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Adult dancers say they have "absolutely" seen an increase in their military and defense clients. Here's what that might mean. Sex workers have long been bellwethers for major shifts in the economy — and they’re also more in touch with military action than your average civilian. Even if you’ve managed to avoid the news and aren’t aware of the Trump administration’s war with Iran and the skyrocketing gas prices accompanying it, erotic dancers and sex workers are paying attention and noticing a shift. HuffPost spoke with members of the sex worker community about what they’re seeing right now and what...

This is The (not so) Daily Win / SNOWY / The Daily Battle thread. If you wish to be a Winner too, and if you can proudly proclaim, "Still Not Over Winning Yet," all you need do is let me know on this thread. Don't send me a Freepmail, I might miss it. (Warning: All this winning can become highly addictive. If you feel you are becoming too addicted to winning, we urge you to seek help at the Twelve Step Recovery Program, Winners Anonymous) The Internet Acronym 'SNOWY' stands for Still Not Over Winning Yet. Be SNOWY! This thread...

Ted Cruz was caught with his lover of 5 years ... and it's Donald Trump! ... Heidi, his wife, Cruz said, is okay with his relationship with Trump. He described Heidi's initial reaction as shocked and angry but said she changed her attitude when he suggested they might all be able to get together and that Melania might even join in. But Cruz admitted he and Trump have been too busy on the campaign trail to make that happen. "We're going to have to wait and put our minds to that after the primary" he said, "regardless of who wins...

During today’s unscheduled press conference President Barack Obama responded to a wide range of questions varying from race relations in the United States to the Russian incursion into Ukraine. The president spent over an hour answering questions from the White House press contingent, offering the frankest assessment of his administration’s policies to date. With regard to Israel the president came down strongly on the side of Israel and directed a stern warning against the Iranian regime in Tehran, advising the ruling mullahs that the United States stood shoulder to shoulder with Israel, our staunchest ally in the Middle East. The...

If you go to Google.com right now, you see a "Driving change: get up to speed on our winning new partnership" link under the Google search box...if you click it you go here: http://www.google.com/racing/ April Fools I would guess!!

The ISO to be imposed on April 1 considers all but eight breeds of hogs to be feral. Those eight breeds are used in confinement buildings. That means the DNR can drive onto farms and homesteads that raise other breeds of swine and kill them on the spot.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the recovering economy moves closer to generating more jobs. The Labor Department said Thursday that new jobless benefit claims dropped 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000, nearly matching analysts' estimates. It's the fourth drop in five weeks. The four-week average of claims, which smooths volatility, fell by nearly 7,000 to 447,250, the lowest total since the week of Sept. 13, 2008, just before Lehman Brothers collapsed and the financial crisis intensified.

How about a thread to list the various April Fools jokes we've found/will find today?

This is hot off the wires, will break on the Cables any minute. In response to intense public demand, and several legal challenges to his eligibity, some of which at the Supreme Court, the Obama administration will today produce the President's original birth certificate, proving his eligibility to be president of the United States as a natural born citizen, at 1pm Eastern. The preliminary reasoning given for not producing the certificate sooner has been "we just didn't feel like it before". More on this as it develops.

NEW ORLEANS - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is planning a march this spring to protest post-hurricane policies he fears will marginalize the black community, the civil rights leader said Monday as he toured one of the city's hardest-hit areas. The march on April 1 will cross the Crescent City Connection, a major Mississippi River bridge that was blocked to keep people trying to flee flooded New Orleans from going into cities that weren't as heavily damaged, Jackson said. Officials across the river in Gretna said they blocked the bridge because they had no more room for evacuees. As he squatted...

"I never did get a clear answer about Area 51 from the ones with the security clearance. And I was the President. More than that you know what happened to me during my second term. And you know what happened to Hubbell. He died."

FreeRepublic.com "A Conservative News Forum" [ Browse | Search | Topics ] Click to scroll to commentary.Motorcycle Safety and Child Protection ActMotorcycle Safety Foundation ^ | 4/1/2002 | Barbara Boxer D-CA Posted on 04/01/2002 6:02:37 PM PST by Bob Mc C O N T E N T S About UsWho we are and why What's New   LinksSupported Products and Organizations Release Date:  04/01/02 Motorcycle Safety and Child Protection Act The Motorcycle Safely Foundation is pleased to announce that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has agreed to be the principal author of the Motorcycle Safety and Child Protection Act of...