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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A doctor has offered to perform free abortions on hurricane evacuees, saying it may be too dangerous for them to wait until they return home.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Little more than a month before the start of the Iraq war, State Department officials said they warned U.S. military planners about possible "serious planning gaps" for the post-war period, according to newly declassified documents obtained by George Washington University.

NEW YORK - New York City wants restaurants to narrow their list of ingredients — and maybe some waistlines — by cutting out trans fats. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the voluntary change could also help fight the city’s biggest killer, heart disease. To comply, chefs would have to dump many margarines and frying oils, and possibly reworking long-held recipes for baked goods.

Unless you have been in a cave, in a sensory deprivation tank or out in space with no means of communication you already know that terrorists have struck in London. The death toll stands at 37 with 700+ wounded. Islamic extremists (an oxymorn, if you ask me) have claimed responsibility. The world grieves with you, UK. There always is a grieveing period as there should be. When that period ends, the civilized world needs to step back and ask the painful question, "What now?"

My take on this ruling? No one's property is now safe. Did you notice who dissented in the 5-4 decision? Scalia, Rehnquist, Thomas and O'Connor. Yes, that is right. Those big, bad stick-it-to-the-little-guy conservatives came down on the side of property rights guaranteed in the consitution, unlike the rest of the black-robed idiots who sided with an egregious interpretation of the Fifth Amendment. Those of you who may decide that, for whatever reason you choose, your property is not for sale will find your ass out on the street when some deep-pocketed developer lays the "increased tax revenue and jobs"...