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To the U.S. Congress: Make Gas Cheaper NOW by: Increasing American oil production -- Drill here, drill now Building and expanding U.S. refineries

(CBS) MAHOPAC A Mahopac woman faces charges of animal cruelty for allegedly beating an 11-year-old horse - by hitting it in the head with a chain. The Putnam County Sheriff's department is charging 20-year-old Anna Nicole Bruno with animal assault. Bruno, the horse's owner, used to ride Colby in equestrian events and has been ranked high in dressage competition by the U.S. Equestrian Association. http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_361084925.html

Herbal alternatives are under attack. Download and print flyers. The flyers urge consumers to tell their congressmen and senators to attend the JUNE 17th Herbal Alternatives Congressional Briefing to learn the truth about herbs & health. It is critical that Congress attends this briefing because: HERBAL ALTERNATIVES ARE UNDER ATTACK. News headlines misinform and mislead decision makers. Products you depend on for your health could soon be banned. MANY CAPITOL HILL STAFFERS AND POLICY MAKERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND NATURAL HEALTH INDUSTRY ISSUES. Since DSHEA was passed in 1994, about 50% of Congressmen and Senators and 80% of Congressional aides have...

Who is the "Captain" of the ship -- in this case a commercial airship? There's a pilot up front driving the aircraft. But, is he or she really in charge? Maybe. But only when some younger guy riding in back allows it. Judging by the disgruntled antics of some buttinski bureaucrats in the federal government, commercial aircraft pilots should no longer be called "Captain." They are quickly becoming "drivers" and little else. Ask one what types of hoops these "Captains" have to jump through to get to the ship they supposedly command. They are searched and examined by every minimum-...