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    The Americans by Gordon Sinclair

    Many have heard it before while some living under rocks may not have. Either way, the message and big picture remain very similar. You can bow to the current poohbah there or toss eggs at him, but in the end: YouTube - ‪The Americans by Gordon Sinclair‬‏ And a happy early 4th ya bastids.
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    Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale...

    Canadians ignore warnings, set to board flotilla bound for Gaza Strip MONTREAL — A year after the first Freedom Flotilla to the Gaza Strip ended in tragedy, with nine Turkish citizens dead after a confrontation with Israeli Defense Forces, a new flotilla is preparing to set sail, this time...
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    Calling all bored liberals

    NYT Asks Readers to Help Dig Up 'Interesting and Newsworthy' Palin Emails On Friday, the State of Alaska will release more than 24,000 of Sarah Palin’s e-mails covering much of her tenure as governor of Alaska. Times reporters will be in Juneau, the state capital, to begin the process of...
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    Activists and officials demand end to Miami's Black Beach Week

    Background info: Memorial Day In Miami For the past 10 years, the Art Deco District on South Beach has turned into a hip-hop street party during Memorial Day weekend, with a bulked up police presence monitoring hundreds of thousands of young revelers. Monday’s early morning...
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    Seattle to pay $1.5 million to family of slain woodcarver

    $1.5m seems rather paltry to me. Yeah he was an alcoholic and partially deaf, and native. So what of it. I wonder if it would be more if the victim was black or Hispanic (only because their 'voices' seem to be louder and squeakier) Here's the video if you forgot about the story: YouTube -...
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    OGC unveils new logo to red faces

    It cost £14,000 to create, but clearly no-one at the smart London design outfit that came up with the new logo for HM Treasury thought to turn it on its side. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/24/nogc124.xml
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    Greenpeace founder now backs nuclear power

    Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore says there is no proof global warming is caused by humans, but it is likely enough that the world should turn to nuclear power - a concept tied closely to the underground nuclear testing his former environmental group formed to oppose. The chemistry of the...
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    Actor Charlton Heston dead, aged 84

    US actor Charlton Heston, whose chiselled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo, died on Saturday night at the age of 84, his family said. The Oscar-winning Heston, who was also president of the influential National Rifle Association lobbying group, died...
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    Weather Channel Founder: Sue Al Gore for Fraud

    Ties in quite nicely with the thread 'Greatest Scam': The founder of the Weather Channel wants to sue Al Gore for fraud, hoping a legal debate will settle the global-warming debate once and for all. John Coleman, who founded the cable network in 1982...
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    Author Arthur C. Clarke dies

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome...
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    GM V.P. calls 'global warming' a crock of s h i t

    Another member of the club. DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has defended remarks he made dismissing global warming as a "total crock of s---," saying his views had no bearing on GM's commitment to build environmentally friendly vehicles. Lutz, GM's...
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    B.C. man found guilty of kidnapping and raping 11-year-old

    More scum that we'll coddle and hug no doubt. A judge has found a B.C. Interior man guilty of kidnapping, drugging and raping an 11-year-old girl from Armstrong, following an often bizarre trial that wrapped up Friday morning in Vernon Supreme Court. B.C. Supreme Court Judge Peter Roger...
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    Updated homepage

    Nice index layout change Andem The who's online column is placed nicely. Videos etc. Nice work boss. 8-)
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    Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat

    Oh yes, it's true. :lol: A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal. The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders. They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of...
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    "Euros Accepted" signs pop up in New York City

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain't what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise. "We had decided that money is money and we'll take it and just do the exchange whenever we...
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    Ever had one of those days? (video)

    Chris Berman did and got a little cranky. :lol: Oh, and if you're offended by grown-up language, bugger off now. .
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    Study links marijuana smoking to gum disease

    Perhaps the evil dental lobby is behind this. Keep on tokin', you know where to find us. :lol: WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Smoking marijuana, much like smoking tobacco, may increase a person's risk for gum disease that can lead to tooth loss, researchers said on Tuesday. A study of 903...
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    A leopard's compassion (vid)

    A truly amazing story here: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCiP3UCMoc How it ends: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=VEm5sJL66hU
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    Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies

    RIP man: The jazz odyssey is over for Oscar Peterson: the Canadian known globally as one of the most spectacularly talented musicians ever to play jazz piano has died at age 82. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2...son-oscar.html
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    Top 10 AP news stories for 2007

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071220/..._top10_stories