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After Comedy Central cut a portion of a South Park episode following a death threat from a radical Muslim group, Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris wanted to counter the fear. She has declared May 20th "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day." Norris told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross that cartoonists are meant to challenge the lines of political correctness. "That's a cartoonist's job, to be non-PC."

Though local lore held that the so-called "scorpion tree" had been the work of cowboys, paleontologist Rex Saint Onge immediately knew that the tree was carved by Indians when he stumbled upon it in the fall of 2006. Located in a shady grove atop the Santa Lucia Mountains in San Luis Obispo County, the centuries-old gnarled oak had the image of a six-legged, lizard-like being meticulously scrawled into its trunk, the nearly three-foot-tall beast topped with a rectangular crown and two large spheres. "I was really the first one to come across it who understood that it was a Chumash...

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1994: North Korea and U.S. sign an agreement. North Korea pledges to freeze and eventually dismantle its nuclear weapons program in exchange for international aid to build two-power producing nuclear reactors. May 25-28, 1999: Former Defense Secretary William Perry visits North Korea and delivers a U.S. disarmment proposal. Sept 13: North Korea pledges to freeze long-range missle tests. Sept. 17: U.S. President Bill Clinton eases economic sanctions against North korea. December: A U.S.- led consortium signs a U.S. $4.6 billion contract for two safer, Western-developed light-watr nuclear reactors in North Korea... Oct. 16 [2002] U.S. officials say they have discovered...

Former US President Bill Clinton called for the world to prepare to tackle the cultural taboos surrounding circumcision Tuesday if, as many expect, trials show that it protects men and the women they sleep with from AIDS. In a speech to the International Aids conference in Toronto, Canada, Clinton said: "Should this be shown to be effective, we will have another means to prevent the spread of the disease and to save lives, and we will have a big job to do. It is important that as we leave here we all be prepared for a green light that could...

Rep. Linda Chapa Lavia Seeks Statewide Ban on Water Pistols, Says ISRA 1/25/2006 11:00:00 AM To: State Desk Contact: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association, 815-635-3198, Website: http://www.isra.org SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA): "What kind of nut would want to ban squirt guns?" That's the question that tens of thousands of law-abiding Illinois firearm owners are asking today after it was revealed that Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) has co-sponsored a measure that would ban the possession of everything from water pistols to hunting...

Hillary dumps Bush's 'mess' in new cartoon commercial Senator shown as pant-suited garbage lady who says she'll need 2 terms to clean up Posted: August 1, 2005 3:45 p.m. Eastern 2005 WorldNetDaily.com Hillary Clinton drives a garbage truck in new ad pushing her for president Even though no formal announcement has been made regarding a bid for the White House, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is starring in an animated commercial pushing for her to be the next president. The 30-second spot, sponsored by HillaryNow.com, shows the former first lady dressed up as a sanitation worker dumping what appears to be...

Questions for the consideration of Anglicans, Episcopalians and their Friends by Peter Toon As the Anglican crisis of identity and profession deepens in North America, journalists and communicators are having problems deciding which names and descriptions to use of those within "Anglicanism." They are finding that it is becoming increasingly difficult to know how to name and describe those (a) who profess to maintain and live within the Anglican Way, and (b) who believe, teach and confess a reformed Catholicism [= an authentic Protestantism in 16th century terms], and (c)who belong to jurisdictions, groups, movements and churches outside the Protestant...