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  • Inmate With Low I.Q. Nears Execution in Texas

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    Inmate With Low I.Q. Nears Execution in Texas HOUSTON — A 44-year-man whose lawyers claim he is mentally retarded is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening in Huntsville, Tex., unless the United States Supreme Court agrees to hear his case. The man, Bobby Wayne Woods, whose I.Q. hovers around the level [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 2:52pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings

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    Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings SEATTLE (AP) – The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone patrolman investigating a stolen car early Tuesday. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities during [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 10:54am EST
    by TexasFred

  • Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle

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    Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle SEATTLE (AP) – A heavily armed SWAT team stormed a Seattle home Monday where they thought they had cornered the suspect in the slaying of four police officers at a coffee shop, only to find out that he was not in the [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:46pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • 4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse

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    4 police officers shot dead at Wash. coffeehouse TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – A gunman burst into a Washington state coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush. Pierce [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:04pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison admits to mistake supporting bank bailout

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    Kay Bailey Hutchison admits to mistake supporting bank bailout Kay Bailey Hutchison said Wednesday that she made a mistake by supporting the initial $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial industry and would change her vote if she had the chance. Hutchison said the implementation of the Troubled Asset Relief Program [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:37pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Happy Thanksgiving 2009

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    HAPPY THANKSGIVING! May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump, May your taters and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious, and your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs! Happy Thanksgiving!! Fred and Becky [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:40pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Astronaut says Mexico needs its own space program

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    Astronaut says Mexico needs its own space program MEXICO CITY (AP) – A NASA astronaut says he wants to help Mexican officials start the country’s first space agency. Astronaut Jose Hernandez says he has no plans to leave his job at NASA, but hopes to help Mexico’s program get off the [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:37pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • ‘Mr. Right’ Dupes Woman Out of $50,000 Online

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    ‘Mr. Right’ Dupes Woman Out of $50,000 Online ABUJA, Nigeria — Authorities say an Australian woman who fell in love online was duped out of nearly $50,000 by a Nigerian man who said he was her “Mr. Right.” Lawal Adewale Nurudeen was sentenced to 19 years in prison and ordered to [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:49pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist

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    Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:32pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Sgt Kimberly Munley for the Congressional Medal of Honor?

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    Sgt Kimberly Munley for the Congressional Medal of Honor? There is a Facebook group that touts Sgt Kimberly Munley for her actions during the attack at Ft. Hood recently. This group supports Munley and seeks to have her receive the Congressional Medal of Honor! Criteria: The Medal of Honor is awarded [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:26pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

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    Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle WASHINGTON (AP) – Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:18pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote

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    Health care bill faces a crucial Senate vote WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats called a revamp of the nation’s health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a Saturday night Senate showdown, an early test of party unity on President Barack Obama’s top domestic initiative “The country suffers when there [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:16pm EST
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  • H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities

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    H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities OSLO – Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected. “The mutation could be affecting the virus’ ability to go deeper into the [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:16pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Ark. cop suspended after using Taser on girl, 10

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    Ark. cop suspended after using Taser on girl, 10 OZARK, Ark. – A police officer who used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after he said her mother gave him permission has been suspended — not for using the Taser but for not having a video camera attached [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:20pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted

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    Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama predicted that professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be convicted and executed as Attorney General Eric Holder proclaimed: “Failure is not an option.” Even if a terror trial suspect were acquitted, Holder said, he would not [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:42pm EST
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  • Fox’s Major Garrett gets interview with Obama

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    Fox’s Major Garrett gets interview with Obama NEW YORK (AP) – President Barack Obama will give an interview to Fox News Channel’s Major Garrett, perhaps signaling a thaw in relations between the network and administration. The White House confirmed Tuesday that Garrett will be included among a round of network [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:42pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Obama’s bow in Japan sparks some criticism

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    Obama’s bow in Japan sparks some criticism WASHINGTON – Some American conservative commentators are seizing on President Barack Obama’s deep bow to Japan’s emperor during the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling to a foreign leader. Obama greeted Emperor Akihito, whose father ruled when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:12pm EST
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  • Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis

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    Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Former president Jimmy Carter said Monday he had no regrets about his handling of the Iran hostage crisis more than 30 years ago, saying he didn’t attack the country as his advisers proposed because thousands of people [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:06pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Palin’s way of talkin’ dissected, you betcha

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    Palin’s way of talkin’ dissected, you betcha MADISON, Wis. (AP) – When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin’, you betcha. Heck, she moved to Alaska when she was too young to speak and grew up in the small [...]
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    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:04pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • 2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early

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    2012 already? GOP wannabes jockeying early WASHINGTON (AP) – Sarah Palin is embarking on a book tour. Tim Pawlenty is building a national political operation. Mitt Romney is weighing in on the recession. They’re all jockeying for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination – even if they won’t say so. Make no mistake: [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:09pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Tenn. trooper suspended over white pride e-mail

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    Tenn. trooper suspended over white pride e-mail NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee state trooper who accidentally sent an e-mail proclaiming white pride to 787 state employees has been suspended for 15 days without pay and will have to attend diversity training. The e-mail from Trooper Brent Gobbell states, in part, “You [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 4:35pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • 9/11 suspects to be tried in NYC court

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    9/11 suspects to be tried in NYC court WASHINGTON – Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a civilian U.S. courthouse in New York, near the site of the devastating 2001 terror attacks, the Obama administration announced Friday. Prosecutors [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:58pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Naval Academy Changed Color Guard to Appear More Diverse at World Series

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    Naval Academy Changed Color Guard to Appear More Diverse at World Series Naval Academy leaders are under fire after altering the composition of the military color guard at a World Series game last month so the group wouldn’t be made up only of white men. The Navy Times and other media [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:27am EST
    by TexasFred

  • Veterans Day 2009

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    Veterans Day 2009 To ALL U.S. Veterans, today is YOUR day! I salute each and every one of you! “God we thank you for commissioning men and women in the defense of freedom. We honor those who honor and protect us, in many cases laying down their lives that we might [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:30pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • The Political Correctness Bomb That Exploded At Fort Hood

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    Once again I present a piece I received from an outside source. It is posted with perceived permission as it was sent via email. Mr. Daley speaks to matters that must be addressed, and in MY opinion, he speaks well! The Political Correctness Bomb That Exploded At Fort Hood By Edward L. [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:19pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • U.S. Monitored Fort Hood Suspect Before Shooting

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    U.S. Monitored Fort Hood Suspect Before Shooting WASHINGTON — Intelligence agencies intercepted communications last year and earlier this year between Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is accused of shooting to death 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., and a radical cleric in Yemen known for his incendiary anti-American teachings. But [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:23am EST
    by TexasFred

  • Aerosmith Says Steven Tyler Has Quit

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    Aerosmith Says Steven Tyler Has Quit The sweet emotions that the members of Aerosmith once felt towards each other have apparently come to an end. In an interview with The Las Vegas Sun, the group’s lead guitarist, Joe Perry, said that the singer Steven Tyler quit after a concert in Abu [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:14pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link

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    Alleged Ft. Hood gunman may have 9/11 mosque link FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – A key U.S. senator said Sunday he would begin an investigation into whether the Army missed signs that the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood had embraced an increasingly extremist view of Islamic ideology. Sen. [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:52pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • La. Gov. declares emergency ahead of hurricane Ida

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    La. Gov. declares emergency ahead of hurricane Ida NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 100 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges. A hurricane watch extended over more than 200 [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 5:47pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Nov. 8th

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    Douchebag of the Week – Nov. 8th For his reaction to the massacre at Ft. Hood, for his acknowledgement of his cronies in the room before acknowledging the dead and wounded in the worst single act of terror ever committed on a U.S. military base, for his *shout out* to Dr. [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:54pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Barack Hussein Obama – Shameful Narcissistic Politician

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    Barack Hussein Obama – Shameful Narcissistic Politician If you are easily offended I suggest you click OFF of this post right now.  The video from YouTube is bad enough, but the words I have posted after it are NOT nice, they are NOT politically correct and some will find them offensive. You [...]
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    Posted: November 07, 2009, 12:31pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan – The tale of the tape so far

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    Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan – The tale of the tape so far From USA Today: Military: Evidence points to solo shooter in Ft. Hood deaths Nader Hasan, who described himself to Fox News as a cousin, said Hasan is a Muslim who went into the military against his parents’ wishes. Nader Hasan [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:17pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • 12 dead, 31 hurt in Fort Hood shooting

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    12 dead, 31 hurt in Fort Hood shooting A U.S. soldier opened fire Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, military officials said. The gunman was shot to death, and two other soldiers were in custody. NBC News’ Pete Williams reported that U.S. officials [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:15pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Hutchison irks right by including gay judge as U.S. attorney pick

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    Hutchison irks right by including gay judge as U.S. attorney pick WASHINGTON – Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has sent the White House two suggestions for the post of U.S. attorney in San Antonio. One of the candidates is a highly regarded career prosecutor and judge who also, it turns out, [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:45am EST
    by TexasFred

  • Abdullah: Afghan Government Cannot Fight Corruption

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    Abdullah: Afghan Government Cannot Fight Corruption KABUL — The challenger in Afghanistan’s recent presidential election said Wednesday that President Hamid Karzai has come to power illegally and will not be able to rein in corruption or serve as a reliable partner in the fight against the Taliban. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:46pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ

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    GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ WASHINGTON (AP) – Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:01pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Races an early test of Obama influence

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    Races an early test of Obama influence WASHINGTON (AP) – In a very early test of President Barack Obama’s political influence, two states are choosing whether to continue Democratic rule while voters elsewhere elect a handful of congressmen and big-city mayors. Elected just a year ago, the president has spent a [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:43pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Gone Fishing…

    Tired of dealing with the insanity… I’ll be back when I get good and ready. This is NOT SNARK! [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 12:37pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Kinky Friedman makes his case for governor

    Kinky Friedman makes his case for governor Kinky Friedman says that it’s time to stop telling one of his favorite jokes — that he’s too young for Medicare and too old for women too care. Friedman celebrates his 65th birthday today, and he spent part of the week leading up to [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:10am EST
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Nov. 1st

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    Douchebag of the Week – Nov. 1st For being a RINO, Republican In Name Only, for her notorious RINO stance on nearly everything, for her endorsement of her former Democratic opponent, for her lack of scruples, for her hidden LIBERAL agenda, and simply because she is a disgusting piece of TRASH, [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 5:13pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Limbaugh says Obama ‘in over his head’

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    Limbaugh says Obama ‘in over his head’ WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh warned in a TV interview of unprecedented “radical leadership” in the White House and called President Barack Obama a narcissist who is “immature, inexperienced, in over his head.” Limbaugh, who regularly rails against the administration in [...]
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    Posted: November 01, 2009, 3:19pm EST
    by TexasFred

  • Funeral for Detroit mosque leader draws hundreds

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    Funeral for Detroit mosque leader draws hundreds DETROIT – Hundreds of people offered hushed prayers Saturday at the funeral for a slain Detroit mosque leader while authorities across the border in Canada made the final two arrests in a criminal case that is stirring some anger in the Muslim community. Luqman [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:02pm EDT
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  • Reeling Mexico hopes travel deals bring back the tourists

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    Reeling Mexico hopes travel deals bring back the tourists During a visit to San Diego in April, Pratik and Priti Chavda thought they’d slip over the border into Tijuana just to do a little shopping, have a quick meal and say they had made it to Mexico. But upon hearing [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is CAGW’s October Porker of the Month

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    Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is CAGW’s October Porker of the Month Washington, D.C. – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) its October Porker of the Month. The four-term senator from Texas is loading up her goodie bag just before Halloween as she prepares to [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 5:46pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Andrea Shea King’s Radio Patriot Site Shut Down By Google

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    Andrea Shea King’s Radio Patriot Site Shut Down By Google Conservative columnist and radio host Andrea Shea King had her Radio Patriot site at Google’s Blogspot taken offline last night by Google. King had maintained the Radio Patriot at Blogspot for over three years. The site was taken down without warning and [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 1:52pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Hutchison ‘pleased’ to have Cheney endorsement

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    Hutchison ‘pleased’ to have Cheney endorsement AUSTIN — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is supporting U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Texas governor’s race and will formally unveil his endorsement at a Nov. 17 fundraiser in Houston. “I am so pleased,” Hutchison said on WBAP Radio in Dallas on Wednesday. [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
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  • Afghan Taliban already outnumbered 12-1

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    Afghan Taliban already outnumbered 12-1 BRUSSELS – There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn’t led to anything close to victory. Now, the top U.S. and NATO [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 11:49am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Abortion foe urges ‘Burn in Hell’ protest

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    Abortion foe urges ‘Burn in Hell’ protest WASHINGTON (AP) – Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is calling on people to burn effigies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this Halloween, as part of a “Burn in Hell” video contest to protest the health care legislation in [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 1:32pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Iraqis angry at security lapse in deadly bombings

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    Iraqis angry at security lapse in deadly bombings BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraqis vented anger Monday at a major security lapse that allowed two suicide truck bombers to penetrate what was supposed to be one of Baghdad’s safest areas, killing 155 people, including 24 children leaving a daycare center. Sunday’s twin suicide [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 2:13pm EDT
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  • Death penalty opponents rally at Capitol

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    Death penalty opponents rally at Capitol AUSTIN — Death penalty opponents, convinced an innocent man was executed in 2004, staged a rally Saturday at the Texas Capitol to call for a moratorium on capital punishment and to highlight the controversial case of Cameron Todd Willingham. Willingham was convicted of capital murder [...]
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    Posted: October 25, 2009, 10:09am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Freedom is NOT Free! The Gift Shoppe

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    Freedom is NOT Free! The Gift Shoppe Christmas is rapidly approaching. You’re going to be buying gifts for your friends and family, so take a look at my store and see if there’s something you or your loved ones would like to have! I have a great variety of gifts [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 2:57pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund

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    Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund The White House Friday highlighted a new multi-million-dollar technology fund for Muslim nations, following a pledge made by President Barack Obama in his landmark speech to the Islamic world. The White House said the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) had issued a call [...]
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    Posted: October 24, 2009, 10:30am EDT
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  • Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview

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    Administration Loses Bid to Exclude Fox News From Pay Czar Interview The Obama administration on Thursday failed in its attempt to exclude Fox News from participating in an interview of an administration official, as Republicans on Capitol Hill stepped up their criticism of the hardball tactics employed by the White [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Senate Moderates Could Pose Problems for Reid on Health Care

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    Senate Moderates Could Pose Problems for Reid on Health Care A handful of centrist Senate Democrats, along with moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, could pose a major problem for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as he tries to pull health care reform legislation to the floor. Snowe, in concert with Sen. [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 7:07pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Sarah Palin – An American Quitter

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    Sarah Palin – An American Quitter Sarah Palin was the *window dressing* for John McCain’s failed run at the presidency in 2008. She QUIT as the Governor of Alaska at the end of July 2009. One of the reasons she cited was the medias personal and political attacks on her, and she suggested that her quitting was ”the [...]
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    Posted: October 22, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 19th

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    Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 19th For his past transgressions as an adulterer, for his ethics sanctions by the House in 1997, eighty-four ethics charges, for his notorious RINO stance on nearly everything, for his endorsement of Dede Scozzafava in the NY-23 House race, Newt Gingrich wins the nefarious title of [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Why the White House attack on Fox is backfiring

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    Why the White House attack on Fox is backfiring There seems to be general agreement that the Obama White House’s campaign against Fox News is actually directed at other news organizations — to “get other journalists to think twice before following [Fox's] stories in their own coverage,” according to an' [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 10:40am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Army review: Troop use in Ala. shootings broke law

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    Army review: Troop use in Ala. shootings broke law SAMSON, Ala. (AP) – An Army investigation found that soldiers should not have been sent to man traffic stops in a small Alabama town after 11 people were killed in March during a shooting spree. An Army report released to The Associated [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 5:48am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • White House steps up attacks on Fox News

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    White House steps up attacks on Fox News WASHINGTON – White House advisers have stepped up their attacks on Fox News, claiming the cable television network is a Republican mouthpiece whose programming “is geared toward making money.” Full Story Here: White House steps up attacks on Fox News Fox News “is geared toward [...]
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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 2:14pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead

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    Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead RIO DE JANEIRO – Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter and killed two officers in a burst of drug-based violence just two weeks after the city won the 2016 Olympic games. Three suspected drug traffickers were also killed. Bullets flying from [...]
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    Posted: October 17, 2009, 5:15pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Nevada troopers stopped, released man on terrorism watch list

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    Nevada troopers stopped, released man on terrorism watch list Nevada Highway Patrol troopers last week questioned, then released, a person identified as a “possible terrorist” on the government’s watch list, a spokesman for the agency said Thursday. Trooper Alan Davidson said a Chevrolet HHR rental car was stopped shortly after 9 [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 7:25pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • The Radical Truth About Anita Dunn

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    The Radical Truth About Anita Dunn Tonight, more truth. More truth that I, quite frankly, am shocked by. I’m going to show you a video here in just a few minutes, something that will melt your brain. If you’re a regular viewer of this program, you are going to say, “You [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Michele Bachmann talks to Chris Baker about ACORN

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    Michele Bachmann talks to Chris Baker about ACORN Congresswoman Michele Bachmann talked with Chris Baker this morning and discuss the ongong investigation into ACORN. She has called for Governor Tim Pawlenty to appoint a special investigator to looking to the organization in Minnesota. She says the Governor and her had a [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 5:34pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Social Security makes it official: No COLA

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    Social Security makes it official: No COLA WASHINGTON – There will be no cost of living increase for more than 50 million Social Security recipients next year, the first year without a raise since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. Blame falling consumer prices. By law, cost of living adjustments are [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul

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    Another GOP senator open to health care overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) – A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she’s open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders. But Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, told The [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 10:46am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Albany apartment complex bans flags

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    Albany apartment complex bans flags ALBANY, Ore. – Jim Clausen flies the American flag from the back of his motorcycle. He has a son in the military heading back to Iraq, and the flag – he said – is his way of showing support. “This flag stands for all those people,” [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 9:18pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Co-Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 12th

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    Co-Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 12th For the 1st time since it’s inception, the TexasFred’s Douchebag of the Week Award has it’s 1st dual winner. It’s not easy to top Obama for sheer douchebaggery, but I believe he has been bested, at least for this week. For her exhibition of [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives

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    FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver’s license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech analysis of chin widths and nose sizes. The project in North [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 7:07am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel award

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    Republicans both assail, applaud Nobel award WASHINGTON — To Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is an opportunity to exploit conservative outrage and raise funds. To John McCain, the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee, it’s cause for national pride. “Americans are always pleased when their president is [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 12th

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    Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 12th For his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, an award that he has done absolutely NOTHING to earn, and for his obvious disdain for the lives of American troops fighting in Afghanistan, once again, Barack Hussein Obama wins the nefarious title of Douchebag [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 11:46am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight

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    Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight WASHINGTON (AP) – In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips’ M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn’t [...]
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    Posted: October 11, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Major columnist legitimizes theory of Obama plot to destroy U.S.

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    Major columnist legitimizes theory of Obama plot to destroy U.S. My readers know, from time to time I like to feature a really good piece written by one of my blogging buddies. I give you this from Anthony Martin at The Liberty Sphere From the very start of Barack Obama’s rather odd, [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 7:34pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Police: Fla. man kills fiancee on eve of wedding

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    Police: Fla. man kills fiancee on eve of wedding WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) – A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.”Right now everything points to a tragic accident,” Police Chief Kevin [...]
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    Posted: October 10, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Does Obama Violate the Hatch Act with Acceptance of Nobel?

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    Does Obama Violate the Hatch Act with Acceptance of Nobel? The Hatch Act restricts the political activity of executive branch employees of the federal government, District of Columbia government and some state and local employees who work in connection with federally funded programs. In 1993, Congress passed legislation that significantly amended [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 9:01pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Hurst mayor’s gun stance raises ire of NRA

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    Hurst mayor’s gun stance raises ire of NRA He’s been called “idiot mayor.” Worse, he’s been called anti-gun. But Hurst Mayor Richard Ward, a hunter and gun owner, knows how to pull the trigger himself. “It’s as if we’re going to take their first born,” Ward said of the National Rifle Association and [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Commander-in Chief AWOL – Obama “Fiddles Around” While American Troops Lose Heart

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    Commander-in Chief AWOL – Obama “Fiddles Around” While American Troops Lose Heart Bill Smith, ARRA Editor: Before proceeding it is only right to say that as a 22 year veteran, I am by nature a “hawk” and support all efforts to stop the enemies of America. However, I already saw one [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 3:15pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Undercover stings expose ‘gun show loophole’

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    Undercover stings expose ‘gun show loophole’ NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials secretly videotaped dozens of firearm purchases they say were illegal at gun shows in states that have not closed the “gun show loophole.” The sting, described in a city report released Wednesday, was conducted at seven gun [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 4:28pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu vaccination

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    Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu vaccination WASHINGTON (AP) – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appealed anew Wednesday for widespread inoculation against a surging swine flu threat, calling the vaccine “safe and secure.” Sebelius unconditionally vouched for the safety of the vaccine, saying it “has been made exactly the [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 1:00pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • When (IDIOT) Mayors Attack – Part II

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    Mayors group wants to make it harder for criminals to get guns Here’s a simple idea: You can be for the rights of law-abiding gun owners but also for common-sense policies to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. That idea has brought together a bipartisan group of more than [...]
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    Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:27am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • When (IDIOT) Mayors Attack

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    When (IDIOT) Mayors Attack Today I ran a story about the 450 Mayors that are members of MAIG, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. 450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform. I found out that we only have 1 Mayor in the entire state of Texas that stood for this thinly veiled [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 1:35pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • 450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform

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    450 Mayors Petition Obama To Adopt Broad Gun Reform A new report from a national coalition of mayors urges President Obama to adopt dozens of reforms to help curb gun violence, including steps to crack down on problems at gun shows and the creation of a federal interstate firearms trafficking [...]
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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 9:49am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Three People Injured in Florida Gun Range Mishap

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    Three People Injured in Florida Gun Range Mishap LAKELAND, Fla. — A Tampa couple and an Irish tourist were shot at a Lakeland gun range after a handgun accidentally fired. Polk County sheriff’s deputies say it’s not entirely clear how many times Michael and Sherri Thourot’s 9mm accidentally went off Saturday, or [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 12:26pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 5th

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    Douchebag of the Week – Oct. 5th For his efforts to micromanage ALL aspects of American life, for his failed efforts to secure the 2016 Olympic Games for his Chicago masters, for flying to Denmark on Air Force 1 while having his wife and Oprah Winfrey fly on a separate plane, [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 11:06pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • 8 US troops killed in fierce Afghan fighting

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    8 US troops killed in fierce Afghan fighting KABUL (AP) – Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 4:04pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Saturday Night Live Highlights Obama’s Accomplishments

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    Saturday Night Live Highlights Obama’s Accomplishments It’s a sad statement of national affairs when the President of the United States traipses off to Copenhagen, Denmark to tout the city of Chicago as the potential host of the 2016 Olympic Games. It’s an even more sad FACT that the President of the United States [...]
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    Posted: October 04, 2009, 11:46am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Olympics loss forces Chicago to rethink city plans

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    Olympics loss forces Chicago to rethink city plans CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation’s third-largest city. Officials can no longer trumpet the [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Afghan war options: Beating al-Qaida key yardstick

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    Afghan war options: Beating al-Qaida key yardstick WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is considering a range of ideas for changing course in Afghanistan, from pulling back to staying put to sending thousands more troops to fight the insurgency. A look at the options and their implications for achieving Obama’s stated [...]
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    Posted: October 03, 2009, 1:44pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Obama meets with top Afghanistan commander

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    Obama meets with top Afghanistan commander COPENHAGEN (AP) — President Obama summoned his top commander in Afghanistan for a 25-minute meeting aboard Air Force One on Friday as part of his review of a war strategy that has divided the president’s national security team. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Obama met [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd

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    Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd CHICAGO (AP) – Thousands of people are standing in stunned silence in downtown Chicago after watching the International Olympic Committee choose someone else for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The vote in Copenhagen was carried on huge television screens in the Daley Center, set up to carry [...]
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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 11:24am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • A message to the Internet Blog Trolls

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    A message to the Blog Trolls Ian, Elmo, Libturd, Prissy, Thinking Meat, et al, pay very close attention to the following statement; your libber opinions are NOT welcome here, they will NOT be posted here, you and your opinions are THAT irrelevant. You are nothing more than TROLLS, as pictured [...]
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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 3:08pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Liberals are Killing America – By Alan Caruba

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    Liberals are Killing America – By Alan Caruba It is not a new observation, but it is one that needs review and repeating every so often. Why do liberals always seem to get on the wrong side of any issue concerning America’s future? Its sovereignty? Its financial security? Its defense? I [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 12:12pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Social Security’s Unexpected Deficits Show Urgent Need for Reform

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    Social Security’s Unexpected Deficits Show Urgent Need for Reform Starting this year, Social Security will spend more in benefits than it will receive from its payroll taxes. This is somewhat unexpected as just last year, the 2009 cash surplus was predicted to be about $80 billion. Even in May of [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2009, 1:04pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Obama to make in-person pitch for 2016 Olympics

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    Obama to make in-person pitch for 2016 Olympics WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international event. Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president, told The Associated Press Monday [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Douchebag of the Week – Sept. 28

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    Douchebag of the Week – Sept. 28 For his efforts to micromanage ALL aspects of American life, for his efforts to curtail summer vacation, in an attempt to further brainwash OUR children, for his indecisive approach to the Afghan war, for his shameful appearance at the United Nations, for his gutless [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 6:54am EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Obama would curtail summer vacation

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    Obama would curtail summer vacation WASHINGTON - Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little time in school, putting them at a disadvantage with other students around the globe. “Now, I know longer school days [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Texas panel reviews ruling that led to execution

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    Texas panel reviews ruling that led to execution CORSICANA, Texas (AP) – More than five years after his final act from the Texas death chamber gurney was a profanity-filled tirade, the murder case of executed inmate Cameron Todd Willingham refuses to die. Willingham was executed in February 2004 – proclaiming his [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted at G-20

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    Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted at G-20 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 1:40pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Bin Laden warns of retaliation against Europe

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    Bin Laden warns of retaliation against Europe CAIRO (AP) – Osama bin Laden demanded that European countries pull their troops out of Afghanistan in a new audiotape Friday, warning of “retaliation” against them for their alliance with the United States in the war. The al-Qaida leader denounced NATO airstrikes in Afghanistan [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 2:44pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • FBI Arrests Man Accused in Dallas Skyscraper Bomb Plot

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    FBI Arrests Man Accused in Dallas Skyscraper Bomb Plot A Jordanian citizen was arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction on a Dallas skyscraper, the FBI office said. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, was arrested near Fountain Place, a 60-story glass office tower located at 1445 [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 8:24pm EDT
    by TexasFred

  • Friend: Hanged Ky. Census worker was ‘naive’

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    Friend: Hanged Ky. Census worker was ‘naive’ MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting Census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: “Be careful.” The 51-year-old Sparkman was found this month hanged [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 1:26pm EDT
    by TexasFred
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