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A week before she died a violent death at the hands of her sadistic stepfather, a battered and forlorn Nixzmary Brown confided, "I wish my mommy and daddy were dead." Perry Robinson will never forget those words — or any of the other unsettling encounters he had with the solitary, sad-faced 7-year-old in the park across from her family's apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. The retired paralegal used to see Nixzmary in Tompkins Park while he played with his nieces and nephews — and he "was not surprised" when her lifeless, battered body was found naked on the...

The televisions at VFW Post 2500 in Hollywood were tuned to President Bush on Tuesday, but his words weren't getting rapt attention. -snip "He's running scared," said Giblock, 63. "His poll numbers are so low, he's got to say something, but the support is gone. It's gone. I don't think there's anybody in here who's behind him." -snip Charlie Nessl, 89, who fought in World War II at the battle of Midway: "I don't think we should be there." Bob Artman, 79, a World War II veteran: "I got a bad taste in my mouth. Every time I read about...

KLOL, 101.1 FM announced Friday that station has changed formats. The station switched from a classic rock format to a Latino music format branded as Mega 101. KLOL is now branded as Mega 101 FM. The station's web site was listed as under construction, but KLOL's former morning show hosts Walton and Johnson announced on their web site that they were informed Thursday night of the change. The radio hosts stated on WaltonandJohnson.com that, "Thursday night Walton and Johnson were informed by lower-level management sources via a last-minute phone call that there would be no Walton and Johnson Show tomorrow....

Iraqi 'Mach 3' MiG Buried in Sand Charles R. Smith Wednesday August 6, 2003 NewsMax.com has obtained exclusive photos of a buried Iraqi jet fighter being recovered by U.S. Air Force troops. The Iraqi jet, an advanced Russian MiG-25 Foxbat, was found buried in the sands after an informant tipped off U.S. troops. Click here to see the MiG buried in the Iraqi desert. The MiG was dug out of a massive sand dune near the Al Taqqadum airfield by U.S. Air Force recovery teams. The MiG was reportedly one of over two-dozen Iraqi jets buried in the sands, like...

No doubt most people who are of a particular political ideology didn’t consciously decide which side of the aisle they would sit on. It is a safe bet that other than the most unscrupulous among us, where we stand politically is not simply a whim, but rather a culmination of inheritance, experiences, education and willingness to reason objectively about a subject. However, in any attempt to describe opposing viewpoints there is always the danger of slanting descriptions and understandings in a manner that is conducive to ones own position. With that understanding, it is nevertheless apparent that Liberals, like everyone...