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Israel has declared a state of war after Hamas launched a series of surprise attacks from the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Palestinian fighters poured into southern Israel by land, sea, and air, the Israeli Defense Forces said. Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif said his forces launched 5,000 rockets toward Israel on Saturday, Insider reported. In response, a Russian defense official urged peace between Israel and Hamas. "We urge to immediately start a peace process on the basis of existing internationally recognized agreements," Mikhail Bogdanov, Russia's deputy foreign minister and former ambassador to Israel and Egypt, told state media agency Tass...

I went to the Glenn Beck show in Richmond, VA last night with the wife. Thanks to Glenn's generosity for former military we were able to get free tickets in center orchestra, very good seats. The show starts around 7:30 with Pat and Stu doing the warmup which is just OK. Glenn then does a stand up routine that is entertaining and funny. You can't believe he makes some of his stories funny but he does. He mixes in a little of his political schtick, not as much as I would have liked, but it works. Following the break he...

After 9 seasons, the hit TV comedy show "Everybody Loves Raymond" is coming to an end. The farewell show is tonight at 9 PM EDT on CBS. There will be a one hour retrospective on at 8 PM EDT. This one-hour retrospective features behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast and producers, highlights from past seasons, and the drama of the last week of production, including never released footage of the two postponements of the filming of the final episode.