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PITTSBURGH -- The mayor of Braddock, John Fetterman, is on a mission to end violence in his town. Fetterman has a unique way to remember every victim who’s died; the dates of their death are tattooed on his arms. “On my right arm is a much more somber set. It's the souls we've lost in our community since I've been mayor through violent means," explained Fetterman. “There are certainly saints and sinners on that list and we need to keep it as short as it already is," he said. Fetterman is from York, Pa., and has lived all over. But...

Yesterdays results notwithstanding, Hillary Clinton isn't going anywhere and is in this fight to the end. Is she a longshot at this point? You betcha. Is her back against the wall? Absolutely. HOWEVER, the internal "war" that is the nomination process for the Democratic Party is being waged on her part is now aiming for 2012 instead of this year. Looking at it logically, IF Obama were to be elected this year, which is doubtful given his socialist outlook, his poor choice of advisors and friends, (Wright, Ayers et al) and the fact no one can be elected President without...

The current "Top Headline Poll" on this page is being skewed by anti-Christian bigot PZ Myers and his Pzombies: http://www.journal-news.net/"Should local governmental bodies be allowed to open their meetings with a prayer?" Please help!

Attention Global Warming Alarmists! You better sit down. I have bad news. It's so bad in fact, that this isn’t going to be easy for me. Now, I don’t know how to say it, so I’m just going to say it. It looks like we are not in a prolonged period of Global Warming. No, according to NASA and 3000 temperature measuring ocean buoys, global temperatures are cooling, not warming. I know...I know... this is horrible news, and I’m sorry to be the one to break it to you. The flooded cities, the dead polar bears, the shrinking glaciers, the...

Well, here you are at your college graduation. And I know what you're thinking: "Gimme the sheepskin and get me outta here!" But not so fast. First you have to listen to a commencement speech. Don't moan. I'm not going to "pass the wisdom of one generation down to the next." I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom. We were the moron generation. We were the generation that believed we could stop the Vietnam War by growing our hair long and dressing like circus clowns. We believed drugs would change everything -- which they did,...

Like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, large groups of ravens are flocking together to attack defenceless victims and eat them alive. Throughout the country, farmers have reported a rise in the number of calves, lambs, and sheep pecked to death. Animals not killed have been left in agony as the birds eat their eyes, tongues and the soft flesh of their underbelly. Farmers are demanding the right to destroy the protected birds, but the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds says it does not see any need for a change to legislation.....

LOS ANGELES - Scarlett Johansson and her boyfriend, Ryan Reynolds, are engaged. The 23-year-old actress and the 31-year-old actor have not set a wedding date, Johansson’s publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said Monday.

o the question Is Jessica Simpson ready to be Mrs. Tony Romo? Well according to a close friend of Jessica she said that “she already calls him ‘my future husband’. She’s dropping hints, like, ‘Well, as soon as I get that ring on my finger.’ She is gunning for marriage big-time.” Adds another, “She definitely wants kids. Marriage is a part of that.” Jessica and Tony have only been together since November last year but with the recent engagement and pregnancy news of her sister, Ashlee she now seems to have an of urgency to settle down.

NASHUA, N.H.—A woman accused of running down a man in her car after a Red Sox-Yankees argument in a bar never hit her brakes as she accelerated toward the small group he was in, a prosecutor said Monday. more stories like this "She never braked, and she accelerated at a high speed for about 200 feet. She went directly at this group of people," prosecutor Susan Morrell said of Ivonne Hernandez, who is charged with reckless second-degree murder in the death early Friday of Matthew Beaudoin, 29. Authorities won't describe the argument beforehand in Slade's Food & Spirits, but witnesses...

DETROIT- Kwame Kilpatrick is adding "talk show host" to his mayoral duties. The Detroit mayor on Monday taped the first installment of his new cable public access television show. WWJ-AM and WXYZ-TV report Kilpatrick's first two guests were city Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings and City Council President Pro Tem Monica Conyers. Kilpatrick says he liked doing the show. He'll have a two-minute commentary at the end of each new show. "Real Talk with Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick" debuts on Comcast Channel 10 on Monday, May 5. The show repeats on Wednesday and Friday.

This animated humorous hawk video of McDonalds fast food chain is created to reveal the fact that this fast food chain does not serve wheat buns in their have it your way menu. The characters of this video are a frog and red-tailed hawk with a McDonalds drive up window.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7-uD4KIwOc

IRON MAN, Batman, Big Angry Green Man — to judge from the new popcorn season it seems as if Hollywood has realized that the best way to deal with its female troubles is to not have any, women, that is. Not that it hasn’t tried to make nice with the leading ladies, in films like “The Invasion” (with Nicole Kidman) and “The Brave One” (Jodie Foster). Yet, after those Warner Brothers titles fizzled, the online chatter was that the studio’s president for production, Jeff Robinov, had vowed it would no longer make movies with female leads. A studio representative denied...

This weeks Sci-Fi Thread: Thurs: 9/8 - Lost - ABC Fri: 8/7 - The Sarah Jane Adventures - SciFi 9/8 - Dr Who - SciFi 10/9 - Battlestar Galactica - SciFi

...can a katana blade REALLY cut through a bullet as portrayed in many anime and video games?Click here for the answer. Can a katana blade cut through a bullet fired from a .50 cal machine gun?Click here for the answer.

Here's a question to consider this Sunday afternoon. For the philosophers among you, it is a moral dilemma. For the smart-alecks among you, it is a fun question. For the philosophizing smart-alecks, it's a fun moral dilemma. Here you go: If the Clintons were stranded on a desert island and only you knew about it, what would you do?

Something remarkable happened in a college softball game Saturday in Ellensburg(Washington). At least, I am conditioned to think it was remarkable, since it involved an act of sportsmanship, with two players helping an injured opponent complete the home run she had just slugged.

Nikko R2–D2 DVD Projector Limited Edition. They’ve gone and updated the venerable R2–D2 home theater system and boy does it look cool. Check out the awesome video to set your saliva glands aglow. It now throws a 260 inch image onto your wall or screen, features 1800 lumens brightness and a whopping 1800:1 contrast ratio, and comes with the same gorgeously groovy stuff like iPod dock, memory card, USB drive and game console support and a built-in virtual surround 20W speaker system. The new model also features an FM transmitter out so you can beam sound to your Hi-Fi from anywhere in...

i'm buying a coal stove to heat a 600sqft house... need input. thx. Chode

As of this morning, I have joined the Mosin Nagant club! (I feel like a kid with a new toy!) Model: M91/30 Country: Russia Armory: Izhevsk Date of Mfr: 1942 Caliber: 7.62 x 54R Overall, I would rate this weapon as "very good" condition. There are a few minor nicks in the woodwork, no cracks. Serial numbers on the receiver, bolt, butt plate, and trap door all match. The rifling in the barrel appears to be in excellent condition. But wait! There's more! Unbeknownst to me, it came with a complete set off accessories! Sling and dog collars, bayonet, cleaner/oil...