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It's the story that gripped nineties America and forged a racial divide across the nation.But it was also about the tragic deaths of two people: Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.The trial of O.J Simpson, now televised as part of a dramatic new series called American Crime Story, is a complex tale - and Cuba Gooding Jr, who plays O.J, reveals the intense sense of loss he experienced while filming it.Gooding, 48, told The Hollywood Reporter: 'There was one day after filming that I went to my trailer and I couldn't stop crying because I realised I never [even considered...

At Crossroads Shooting Sports in Johnstown, IA, a used paper target is pinned to the wall with Ted Cruz's signature on it and a note that says "The fight for Liberty never ends!" Cruz visited the gun range back in June, just three days after the Charleston church shooting. On Friday afternoon, the Senator returns to the same Iowa gun range for a "2nd Amendment" campaign event days after another mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. "He'll absolutely make note of what happened. But, he is not going to back down or try to glaze over the importance of standing...

NJ Gov Chris Christie Had An Amazing Week, And He's Now Set Up Beautifully To Run For President Joe Weisenthal Sep. 27, 2010, 7:01 PM Much of the talk surrounding Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million donation to the Newark public school system concerned whether it was an image-building move for the Facebook CEO just as a new movie is coming out that will make him look bad. But what should be getting more attention is the effect it's having on the image of Chris Christie, NJ's hardnosed GOP governor. Prior to last week, you only knew Christie from his videos on...

African societies have proverbs for every situation, drinking included. “He who is drunk from palm wine can sober up, he who is drunk from wealth cannot,” say Nigerians. Such proverbs and wise sayings on alcohol were invariably about men, since in most traditional settings, drinking was primarily an indulgence of the adult male. African drinks most of them illicit, come with quirky, drunken names. While Kenya has chang’aa or “kill-me-quick,” Botswana takes the gold in naming its backyard brews. It has Tho-tho-tho, (the dizzy spell), a lala fa (you sleep right here), laela mmago (say goodbye to your mother) chechisa...

We've never been under such intense scrutiny as we are today. So how do we evade the snoopers? Here, an 'off-grid' expert offers an insider's guide We live in the most watched-over society in Europe. Exposure, especially in The Observer, has done little to hold the state and private sector in check. Phone records have become police records, as Henry Porter pointed out in this paper last week, and CCTV camera records are now fed into the automatic registration number computer. Credit and store-card records have become marketing records and our email addresses are points of entry for all sorts...

To: AOC Staff Subject: Take Our Roads Back Campaign Dear Staff: During the Judges Conference last week, a representative of the Department of Public Safety spoke concerning an upcoming event I thought you would be interested in learning about. During the week of August 13-18, 2007, the Alabama Department of Public Safety will have every supervisor and eligible staff person in uniform and on the roads. This will add approximately 150 more troopers to the highways during this week. It is my understanding that they will be maintaining a “zero tolerance” rule on speeding and other violations, meaning that if...

Our twice victorious Rummy is being interviewed on Bob Bennett Morning In America radio right now.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission sent a message to bar patrons last week. TABC agents and Irving police swept through 36 Irving bars and arrested about 30 people on charges of public intoxication. Agency representatives say the move came as a proactive measure to curtail drunken driving. North Texans interviewed by NBC 5, however, worried that the sweep went too far. At one location, for example, agents and police arrested patrons of a hotel bar. Some of the suspects said they were registered at the hotel and had no intention of driving. Arresting authorities said the patrons were a danger...

Amid a criminal investigation into the use of campaign funds and poll numbers that show he is losing support within his own district, U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay will file for re-election today. In an unusual move for his campaign, DeLay will file a petition to hold onto his seat instead of simply filing paperwork with the appropriate fee. State law allows for the waiving a certain fees if the candidate can garner enough signatures on a petition to seek that office. In DeLay’s case, he would need 500 signatures from within the 22nd Congressional District to qualify. Campaign officials said...

(WANE-TV, Washington, D.C.) He's one of politics' fastest-rising stars --he could even be a dark-horse presidential contender-- and he represents part of northeast Indiana: Congressman Mike Pence. Pence is from Columbus, which is in south-central Indiana. But his district extends all the way into Wells, Adams, Jay, and southern Allen counties. Recently, our Mark Mellinger flew to Washington to meet Mike Pence for himself. Below is the text from his special report: Take a stroll around the U.S. Capitol with Mike Pence, and a couple things become evident. One, he's a history buff. Two, he's a conservative in every possible...

It is premature to pronounce the job completed, but with the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals for a seat on the Supreme Court, George Bush has substantially narrowed the rift with his conservative base he created with his nomination of Harriet Miers. Ms. Miers, a woman of many fine qualities, was perceived as simply lacking the constitutional sophistication to withstand the pressures of a liberal Court majority and its allies in the academy and the media sufficiently to help bring the Court back from its self-assumed role as a political rather than...

LONDON (Reuters) - In its 183-year history, the august Oxford Union debating society has heard the wisdom of Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) and Mother Teresa. But until now, its members have yet to hear from anyone with quite the same resume as Ron Jeremy, star of 1,700 adult films, including "Bang Along With Ron". "As far as I know it is the first porn star to address the Oxford Union. I'm 99 percent sure of that," Peter Cardwell, spokesman for one of the English-speaking world's most respected debating societies, told Reuters. Jeremy, who claims to have...

Tuesday, November 02nd, 2004Need further motivation to get you to the polls? Still not fired up to vote, huh? Fair enough: [T]he invasion of Iraq has bogged down the United States in a hopeless war that advances al Qaeda’s recruitment goals and [its] aim of bankrupting the U.S. economy. Was that Ted Kennedy?No.Nancy Pelosi?Um, no.Krugman, Scheer, Clift, Moore, Oliphant, Matthews, Woodruff, O’Donnell?Nope.A pre-nomination speech by John Kerry?No.That was Osama bin Laden.But, don’t just get mad at the far left about the rancid company they keep. Get even.

Ok here it goes.... My co-workers here seem to be pushing a bit to the left concerning the oil prices. They know I am a conservative and continually say the President should step in and that he is only getting rich (wow I have never heard that one before!!). I came back with it is market driven and teh price of oil is driven by the buyers wanting to secure their supply and therefore bid a higher amount. They looked like deer in the headlights until one guy came back with well Exxon made X number of billions in profits...

We knew there was a dinner planned with ambassador Bremer and LTG Sanchez. There were 600 seats available and all the units in the division were tasked with filling a few tables. Naturally, the 501st MI battalion got our table. Soldiers were grumbling about having to sit through another dog-and-pony show, so we had to pick soldiers to attend. I chose not to go. > But, about 1500 the G2, LTC Devan, came up to me and with a smile, asked me to come to dinner with him, to meet him in his office at 1600 and bring a camera....

<p>Mr Exposer of Liberal Lies Radio Man!</p> <p>Today we salute you, Mr Exposer of Liberal Lies Radio Man!</p> <p>Well that covers through the 14th. The 15th is a Saturday. The 16th is a Sunday...</p> <p>AND THE FRIGGIN 17th is Independance Day!!!!</p> <p>35 Undeniable Truths.</p> <p>There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great.</p> <p>The vast majority of the rich in this country did not inherit their wealth; they earned it. They are the country's achievers, producers, and job creators.</p> <p>No nation has ever taxed itself into prosperity.</p> <p>Evidence refutes liberalism.</p>

A whole lot of air blew through D.C. last week, not unlike the hot air that usually blows through. On Saturday, September 20, two days after Hurricane Isabel swept through the Washington region, leaving hundreds of thousands with no electricity, undrinkable water and many with no homes at all, I watched Mayor Anthony Williams being interrogated at a news conference by a group of mostly black residents in Northeast Washington. They wanted to know why they still had no power. Then I remembered Representative Sheila Jackson Lee’s recent comment that hurricane names were too “lily white.” She recommended that the...

Justice Clarence Thomas on CSPAN2 now, speaking to a group of high school students. Worthwhile watching!