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<p>Rep. will face trial over ethics violationsWASHINGTON — A House investigative committee has charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, with multiple ethics violations. The charges were...</p>

I just received a note that Freeper CaptRon passed away last evening. I know he had a history of heart trouble.

I noticed there were more than a few vanities posted tonite so I decided to join in and just see who wants to talk.

New weekly thread just keep us on track.

Series between Yankees and Angels is tied 1-1 Rain threatens game 3 tomorrow.

Mussina vs. Colon

FORT HOOD, Texas - A military judge Wednesday threw out Pfc. Lynndie England's guilty plea to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, saying he was not convinced the Army reservist who appeared in some of the most notorious photos in the scandal knew her actions were wrong at the time. The mistrial marks a stunning turn in the case and sends it back to square one. The case will be reviewed again by Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, who will decide what charges, if any, England should face. If she is charged, the case would go back...

On this date: • In 1776, Thomas Paine published his influential pamphlet "Common Sense." • In 1861, Florida seceded from the Union. • In 1863, London's Metropolitan, the world's first underground passenger railway, opened to the public. • In 1870, John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil. • In 1920, the League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect. • In 1928, the Soviet Union ordered the exile of Leon Trotsky. • In 1946, the first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London. • In 1957, Harold Macmillan became prime minister of Britain, following...

Yankees look for sweep; Astros try to pull even October 17, 2004 BRISTOL, Connecticut (Ticker) - After a record-breaking rout against the Boston Red Sox in Game Three, the New York Yankees are on the verge of their 40th World Series appearance. The Yankees - and the two teams combined - set a League Championship Series record for runs scored in a 19-8 rout of the Red Sox on Saturday, taking a three games to none lead. Of the 25 instances when a team has taken such a best-of-seven series lead previously, it has closed out the series in four...

FR seems to have server issues tonite. I tried posting a reply to a thread and got "File not located on server". When I tried it again, I got a blank "TO:" box. I filled in the persons name and posted my reply. When I hit "Post", my post was invisible. I re-posted and my post showed up.

Pulling up to Nikola's restaurant yesterday, you might have expected to see a line of Beemers and Benzes in the parking lot instead of Civics and pickups. Inside, you might have anticipated a passel of power-lunchers swilling martinis and munching on haute cuisine instead of a couple of older women quietly eating lunch. After all, this is the place that publications from the New York Post to the London Telegraph have been describing as "posh," "tony" and "five-star" in the week since the Kerry for President campaign rolled through town July 30.

American Marine Cpl. Wassef Hassoun, held hostage in Iraq, has been freed, his brother tells CNN.

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! NYT RUSHES OUT REVIEW REDO (Kinder Review Of clinton Book) June 25, 2004 -- The New York Times, which last Sunday published a scathing front-page review of Bill Clinton's "My Life," has alerted subscribers that another, much kinder and gentler review is coming July 4 in The New York Times Book Review. Entitled "Confessions of a Policy Wonk" and written by the novelist Larry McMurtry, the prominently placed review calls the book "the richest American presidential autobiography," and says that the former president is a better writer...

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! Today In History 1314 - Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce won over Edward II of England at the Battle of Bannockburn in Scotland. 1340 - The English fleet defeated the French fleet at Sluys, off the Flemish coast. 1664 - New Jersey, named after the Isle of Jersey, was founded. 1509 - Henry VIII was crowned King of England. 1497 - Italian explorer John Cabot, sailing in the service of England, landed in North America on what is now Newfoundland. 1675 - King Philip's War...

We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

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America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our country!CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (March 4) - U.S. space pioneer John Glenn said on Thursday that President Bush's space exploration plan "pulls the rug out from under our scientists" and might waste too much money to ever put astronauts on Mars.BAGHDAD (March 5) - Several explosions echoed across Baghdad Friday, hours before the Iraqi Governing Council was due to sign a transitional constitution. A loud blast reverberated through the city center at around 11:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. EST), rattling windows across the river from the main U.S. headquarters....

<p>March 4, 2004 -- Courageous teachers at a Brooklyn high school - fed up with unprepared and even illiterate students - made an impassioned plea to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein yesterday to end social promotion. The teachers at Clara Barton HS sent Klein a plaintive letter - signed by half of the 120-member faculty - saying it's impossible to educate students who were allowed to graduate from elementary or middle schools without having learned the basics.</p>