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Dec 29, 2008 12 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Welcome to the "sisterhood", Gov. Wait until the little guy first tells someone, "Nana's HOT!" Palin's daughter gives birth to son named Tripp ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The teenage daughter of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son months after the announcement of her pregnancy became one of the first dark ...

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Dec 29, 2008 8 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Xinhua: Marked changes in world's political, economic landscape by Sun Ruijun and Bao Erwen BEIJING - The world has undergone remarkable changes this year, but international security situation on the whole remained stable with "peace" and "development" prevailing as the themes of the times. In 2008, the world has continued moving toward ...

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Dec 29, 2008 Comments Off Erik Wong

NY Daily News: Teen charged in savage slayings is innocent, says a somber father BY BARRY PADDOCK, RYAN STRONG and JONATHAN LEMIRE Fifteen-year-old Sharell Butler has been charged with two savage murders, but the baby-faced Bloods gang member is still her daddy's little girl. The teen's father, James Butler, defended her a day after she was arraigned for ...

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Dec 29, 2008 12 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Denver Post: Denver gun buy-back collects 15 weapons By Sally S. Ho Organizers of a supposed gun buy-back had dozens of people lining up to turn in their weapons, although only 15 were collected today for the Denver Police Department to destroy and melt down. Held at New Covenant Christian Church in Denver to raise awareness about ...

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Dec 29, 2008 3 Comments ›› Erik Wong

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Kassam rocket launchers Embedded video from CNN Video

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Dec 29, 2008 10 Comments ››

Shyima Hall, 19, who was 10 when she was trafficked to a gated community as a domestic worker for a wealthy Egyptian couple. She awoke before dawn and often worked past midnight to iron their clothes, mop the marble floors and dust the family's crystal. She earned $45 a month working up to 20 ...

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Dec 29, 2008 Comments Off Erik Wong

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Dec 29, 2008 5 Comments ›› Erik Wong

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Dec 29, 2008 Comments Off Erik Wong

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lawyer said Monday that a vague array of charges and evidence doesn't merit removing the governor from office, and he urged a House committee not to recommend impeachment. Attorney Ed Genson complained bitterly that lawmakers were considering snippets of tape-recorded conversations that are quoted in a criminal complaint against ...

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Dec 29, 2008 9 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Debka File: FM spokesman in Tehran: Iran begins preparing operations against Israel On Monday, Dec. 29, Day 3 of Israel's Gaza operation, the spokesman said Iran had embarked on preparations for operations against Israel in line with the directives laid down by supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khameini in his speech Sunday. In his speech, Khameini issued a ...

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Dec 29, 2008 33 Comments ›› Chuck Biscuits

"Hamas is intentionally killing us...they are rounding us up, the people...to blame Israel. Hamas kills the people of Gaza, they do not care anything about us. We are cattle." - Farhad Malik, Gaza resident "The difference between us and Hamas is that they rejoice when their civilians are killed. They are ...

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Dec 29, 2008 2 Comments ››

Man Waits in Line Patiently to Shoot Clerk With 44 Caliber HandgunAccording to the news his tshirt says "Sick of it All" and right before he fired he told the clerk "This is for you". Police think it was a hate crime because a similar incident occurred in the next town over to a different ...

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Dec 29, 2008 4 Comments ›› Erik Wong

FOX: White House Says Violence in Gaza Will Stop When Hamas Ends Rocket Fire The Bush administration called for Hamas to stop shooting rockets into Israeli towns if it wants Israel to stop its deadly air offensive in Gaza. The Bush administration is continuing to monitor events in Israel and Gaza, but insisted again Monday that Hamas ...

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Dec 29, 2008 8 Comments ›› Erik Wong

(CAMP TAJI — Soccer players put on a display of footwork and skill during a Taji Qada soccer tournament at the stadium here, Dec. 26. - MNF-Iraq) (An Iraqi Army commander hands out toys to the children of Khadan Village. Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 7th Brigade of the Iraqi Army handed out toys and ...

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Dec 29, 2008 4 Comments ›› Erik Wong

NY Daily News: State Health Commissioner Richard Daines has become the point man for one of the more controversial of Gov. David Paterson's revenue-generating budget proposals: The so-called "fat tax" - an 18 percent levy on sugary drinks like non-diet soda. Daines, a Spitzer administration holdover who generally keeps a fairly low profile, has recorded a ...

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Dec 29, 2008 2 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Hmmmm ... says near the end of this report that Turkey is one Arab country that actualy has relations with Israel ... and Israel has Iran in its sites even as they TCB with Hamas ... I'm looking at this from a purely Iran political angle in the fact that there are those inside Iran that ...

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Dec 29, 2008 13 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Free Gaza boat will try to reach Strip A group of international activists said it would defy an Israeli blockade and send a boat with medical supplies to Gaza from Cyprus. Free Gaza Group spokeswoman Caoimhe Butterly said their 20-meter yacht Dignity would leave Larnaca port around 5 p.m. (1400GMT) Monday with 3.5 tons of donated supplies. ...

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Dec 29, 2008 39 Comments ›› Angelia

Previous "Deep Thoughts". For those of you who are new to the site, "Pat Dollard's The Jihadi Killer Hour" broadcasts live on Blog Talk Radio every Sunday at 7 PM PST, 09 PM CST, and 10 PM EST. Here's Your Direct Links To All Recent "The Jihadi Killer Hour" Shows: Glitter Girl Says: "A day without ...

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Dec 29, 2008 6 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Politico: Could Senate seat Franken before he's certified as winner? By Josh Kraushaar With GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s campaign signaling it will contest the results of the Minnesota Senate race , it appears that Minnesota will be without one of its two senators as the 111th Congress convenes next month. The Canvassing Board is prepared to declare a ...

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Dec 29, 2008 1 Comment ›› Erik Wong

JPost: Analysis: Don't forget the Iranian connection By DAVID HOROVITZ Among the many negative consequences of the Second Lebanon War in summer 2006 was the distraction it provided from Iran's nuclear program. So focused was the international community on 34 days of fighting, and so inarticulate was Israel in explaining that it was (indecisively) confronting the Iranian ...

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Dec 29, 2008 9 Comments ›› Erik Wong

Israeli assault targets symbols of Hamas power GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel's air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its overwhelming assault on Gaza on Monday, striking a house next to the Hamas premier's home, devastating a security compound and flattening a five-story building at a university closely linked ...

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Dec 29, 2008 Comments Off Erik Wong

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Dec 29, 2008 1 Comment ›› Erik Wong

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