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Brigitte Bardot buried Wednesday following a funeral service in the southern French city of St. Tropez. Her cause of death cancer revealed by her husband Bernard d'Ormale known as a supporter of the National Rally (formerly the National Front). She had cancer and had undergone two surgeries prior to her death... On Thursday protesting farmers rolled into Paris to drive home their opposition to the European Union's free trade deal with the MERCOSEUR nations of South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). But even though France voted "No" on Friday most...

The political baggage he carries isn't likely to fly.Politically, Bushes are, like the value of the Ivy League degrees most of them have, vastly overrated. Jeb Bush, who recently, to the surprise of no one, all but announced he would run for president, is no exception. Ever since Jeb established an “I’m Thinking About Running for President Committee” (translation to English: I’m running for president) a week or so back, the conventional wisdom, whooped up by the chatterati and the various great mentioners, is that this latest Bush is a lock for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. They...

Scene: onboard the USS Carl Vincent Sailor: (Takes Osama out of the cooler and thumps his head on the counter. Throws him up in the air and watches him plummet to the floor.) "Now that's what I call a dead terrorist." Obama: No, no.....No, 'e's stunned! Sailor: STUNNED?!? Obama: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Afghanistan Blues stun easily, Seaman. Sailor: Um...now look...now look, mate, I've definitely 'ad enough of this. That terrorist is definitely deceased, and when I purchased him not eight hours ago, you assured me that his total lack of movement was due...

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that if midterm elections were held today Democrats would win the five seats they need to draw even in the Senate, due largely to the Bush administration's "general incompetence" at home and abroad. "This is an administration that is going to be noted for its incompetence not its accomplishments," Reid, D-Nev., said after a forum on Medicare reforms at the University of Nevada's School of Medicine. Reid said polls show Democrats winning Republican-held seats in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana, Missouri and Rhode Island. "And we have good shots in Arizona...