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NKorea's Kim undergoing kidney dialysis: report (AFP) – 1 day ago SEOUL — North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il is undergoing kidney dialysis twice a week as a result of his diabetes, a South Korean activist said Thursday, quoting unidentified sources in Pyongyang. The health of Kim, 67, is the subject of intense interest as he has not formally named someone to succeed him at the helm of the secretive communist state. "His illness suddenly became worse last May, forcing him to receive dialysis," Ha Tae-Keung, president of the Open Radio for North Korea, said on a radio talk show. "The...

WASHINGTON, July 30 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a $636.3 billion defense spending bill that scuttled the disputed F-22 fighter jet program but retained funding for other projects the White House opposes. The passage followed the White House's renewed threat for President Barack Obama to veto a bill for fiscal 2010, starting Oct. 1, if it includes money to continue producing the F-22.

WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of unsafe or decaying bridges carrying 100 million drivers a day must wait for repairs because states are spending stimulus money on spans that are already in good shape or on easier projects like repaving roads, an Associated Press analysis shows.

The decision to offer New York women up to $10,000 to donate their eggs for stem cell research, payable by taxpayers, is "incredibly irresponsible and immoral," critics told FOXNews.com. New York's decision to offer women in the state up to $10,000 to donate their eggs for stem cell research, payable by taxpayers, is "incredibly irresponsible and immoral," critics told FOXNews.com. Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, said the move -- the first of its kind nationwide -- treats women as "commodities, almost like cows" and could lead to cash-strapped women in other states to partake in similar programs....

Task Force Chosin, Afghanistan SNIPPET: "More coalition soldiers have died in July than in any previous month in the nine-year war in Afghanistan." L SNIPPET: "Strangely, our military leaders rarely talk about the battles here. They urge shooting less and drinking more cups of tea with village elders. This is the new face of war—counterinsurgency defined as nation-building, an idealistic blend of development aid and John Locke philosophy. Our generals say that the war is “80% non-kinetic.”" SNIPPET: "War is not complicated. You have to separate the guerrilla forces from the population and kill them until they no longer want...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 30, 2009) — Assisting others is a way of life for 1st Lt. Nathan Looper. As a member of the Missouri Air National Guard, Looper, 31, has served on the 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team on post for more than seven years. In that same span, he has spent his spare time volunteering as a reserve deputy/K-9 officer with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department. “I enjoy helping other people and that’s the biggest reason that I’m in the military doing this job or my civilian law-enforcement life,” said Looper, a Lynchburg resident....

Ballmer expects Windows 7 to grab share from Apple In a bullish presentation to financial analysts today, Steve Ballmer promised Windows 7 PCs that would 'overturn the conventional wisdom that Apple has the coolest hardware'. He also described Apple's impact on Microsoft sales this year as 'a rounding error', saying that; "Apple's share globally costs us nothing." "Hopefully we will take share back from Apple," said Ballmer, "But they sell only about 10 million computers globally so it's a limited opportunity." Taking a bite out of AppleBallmer said that research data showed that Microsoft adverts targetting Apple's prices were working,...

Do you believe Obama is hiding or lying about something regarding his origins? Please elaborate.

$21K in supplies said missing from Conyers' office DETROIT - The president of the Detroit City Council says more than $21,000 in city-owned office supplies and computers are missing from the office formerly occupied by convicted felon Monica Conyers. (...) Cockrel is demanding the items be returned. Conyers' attorney, Steve Fishman, says Conyers didn't take any equipment or authorize anyone to do so. Someone should check John Conyers' office to see if they show up....That's how crooks operate. They go to pawn shops to sell the goods or to a "fence" to sell the stolen goods.

With one bombshell already having been dropped at the BlackHat Conference (that most implementations of SSL are configured to give up everything including logins, credit cards, etc.), researchers dropped another one today when they demonstrated how the SMS infrastructures of GSM-flavored operators such as AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile are hackable to the point that cell phones can be hacked and their users can be tricked into divulging confidential information. By the time you read this, there will probably be some videos of the hacks posted to YouTube. But the net net is that there are different SMS message types....

KANGAROO numbers could explode due to a Russian ban on roo meat exports from Australia, farm leaders say. Queensland farm body AgForce has warned of an environmental disaster and threats to the viability of regional communities. Russia suspended meat imports from about 24 Australian processing plants on the basis of new health standards. The move, to start next month, affects all kangaroo meat exports, as well as some beef, sheep meat and other game meat. AgForce sheep and wool president Brent Finlay said kangaroo harvesting and exporting would not be viable without the Russian market, which takes about 70 per...

An expert on Apple Macintosh security on Wednesday said he had uncovered a way hackers could take over the computers and warned that the machines could soon see more hacker attention. Computers using Apple Inc.'s Mac operating system haven't been an attractive target for hacker activity because of the relatively small share of the market they represent. About 1 in 10 computers use it. That benign neglect from hackers has been a selling point for the Mac until now, leading many owners to believe they don't need the security software required on computers using Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows operating system....

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Greeting my fellow FReepers... After much thought and consideration as of this data 31 JULY 2009, I am publicly supporting the candidicy of Sarah Palin to be President Of The United States in 2012. I would like to gather a list of FReepers who are on board in order to help organize the online campaign. If you are supporting Sarah Palin in 2012 please FReepmail me. In addition please post any/all PRO Sarah Palin threads under the keywords palin2012 and sarahpalin2012 to indexing and reference. v/r David C. Osborne Tallahassee, Florida P.S. If you on Sarah Palin's Staff (officialy or...

MOBILE, Ala. — A Mobile police officer who was involved in an incident where pepper spray and a Taser were used on a deaf and mentally disabled man has been put on administrative duty. Mobile police gave out a statement Wednesday saying the officer's identity was not being released at this time and that the family of 37-year-old Antonio Love has filed a formal complaint with the department. The officer used pepper spray and tasered Love while removing him from a Dollar General store bathroom where employees said he had been for more than an hour. They then discovered Love...

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya will mobilize a “popular, pacific army” of loyal followers to join him in his promised return to Honduras, he said from his exile post in Nicaragua opposite the border with his homeland. “We will begin with a training period. The best way is for five trainers to train 20,” Zelaya said Wednesday evening to a crowd of hundreds of supporters in Ocotal. He added that the struggle will remain peaceful and the members of his force “will use weapons of intelligence and reason.” On Thursday, Zelaya held a surprise meeting with the U.S. ambassador to...

Good thing there is freerepublic because you didn't see this anywhere on the news, if it had been a Republican (maybe someone like, I don't know...Sarah Palin,) that said this, it would be breaking news on every channel...

Jaded parsons( false shepherds ) disabled are coming your way , None of them have chosen to obey , My kingdom ways and rules , But have tried to survive upon their own tools , So remember the sword and the blood ( Ezekiel 33) , Speak my words only do not give in to their rub, For truly a tangled mess they leave in " their way " , But they shall answer to me on judgment day ! Isaiah 31:4-5 (New King James Version) God Will Deliver Jerusalem 4 For thus the LORD has spoken to me: “...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Authorities said a West Palm Beach man trying to get money from his roommate hit him with a coconut, a porcelain bowl and a wooden carving. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reported that the 44-year-old man was charged with robbery with a weapon and false imprisonment after Saturday's attack. The roommate eventually got away and called for help.

Did Jesus actually reveal name of the 'antichrist'? via kwout