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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker apologized on Tuesday to U.S. Marines under investigation in the deaths of two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha in a statement his office said spared him from a libel lawsuit. Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline, a retired Marine Corps colonel, issued a three-paragraph statement under a deal with lawyers for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, one of the Marines under investigation. Wuterich's lawyers filed a libel lawsuit against another congressman, Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, on August 2 following his comments on the case.

The Guangzhou Rubber Group has decided to market condoms under the brand name 'Clinton' and 'Lewinsky', the story is here. In a surreptitiously mendacious statement the company through it's spokeman stated : "The company had chosen to use the Clinton name because consumers viewed the former president as a responsible person, who would want to stress safe sex as an effective way to prevent the spread of the HIV virus." While much of America will be content to simply shrug and laugh this off, there is something here that really requires introspection and reflection on the part of the American...

I just got such a kick out of this that I just HAD to share...... I passed around an e-mail that pointed out the various flaws of the local and state govt plans in LA during Katrina, and a friend that I immensely enjoy "tweeking" replied back to me. I have been doubled over laughing ever since. God, where do I start with a response back to him? Or should I even bother????? Anyone who can write this stuff with a straight face (and under a fifth of whiskey) is a lost cause....... "I have tried to ignore the spew...

WASHINGTON - Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court and a swing vote on abortion as well as other contentious issues, announced her retirement Friday. A bruising Senate confirmation struggle loomed as President Bush pledged to name a successor quickly. "It has been a great privilege indeed to have served as a member of the court for 24 terms," the 75-year-old justice wrote Bush in a one-paragraph resignation letter. "I will leave it with enormous respect for the integrity of the court and its role under our constitutional structure."

First Easongate and Gannongate, now LENOGATE! Does Jay have PJ credentials?

TWO Great White sharks ripped a schoolboy surfer in two off a packed beach yesterday. Nick Peterson, 18, was being towed on his surfboard behind his grandmother's dinghy when a shark began attacking the boat. His three friends in the boat, all aged 16, tried to beat the shark away with paddles but Nick fell in. Seconds later the 16ft shark dragged him around the boat by an arm, then under it, before tearing him in half. A second shark then joined in the frenzy.

Whoever the idiot was filling in for Druge tonight was horrible, he did't know that the Kerry campaign tried to shutdown the swiftboat ad's, and the Book "Unfit for Command" has this guy been hiding in a cave the past couple weeks?

Alan Keyes, the Republican candidate for a vacant U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, said Tuesday that Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Mary is a "selfish hedonist" because she is a lesbian. His comments came during an interview with SIRIUS satellite radio. Keyes said: "The essence of ... family life remains procreation. If we embrace homosexuality as a proper basis for marriage, we are saying that it's possible to have a marriage state that in principal excludes procreation and is based simply on the premise of selfish hedonism." Asked whether that meant Mary Cheney "is a selfish hedonist," Keyes said: "That...

Did anyone catch that last thread before it was pulled? I almost pissed my pants laughing at the stupidity and frustration demonstrated. It was definitely a "spit take" moment, had I been drinking any beverage at the time...

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the "wild card" in US pack of wanted men, has reportedly been arrested in Western Iraq. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of the group suspected of beheading two Bulgarian hostages, has reportedly been arrested in Western Iraq. Al-Zarqawi has been arrested by Iraqi police and US military close to the border with Syria, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing information posted on the Internet. A group linked to Zarqawi is suspected of carrying out a wave of attacks in late June that killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more in attacks in five Iraqi cities....

A few minutes ago I posted here about Linda Ronstadt. No swearing, no personal insults. Other posters here viciously attacked and insulted Ronstadt, their posts remain. My post got deleted within minutes. Are you guys really that scared? I believe in free speech and the exchange of opinions, obviously you don't. Mr Robinson, answer me: on what basis was my post deleted? I almost feel compelled to post on various other websites how I doubled up laughing about the cowardice on display here. Again, show me your courage please, cheers from the Leftist Dutchman!

The Soxaholix pokes fun at raving conspiricy nuts... The Devil Rays winning streak is part of the VWRC.

...according to a study by the University of Maryland: 57 % of those surveyed "believe that before the war Iraq was providing substantial support to al-Qaida", and 45% "believe that evidence that Iraq was supporting al-Qaida has been found". Moreover, 65% believe that "experts" have confirmed that Iraq had WMD.

The Jewish Task Force not too long ago endorsed President Bush for re-election. Yet here on FR their article are banned. JTF.org on at their site have these headlines Fighting to save America and Israel from Islamic terrorism! Fighting to save America and Israel from "Hanoi John" Kerry! What is so extreme about that? JTF is critical of Bush, but their is nothing wrong with CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. They are wise enough to endorse Bush, because he is the lesser of 2 EVILS. There are many conservatives,libertarians, and Independents who are disappointed in both parties. Many conservatives out their are now...

A few days before the attack on 9-11-2001 a friend of mine sent an email to me that had a picture attached to it. The picture was of a group of arab looking people who were riding on an old truck. The truck was bursting at the seams so to speak because there were way too many people on it. The caption of the picture said... "I have some friends coming into town to visit, do you have any room available to put some of them up in?" Of course I laughed at the email and eventually sent it off...

are they divorced?

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"Tea with Terrorists" author on Art Bell Show tonite...... This author is very good. Knows all about Islamic terror. He is on right now! With Art Bell who's back just for tonite.

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