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Cure For Cancer? Medical Breakthrough Cures 200 Lab Mice POSTED: 12:31 p.m. CDT June 21, 2002 UPDATED: 12:53 p.m. CDT June 21, 2002 FORT WORTH, Texas -- There has been a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, according to Purdue University researchers, who said that they have cured 200 lab mice. Researchers said they have created a wonder drug concoction of ingredients that patients already take. In fact, according to the team of scientists, the drug has the potential to cure one-third of all human cancers. The promising trial results on mice are based on folate, or folic acid,...

The Pledge of Allegiance is an unconstitutional endorsement of religion and may not be recited in government schools, the left-wing federal appeals court in San Francisco claimed Wednesday. A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, overturned a 1954 act of Congress that inserted the phrase "under God" after the phrase "one nation" in the pledge. The ruling, if allowed to stand, means schoolchildren may no longer recite the pledge, at least in the nine Western states covered by the court. The Bush administration had argued that the religious content of "one nation under...

Wanna be healthy? Eat lizards every daySuvan Meunlow from Thailand dislikes medicines designed to cure diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. He follows an old recipe: eat a lizard a day, and it will help you get rid of any disease. The man says, the panacea is always available and costs nothing. The only thing necessary for lizard treatment is to be skillful to catch a reptile without touching its tail, and then immediately swallow it. The medicine guarantees a quick recovery. Suvan began his lizard treatment thirty years ago, at the age of eighteen. The boy had stomach problems, and...

A child has been sharing milk from a bowl with a group of "holy" rats at an Indian temple. Hundreds of rats live undisturbed at the Karni Mata Hindu temple in Deshnoke, Rajasthan. It's known locally as "Rat Temple". The high priests protect the rats because their bodies are thought to house the souls of dead worshippers. There are special holes allowing the rats to move around the temple. It's said if you spot a white rat, you'll have good luck. Story filed: 15:56 Wednesday 26th June 2002

AL-AHRAM WEEKLY 5-11 November 1998: "Bruce Willis versus Bin Laden" NOTE: IMRA regards this November 1998 article as meriting a current reading. SUBJECT: Egyptian view of the US and Muslims. HEADING:"Movies have never been just about entertainment, and real life has never been more like the movies. Tarek Atia explores the dangers of believing in images " QUOTES FROM TEXT: "The rise of Osama Bin Laden in popular lore signals, above all, that the United States really has decided to pursue a strategy political analysts have been predicting for years." "I haven't seen the movie, but it is clear from...

Play nice, kids By Jim Caple Page 2 columnist We are one step closer toward raising a generation of paste-devouring Ralph Wiggums. Is this what you want, wussies? If you thought some schools went overboard when they banned dodge ball last year, consider this: A Santa Monica elementary school principal recently banned tag, saying the game can only be played under the strict supervision of physical education teachers and not at all during the lunch hour recess. That's due to: one, the risk of injury; and two, a "self-esteem issue," because whoever is "it" could be considered a "victim." "We...

Tuesday, June 25, 2002 Mysterious Pipes Left by 'ET' Reported from Qinghai The widespread news of mysterious iron pipes at the foot of Mount Baigong, located in the depths of the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province of northwest China, has roused concern from related departments. The widespread news of mysterious iron pipes at the foot of Mount Baigong, located in the depths of the Qaidam Basin, Qinghai Province, has roused concern from related departments. Some experts believe that these might be relics left behind by extraterrestrial beings (ET), for the site, with its high altitude and thin, crisp air, has...

NewsMax.com   Wednesday, June 26, 2002Offend a Leftist Censor: Recite the Pledge Want to offend a left-wing censor? Want to show your contempt for the idiots in black robes? Want to assert your freedom of speech? If so, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, if you so desire, if you so dare. The Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A product that might interest you:"The New Thought Police: Inside the Left's Assault on...

The US dollar yesterday moved to the brink of free fall ­ a nightmare scenario for the world economy ­ after reverberations from the WorldCom scandal triggered panic among investors. The currency came within a whisker of parity with the euro and crashed through key psychological barriers against the yen and the pound as investors rushed to dump dollar assets. "This is threatening to become a disorderly market," David Bloom, global economist at HSBC, said. "There's no better way to show a loss of confidence in a country than through its currency." Speculation mounted that the Federal Reserve would lead...

NewsMax.com   Wednesday, June 26, 2002Lieberman: Amend Constitution to Save Pledge Lawmakers of both parties are stampeding to condemn today's decision by two federal judges in San Francisco claiming the Pledge of Allegiance is somehow unconstitutional. Among the most vehement on Capitol Hill: White House hopeful Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who immediately called for a constitutional amendment to keep "under God" in the pledge. "There may have been a more senseless, ridiculous decision issued by a court at some time, but I don't remember it," the Connecticut Democrat fumed. "Let us not wait for the Supreme Court to act on this,"...

June 26, 2002 Ann Coulter's New Book : Get It Cheaper than Amazon!    Home · Columnists · Late-Night Jokes · Archives · Cartoons  News Alerts · U.S. News Links · PriorityGrams · Int'l  News Links · MoneyNews  Contact Us · NewsMax Store · Classifieds · Get Your Site Listed With Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff For the story behind the story...    Click Here Click Here Tuesday, June 25, 2002Finding God on the Job "Companies that wear religion on their sleeves say a growing number of workers are looking for spiritual involvement on the job," the Wall Street...

FBI Director Robert Mueller is coming under fire from Jewish groups for agreeing to deliver a speech to a group that supports Hamas and Hezbollah. The American Muslim Council, which is holding a four-day convention beginning Thursday, has urged members to contribute to the Holy Land Foundation and the Global Relief Foundation, two charities whose assets were frozen by the Bush administration for alleged ties to terrorists. FBI officials said Mueller agreed to make a speech Friday because the council is considered "mainstream." The American Jewish Committee lashed out at the planned speech, saying it gives legitimacy to terror...

Men taking photos at Navy base held by INSBy JACK DORSEY, The Virginian-Pilot© June 27, 2002 NORFOLK -- Five Hispanic men taking photos near a Norfolk Naval Station pier were detained Tuesday afternoon by police and immigration officials after obtaining access to the facility without permission. Four of the men were unable to provide authorities proof of citizenship, or their immigration status. A fifth, who could produce documentation, was released. ``They were down by one of the piers shooting photographs, like they were tourists, or something,'' said Cmdr. Mark McDonald, a spokesman for the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Region, headquartered in Norfolk....

There was some guy substituting for Chris Matthews tonight and an intolerable woman from The Nation to provide "equal time". Ann was apparently upset with having her interview about the new book degenerate into a debate. She looked tired. It must have been a long day. Having to defend every page and every word must get tiresome.

Born St Andrews, Scotland, Morris is remembered as a true pioneer and exponent of golf. He was an accomplished champion, course designer and club-maker. Morris grew up in a time when golf was the preserve of the affluent due to the cost of hand crafted wooded clubs and 'featherie' balls. Growing up in St Andrews, he would have been surrounded by golf and indeed his first job was apprentice ball maker to Allan Robertson. In fact, Robertson and Morris played as partners and were considered formidable opposition. However, their relationship soured after the Haskell ball was introduced. Morris realised that...

Is the text of Ninth Circuit decision declaring the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional already available on the net? I'd like to see for myself because my mother insists that the school kids on the left coast can still say the pledge but must leave out "under God".Thanks in advance.foreverfree

Link here. Let me guess, this movie is about a Unix operating system that runs amok and messages in binary, "I'll be back".

NBC "Today Show" host Katie Couric wasted no time slandering author Ann Coulter during a Wednesday morning interview about her new book, "Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right," by introducing the renowned conservative legal scholar as a "right-wing tele-bimbo." "You've been called everything from a pundit extraordinaire to a right-wing tele-bimbo," began Couric, setting the stage for the contentious encounter. Within the first few sentences of their exchange, Couric broached the topic of Coulter's recent comparison of her to Hitler's Nazi paramour. COURIC: I have to bring up a section of the book where you talk specifically about me....

In modern day mainland China, although people can wear what they like, buy what they like and at least in private say what they like, government control over what is printed in newspapers, aired on television or published on the Internet is growing ever stronger, a panel of experts told the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington on Monday. The Beijing government is becoming increasingly creative in restraining the free hand of the press and particularly in suppressing political criticism, according to He Qinglian, former editor of the Shenzhen Legal Daily and author of "China's Pitfalls." In line with...