Archive for March 31st, 2007
Posted on March 31st, 2007
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A newly re-released radio interview gives a rare glimpse of the late Pope John Paul II’s views on world hunger, justice, and human search for God. Two years before he became pope, Polish cardinal Archbishop Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, called on America not to ignore the problem of world hunger while emphasizing […]
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Rosie spouts off conspiracy theories again. I always figured that the reason this chubby cheerful Comedienne turned into a virago was menopause. But then as a doc, I’ve seen a lot of tears and anger in menopausal depression and so I prefer to think hot flashes rather than stupidity as the cause of foot in […]
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With a tip of the fedora to Jimmy Cannon, nobody asked me, but… JOURNALIST DANIEL PEARL’S MURDER in Pakistan will be the focus of an investigative journalism seminar being planned by Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies, which the school says in a press release “will search for clues to what really happened†when Pearl […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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It’s crazy time in the Philippines Gloria okays troops in poor neighborhoods in Manila says the headlines. The Good news: this will increase security for the holidays and elections, and will bring with it health clinics and civic improvements, while discouraging NPA cells from establisihing themselves in urban areas. The NPA is a long established […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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At a speech to the National Federation of Republican Women, Newt Gingrich expressed what many have considered to be the general conservative attitude towards bilingualism in the United States.
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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Most of the president’s radio address this week was devoted to the topic of the 2008 budget. Here is what he had to say about the budget plan the Senate passed this week.
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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 By Shimon Z. Klein One would expect that there would be some movement towards a cease-fire as a good will gesture towards the world of nations. Instead, only a few days after the national unity government was formed, an Israeli employee of the Electricity Supply Co. was wounded by Hamas sniper fire. The Egyptians also […]
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When I read this news item from the Montreal Muslims, I nearly tossed my cookies. This is such a load of horse hockey that it defies belief and shows the lack of any attempts at advancing the Islamic culture and stands as an example of why that civilization never advanced beyond the 13th century. DAMASCUS–For […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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[I don’t offer Webster G. Tarpley, a conspiracy theorist, as a final authority on this matter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Tarpley However, the precedent of the Israeli destruction of the infrastructure of Lebanon, which was clearly supported and encouraged by the Bush administration, looms as a possible precedent for a brutal sneak attack on Iran — if not next […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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After a brutal five years mostly spent imprisoned in the now infamous US military jail at Guantanamo Bay, David Hicks will spend a maximum of nine months jail term home in Australia, with the rest of his seven year sentence suspended following a plea bargain. Hicks was captured in Afghanistan allegedly fighting for the Taliban […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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A rather small section, one small paragraph, in a pretty straight forward story reveals the sheer absurdity and incomprehension that prevails in the Media today and serves to show the emptiness of what passes for thinking and logic about American history in what some feel are our cultural elites. It also shows the bias against […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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News Item: Brits trying to provoke war with Iran That according to the world renowned expert on foreign affairs, Rosie O’Donnell. She actually wrote that in her blog, referring to the British troops being held hostage in Iran. I didn’t even know she had a blog, but here is an excerpt: Â the british did […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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Warren Throckmorton, PhD In the sea of daytime talk, the Montel Williams Show is a popular island for many viewers. Always looking for controversy, the Montel team recently examined claims that fallen minister Ted Haggard had been cured of homosexuality by three weeks of reorientation therapy. The March 15th show titled, “Homosexuality…Can it be cured?” […]
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Posted on March 31st, 2007
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I gather that there is a debate in process as to whether to re-release the 1946 Disney movie, Song of the South, which features the kindly African American, Uncle Remus, who relates Br’er Rabbit stories to white children. One of the unforgettable songs from that movie was a prize winner — Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah. The following websites […]
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