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NEW ORLEANS – A man who initially told police gunmen kidnapped his 2 1/2-year-old son was arrested Saturday, accused of committing an "extremely hideous" murder because he was ordered to pay child support, Police Superintendent Warren Riley said. Danny Platt confessed, told police where to find the child's body and will be booked on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Ja' Shawn Powell, Riley said at a news conference. "He had said he would kill either his wife or his child before he paid child support," which he recently had been ordered to do, Riley said.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter

Operation Healing Angel of Homefront Hugs USA urgently needs cards for our wounded and the docs and nurses who care for them ALL year long- but especially during the holidays...it goes directly to our wounded...so please send that on too... we have 4 hospitals in the sandbox including Iraq and Afghanistan...we have been doing this for many years and you can trust this public charity !!!

Obama to Abbas: I'll support peace talks US president-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke on the phone with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, and pledged that his administration would back the peace process with Israel, a senior Palestinian negotiator said.

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 13, 2008 – The Warrior and Family Support Center located steps away from Brooke Army Medical Center here is one packed place. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Glynn Mallory talks about the new $4 million, 12,000-square-foot Warrior and Family Assistance Center that opens Dec. 1, 2008, on the Brooke Army Medical Center complex at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. It is stuffed from floor to ceiling with homey decorations, leather furniture, stacks of snacks, baskets of books, computer work stations, a video library...

When Barack Obama announced that he was running for president, he was clear that, if elected, he planned "not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation." Twenty months after that statement in Springfield, Ill., we have a much clearer view of what he means by "change we can believe in." In a campaign of soaring generalizations on mostly centrist themes, Obama has described the details of the transformation with almost surgical precision. What he offers may be, in substance and in spirit, a radical departure from the principles of the America Dream that...

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 Gaia Online Poll Finds Obama Has Captured Youth Support Online Hangout Launches Monthly According to Teens Report with Election Survey SAN JOSE, Calif. — Gaia Online, the leading online hangout of more than 7 million teens and young adults, today announced the launch of its monthly According to Teens Report, a monthly survey of Gaia members that will provide a regular update on the Generation Y perspective. With less than a week until Election Day, Gaia kicked off the program with an election poll to get a better understanding of how current and future voters view...

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The goal for the 2008 Fourth Quarter FReepathon is nearly met.  As of this posting we still have about $3 thousand dollars to go.  We can bring this to a close quickly, if a number of us chip in $10 to become one this quarters Final 300.  Anyone care to join me?  Only 299 more of you to go. Click the graphic.  Become one of the final 300.  Post a note of encouragement here so others will join you.  Let's go FReepers...

The top banner reads: “Voter Power 2008.” There are three decorative stars on each side of the three-word header. Below that, a headline reads: “Compare the Candidates And See Why the Teamsters Back Obama.” Then, beneath that are three columns that list specific issues along with each of the candidates’ stances. After careful examination, weighing the pros and the cons, and circumspectly mulling over each of their positions, it is hard to imagine that Barack Obama will receive anything less than three-hundred million votes on Election Day. He will be the greatest human being that has ever lived at any...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2008 – The National Fraternal Order of Police formalized its support here yesterday for the men and women who wear both the military uniform and that of their local law enforcement agencies. Chuck Canterbury, front right, president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, signs his commitment of support to police officers who serve in the military during a ceremony Oct. 20, 2008, at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1 in Washington, D.C. Canterbury is joined by Thomas F. Hall, front left, assistant defense secretary for reserve affairs, Gordon Sumner, back left, executive director...

The other day I listed the top five military supporters. A few blogs have picked it up and I have seen some great feed back. (Dirty Harry's Place, Free Republic) I have to say I agree with them that Gary Sinise should have been ranked higher. I mentioned that I would like to have put him in the top five but there just was so much competition. However, since getting the feedback I have done more research. I knew he had done a lot for the troops but I didn't realize it was this much. So let's acknowledge that moving...

Okay. So, I went to my town's Fall Festival, dressed in my McCain/Palin gear. I expected to be harrassed, heck, I expected to be pushed to the ground. After all, The Fake One did send out marching orders to "get in their face" and I live in blue blue DEMONcrat Long Island. Anywho.....the day DID NOT turn out as I expected. I cannot tell you how many thumbs up,nods of approval and "Go McCain" I received (only 1 call for obama as I walked by, and a sneer as we took the pic below)!!! I actually had people coming up...

CANTON Thomas Buckius registered to vote last month when canvassers came to his neighborhood as part of a voter registration drive. "I want (Democratic presidential nominee Barack) Obama to win because he'll be the first African-American president," said Buckius, 21, who lives in a southwest neighborhood comprising mostly of blacks. "I think he can do better than what Bush is doing." But Obama didn't have Buckius' vote in the bank yet. Buckius said he didn't know when Election Day was, nor where he was supposed to vote. And while Buckius insisted he'll figure out how to get to the polls,...

Just wanted to warn anyone if they are thinking of ordering any McCain/Palin yard signs, bumper stickers, shirts, etc from this website. I placed an order for 1 yard sign and bumper sticker 1 month ago, and still have not received my items. Apparently after the announcement of Palin as VP their orders went up significantly, they were taking orders for merchandise they couldn't supply. I spoke to someone on the phone, they said their website had crashed, but I "should" get my sign shipped by next week. They haven't returned emails, and I have to go shopping elsewhere. Can...

BAGHDAD, Sept. 22, 2008 – A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier has reached back home to gather English school books for use in classrooms here. Samantha Schroth, a 4-H Club member and Hortonville High School student, helps to unload donated school supplies June 12, 2008, in Hortonville, Wis. Army Capt. Casey Plamann, a teacher from Hortonville, serves as a civil affairs information manager and planner with the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Multinational Division Baghdad. He reached back to contacts in Wisconsin to gather English school books for use in Baghdad classrooms. Photo courtesy of Army Capt....

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2008 – A small school district in South Dakota is being honored for its partnership with its military employees and the local community. Winner School District, in Winner, S.D., is one of 15 companies chosen to receive the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, which recognizes employers who provide exceptional support to employees serving in the National Guard or Reserve. Winner School District always has been family-oriented, so supporting its employees who serve in the military is like second nature, said Mike Hanson, school district superintendent. “We feel it’s our responsibility to offer that support,...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2008 – The National Association of Postmasters gave Guardsmen and reservists its full backing last week when the organization’s president signed an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support. Dale Goff Jr., president of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States, displays the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Statement of Support he signed Aug. 27, 2008. An additional 400 postmasters signed Statements of Support at the ESGR booth during the NAPUS national conference that took place Aug. 23-28, 2008, in St. Louis. Photo courtesy of Employer Support of the...

Staunch Allies, Tested by Adversity McCain Relies on a Cadre of Fellow POWs to Help Get Message Across By John Wagner and Anita Kumar Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, September 3, 2008; Page A24 ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 -- When the roll call reaches Maryland on Wednesday night, a convention delegate with a special bond with John McCain is scheduled to step forward to announce the state's 37 votes. Everett Alvarez Jr. of Potomac was a prisoner of war with McCain in the same camp in North Vietnam, where they came to know each other during their final year...