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Listening to the new, heard Obozo was in Cleveland last night for a "final campaign stop" and admitted that Democrats will have a tough time tomorrow. He also added "...it's been hard on me too..." Even among his most loyal supporters -- is anyone NOT embarrassed by this man yet???

Muslims Protest Selling of Fake Goat Meat in Northwest China By Fang Xiao Epoch Times Staff Created: Jul 4, 2010 Last Updated: Jul 5, 2010 Pork, labeled as Qingzhen (kosher) goat meat. (Internet photo) It was discovered recently in Zhangye City in China’s northwest province of Gansu that pork, labeled as Qingzhen (kosher) goat meat, was being sold and distributed throughout Gansu, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and other provinces. When shocked Muslims launched large-scale protests, heavily armed police arrived at the scene, blocked off traffic, and established day-and-night surveillance. The Muslim populace demanded that the guilty party be severely punished, forcing Government...

An Iraqi man who witnesses said shouted abuse before throwing a shoe at a US army vehicle was shot dead on Wednesday in what the American military said was a suspected grenade attack. Residents told an AFP reporter in Fallujah that Ahmed Latif, 32, whom they said was mentally disturbed, insulted the soldiers as they patrolled in the centre of the city, and then hurled a shoe at them. The US military told AFP that a convoy in Fallujah had been attacked with a suspected grenade. "Positive identification of the attacker was made, and US forces fired in self-defence wounding...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Susan Atkins, a follower of mass killer Charles Manson convicted nearly four decades ago in some of the most notorious murders in U.S. history, lost her 18th bid for release on Wednesday. Atkins -- terminally ill with brain cancer and, according to her attorney, paralyzed over much of her body -- was denied her freedom by the California Parole Board after a hearing at the prison where she is being held. Now 61, Atkins was convicted in 1971 of taking part in seven "Manson Family" murders, including that of heavily pregnant actress Sharon Tate, the wife...

It is one of Emory University's most environmentally friendly buildings, a hallmark of the institution's efforts to "go green." To hear John Wegner describe it, it's also a slaughterhouse. The pretty reflective glass on the Mathematics and Science building at Emory University is an 'aviary slaughterhouse, says John Wegner.' It kills dozens of birds who confuse the reflective woodsy view with the actual forest. The school puts up netting during the migratory season. "The building killed 60 birds in the first year," said Wegner, Emory's chief environmental officer. "It was the wall of death." Wegner, a professor in Emory's Department...

After 13 years, end game comes quickly for Fatah Ed O'Loughlin watches as Hamas takes over the last of its rival's strongholds in the Gaza Strip. Fading hope … a Fatah supporter holds a poster of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah. Photo: Reuters FOR 13 years the Fatah movement seemed in control of the Gaza Strip, its gunmen and security forces the visible muscle on the streets. This week, in four days of largely nominal fighting in which at least 70 people have been killed, the entire structure of Fatah power in Gaza collapsed like a worm-eaten shed. Confronted by the...

Palestinian officials highly critical of Merkel visit Ramallah - High ranking Palestinian sources expressed Monday to Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa 'deep disappointment' with the visit on Sunday of German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Ramallah and her meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The visit 'has shattered the boundaries of courtesy and civility of a ranking official and leader of country as big and influential as Germany when Mrs. Merkel did everything to aggravate the feelings of the Palestinian people and showed indifference to their suffering while she went overboard in showing her feelings toward Israel, which occupies the land and assaults...

On the 25th, The AP reported that a Muslim "scholar" was denied a temporary business and tourism visa by the State Department for one Tariq Ramadan, resident of Switzerland. The story, however, makes the State Department's actions seem petty and uninformed. It makes the denial of the visa seem more a result of "racism" than one based on substance. In fact, the reasons that this "scholar" was denied a visa were given short shrift whereas a defense of Ramadan was given full throat. All Ramadan's "reasons" that he and his attorneys ascribe to the supposedly illegitimate government action are included...

The people of Iceland are about to join one of the world's smallest clubs - those nations without armed forces on their territory to defend their borders. The United States, which had assured Iceland's defence for decades, stunned the country in March when it announced that it would be closing its bases on the island, withdrawing its F-15 fighters and thousands of servicemen in the space of just six months. This bombshell was dropped in a single telephone call from an underling at the State Department, followed by a letter from the US ambassador. Iceland, with just 300,000 people scattered...

Speaking out against the Iraq war left the Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon and her family facing death threats and a stream of vicious attacks from the public and the media, she reveals today. Sarandon, who is hoping to play 'Peace Mom' Cindy Sheehan in a film about the mother's protest over her son's death in Iraq, said she feared for her safety because of the 'horrifying' way in which she was targeted by newspapers, radio phone-ins and people in the street. In an interview on the Jonathan Dimbleby Programme that will be aired on ITV1 today, she said her stance...

Dear Friends, As most of you have probably heard, I was arrested before the State of the Union Address tonight. I am speechless with fury at what happened and with grief over what we have lost in our country. There have been lies from the police and distortions by the press. (Shocker) So this is what really happened: This afternoon at the People's State of the Union Address in DC where I was joined by Congresspersons Lynn Woolsey and John Conyers, Ann Wright, Malik Rahim and John Cavanagh. Lynn brought me a ticket to the State of the Union Address....

THE LEFT TO DEMS: WE HATE YOU [Byron York] Now that the Alito filibuster has collapsed, the anger -- anger at Democrats, that is -- is boiling over at the DailyKos. One diatribe from one of the site's "recommended diaries": What I want is a complete list of every scumsucking f--kstick Democratic a--hole senator who voted for cloture. That's what I want. I don't know what to DO with that list, not yet -- but I know for G--DAMNED sure I won't be VOTING for any of them, let alone sending them any g--damned MONEY. Frankly, right now I'd like...

I'd like to thank Drudge for posting the results of the Phelps-Thorpe swimming duel 7 hours before NBC broadcasts it. Thank, Drudge. You jerk.

PALESTINIANS today accused former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein of cowardice after the long-time hero to many in the West Bank and Gaza Strip was captured without a struggle by US troops near his hometown. Saddam's support and financial aid to the tune of thousands of dollars for the families of Palestinian suicide bombers during the three-year intifada made the former Iraqi strongman a popular figure in the occupied territories. Palestinians celebrated during the 1991 Gulf War when Saddam's forces fired dozens of Scud missiles at Israel. But today many were quick to draw a contrast between Saddam's meek surrender and...