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Palin To Drop Puck At Flyers Home Opener PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the nation's most popular hockey mom, will take center ice opening night as the Flyers host the New York Rangers to kick off their 2008/2009 season. On Saturday, October 11, Palin will drop the puck along with the winner of the Philadelphia Flyers regional search for the "Ultimate Hockey Mom" yet to be announced. "Because of the tremendous amount of publicity she has brought to our sport, we invited the most popular hockey mom in North America to our home...

Has Joe Biden been drinkin?

Here is the new ad John McCain will air tonight as Barack Obama gives his acceptance speech. McCain speaks directly to Obama and says, "Congratulations." . . . (see video at link)

'Dr. Phil' Staff Bails Out Jailed Teen April 13, 2008 BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - Employees of the "Dr. Phil" television show posted bail for a central Florida teenager jailed for taking part in a videotaped beating of another teen, a spokeswoman for the show's host confirmed Saturday. Staff members of the talk show helped Mercades Nichols - one of eight teens facing charges in the case - post bond this weekend, "Dr. Phil" McGraw's spokeswoman Terri Corigliano said in an e-mail.

Mid-Air Drama As Co-Pilot Falls Ill Updated:14:22, Wednesday January 30, 2008 A Heathrow-bound trans-Atlantic flight has had to make an emergency landing in Ireland after the co-pilot suffered a suspected mid-air nervous breakdown. Air Canada jet diverted to Shannon The Air Canada Boeing 767 from Toronto, with 180 passengers on board, had to be diverted to Shannon after the co-pilot became ill in the cockpit. Passengers reportedly watched as the man had to be dragged screaming from the cockpit. He was then pinned down by crew members during a struggle in the main cabin. The Irish Independent said that restraints...

A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or early March, government officials said Saturday.

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed her traveling press corps aboard her campaign plane Wednesday with a humorous riff on the standard flight attendant speech familiar to commercial air travelers. "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard the maiden flight of Hill Force One," Clinton said over the plane's intercom as it taxied down the runway en route to Reno, Nev. Nevada holds precinct caucuses Saturday; polls show Clinton in a tight three-way contest here with Barack Obama and John Edwards. "My name is Hillary and I am so pleased to have most of you on board," she said. "FAA...

Report: 121 Veterans Linked to Killings Date posted online: Sunday, January 13, 2008 NEW YORK - At least 121 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have committed a killing or been charged in one in the United States after returning from combat, The New York Times reported Sunday. The newspaper said it also logged 349 homicides involving all active-duty military personnel and new veterans in the six years since military action began in Afghanistan, and later Iraq. That represents an 89-percent increase over the previous six-year period, the newspaper said. About three-quarters of those homicides involved Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans,...

Elite special forces troops being dropped behind enemy lines on covert missions are to ditch their traditional parachutes in favour of strap-on stealth wings. The lightweight carbon fibre mono-wings will allow them to jump from high altitudes and then glide 120 miles or more before landing - making them almost impossible to spot, as their aircraft can avoid flying anywhere near the target. The technology was demonstrated in spectacular fashion three years ago when Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner - a pioneer of freefall gliding - famously 'flew' across the English Channel, leaping out of an aircraft 30,000ft above Dover and...

Tom Cruise is planning to eat the placenta after fiancèe Katie Holmes gives birth to their child. The actor, 43, said: 'I thought that would be good. Very nutritious.' But when it was pointed out it would be a big meal, he added: 'OK. Maybe I won't.' The baby is due any day and the couple plan to wed in the summer. Look here too...Skip gossip links to more articles Latest: Cruise: Katie can use painkillers during birth Report: Cruise: 'I was beaten by my father' News: Film fans 'irritated' by Tom Cruise Pictures: Tom Cruise's past loves Article: Is...

(CBS4) LONGMONT, Colo. Several students were under suspension for flying flags at Skyline High School in a debate over immigration that has sparked debates over free speech and patriotism. On Friday, some of the students skipped classes and took to the sidewalks outside the school. "If this country means freedom why can't we fly our own flag? It's ridiculous," said Dustin Carlson, a suspended student. The walkouts started on Monday when Mexican-American students began protesting the immigration bill now being debated in Washington, which calls for criminalizing illegal immigration. Several carried Mexican flags which started counter protests from students who...

DJ Fired For Calling Condoleezza Rice 'Coon' POSTED: 6:47 pm EST March 22, 2006 ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis radio station quickly fired a talk show host for uttering a racial epithet as he talked about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on his morning show Wednesday. Dave Lenihan apologized on the air immediately after making what he said was a slip of the tongue. KTRS president and general manager Tim Dorsey agreed the remark was accidental but said it was nonetheless "unacceptable, reprehensible and unforgivable." Lenihan had been heaping praise on Rice, who has frequently said she aspires to...

Upscale executive seeks beautiful female 18-24 to live in his luxury condo in Coral Gables for $1/month in exchange for some light duties. Help take care of dog, cook occasionally. Sex 2x/week. Serious inquires only. Please email a picture for consideration. The Coral Gables man who offered that startling pitch in a recent posting on the popular website Craigslist.com is among a growing pool of men who routinely seek sexual favors in the room-for-rent section of Internet ads.

Storm the White House Multi-Day Event, Beginning March 15, come when you can and stay as long as you can - we are taking over the White House until they leave. Wednesday, March 15th 2006 12:00 AM Washington, DC USA TAKE THE WHITE HOUSE BY STORM - Stop Genocide, Torture and Occupation U.N. SOS - We need your help to end the reign of international criminals. It is our duty and the duty of the United Nations to rescue the people of the world from the U.S. dictators. Murder for occupation and theft of land is illegal. Murder of journalists...