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The American actor, Robert De Niro, was arrested by the French vice squad at the Bristol Hotel in Paris yesterday and held for questioning in connection with an international prostitution ring.... ...Some 40 prostitutes were reportedly matched up with wealthy customers as far away as New York and the Arab Gulf states. Clients included men involved in arms sales and the jewellery business, and the prostitutes received between £600 and £2,400 per meeting, plus travel expenses.

Harrison Floyd—Only Jailed Trump Co-Defendant—Released On Bond After Five Nights In Georgia Jail. Floyd, a leader of Black Voices for Trump and a U.S. Marine veteran, was granted a $100,000 bond—$40,000 for a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act charge and $30,000 each for the charges of influencing witnesses and conspiracy, court documents show.

Compared to Hunter Biden’s admitted alcohol and hard drug abuse — and, according to Republicans, his influence-peddling crime spree — a federal railroad patronage appointment seems mild and milquetoast. But 17 years later, it takes on a darker tinge considering the troubles President Joe Biden’s often-wayward son would embroil himself in.... Technically nominated by President George W. Bush as part of a broader deal with Democrats over Senate appointments, Hunter Biden’s Capitol Hill patron was Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

Biden’s Border crisis is a national nightmare. I cannot imagine the long-term impact of his malicious negligence. But one thing occurred to me regarding our need to get a handle on what is going on and who is coming in and what they are. According to the Selective Service System Web site, undocumented aliens, asylum seekers, etc., are required by law to register with Selective Service: “Immigrants “U.S. immigrants are required by law to register with the Selective Service System 30 days after their 18th birthday or 30 days after entry into the United States if they are between the...

"The third victim was Alford's daughter, 28-year-old private investigator Tanya Nooner. Her slaying was almost certainly a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. "Yet Nooner's death by gun violence was a sad irony, considering her most famous customer and the nature of the case upon which she was working: an anti-gun crusade launched by New York Mayor – and possible independent presidential candidate – Michael Bloomberg. The city's legal machine had hired Nooner to snare Georgia gun sellers whose firearms ended up in the hands of murderers, thugs and thieves in New York."

Summary: Hillary Clinton had Blackberry Enterprise Server installed on her private server. Her staff was procuring used Blackberries on the private market. This would allow totally unaccountable communication with unknown parties. Why has no one asked about the use of Blackberry Messenger messages? Details: I feel like everyone is overlooking a key component of Hillary’s private server and “burner” Blackberries. Where are the Blackberry Messenger messages? There is little doubt that she and her circle were using Blackberry Messenger (BBM) on their Blackberries. BBM was and is encrypted from the sending to the receiving Blackberry and brokered either through Blackberry’s...

London, Jan 30 (ANI): The Obama administration gave green signal to a chemical weapons attack plan in Syria that could be blamed on President Bashar al Assad's regime and in turn, spur international military action in the devastated country, leaked documents have shown. A new report, that contains an email exchange between two senior officials at British-based contractor Britam Defence, showed a scheme 'approved by Washington'. As per the scheme 'Qatar would fund rebel forces in Syria to use chemical weapons,' the Daily Mail reports.

CHICAGO (AP) -- It turns out lawyers and opera singers have more in common than booming voices and a love of melodrama. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is among the jurists who have looked for legal lessons in arias, and she got a chance Friday to indulge both passions at the American Bar Association's annual meeting in Chicago. Along with U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Ginsburg took part in an unusual panel discussion of the intersection of opera and the law, listening to a few live performances of some of opera's greatest works. They mused about such issues as...

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Stone. At a time when women weren’t allowed to rent a car, play professional sports, fly jets, or serve as police officers, 13 strong women pilots sought the impossible: to be part of the Mercury 13 astronaut program in 1961. Non-Fiction. Lexile n/a.

Thirty Seven Wall Street New York Dearest Mother, How is your Democratic faith holding out under the Roosevelt regime? The banking and investment business is very hard hit and of course dealing in Government Bonds is almost at a standstill and much more risky than before the gold purchase program. However, I am not one of the more rabid critics of what has been done to date. I only fear the inability to stop. France had such an experience during the Directoire – the inflation began on a controlled basis about 1789 and continued with terrible effect until the Consulate...

This will make you sick. The first video is the report on WSB-TV Atlanta yesterday on "distressed" homeowners, often unemployed, getting their mortgages refinanced with government backing down from as high as 11% down to 2%, 30 year fixed. What is worse is the second video, raw footage that shows the scope of the effort -- the length of the line of moochers waiting to get in so we can bail them out. I'm kind of shocked at the numbers. While Obama was trying to kill us with "health care" with his right hand, he was transferring the rest of...

Family of girl, 11, battles her deportation to Poland 8-year-old paperwork problem could split Forsyth girl from her parents, who are citizens Associated Press Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Cumming (Georgia, USA) — The family of an 11-year-old Forsyth County girl is trying to keep her from having to return to Poland next month because the family missed a deadline to apply for the right for her to remain in the U.S. The girl, Ewelina Bledniak, hasn’t been in Poland since she was 2 years old. Immigration officials say she must return there and wait a year before she can come...

The British government operated a secret torture centre during the second world war to extract information and confessions from German prisoners, according to official papers which have been unearthed by the Guardian. More than 3,000 prisoners passed through the centre, where many were systematically beaten, deprived of sleep, forced to stand still for more than 24 hours at a time and threatened with execution or unnecessary surgery. Some are also alleged to have been starved and subjected to extremes of temperature in specially built showers, while others later complained that they had been threatened with electric shock torture or menaced...

Called the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the program was created, presumably, to help preserve the American way of life. This flyer was created — by the feds — to disseminate information about who the bad guys might be. However, its wording made it look like a disinformation campaign to paint at least a few groups of Real Americans as domestic terrorists. Among other things, the FBI was asking people: "If you encounter any of the following, Call the Joint Terrorism Task Force": "defenders of the US Constitution against federal government and the UN"... HISTORY OF THE FLYER According to Terry...

In his weekly address on Saturday, Obama said: "And I'm pleased to announce that this morning, the Treasury Department began directing employers to reduce the amount of taxes withheld from paychecks -- meaning that by April 1st, a typical family will begin taking home at least $65 more every month." I'm just wondering. Has a schedule been released? Does this mean that money will be added to the checks of employees who don't pay income tax? Where does that cash come from? Have any employers received their direction from the Treasury Department? I would like to see a copy of...

Nairobi, Sep 2 (DPA) Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized over half a million dollars raised to support US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.Ndidi Okereke-Onyuike, the director-general of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and head of the Africa for Obama campaign, raised 74.1 million Naira ($630,000) at a fundraising dinner in early August. Guests paid up to $20,000 for a table at the event, while individual tickets went for around $3,000. However, the Obama campaign disassociated itself from the fundraiser. The EFFC said that while Okereke-Onyuike had broken no known law, the money would be returned to...

In the unlikely event that America actually elects a Marxist for President, I've been thinking about what an appropriate response would be. My mind turns to "Atlas Shrugged." How about an economic warning shot? Republicans give much, much more to charity than Democrats. What if, should Obama be elected, we all suspend ALL charitable giving the instant the decision is announced. Keep our money for ourselves; after all, the beneficiaries of our charitable giving would have probably been the same people who elected Obama for the purpose of taking even more! They can't have it both ways, with Obama taking...

What happened to PMI, or Lenders Mortgage Insurance, in this discussion? Technically, people were supposed to purchase PMI to protect the lender in the event of default. This was a requirement when the borrower did not put down at least 20% cash upon purchase. 20% was considered to be a sufficient amount to assure that the lender did not take a loss in the event of foreclosure. From Wikipedia: "Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI), also known as Private mortgage insurance (PMI) in the US, is insurance payable to a lender or trustee for a pool of securities that may be required...

Barr sues Bloomberg on behalf of gun dealer The Associated Press Published on: 07/20/06 Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr filed a lawsuit against New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday, claiming his attempt to crack down on gun dealers was "careless, willful and clearly illegal." The legal action, filed in Cobb County Superior Court, is in response to a federal lawsuit filed by Bloomberg in May alleging that 15 firearm brokers in five states, including Georgia, were "rogue gun dealers." Barr said his client, Smyrna gun dealer Adventure Outdoors, was deceived and defamed by Bloomberg's lawsuit. His lawsuit seeks $400 million...

"To all who believe in the second amendment and want to send a message to the City of New York & Mayor Michael Bloomberg, be at the City of Marietta square in Cobb County Ga. on Thursday, July 20th 2006 at 10am for a Rally & Major Announcement. This is going to be a long and costly battle and will need the help of everyone who is willing."