Priest denies having sex with Foley
• APAn elderly priest acknowledged Thursday that he was naked in saunas with Mark Foley decades ago when the former congressman was a boy in Florida, but denied that the two had sex.
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Blackwater mercs fund Green Party onto ballot
• AttywoodBlackwater USA is not the kind of company you'd expect to get behind the Green Party, with its far-left platform that ostensibly seeks to pull the US out of Iraq and end the type of military actions that have proved to be a good source of busines
Top General says Rumsfeld inspired by God
• AFPThe top US general defended the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, saying it is inspired by God. "He leads in a way that the good Lord tells him is best for our country," said Marine General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint C
Governor's campaign peeks into FBI database to get dirt on opponent
• Rocky Mountain NewsA criminal investigation that involves the FBI sent shock waves through the race for Colorado governor. Someone accessed information in an FBI database on Carlos Estrada Medina, who has been the star of a TV attack ad against Democrat Bill Ritter.
Congresswoman on page board buried file on husband's child abuse allegation
• Raw StoryA file allegedly suppressed by Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM) has been obtained by RAW STORY. In 1995, just 3 days into her tenure as Secretary of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Dept., Wilson removed a file alleging that her husband
XPrize: Rocket contests start Friday
• Space.com (live coverage)At the 2nd International Symposium for Personal Spaceflight, held here as prelude to the Wirefly X Prize Cup competitions slated for October 20-21 at the Las Cruces International Airport.
More Evidence Suggests Marijuana Slows Alzheimer's
• LiveScience.comMarijuana might contain compounds that slow memory loss in Alzheimer's patients, according to a new study that bolsters other research suggesting potential brain benefits of pot. Old rats treated got smarter
Bacteria Found Nearly 2 Miles Underground
• LiveScience.comScientists found a gold mine of bacteria almost two miles beneath the Earth’s surface. The subterranean microorganisms use radioactive uranium to convert water molecules into useable energy. Uranium is an abundant source of energy.
Scientists Create Cloak of Partial Invisibility
• LiveScience.com"It's surprising that it's as simple as it is and that it works so well," Leonhardt said. "The microwaves come in and are swept around the cloak and reconstructed on the other side while avoiding the interior region. So it look
Discovery Points to Our Fishy Heritage
• LiveScience.comFirst complete fossil of a Gogonasus fish last year in a limestone formation. The specimen, whose middle ear and limbs resemble those of land vertebrates, could be a missing link between fish and four-legged land vertebrates.
The Clint Curtis / Tom Feeney Vote-Rigging Scandal from the Film 'Eternal Vigilance'
• Brad Blog (video clip link)David Earnhardt's breathtaking Eternal Vigilance: The Fight to Save Our Election System documentary, tells the story of America's crumbling democracy and a few of the citizen patriots across the country attempting to save it.
Amateur 'video bloggers' under threat from EU broadcast rules
• London Times (kudos Charles H.)Fear the directive would hit amateur “video bloggers” who post material on their own sites. Personal websites would have to be licensed as a “television-like service”. Purpose is to set standards on advertising, hate speech and protect children.
OPEC surprises with deeper cut in oil production
• ReutersOPEC agreed on Friday to curb its output by 1.2 million barrels per day, its first cut for more than 2 years, to halt a precipitous fall in prices. The reducation, amounting to 4.3 percent of OPEC's September production, was deeper
Votes for Sale?
• You Tube(Video Link)A five minute preview of a show to run on PBS on Oct 20. It's focus on the movement to have so called "clean" elections, and try to eliminate privately funded campaigns. (Did you ever think of removing power for Washington and the sta
The Beginning of the end of America
• MSNBC(Video Link)Keith Olbermann's "special" comments following the signing of the Military Tribunal Act by President Bush this past Tuesday
KPHO TV5's General Manager Steven Hammel asks to make up for Mack (L) debate exclusion
Ernest HancockSteven called Richard Mack to inform him that a reporter would be calling him within 24hours to schedule a time that a crew would drive to Safford to tape an interview of substantial length to air in primetime.
Moderates in Kansas say goodbye to GOP
• Washington PostIn a state that voted nearly 2 to 1 for President Bush in 2004, 9 former Republicans will be on the November ballot as Democrats. Among them is Mark Parkinson, a former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party
Judge orders Cheney vistors logs to be opened
• My WayA federal judge has ordered the Bush Administration to release information about who visited Vice President Dick Cheney's office and personal residence, an order that could spark a late election season debate over lobbyists White House access.
General Managers - KPHO TV5 Steven Hammel & Jerome Parra of KNAZ TV2 to jail?
Ernest HancockMcCain-Feingold election reform details criminal acts. Think the federal government will rush to enforce these laws?
U.S. says Baghdad attacks disheartening
• azstarnet.comThe two-month-old U.S.-Iraqi bid to crush violence in the Iraqi capital has not met "overall expectations," as attacks in Baghdad rose by 22 percent in the first three weeks of Ramadan, the U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.
Super thief Terry Goddard illegally seizes millions in assets
• azstarnet.comArizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has illegally seized over 11,000 wire transfers absent reasonable suspicion over the past year. To date, Goddard's office has netted over $17,000,000 worth of illegal seizures but no charges have yet been fi
PREPARE FOR YET ANOTHER STOLEN ELECTION UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING...
Ernest HancockThis DailyKos report is an example of what is happening here in Arizona right now with an ES&S (Elections Systems & Software) contract. BTW - ES&S and Diebold are lead by two brothers. Still Voting?
Arizona US Sentate Debate... finally (Video)
• KUAT TV6Early voting has already started, but fmr. Sheriff Richard Mack (L) slaps around Jon Kyl (R) and Jim Pederson (D) in front of a national audience. Will Mack be allowed to participate in this Friday's debate
U.S. lawmaker opposes taxing online virtual economies
• ReutersThe Republican head of a U.S. congressional committee said it would be a mistake if the Internal Revenue Service introduced regulations to tax virtual economies such as Second Life and World of Warcraft.
DEA warns of soft drink-cough syrup mix
• USA TodayWhen San Diego Chargers defensive back Terrence Kiel was charged last month with illegally shipping cases of prescription cough syrup back home to East Texas, it cast a spotlight on a drug trend authorities say is spreading throughout the South and b
Rep. Bob Ney, Guilty but Still at Capitol
• NY TimesRepresentative Bob Ney is headed to prison early next year after pleading guilty to charges of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in illegal gifts from lobbyists. Until then, Mr. Ney, a six-term Republican from Ohio, has a comfortable place to bi
Rumors About A Third [Page Scandal] Involving A 16-Year-Old Girl
• ThinkProgressWashington Post reporter Dana Milbank told Keith Olbermann that “there are rumors now about a third [page scandal], involving a 16-year-old girl. Political news is starting to sound more and more like you’re reading the police blotter, with Ney last
McCain promises to commit suicide
• RadioIowaArizona Senator and probable 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain jokingly says he would "commit suicide" if Democrats take control of the US Senate in this November's election.
What happens when you tell the FBI you won't be their snitch
• News LinkYousry, a non-Muslim married to a born-again Christian, said the FBI offered him a chance to avoid indictment -- if he would wear a hidden microphone to gather evidence against Stewart and Clark, who was also part of the blind sheik's defense te
How to Make a Power Grab 'Mundane'
• by James Bovard (E&P)How will we know when a dictatorship has arrived? Not from reading the Washington Post. The Post’s story today -- “Bush Signs Terrorism Measure” -- looks like just another routine report on the approval of a piece of legislation, accompanied by the u
