On Tuesday of this week, a force of about 300 federal, state and local officials raided the Koch Chicken Processing Plant in Butler County Ohio and arrested 160 people suspected of being illegal aliens. The men and women arrested are not just Mexican’s, they were from eight countries — not all of these countries have [...]

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What George W. Bush says about Iran may be true, unfortunately he lacks the credibility that would allow us to take him at his word. He speaks of seeing yet another shadow of nuclear holocaust over the middle east. Voices claiming to be privy to conversations at the very center of power. Would have us believe the President is advised [...]

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ELLE magazine declares that the pampered pooch has replaced the SUV as a status symbol… The ultimate status symbol of the ’90s – the luxury SUV – has officially been declared out of vogue by Al Gore. In its place comes a style signifier that’s smaller, eco-friendlier, and requires slightly more maintenance – the pampered [...]

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Here is todays events on the soaps. Days of Our Lives Lucas locates Sami in the steam room but the door is chained locked so he has to get something to cut the lock. When he gets the door opened he finds Sami leaning over EJ. Sami talks Lucas into giving EJ CPR so he [...]

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My brother has a joke where he narrates in detail how to install software into your computer. At the end of a long complicated explanation, he adds: If you are unable to correctly install software, try plan B: Give software disc to twelve year old Say: Dear Twelve year old, Please install this for me. [...]

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— OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. —  Day 4 after Hyderabad blasts, fireworks in Parliament. BJP Leader LK Advani charges the Congress with communalizing the fight against terrorism, says [...]

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Breaking News:Gambia:Gambia:Briton Murderers go for Life imprisonment! Gambia:Briton Murderers go for Life imprisonment! Ron Ford Killers to spend Rest of their lives behind bars-Court Rules! “British Tourist Ron Ford was killed and buried in Kaberkel in Casamance, Sengal” “It was clear from the prosecution witnesses testimonies that the accused persons are the ones that killed [...]

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Breaking News:Food poisoning outbreak! Many dying due to dyscentry related illnesses!    Suspected Food poisoning around town By Correspondent Famara Jammeh, Banjul. Paid for and commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper. Following heavy rains in the country, many people have fallen sick due to their stomach from either the food they eat or the water they [...]

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The older something gets, the more people want it around forever, but at the same time, it also becomes less stable. This is what is happening to the famed Great Wall of China. Sandstorms are said to be deteriorating the wall over a mile per year, and if they continue, the wall could disappear altogether [...]

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Beethoven has always been known for his musical achievements, but there has also always been an interest in his somewhat mysterious and untimely death. This interest has grown in the last few years with the emergance of DNA testing and new forensic technology. A few years back, it was determined that the cause of the legend’s death was due [...]

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 Comedian Jim Carrey has put out a serious public service announcement in order to draw attention to the need to free NObel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been confined by the Myanmar government for many years. Though many are fighting for her release, it is strange that a Hollywood super star [...]

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FreeMediaOnline.org has launched  a new web  page devoted entirely to reports on Poland and media issues with free news, video, audio and text articles for independent journalists and bloggers. The web page features the international media FREE video feed  with the latest  news stories about Poland. This feed may be placed by journalists and bloggers on [...]

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Editors at the Deutsche Welle were more than a little surprised recently when another type of Welle (wave) consisting of three or four letters poured into their offices praising the politeness, generosity and even friendliness of their fellow countrymen. Immediately suspicious as to the authenticity of these letters, investigative reports Bodo Holtzwart and Karl Bernstein [...]

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It’s evident by a brief listen to the radio, or a quick scan of MTV, that punk-pop is alive and kicking. Or alive and rocking, at least. And it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon. Verona Grove’s first release, The Story Thought Over, is a conglomeration of various punk-pop influences melded together into one solid [...]

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  Reporters Without Borders’ press release raises several concerns about  the announcement of arrests in the murder last year of independent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, FreeMediaOnline.org reported.  We also noted that the Russian prosecutor pointed to unidentified ‘persons outside of Russia’ as the masterminds of Politkovskaya’s murder. Murders in Russia of many other independent journalists still [...]

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A Court case against Shell Oil Products alleges predatory conduct by the oil giant against a small New Jersey company, Wexco Industries. Allegations against Shell include fraud and misrepresentation. By John Donovan of RoyalDutchShellPlc.com We recently published an article about how the management of Shell Oil Products in the USA had for a number of [...]

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Today the UPI news service published a story aimed at making Hillary Clinton out to be a victim of “swift boating” and “haters” by focusing on those who are gearing up to oppose her candidacy for president on the Internet. UPI dismisses all opposition to Hillary as “old news,” and “rumors,” calls anti-Clinton forces “snide” [...]

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The guilt or innocence of Senator Larry Craig is between him and Minnesota judicial authorities. His moral state is a question for God. His political future, if any, should be decided either by the people of the State of Idaho, or by Larry Craig himself. Solicitation in a public restroom — of any sort — [...]

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From The Gathering Storm Blog Singing Cumbya is no way to fight terrorism. But you can’t tell that to Sonia Gandhi. While recognising terrorism as the worst form of conflict propelled in the name of religion and ethnicity, Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said the civilised world could by no means lower [...]

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Two more food processing companies have been raided by ICE (Immmigration and Customs Enforcement) in the past week. At least some of the illegal immigrants detained were found to be using stolen identities. In North Carolina, 25 of the illegal immigrants were using the identities of U.S. citizens. From the ICE press release: United States [...]

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The third time was the charm for Abdullah Gul. The devout Muslim whose wife wears a headscarf won Turkey’s presidency Tuesday after twice falling short of the two-thirds majority in parliament needed to secure the position. In the third round of voting, he only needed a simple majority. Gul’s party, the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development [...]

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I have many a time flipped past the 700 Club which airs daily on our NYC Channel 14: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_700_Club  I decided to watch a bit yesterday — Roberts is occasionally quoted for some of his more outrageous statements thereupon such as that we should assassinate Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela.  I could not stomach [...]

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Dog fighting is a cruel sport, but so is bull fighting.  And if one is not a vegan, one is implicated in the horrendous treatment of chickens raised by agribusiness — caged and debeaked so that they cannot peck each other in frustration — or young calves starved to produce white veal — or pigs [...]

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The good news is that (so far) it looks like the Taliban might let those Korean hostages go. Indeed, the news says that the Taliban will release three of the girls today, and the rest in the near future. The good news is that so far reports say that there was no release of (foreign) [...]

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