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Euro the Indomitable Wednesday February 2, 6:26 am ET By Boris Schlossberg strategist@dailyfx.com Despite registering the worst unemployment rate in Germany since World War II, despite suffering sharply lower German Retail Sales than expected, despite breaking the psychologically important barrier of 5 Million Germans without a job, the euro, like the Terminator, continued its relentless rise against the greenback, shrugging off the latest gloomy economic news. During most of the early European session, the euro held near the highs set in Tokyo as most FX dealers ignored the poor German data. Granted, the news was well known ahead of...

The emperor of vulgarity By Mike Carlton January 22, 2005 George Bush's second inaugural extravaganza was every bit as repugnant as I had expected, a vulgar orgy of triumphalism probably unmatched since Napoleon crowned himself emperor of the French in Notre Dame in 1804. The little Corsican corporal had a few decent victories to his escutcheon. Lodi, Marengo, that sort of thing. Not so this strutting Texan mountebank, with his chimpanzee smirk and his born-again banalities delivered in that constipated syntax that sounds the way cold cheeseburgers look, and his grinning plastic wife, and his scheming junta of neo-con spivs,...

You media pansies may squeal and may squirm, But a fightin’ man knows that the way to confirm, That some jihadist bastard truly is dead, Is a brain-tappin’ round fired into his head. To hell with some weenie with his journalist degree Safe away from the combat, tryin’ to tell me, I should check him for breathin,’ examine his eyes. Nope, I’m punchin’ his ticket to Muj paradise. To hell with you wimps from your Ivy League schools, Sittin’ far from the war tellin’ me about rules And preachin’ to me your wrong-headed contention That I should observe the Geneva...

The Pentagon will warn its bases not to sponsor Boy Scout troops after agreeing to settle an issue in a five-year-old lawsuit brought by the ACLU, which charged the government with improperly supporting a group requiring members to believe in God. The settlement yesterday partially resolved the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois' complaint. "If our Constitution's promise of religious liberty is to be a reality, the government should not be administering religious oaths or discriminating based upon religious beliefs," Adam Schwartz of the ACLU of Illinois said in a statement. "This agreement removes the Pentagon from direct sponsorship of...

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Linda Vester interviewed Bill Gertz on his new book 'Treachery.' Some of the findings: French government looked other way while arms dealers provided weapons to terrorists BEFORE and AFTER the Iraq war started. French passports were provided to certain Iraqis to help them out of the country. Russia provided terrorists expertise to jam our GPS bombs. Pres. Bush called Putkin to tell him to knock it off or Russians in Iraq would be potential targets.

Back to the Original! Okay, the Olympics have only sold about 1/2 the available tickets (5.2 million available 2.6 million sold so far). Hello! WE ARE IN A WORLD WAR HERE FOLKS and maybe this will help the Euros understand it! For a group that feels secure with just prosecuting the terrorists they sure are weenie chickens aren't the! (Yes, you John Kerry!) Suggestion - go back to the days when the competitions were all done naked and see how ticket sales go! DKK

Today is the second atomic weapon was dropped on Nagasaki Japan - August 9, 1945. Yes, I proudly say Thank God! Yes, America is the only nation to ever use atomic weapons! And you should thank your God as well - no matter where you are from! Although there are many on the left who claim that using this weapon not necessary (let alone developing Atomic weapons in the first place) looking at the truth in the history will show that it's use was not only justified, warranted, but was a humanitarian move on the part of the United States....

My favorite? Finally the Fenway Franks won't be the biggest weenies in town. Click on the link for the rest - there's a few really funny ones in there.

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - A parliamentary investigation into the possible misuse of EU funds in Palestine has split those carrying out the probe. The group, investigating allegations that EU funds to the Palestinian Authority fell into the hands of terrorists, by a margin of just one vote, backed a report, that said there was no conclusive evidence that funds had gone to terrorists. Members of the group were split over what should be considered sufficient or conclusive evidence. The 'majority report' - backed by seven of the 13 members of the group failed to rule out the possibility that EU...

Subject: Don't let Bush question your patriotism Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:24:07 -0500 From: "Democratic Party" dnc-002Nf03W5y@mailer.democrats.org To: "Jim Robinson" webmaster@freerepublic.com GOP Revs Up Attack Machine Dear Jim Robinson, This time, they have gone too far. We know Republicans are willing to politicize the attacks of September 11. Karl Rove explicitly told them to do so in the 2002 elections, and the Republicans even sold a September 11 picture of George W. Bush to raise money. But now the Bush attack machine has crossed the line again. The RNC has released an advertisement that questions our Democratic candidates' commitment...

Randy King's Tech Insider OCT. 9, 2003 Vegas hasn't forgotten his bad day at the house By RANDY KING Exclusive to roanoke.com by 5 p.m. Thursdays Anyone who has been spent much time around Vegas Robinson knows that the affable Virginia Tech linebacker doesn't have many bad days in life. Vegas ... you've just got to love the guy. He's a jokester, he's a prankster, he's a comedian, he's a clown, he's a cut-up, he's a quote-meister, ....................................................................................................................................RUMOR OF THE WEEK: Although I absolutely can't see it happening, I've heard from two sources close to the situation that Tech is...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Next time you order popcorn at the movies or throw a bag into the microwave, show a little respect. That's not just a snack you're getting. It's the "official state snackfood" of Illinois, thanks to legislation signed Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Lawmakers who backed popcorn for the honor turned their backs on Beer Nuts, Lemonhead candy and other goodies produced in Illinois. But the rivals seemed to take the loss in stride. "I think it's great. As long as Illinois corn can be used and represented to...

LAWYERS from British and US organisations are looking at the possibility of an international inquiry into war crimes that their governments might have committed in Iraq. "We want to establish regular and impartial procedures to establish whether war crimes have been committed," said Phil Shiner, of the British group Public Interest Lawyers. Shiner spoke at a news conference where Michael Ratner, president of the US Centre for Constitutional Rights, warned that the principle of "victor's justice" was legally unacceptable. "It is not only Saddam's crimes that have to be examined," he said today. The regime of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein...

By Kim WillsherParis March 31 2003 French President Jacques Chirac has ordered his officials to draw up plans for a French-language, international television channel to counter the growing influence of the BBC and CNN. He has demanded that the blueprint for the service - already nicknamed "CNN a la Francaise" - be ready by the end of next month as he has become increasingly irritated by the "Anglo-Saxon" view of global events being beamed into millions of homes and hotel rooms around the world. He also wants to challenge America's domination of international affairs by extending French language and influence. The...

This one's my favorite. Of course, CNN up there on top is also on the "buddies" list. There are more, but this is enough. You can see them all at Slate.

One of the benefits of living in Southern California is being able to hear the Al Rantel show on KABC. Luckily, KABC stole him from Florida a few years ago. On tonight's show, we were going to have the opportunity to listen to Al take on some of the protestor pukes from Cal State University Northridge -- C-SUN. He would have taken several on at one time, as is customary with conservatives. But sometime during the day, one of them found out that Al was a "conservative." A dreaded conservative. OH, NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So the little "pussified weenies" and "pukes" as...

As years go, they don't get much worse than 2002. The year's main saving grace - that we haven't yet invaded Iraq - suggests that, believe it or not, 2003 could be even worse. A year that came on the heels of 9/11 was probably doomed from the start. Yet the ongoing War on Terrorism that most characterizes our times has cast a muddy shadow on public life that hints of the paranoia and knee-jerk nationalism of the 1950s. Although we have experienced no acts of domestic terrorism in the months since the Sept. 11 attacks, our country is becoming...

Illicit cupcakes and weenies at Clifton polls Friday, November 08, 2002 "Women flaunting their cupcakes shut down by attorney general." "Officials steamed by weenies." Oh, if only I wrote for a tabloid. On Election Days of yore, Passaic County voters were concerned that jack-booted thugs would assault them on their way to the polls. Or once there, they would be intimidated, have their identities questioned or would be unable to understand instructions written only in English. Not any more. The state Attorney General's Office has put the weight of its office behind a more sinister election scheme: Bake sales. In...