Posted June 30th, 2009 by editor
Rep.
Sally Kern’s, famous for comparing gays and lesbians to terrorists, has proposed the “Proclamation for Morality” in which she blames the nation’s current economic and other problems on gays, abortion, divorce, and all around lack of Christian faith. She also mentions Obama and blames him for promoting a gay agenda.
Source:http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sally-kerns-proclamation-morality
Tags: abortion, christian faith, divorce, economy, gay agenda, gays and lesbians, morality, obama, sally, terrorists
Posted June 30th, 2009 by editor
A federal judge sentenced Bernard L.
Madoff to 150 years in prison on Monday for operating a huge Ponzi scheme that devastated thousands of people, calling his crimes extraordinarily evil.
Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30madoff.html
Tags: crimes, federal judge, ponzi scheme
Posted June 30th, 2009 by editor
The Governor, some say, was “seduced by a professional cougar.”
Source:http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/446383/adultery_in_south_carolina_blame_the_woman
Tags: adultery, cougar, south carolina
Posted June 30th, 2009 by editor
The four-year college degree has come to cost too much and prove too little.
It’s now a bad deal for the average student, family, employer, professor and taxpayer.
Source:http://www.nypost.com/seven/06282009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dont_get_that_college_degree__176545.htm?page=0
Tags: year college degree
Posted June 30th, 2009 by editor
Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country.
A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their [...]
Tags: american troops, baghdad, broadcast, combat role, combat troops, countdown clock, fireworks, iraqi forces, iraqi tv, midnight deadline, pullback, urban areas
Posted June 29th, 2009 by editor
THOUSANDS RETURN TO THE STREETS IN TEHRAN
The continuing liveblog of the Iranian Opposition
Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/28/iran-uprising-live-bloggi_n_221946.html
Tags: blogging, iran, iranian opposition, liveblog, tehran, uprising
Posted June 29th, 2009 by editor
“In his most recent editorial, O’Reilly has exposed both his ignorance and his appreciation for officially-sanctioned speech.
It should come as no surprise that the top “personality” on the Fox Propaganda Network would harbor such notions given their reputation as the media mouthpiece for the Republican Party.”
Source:http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/27/747483/-Bill-OReillys-Argument-For-Abolishing-Freedom-Of-The-Press
Tags: bill o reilly, fox, freedom of the press, mouthpiece, notions, personality, propaganda, republican party, reputation, surprise
Posted June 29th, 2009 by editor
A town in Michigan has its own Little Mermaid, undoubtedly inspired by the famous statue in Copenhagen.
The sculptors heirs now want the Americans to pay up.
Source:http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/article740014.ece
Tags: copenhagen, heirs, little mermaid, royalties, sculptor
Posted June 28th, 2009 by editor
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) Bernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest and most sweeping Ponzi scheme ever, on Monday faces the possibility of spending the rest of his natural life in prison.
Madoff is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Manhattan before Judge Denny Chin, who could sentence him to as many as 150 years [...]
Tags: bernard madoff, cnnmoney, day of reckoning, federal prison, judge denny chin, life in prison, manhattan, mastermind, ponzi scheme
Posted June 28th, 2009 by editor
Bars, pubs, and taverns of the world can hold as much history as any museum and present as much drama as any theater. Members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have come up with a list…
Source:http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE55P0WX20090626?rpc=64
Tags: editors, pubs, taverns, travel website
