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DECEMBER 5, 2005. UPDATE (12/6): During my appearance on the Noory show last night, I also pointed out that, because of the enormous PR and propaganda blitz concerning "the imminent--could be--may be" bird flu pandemic, Senate Bill 1873 has a chance of passing into law. THIS is one of the payoffs from all that propaganda. Establish, on the basis of no fact, the illusion of a pandemic---and then bring this heinous, unconstitutional, and repellent bill into the Congress. snip This is a bad one, folks. It will give the federal government---if Senate Bill 1873 passes---the right to shove drugs and...

Mike Hethmon, he is with the Immigration Reform Law Institute. He`s one of the groups backing the California lawsuit. Mike, thank you for doing this. I`ve been saying for a long time, "Choke these companies to death." Give me the lawsuit in a nutshell and the chances of it actually winning.

For years, the securities class-action law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman sparked fear and uncertainty in executive suites and corporate boardrooms across the country. These days, however, the firm finds itself on the hot seat as it faces the possibility of an indictment in connection with a six-year federal investigation into whether the firm made illegal payments to clients. An indictment, while it would not prevent the firm from practicing law, would have dire consequences for its business. Negotiations to avert an indictment of the firm have stepped up in recent weeks. But by this week, hopes for...

10 most dangerous toys Toys ranging from a pair of oversized fists to plush ponies and energy beam blasters make the list. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - What do dolls and ponies have in common with crossbows and energy beam blasters? They're all toys that have the potential to cause childhood injuries, or even death, according to an organization advocating toy safety. World Against Toys Causing Harm, also known as W.A.T.C.H., issued its annual 10 Worst Toys list for 2005 on Thursday. Most of the toys on the list -- which aren't ranked in a particular order -- could cause choking...

What does a Fallujah Marine smoking a Marlboro and a best-selling novel by an action writer have in common? The cancer stick. The ciggy. The smoke. Last year, action writer Kyle Mills wrote a book that departed from his traditional spy/detective/cop genre. "Smoke Screen" (2003), while having a common name to many other books, is the "Atlas Shrugged" of a new generation. No, it doesn't have near the depth of argument of an Any Rand book (nor, fortunately, it's length, which means it is usable in a classroom setting). It lacks the depth of character of "Atlas Shrugged." But the...

A couple infiltrates a jury (gun control case) so they can take a bribe from whichever legal team will offer the most money to get them to sway the jury one way or the other. You think through most of the movie that they are just crooks until the end when you find out that they are anti-gun activists: They take the gun industry's $15 million, but sway the decision the other way.

The city of Galveston and Galveston County have been accused of negligence in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of a child and a man who drowned along the Houston Ship Channel nearly two years ago. Filed in the 10th Judicial District court in Galveston, the lawsuit claims the city and county were “grossly negligent” for not having warning signs or taking other safety measures to prevent the deaths of Cesar Barrios Jr., 6, and Herschel Hix Jr., 53. The city’s legal department declined to comment. However, Don Glywasky, an attorney in the county’s legal department, said what...