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If we are at war like your socialist neocon idol suggests, then why is he going on vacation. Shouldn't he be manning the command post? AND closing down the borders. Geez, I bet enough illegals swam into Texas just this week to pick a year's supply of lettuce. Yeah, I know, go back to DU or whatever. I just figured that since this is BOT Central, I'd just like to see you Bots try and defend this. And those of you who are eligible for military service shouldn't be here anyway. You should be over in Iraq helping to fight...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. A small chain of restaurants in northern Japan has started serving whale burgers. The chain said it hoped to increase whale meat's popularity among locals. The new dish coincides with Japan's failure to overturn a ban on commercial whale hunting at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Japan has said it will double the number of whales it kills for scientific research, a move that was opposed by an IWC vote on Wednesday. The chain of restaurants, on the island of Hokkaido, said the burgers were selling well. A...

Relatives of the Muslim woman whose corpse was desecrated with bacon as it lay in a hospital mortuary are to sue for damages, it emerged today. The family of Habiba Mohammed will seek to hold Hillingdon hospital fully responsible after the failure of the police and hospital authorities to bring anyone to account. Today, 15 months after the incident occurred, the family will return to the hospital, saying they have yet to receive a formal explanation or apology. Up to this point, Mrs Mohammed's relatives - distraught at the act of desecration and mindful of police advice - have declined...

<p>Two boxcars full of mayonnaise were part of a 33-car train derailment yesterday, and thousands of jars of mayo spilled onto the tracks in Beaver County.</p> <p>Other boxcars containing corn kernels and plastic pellets also lost their loads, as did a tanker filled with molasses.</p>