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MEXICO CITY, MAY 3, 2006: As the political demonstration in the Plaza of the Three Cultures, in this city’s Tlatelolco neighborhood, came to an end, in reaction to the confrontations between flower producers and police in Texcoco leaving three dead, Delegate Zero-Subcomandante Marcos decreed a red alert in the Zapatistas’ Good Government Councils in Chiapas and the temporary suspension of the Other Campaign’s activities. The preceding information has been confirmed by telephone from Tlalteloco by Narco News/Other Journalism correspondent Roberto Chan Kin Ortega and by Hermann Bellinghausen of the Mexico City newspaper La Jornada. Through this morning and afternoon the...

I was flipping through the channels and stopped on what looks like live coverage of riots in Mexico (Texcoco?) on a Spanish network.My Time Warner lineup says my channel 50 is Univision. On the screen there is a TV 4 up in one corner. Do any Spanish speaking FReepers have access to this channel?I have seen scenes of beatings in the streets, lines of riot police, groups on tops of buildings waving machetes. . . very scary stuff.

You may have heard a neighbor say that crime seems to be up and word is it's Katrina evacuees who are responsible. But is that true? In southwest Houston there is block after block of big apartment complexes. They house the city's highest concentration of Katrina evacuees, and they are ground zero for a rise in violent crime. Southwest Houston has a large concentration of Katrina evacuees. "Things have gotten pretty bad out here," said city councilmember M.J. Khan. Long-time residents say its gotten scary. The residents were terrified, but the interviews we have were done back in June of...

With Christmas around the corner, a group of Katrina evacuees worry they can't give the holiday to their kids. Hauling home a Christmas tree is at least a $30 cab ride. For Sheryl Lee whose New Orleans home was destroyed, her brand new house is a "dream come true," she said as she wiped tears from her eyes. Yet for all that it offers, it is also a trap. "No way to get to a shopping or nothing," Lee said. The Clarke Springs subdivision, with its neat rows of humble homes, sits outside the beltway. The nearest Metro bus stop...

In DefenseOf a FRiend  Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for our National Anthem One of my good FRiends got beat up pretty good here recently on a couple of threads. Well, I know this man and feel compelled to stand up in his defense.I don't know him just as a screen name on my monitor. I know the real person. I have been to his house, he has been to mine. Heck, he even has a set of keys to my place. He and his wife have fed me until I was about to pop.Okay, so he won't ever...

Activists sidestep FEMA bureaucracy to broadcast relief info to Katrina survivorsAfter a week of wading through FEMA red tape, media activists finally fired up a low-power radio station to serve Hurricane Katrina evacuees still living in the Houston Astrodome and adjacent Reliant convention center. KAMP (Katrina Aftermath Media Project) 95.3 FM, Dome City Radio went live at noon today, broadcasting from a donated Airstream trailer in the Astrodome’s parking lot. The station had been stalled after local FEMA officials refused to allow access to the Astrodome, citing “security concerns.” But on Monday, the FCC granted KAMP a new temporary license...

Looking for three professional buisnessmen (or women) to drive across the country, in the deceased author's 96 Pontiac Sunfire, with toilet seats on their heads, from September 2005 until August 2006. Job entails dressing professionally and handing out toilet paper to interested residents, visiting rest areas, hospitals and major attractions, in order to tell people about the benefits of reading Toilet: The Novel. Full Time: 100,000.00 dollar salarly upon completion of an all expense paid road trip that will visit every major city in the U.S. and Canada, not to mention the experience of a lifetime that will 'suck the...

(7/04/05 - HOUSTON) — A suspected drunk driver plowed through part of tonight's Freedom over Texas celebration near downtown Houston. An SUV was headed down Allen Parkway near Bagby around 4am when he allegedly ran into two of the Chevy NASCAR cars on display on the street. Police believe the driver was drinking. He was arrested at the scene. No one was hurt, but two of those race cars were so damaged they had to be towed away. The remaining four cars will be kept on display for families to see tonight.

    The Official Sean Hannity Bashing Thread This thread is for all the FReeper Hannity bashers. It has become impossible to enjoy any thread about, or than mentions, Sean Hannity because they are hijacked by the Hannity Bashers. Bashers - Bookmark this thread. When you see a thread about Hannity, come over here and vent and rant and bash to your heart's content.   Exemptions: If the substance of a thread is the style and personality of news and talk hosts in general, or Sean Hannity in particular   Have fun!    

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — Major credit card companies will refuse to participate in Internet sales of cigarettes nationwide under a government agreement made today. ADVERTISEMENT The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the companies and state attorneys general agreed to work together to prevent the long unchecked use of credit cards to buy cigarettes over the Internet across state lines. The agreement is effective immediately. The result is that virtually all credit cards will no longer participate with Web sites based in the United States and abroad that sell cigarettes and tobacco products in every state, said...

I went to a local sporting goods store last Wednesday to purchase a SIG P229. I did not get and immediate PROCEED from NICS. I can think of two possible reasons - I know there is someone in Texas with my exact name with some violent criminal history, and I have a misdemeanor conviction for illegal carrying 3 1/2 years ago (not a dis-qualifier). Either may have set off the alarms for a deeper check. The last dealer purchase I made was before the Brady Law. This dealer told me that if he hasn't heard from NICS in 7 -...

Learning the prayer is not part of his class work, but 17-year old Clifton Jackson says a teacher at his school told him to learn it. "That's not they job to be teaching him religion," says his aunt Rubie Jackson. ====== Clifton Jackson was being taken to a mosque by a teacher to pray. Jackson is Clifton's aunt, and she's upset because she thinks some staff members at the Boys and Girls Prep Academy are trying to convert her nephew to Islam. According to Jackson, every Friday during school hours, a teacher takes her nephew to this nearby Mosque to...

My good FRiend Dix is in the hospital again, with his third bout with cancer. And a broken leg in the mix last year. He could use your prayers. You can send him a message at the hospital here. Address it to: Doug Dixson Room: 2035

I went to the gun show with Eaker, TheMom and humblegunner this afternoon. I wasn't shopping, just hanging out with good friends.I found the Smith & Wesson SW40VE .40 available from several vendors for an average of $270.00None of us was famililar with the gun and I would like some opinion from y'all that may know it. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide..

BUSH/CHENEY '04VICTORY RALLYHouston, TexasSaturday, October 30, 2004 ~ 11:00 - 1:00 The Galleria ~ Westheimer @ Post Oak Come out and show your support forPresident Bush and Vice President Cheney on the last weekend before election day. Bring your yard signs!Wear your gear!Wave the flag! If you haven't met your fellow Houston area FReepers, this is the place to do it! The Houston Area Texans A FreeRepublic Network Chapter

Ladies and gentlemen, Our National AnthemJoin us for a day at the range and celebrate the sunset of the assault weapons ban.The Houston Area Texans invite y'all, near and far, to join us for a day of gun fun in Orange, Texas on Saturday, October 16th, 2004.Details, details, details. . . The range is not open to the public. Directions are avalable from Eaker Shooting starts at 09:00 We we will be the guests of a range member so there is no range fee, but we will take up a collection to show our appreciation. Bring ammo and targets...

My Dad needs your prayers - and a card, if you could. After successfully battling colon cancer 4 1/2 years ago - and 3 follow up surgeries to correct problems with his colostomy - he was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, with tumors on his spine and lung. He started radiation treatments on one tumor but became too weak to get out of the house. We will be bringing in hospice care in a few days. Your prayers for comfort are appreciated. Why a card? My Dad is a collector of things. My local FReeper friends that have seen his...

Free Republic Freedom Tour 2004 Houston, Texas Saturday June 12, 2004     LIVE THREAD!        WEB CAM!     Click here for the FReeperCam pageThen come back here for live actionAnd photos added all day

 Free Republic Freedom Tour ~ 2004 Houston, Texas      Saturday, June 12, 2004      Come join the Houston Area Texans as weWelcome Jim Robinson on his Freedom Tour Time and PlaceNoon Saturday ~  June 12, 2004Our get together is at a private residence.Please FReepMail me for the address and the number in your party. We are planning a Texas size party with good eats and good company that can't be beat. If you would like to help in some way please join us at our Chapter forum for details.  Bring A Flag!Bring A Friend!Bring That FReeper Attitude! The Houston Area TexansHouston...