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Lookee, Lookee, thirty or forty years ago, the great state of Alabama marriage laws allowed for girls aged thirteen to sixteen could get married with parental approval. Girls of sixteen and older could marry without parent approval. Today the law states that girls sixteen to eighteen can get legally married with parental approval. Girls eighteen and older can marry without parent approval. Knowing Alabama as well as I do, thousands of girls aged thirteen to sixteen dated with older men heavily, and got married during that time frame thirty and forty years ago!!! So.....these young ladies accusing Judge Roy Moore...

Hamas fired over 30 rockets in a ten-minute period into Israel on Monday, with hits reported in Sha'ar HaNegev, the Eshkol Region, Netivot, Sderot, and Be'er Sheva between 8:00 - 8:10 pm IST. The rocket count has escalated to over 80 on Monday evening alone, Walla! News reports close to 10:30 pm Monday; the Iron Dome missile defense system has shot down 12-13 of them over Ashdod and Netivot. No buildings were reportedly damaged. An Askelon woman and her child are being treated for shrapnel injuries; several Ashdod residents were treated for shock. "Code red" sirens have reportedly been sounded...

At least 30 people were killed when suspected militants launched simultaneous attacks on military targets in southern Yemen, sources say. Two car bombs reportedly exploded at a camp in Shabwa province, killing around 20 soldiers and wounding many others. In a second assault in the area, gunmen also shot 10 soldiers in the town of Maifaa. The government is battling al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants who often target the military.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T383NmA8uPE] Here it is: Day 30 of no tv, no movies, no video games, no mp3 players and no social networking. What surprised us most? Frankly, it was the lack of excitement exhibited by the children at the prospect of having their iPods, Gameboys, and NindtendoDS's returned to them. We were both expecting a level of anticipation akin to that of Christmas morning, we were pleasantly shocked by what actually transpired. Even Gracie, our 13-year-old, who had been most vocal about missing her digital accoutrements, was not champing at the bit in the least. Missy and I give thanks to...

 Obama's Thirty Eigthth Week in Office"The List" for 10/16/2009 Secretary of the Navy Mabus: Cut Navy oil use in half by 2020Patterson Belknap Sports Group's Peter C Harvey and Obama were at Columbia Univ. in 1981-82. Peter C. Harvey was graduated from Columbia Law School in 1982, and served on Columbia Law School's Human Rights Law Review- Obama was deeply involved with the nuclear freeze movement at Columbia, and that William Ayers was just a few blocks away, at the Bank Street College of Education: Harvey maxed out his political contributions to Obama in April of 2007: Also at the...

 Obama's Thirty Sixth Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List""The List" for 10/9/2009 Nobel Prize decision was made by the committee after Obama served in office 11 days.  Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to President Obama.The U.S. administration is furious over Israeli incitement against President Barack Obama, Democratic congressmen close to Obama told an Israeli source who returned from a visit to Washington this week."The List" for 10/8/2009 Obama's appointee- Robert Schoch, the Special Agent in Charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for Los Angeles, is under investigation for alleged embezzlement and/or misuse of ICE funds used in undercover operations....

 Obama's Thirty Third Week in OfficeLatest Additions to "The List"The list" for 9/11/2009" The EPA announcedthat 79 applications for surface coal-mine permits in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee might violate the nation's Clean Water Act and require closer scrutiny.  The EPA's action was an abrupt shift from the last big batch of surface mining permits that it's considered during the Obama administration. In May, the agency said it had no concerns with 42 of 48 permits, and blocked sixThe U.S. State Department said on Friday it was prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea to try to coax...

Rankings for January 9, 2006-January 24, 2006 1. Peter McLaren (5/5 Power Fists) This Canadian native teaches the next generation of teachers and professors how to properly indoctrinate students – Paolo Freire-style. Thanks to his hard-charging efforts, McLaren debuts at the top of the charts. Long live the king! 2. Kent Wong (5/5 Power Fists) In any other group, Kent Wong, the dyed-red laborista radical, would be hold an undisputed title for heavyweight extremism. If Wong keeps up his public attack on everything to the right of Chairman Mao, he may still do it. Stay tuned! 3. Douglas Kellner (5/5...

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