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MINNEAPOLIS - Just before the start of class Tuesday morning, a man abducted his ex-girlfriend as she was dropped off outside Patrick Henry High School in north Minneapolis "She got a ride to school and when she got out of her car, her old boyfriend pulled up, grabbed her, pulled her into his car and took off," Minneapolis police Sgt. Jesse Garcia said. Police said the ex-boyfriend drove south for several miles before the girl got out of the car while they were stuck in traffic on Cedar Lake Parkway, near France Ave. That's when a group of Good Samaritans...

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN DISCUSSION WITH 9TH GRADERS Wakefield High School Arlington, Virginia

Okay, assume Obama is determined to be ineligible to be the president due to him not being a natural born citizen of the United States. That would mean that neither he nor Biden would be eligible since he was elected under false pretenses. It is quite possible that Pelosi will be facing charges up to treason for her part in this mess. Byrd is physically unable to take the office. And the rest of the Cabinet were appointed by Obama and would equally be ineligible as all of his appointments were unconstitutional. My guess is that if this goes down,...

The Penguins' charter flight had just departed Detroit's airport in the early morning hours after they won the Stanley Cup on June 12 when general manager Ray Shero first heard the question. "Guys started asking right away, 'Are we going to the White House?' I was, like, 'Yeah, I think so,'" Shero said Friday. "It's not something you think about before you win, and it's not something you want to do just once." No strangers to the District of Columbia - they won Games 5 and 7 of a second-round playoff series at Washington's Verizon Center in the spring -...

Obama Exclusive: 'We Intend to Get Something Done' on Health Care President Tells Robin Roberts Speech to Congress Will Offer 'a Lot of Clarity' on Plan By KATIE ESCHERICH Sept. 8, 2009 As he prepares to address a joint session of Congress Wednesday on health care, President Obama tells ABC News that his administration is "open to new ideas" about reform, but that "we do intend to get something done this year." The president tells Robin Roberts: "we intend to get something done this year." The speech will offer "a lot of clarity about what I think is the best...

Staff Sgt. Timothy Wallace (center), an instructor assigned to Company B, 163rd Combined Arms Battalion, explains the need to be constantly on the lookout for Improvised Explosive Devices during a Counter-IED class on Camp Slayer, Sept. 6. Photo by Sgt. Joshua Risner, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. BAGHDAD — Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) are a deadly part of the landscape here, and it takes sharp eyes and keen knowledge of what to look for to stay out of harm's way. Soldiers of Company B, 163rd Combined Arms Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, created a counter-IED class here designed...

England, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- British aviation regulators say the investigation into the accidental takeoff of a vintage Cold War bomber is closed.

WRENTHAM - State Sen. Scott Brown today said he is “about 90 percent” sure he will run for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat, and outlined a campaign strategy designed to play down his GOP credentials. Brown’s entrance would make him the second and most well-known Republican in the race. GOP Canton selectman Robert Barr announced yesterday he will seek the seat. The Democratic field is filling as well. Yesterday's announcement that former U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy, the late senator’s nephew, would not run was expected to draw in additional Democrats. Brown said he will likely announce Thursday, or Friday...

PARK FOREST, Ill. (CBS) ― They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But one south suburban couple found themselves forced to stay in Vegas a lot longer they wanted. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports that their trip out West went South when a man claimed he was picked on because of his size. The man flew from Midway Airport to Las Vegas without incident. But when he tried to fly home to Midway several days later, he says he was prevented from doing so because of his girth. Emery Orto has a canceled ticket from Southwest Airlines, which...

What they really want is ruinous single-payer, but they’ll accept a road-to-ruin public option in lieu of that — in the name of compromise, mind you. He’s still pushing the idea that last year’s election was an electoral endorsement of big-state Hopenchange, despite the tanking polls over the last month, despite the fact that the public is lukewarm at best about a public option, despite the resounding predictions even from lefty pollsters — including Nate Silver, speaking at Yearly Kos — that The One’s insane expansion of government will mean major pick-ups for the GOP next year. Oh well. Listen...

In which Beltway Bob channels Baghdad Bob. Despite a month of near-daily “Obama’s approval rating at new low” headlines and deteriorating numbers for ObamaCare itself, the spin oozes unceasingly forth, with Gibbs mindlessly asserting that the left is closer than ever to fulfilling its dream of the boondoggle to end all boondoggles. Er, closer than they were last month? Wasn’t the whole point of trying to ram a bill through Congress before the recess to avoid precisely the sort of inevitable grassroots backlash that stirred in August? I realize it’s Gibbs’s job to lie for his boss, but providing comic...

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 Obama to Endorse Public Plan in Speech JONATHAN WEISMAN and JANET ADAMY WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, in a high-stakes speech Wednesday to Congress and the nation, will press for a government-run insurance option in a proposed overhaul of the U.S. health care system that has divided lawmakers and voters for months. White House officials say the president will detail what he wants in the health-care overhaul, as well as say he is open to better ideas on a government plan if lawmakers have them. Democratic plans call for requiring most Americans to have health insurance. Failure...

Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who recently released the Lockerbie bomber, has a brother who is an energy-industry executive and who has worked at firms that have pitched for oil business in Libya. The Scottish government, which has said that it made full disclosure of facts relevant to the decision, didn't disclose this relationship, and opposition politicians on Monday criticized this. [Kenny MacAskill] Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Scotish Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill Over the years, Allan MacAskill has worked for several companies that sought oil business in Libya. Allan MacAskill says he didn't work on any of his employers' Libyan oil...

Deconstructing the Speech Posted By Kurt Schlichter On September 8, 2009 @ 1:53 pm In Politics A close reading of the President’s speech to schoolchildren today reveals some notable things. As a trial lawyer, it’s professionally interesting to see how he makes his case – and to see what case he is actually making. And as the father of a new kindergartner and a toddler, I’m interested in seeing how he goes about trying to influence our children – not because I’m paranoid about him influencing my kids but because I’d like to learn how to do it myself. Let’s...

I've been out looking for images for posters, but they all print up too small and lose all rez when I enlarge them. I need a face at least eight inches square. I also like that one where she looks real surprised.

There was a local pediatrician on the local radio station today, discussing the vaccine for the swine flu. She said that rather than buying the vaccine from the manufacturer or a broker, as usual, doctors will have to get the new vaccine from the government. There is also a long list of standards to decide who can get the vaccine, it won't be the doctors decision. There is a lot of paperwork involved. There are harsh penalties proposed for any doctor who gives the vaccine to someone who doesn't meet the criteria. I reckon this is a sign of the...

Last week there was a recommendation for Al Gore to buy a new winter coat. At the UN's World Climate Change Conference in Geneva last one of the worlds top climate change scientists, predicted that we are facing 10-20 years of global cooling. The Scientist, named Mojib Latif said the cooling would be the result of changes to ocean currents and temperatures in the North Atlantic, a feature known as the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Latif also said that the NAO may be partly the cause of warming during the past 30 years. Today more interesting news National Center for...

Hawthorne, CA – September 8, 2009 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium announce a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth observation satellite designed by Astrium or its recently acquired subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). The Falcon 1e is an ‘enhanced’ version of SpaceX's successful Falcon 1 launch vehicle. Designed from the ground up by SpaceX, the Falcon 1e has upgraded propulsion, structures and avionics systems in order to further improve reliability and bring to market increased mass-to-orbit capability to better serve the needs of the small satellite community.

The economics of the Uranium from coal ash process are helped by also getting Germanium from the coal ash A uranium extraction facility would help clean up potential or existing environmental hazards, create a new supply of domestic uranium, and create value as cement and concrete filler material. Sparton would benefit from management fees and possible royalties plus an equity ownership in the company operating the facility. Sparton's team is continuing to acquire samples from other high uranium ash stations in other areas of China and new results will be available on an ongoing basis. Since signing the agreement in...

The English Language is a constantly evolving thing. Having no official governing body, it tends to do so haphazardly (which is, in the end, a good thing). Efforts to enforce controls on the language (see Newspeak in Orwell's 1984, or "politically correct" speech on any college campus) are, at their heart, efforts to control thought. I arrive at these ruminations today due to an essay from Hot Air's Green Room: The Eff Word Fascism By Doctor Zero HotAirIt’s the ultimate political epithet, the atomic blast that ends calm and measured debate. This makes those who seek to be reasonable and...