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OTTAWA — The Fox News television host who mocked Canadian troops in Afghanistan has apologized for what he says was a satire. "The March 17th episode of Red Eye included a segment discussing Canada's plan for a 'synchronized break,' which was in no way an attempt to make light of troop efforts," Greg Gutfeld, host of the segment, told the Canwest News Service on Monday in an e-mailed statement. "However, I realize that my words may have been misunderstood. It was not my intent to disrespect the brave men, women and families of the Canadian military, and for that I...

Six years after the start of combat operations in Iraq, one volunteer organization is still going strong, and looking to expand. The Patriot Girls currently operate in 38 states, and hope to spread their unique brand of stars and stripes boosterism to all 50 states by the end of the year, as they train the spotlight on the sacrifices the troops and their families are making. ... snip ... "We get very insulted when people criticize the war and forget that a lot of Americans are still sacrificing their lives so we can still live here in this great country,"...

TEMPLE - Emergency crews have evacuated people staying at the Residence Inn Motel on General Bruce Drive in Temple after an 18-wheeler truck crashed into the motel around 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The driver has been freed from the truck and transported to Scott and White Hospital with a non-life threatening head injury. Brad Hunt with the Temple Police Department reports that the truck crashed into two rooms one on the first floor and the other on the second floor. The family staying in first floor room where the truck crashed into the building was at breakfast at the time of...

Meteorite hunters searching near West find what they believe was part of Sunday's rumble and flash in the sky A reporter was talking with a pair of meteorite hunters Wednesday afternoon when one of them suddenly bent down and picked something up off the dirt, less than a foot from the writer’s shoe. Moritz Karl quickly showed it to his colleague, Michael Farmer, who eyed it quizzically for a split-second before saying, “Is that . . . ?” Then, with realization, “That’s it!” Pay dirt. A quarter-sized, roundish piece of chondrite meteorite was the Arizona team’s first proof of a...

Dreyfuss slammed the film on The View,calling it "six-eighths of a great film" and said that he did it only for the money. "Imagine working for Sean Hannity you can be a fascist, even when you’re on the left," he told the ladies of the View. The film isn’t exactly breaking any box office records, and may not recoup the $30M it needs to break even. Perhaps this comes down to paycheck issues.

"Sen. Obama's supporters have been saying some pretty nasty things about Pennsylvania lately. And you know, I couldn't agree more,"

A McLennan County district court jury early Wednesday evening returned a guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of Robert Allen Byrd, 34, who was accused of kidnapping and killing Dana Leigh Taylor of Kemp. Prosecutors said Byrd and the victim were both affiliated with the violent white supremacist group the Aryan Circle.

A man who decided to take home a fox he hit on the road wrecked his SUV after the animal he thought was dead revived. Tommy Fox ran over the fox last Wednesday near Dover, Tenn.... Thinking the animal was dead, he decided to take the animal home to cut off its tail as a souvenir... (snip) he flipped his GMC Jimmy trying to keep the fox — that had awoken in the backseat — from biting him, Grandstaff told the paper. Fox suffered minor injuries and bruises, the Leaf Chronicle reports. The fox died, though it was unclear if...

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama will appear on the season premiere of NBC's "Saturday Night Live"... and rapper Lil Wayne as musical guest... "I have nothing to hide. I enjoy being myself. I'm not going to change who I am..." "OBAMA DON'T CARE ABOUT TEXAN PEOPLE!" McCain delayed the RNC convention for tropical storm Gustav! Bush's fault Will the media criticize the 'chosen one' for doing stand up comedy during national disaster IKE?

... Jessica Simpson's... the new spokesperson for Stampede Light Plus.... ... she's more than the face of the brand — Jess is part owner of the brew... ... the beer is for people who "choose to look after themselves"... "As an entrepreneur, I am always looking for ways to diversify my portfolio with good ideas and good people," Jessica said of the deal."Yes, I work out and take care of myself, but I also like a cold beer once in a while."

Musician and author Kinky Friedman still wants to be governor of Texas and says he'll run in 2010 as a Democrat... Friedman today told KRLD Radio of Dallas-Fort Worth that he'd probably need three-to-five million dollars...ADIOS MOFO !

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The approaching 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be above normal, with up to 16 named storms and up to five major hurricanes, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, citing climate conditions... (snip)

I've received a message that someone in New Orleans, claims to be 'Looter guy' aka Lootie. I'm trying to get a good link to provide additional info.

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling,...

AND NOW . . . amidst billowing clouds of fragrant, aromatic first- and second-hand premium cigar smoke. . . it is time for . . . that harmless, lovable little fuzz ball, the highly-trained broadcast specialist, having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have, from behind the golden EIB microphone, firmly ensconced in the prestigious Attila-the-Hun chair at the Limbaugh Institute of Advanced Conservative Studies, with talent on loan from G-d, at the cutting-edge of societal evolution, with half his brain tied behind his back — just to make it fair, the all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling,...

LAMPASAS TX - Imagine driving down the street when suddenly, a deer leaps through a window into your car! That's exactly what happened to a woman in Lampasas this morning at 3rd and Porter. She had just dropped her children off at school and was driving down the street when the deer made its grand entrance.

There was a pic of Kerry head butting a soccer ball. It was from the '04 campaign. I think on a tarmac. He looked like an ape with his arms hanging out. His face appeared like a chimp. I can't find it anywhere. (It's NOT this pic:Thanks!

JERUSALEM: The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan began a historic visit to Israel on Wednesday to formally present an Arab peace plan, saying they were extending "a hand of peace" on behalf of the region. The ministers arrived as representatives of the Arab League, the first time the 22-member group has sent a delegation to Israel. The Arab League peace plan envisions full recognition of Israel in return for evacuation of lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war. "We are extending a hand of peace on behalf of the whole region to you, and we hope that we...

Maybe this is a 'chat' thread, but it was too funny to miss...Country trio the Dixie Chicks have discovered a major plus from the fall-out after their anti-George W. Bush controversy - they've been embraced by gay men. The group lost an army of fans after singer Natalie Maines famously criticized the President during a 2003 concert in London, but they've started seeing more men at their shows. Bandmate Emily Robison says, "There are lots of gay men in the audience. I think they rightfully assume that if you're liberal on one issue, you're liberal across the board." Maines adds,...