AFP captured the moment when Hugo Chávez coordinated from the office, the military operation that led to Manuel Zelaya Rosales of Honduras, in a blatant violation of Honduran airspace. However, rather than seeing a former military coup indicating Panasonic TV and applauding the "feat" Zelaya Rosales, which was transmitted live by the channel Telesur, experts in political and security issues will have been struck by the message written...

Sales of gold and silver bullion coins were up sharply in the first half of 2009, when dealers were citing strong physical demand amid worries about other investments. Sales remained strong but abated somewhat in late spring and early summer, but there are at least some signs it might be on the rise again, said one dealer. “Over the last 30 days, business has picked up again mostly because, I believe, there is a lot of skepticism still in the market about which way the economy is heading,” said Scott Thomas, president and chief executive of American Precious Metals Exchange...

Rio Tinto executives arrested in China Anne Barrowclough in Sydney Rio Tinto's iron ore sales team has been arrested in Shanghai, threatening a diplomatic rift between Australia and China. Officers from China's Public Security Bureau are reported to have raided the Anglo-Australian mining group's Shanghai offices and removed computers used by each of the four executives, who have been detained since Sunday. The Australian Government is today seeking urgent consular access to Stern Hu, an Australian passport holder among the arrested men. The other three men are Chinese passport holders. The company and Australian diplomats have been given no reason...

The question came from a Colorado neurologist. "Mr. President," he said at a recent forum, "what can you do to convince the American public that there actually are limits to what we can pay for with our American health-care system? And if there are going to be limits, who . . . is going to enforce the rules for a system like that?" President Obama called it the "right question" -- then failed to answer it. This was not surprising: The query is emerging as the ultimate challenge in reining in health-care costs that now consume $2.5 trillion per year,...

  July 8, 2009 Heaven’s Greatest Delights ODB RADIO: Listen Now |  Download READ: Revelation 22:1-5 Eye has not seen, nor ear heard . . . the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. —1 Corinthians 2:9   What will be one of heaven’s supreme joys? Joni Eareckson Tada, disabled as a teenager in a diving accident, has been a paraplegic for over 40 years. One would imagine that her greatest longing would be the ability to walk, even run, free from the confinement of her wheelchair. But Joni tells us that her greatest desire is to...

Let's start with a multiple-choice question: Which answer is correct? Sarah Palin's resignation less than two/thirds of the way through her term as governor is a violation of her compact with the voters, a flaky act that destroys her credibility as a serious politician. Her resignation was a brilliant tactical move that makes her the de facto frontrunner for the GOP nomination. Who gives a @#%$ @#$ about your traditional political conventions? If you answered #1 or #2 you missed the point. .... etc .... etc Odds are she'll fade away the way most pundits are predicting. But there's a...

The reason Sarah Palin resigned her post as Governor of Alaska is really no mystery. And yet we must make it one. A person can never be taken at her word. What did she mean by a “higher calling?” She’s looking for a way to make money. It must be a huge book deal. But wait, she already has a book deal. She must be getting a talk show on FOX … but FOX has said there is nothing in the works. Then NBC? Maybe taking Katie Couric’s place on CBS? Now that’s a great idea. Or maybe there’s a...