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President Bush is doing far better than his doppelganger on Comedy Central. The sitcom "That's My Bush!" has been canceled after a mere eight episodes, the Associated Press reported today. "A super-expensive show on a small cable network - the economics of it were just not gonna work," co-"creator" Matt Stone said. Thanks in part to publicity cooked up by Stone and partner Trey Parker - they sparked an outcry after saying they would depict President Bush's twin daughters as lesbian lovers - the show on April 4 posted the best debut for a Comedy Central offering. But the 2.9 ...

A suspected car bomb has exploded near Ealing Broadway station in west London. The explosion happened just before midnight on Thursday evening in Uxbridge Road, about 100 metres from the Tube and railway station. There are no reports of fatalities but several people were injured and have been admitted to Ealing Hospital. Student Jagpreet Sidhu, 22, from south east London, saw the bomb go off while standing outside the Townhouse on the corner of Uxbridge Road. He said: "I felt a huge shockwave then literally saw a roll of flame coming towards us. All the shop windows smashed. We ducked ...

Larry Elder is about to have a discussion on his KABC drive time radio show in L.A. about Tim Robbins. Apparently, he and Susan Sarandon have been told how angry all their so-called pals in Hollywood are because of their support for Nader. Phoney leftist elitist swine blame people like them for Algore's loss and have threatened that they will make the couple pay the price. No more of those A-list parties, I guess. Does anyone have any doubt that the New Left are the New Fascists???

The President intends to nominate Jeffrey R. Howard of New Hampshire, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit. The President intends to nominate Terrence L. O'Brien of Wyoming, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. The President intends to nominate Karon O. Bowdre of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The President intends to nominate Callie Virginia Smith Granade of Alabama, to United States District Judge for Southern District of Alabama. The President intends to nominate David L. Bunning of Kentucky, to be United States District Judge ...

‘Are there no limits?’ screams the big, black headline in the Sunday newspaper. There is no need to ask ‘No limits to what?’ Without even thinking about it, you know it means ‘Are there no limits to human behaviour?’ To the greed, lasciviousness, self-absorption, cruelty and indifference of the society of which each of us makes up a tiny part? Of course it is the job of headlines to interest us, and an easy way to make us interested is by making us appalled. The attractive man in the singles bar with his little phial of Rohypnol, the lecher in ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A lesbian will be allowed to hyphenate her last name to include that of her longtime partner, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. A lower court judge had ruled that a name change would create the false impression that Jill Bacharach and her partner were married. Thursday's ruling ordered that same judge to sign the paper that will change the woman's surname to Bacharach-Bordman. Name change applications are commonly rejected if attorneys prove a person is seeking to avoid prosecution or debt, or to perpetuate a fraud. ``I wasn't in any of those categories,'' said Bacharach, ...

Former Vice President Al Gore is easing back into American politics, starting by training Democratic operatives for this fall's elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York and then launching a political action committee to help Congressional candidates in the 2002 elections. Mr. Gore has been vacationing in Europe for several weeks, and has changed his image again: by growing a beard. But associates said his new look had nothing to do with American politics and was unlikely to be seen in the United States. Mr. Gore has promised to campaign in New Jersey for James McGreevey, the Democratic candidate ...

A simple vanity post, please forgive me.Anyway, I'm looking to buy a large quantity of gold and silver over some extended period of time (say a large purchase each month over the next year or two), wanting US Silver Eagles and small US gold pieces. I already have plenty of collector coins and high-quality proof type stuff, so I'm looking for bullion in the form described. Anybody have recommendations on dealers they like?Thanks in advance for the advice...

WorldNetDaily: Ashcroft imprisoned by Reno legacy? This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?23901 Thursday, August 2, 2001 Ashcroft imprisoned by Reno legacy? Editor's note: James Sanders, a former police officer turned investigative reporter, co-wrote this report. Sanders is the author of "The Downing of TWA Flight 800" and "Altered Evidence," among other books. By Jack Cashill © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com--> © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com As Attorney General John Ashcroft wrestles to gain control of the 120,000 employee-strong Justice Department, the legacy of former Attorney General Janet Reno lives on. Nowhere is this ...

Interior Secretary Gale Norton will ask top scientists to review the shut off of irrigation water to farmers in the Klamath Basin that has killed crops to save the endangered sucker fish. Farmers have watched their fields turn brown since April when the government cut off irrigation water to about 220,000 acres of land served by the Klamath Project. Farmers sought the review, hoping to overturn the work of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists under the Endangered Species Act that set a minimum level for the lake. ''I think it's a step in the right direction,'' said Don Russell, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Past its first congressional hurdle, President Bush's strategy for fixing the nation's energy problems still faces a difficult road in the Senate, especially over Arctic oil drilling. Still, approval by the House of major chunks of Bush's energy plan, including drilling in an Alaskan wildlife refuge, buoyed Republicans in the Senate. The energy debate will resume there in September after Congress' summer recess. ``It's a whole new dimension,'' a beaming Sen. Frank Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Thursday, expressing confidence that the Arctic drilling proposal — once considered dead — now would be resuscitated. ``Lightning does strike twice,'' he ...

*** *** From a Military Doctor   I am a doctor specializing in Emergency Medicine in the Emergency Departments of the only two military Level One trauma centers. They are both in San Antonio, TX and they care for civilian emergencies as well as military personnel.   San Antonio has the largest military retiree population in the world living here, because of the location of these two large military medical centers. As a military doctor in training for my specialty, I work long hours and the pay is less than glamorous.   One tends to become jaded by the ...

Ky. Smokers Offered Cash to Quit LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Forget personal goals, will power or resolutions. Kentucky health officials are using the lure of cold, hard cash to get people to end their addiction to tobacco. As part of a statewide contest called ``Bluegrass Quit and Win 2001,'' smokers who are able to live without tobacco for a month will be entered into a drawing for a $2,500 grand prize or one of five $500 runner-up prizes. ``The exciting thing about this program is that we may have as many people quit smoking during this one month than have ...

Education/discussion only..... Largent, Hall, Portman to Announce Tax Code Legislation  U.S. Newswire 2 Aug 15:14 Largent, Hall, Portman to Announce Legislation to Sunset the U.S. Tax Code by 2005 To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Brad Keena of the office of Rep. Steve Largent, 202-225-2211 News Advisory: On Friday, Aug. 3, Reps. Steve Largent (R-Okla.), Ralph Hall (D-Texas), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) will hold a joint news conference unveiling the "Date-Certain Tax Code Replacement Act," a bill to sunset the U.S. Tax Code by 2005. Similar legislation twice passed the House during the previous administration. The news conference is ...

BWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The widow of a teacher shot to death by his student spoke in an interview for the first time since the teen-ager went to trial, saying she has no problems with sentences giving juveniles a chance for rehabilitation. Pam Grunow, in an interview with WPTV in West Palm Beach that aired Thursday, declined to comment specifically about her reaction to 14-year-old Nathaniel Brazill's sentence of 28 years in prison for killing her husband, 35-year-old Barry Grunow. "The change in my life came the day Barry was killed," she said. "My focus is what I'm ...

MIDI - DEVIL IN DISGUISE (I've been warning you...I've been warning you) She looks like she’s evil…acts like she’s evil…talks like she’s evil Come on, get wise…she’s the devil with big thighs That’s Hillary-y…devil with big thighs…oh, yeah I have called her Satan’s Daughter…that should be clear to all One more person agrees with me…ask Mary Sheila Gall She looks like she’s evil…acts like she’s evil…talks like she’s evil Come on, get wise…she’s the devil with big thighs That’s Hillary-y…devil with big thighs…oh, yeah If she’s given much more power…our nation’s gonna fail She’ll be laughing right in your ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A lesbian will be allowed to hyphenate her last name to include that of her longtime partner, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. A lower court judge had ruled that a name change would create the false impression that Jill Bacharach and her partner were married. Thursday's ruling ordered that same judge to sign the paper that will change the woman's surname to Bacharach-Bordman. Name change applications are commonly rejected if attorneys prove a person is seeking to avoid prosecution or debt, or to perpetuate a fraud. "I wasn't in any of those categories," said Bacharach, ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Two condom machines are being sent to scientists and workers at New Zealand's Scott Base in Antarctica in time for influx of spring and summer visitors. The machines are being sent to the research base on the Ross Ice Shelf next month, supplier Kevin Ashton said. "It's pretty much a little village down there where everyone knows everyone, so if they can walk into a loo and buy a condom, it's a lot easier than going to the local shop and buying them, when everyone knows what's going on," Ashton told Reuters. Around 400 people go ...

Arms a Sticking Point for Putin-Kim Summit 2020GMT, 010802 Summary North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will arrive in Moscow on Aug. 3 for a two-day summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both sides will agree on two key issues: linking the inter-Korean railway to the Trans-Siberian Railroad and rebuilding North Korea's heavy industries. A third major issue, whether Russia will sell advanced arms to North Korea, and what kind, will prove more contentious as the two sides attempt to revive their relationship after a decade of decline. Analysis On the seventh day of his 10-day train trip across ...

Education/discussion only.....Presidential Nominations U.S. Newswire 2 Aug 16:36 President Bush to Nominate Individuals to Serve in Administration, Federal Judiciary, as United States Attorneys To: National Desk Contact: White House Press Office, 202-456-2580   WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the White House: President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual to serve in his administration, sixteen individuals to serve as members of the federal judiciary, and twelve individuals to serve as United States Attorneys. The President intends to nominate Pamela Hyde Smith to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of ...