Articles Posted by Lunatic Fringe
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After CBS barely acknowledged Ford's death on the night of the 26th, CBS has decided to cut into a very exciting football game so Katie can cover the Ford funeral. Boooo
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We now have a title for Book VII: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows."
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GREELEY - The line of applicants hoping to fill jobs vacated by undocumented workers taken away by immigration agents at the Swift & Co. meat-processing plant earlier this week was out the door Thursday. Among them was Derrick Stegall, who carefully filled out paperwork he hoped would get him an interview and eventually land him a job as a slaughterer. Two of his friends had been taken away by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and he felt compelled to fill their rubber boots. "Luckily, they had no wives or family they left behind. But it was still sad. They left...
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WASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush had a skin cancer tumor removed from her right shin in early November. The procedure was not disclosed until Monday night. The cancer was identified as a squamous cell carcinoma, a malignant tumor that is the second most common form of skin cancer. Explaining why the procedure was not disclosed until now, the first lady's press secretary Susan Whitson said, "This medical procedure was a private matter for Mrs. Bush, but when asked by the media today, we answered the question."
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<p>WASHINGTON (AP) The government has filed civil charges against former Fannie Mae chief executive Franklin Raines, former chief financial officer Timothy Howard and former controller Leanne Spencer.</p>
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Bush administration on Monday will propose sweeping changes in Medicaid... Developing...
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey Legislature has passed a bill to allow gay couples to form civil unions.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan officials say assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian will be paroled in June.
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London: British police investigating the deaths of three prostitutes whose bodies have been found in the past nine days say two other sex workers are missing, as fears grow a serial killer is on the loose. Senior officers have warned prostitutes to stay off the streets after the naked bodies of the three women were found within miles of each other near Ipswich, eastern England. A local businessman has offered a 50,000 ($NZ144,508) reward to help find the killer. On December 2, police discovered Tania Nicol (19) in a stream near Copdock Mill, and on Friday the body of 25-yearold...
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The search for a new North Texas head football coach is expected to end in the next 48 hours. All signs point in the direction of Carroll High School coach Todd Dodge as being UNT's choice to replace Darrell Dickey, who was fired on Nov. 8. Sources close to UNT's search, while not confirming Dodge will be hired, said an announcement concerning the head coaching job is expected as early as this afternoon. UNT could call a news conference late this afternoon or Wednesday morning. Also today during a scheduled 2 p.m. meeting, the UNT Board of Regents will vote...
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/barney/barneycam2006.wm.v.html Merry Christmas, Barney!
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WELLINGTON, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers in Suva have surrounded Monday building of Fiji's police tactical response unit as tension rises in the capital, local television reported. The television report said police had been locked out of their premises but no shots were fired. But Acting Fiji Police Commissioner Moses Driver later denied the police unit had been taken over. Tensions in Fiji have been high since Fiji's military chief, Commander Vorege Bainimarama threatened a month ago to remove Prime Minister Qarase from office. Fiji, a South Pacific nation of about 900,000 people, consists of 800-plus volcanic and coral islands....
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Florida Gators are headed to the Bowl Championship Series title game against top-ranked Ohio State. Officials at Florida have invited the media to meet with players and coaches tonight at 8 p.m. when the final BCS rankings are announced. Florida (12-1) was ranked fourth in the BCS, but will leapfrog No. 3 Michigan, which ended its season two weeks ago with a 42-39 loss to Ohio State, and No. 2 Southern Cal, which saw its title hopes end Saturday with a 13-9 loss to UCLA. The Gators, who were ranked sixth in the initial BCS rankings, never climbed higher than...
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Move over Michigan! The unlikely scenario Florida needed actually played out. Ohio State vs. Florida for the Championship!
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Breaking now, more to come
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Angry fellow Shi'ites stoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's motorcade in a Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad on Sunday in a display of fury over a devastating car bomb that tore through their area. Maliki was visiting the Sadr City slum to pay respects to some of the 202 victims of last week's devastating bombing. "It's all your fault!" one man shouted as, in unprecedented scenes, a hostile crowd began to surge around the premier and then jeered as his armored convoy edged through the throng away from a mourning ceremony. The area is a base for the...
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