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I need a little help. A couple of months ago there was a link to an article titled "Do Cathlocs Pray To Mary" Can sombody provide me with that link? I lost it. Sorry for th Vanity, but this is really important. Thnx.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2005 – According to many servicemembers stationed overseas, it's a great feeling to receive a care package, and it's especially nice when the package contains items that you personally requested. Kristen Maddox, the 21-year-old founder of the nonprofit organization "Helping Our Troops," which sends specialized care packages to troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Courtesy photo In March, Kristen Maddox, a 21-year-old college student from Santa Ana, Calif., launched the nonprofit organization "Helping Our Troops" with that in mind. Her goal is to ship care packages that contain items based solely on troop requests. "We don't send...

Found this cruising a photo site on the web and uploaded it to tinypic...just wondering.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2005 – Coalition forces in Iraq arrested 10 suspected terrorist during a raid in western Ramadi today after Iraqi citizens pointed out a safehouse where the suspects were hiding and storing weapons. The military said a local Iraqi citizen confirmed the building was being used as a terrorist safehouse. When coalition forces approached the building, several suspects fled, officials said. Six of them were immediately detained, and four others were captured hiding inside a nearby Mosque after Iraqi citizens alerted coalition forces to their whereabouts. Meanwhile, a male who lived at the house told coalition forces the...

question that maybe someone can help with. If someone is in college and has a part-time job...is it smarter to claim a lot of excemptions? Also, does claiming a lot of excemptions mean that you get less taken out in taxes?

I'm considering getting transfered from my job and moving to San Deigo or Los Angeles (where my company has offices.) Any Freepers want to give a Jersey girl some advice? I've never been to Ca. but I've had it with Jersey. I know there are at least five Conservatives in Califorina (thats three more than NJ)- help me out people!

SIERRA VISTA - In World War I, women made and rolled bandages for Americans wounded in combat. In World War II, women knitted socks, to keep GIs' feet clean and comfortable. Now, a group of Sierra Vista women are sewing neck coolers for soldiers in hot Iraq and will be taking on knitting caps to keep them warm when the weather in that nation turns cold. "Women are awesome when they decide to do something," June Kennedy said Monday. It was the second Monday that a few women gathered in her house. The sounds of a sewing machine stitching a...

If a person recieves an inheritance of $50K, does the bank report this deposit when I put the check in my savings account? Does anyone know?

I have no where else to turn! Does anybody have a link for the video of G.W.B. addressing the firefighters in New York after 9/11? It is the video of him saying I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you. I tried google with a bunch of Anti-Bush results. Thank you in advance.

Here is what Spyware Doctor found after their "complete" scan. I don't know if there is a difference in a paid for scan or not. I do know I can't utilize their removal unless I purchase the program. Scans (basic information only): Scan Results: scan start: 7/30/2005 6:26:56 PM scan stop: 7/30/2005 6:41:27 PM scanned items: 42257 found items: 21 found and ignored: 0 tools used: General Scanner, Process Scanner, Hosts scanner, LSP Scanner, Registry Scanner, Cookie Scanner, Browser Defaults, Favorites and ZoneMap Scanner, ActiveX Scanner, Disk Scanner Infection Name Location Risk Tracking Cookie(s) sally@pogo[1].txt Medium Tracking Cookie(s) sally@cgi-bin[1].txt Medium...

New York (July 29, 2005) -- Marines from 6th Communication Battalion joined officers of the 101st and 75th precincts of the New York Police Department in teaching children about leadership and drug awareness through the Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) program held at Floyd Bennett Field, recently. The Marines ran the program from July 5 to July 15. The program, which focuses on building the self-esteem of inner city children ages nine through 13, was created to help the children resist the temptation of drugs and gangs. During the program, groups of children from Far Rockaway and East Brooklyn participated...

Reporters Without Borders today condemned what it called "the criminal attitude" of Iran's top leaders in refusing to release journalist Akbar Ganji, who has now been on hunger-strike for nearly 50 days. "They must release him for humanitarian reasons. He has been unjustly detained for more than five years but he is a determined man," the worldwide press freedom organisation said, calling on the international community and journalists everywhere to join in exerting pressure on the Iranian government. Ganji will begin his 50th day without food on 31 July. He now weighs only 52 kg and is unconscious much of...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 26, 2005) – The Army has fielded 125 simulation trainers for the detection of improvised explosive devices and to teach other advanced skills needed for tactical convoys in Iraq and Afghanistan. These training devices include virtual theaters, simulators, and mobile objects devised by the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation. Dr. Jim Blake, Program Executive Officer for STRI said understanding the requirements and capabilities wanted from Soldiers is what will optimize the effectiveness of the training and equipment. “Now with the expeditionary capability, there is going to be a desire to move these...

Iraqi and U.S. troops respond to two separate attacks; ordnance disposal teams detonated unexploded ordnance discovered at the scene. MAHMUDIYAH, Iraq, July 26, 2005 — Iraqi Army and U.S. soldiers assigned to Task Force Baghdad helped treat victims of two separate terrorist attacks in Mahmudiyah and Al-Dora, July 21. Prior to the explosions, U.S. troops assigned to 3rd Platoon, E Troop, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 48th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the Iraqi Army’s 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Division operations and intelligence leaders met to plan future combined missions near Siad Abdullah and the surrounding areas which are known...

Sorry for the vanity, but I do respect the opinions of the posters on this board, who also possess a great wealth of information. With that said, I am in the process of buying a car, and wanted your advice. Here is the deal. I am a young attorney at a large corporate law firm. I have about $40,000 to spend. I need something that I can drive clients around in, yet hopefully is fun to drive, reliable, and that my estemeed colleagues will not view with disdain. I am not opposed to buying a used car, and would prefer...

Ok, so this isn't news and I hope the mods will tell me if this is a mis use of the service here.... but, Freepers are such a wide variety that I'm confident SOMEONE in here has likely performed their own mechanical work on a Mini Cooper and has knowledge stored in their brain that I could put to good use. I have an 02 MC which I believe lost the pressure plate in the clutch last week. I'm just getting into the parts removal and haven't pulled the transmission yet, but the symptoms are like there is no connection...

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va (July 21, 2005) -- The Marine Corps has a rich tradition of taking care of its own, and now two 9-year-olds and a 7-year-old have joined the fight. No, they have not taken up arms; rather, they are helping heal families of wounded Marines and Sailors. Hayden Bardorf and Kelsey Killeen, 9, and Megan Killeen, 7, opened a lemonade stand July 11 to help raise money through the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund for families of Marines and Sailors who were wounded during combat or training. “The children started the stand because they wanted to...

As many of you know, I have twin boys - they just turned 13 last week. They are good boys with good judgment. They know the ways of the outdoors, shoot and hunt safely, they have snowmobiling experience and they understand the meaning of family and God, etc. But, and I'm sure every parent knows what I mean, they are boys. Well, between my father and me, we own about 225 acres of timber in northern Wisconsin and the "Lando" boys love to visit the rustic cabin that we have on our property. Now they want an ATV - a...

When I click to make a comment on a thread that gets pulled all I get is an endless loop link!!!!!Come on guys this is high tech stuff...give us a link!!

I went through a period where I downloaded some pornography. None of it was illegeal, but I want it gone. I mean GONE. From what I have read, you can think you have deleted something, but the remnants of that file are still there. Advice?