Salt Lake Tribune – Reid proof that good Mormons can also be Democrats Sen. Harry Reid's ascension to the top of the U.S. Senate is an unexpected victory for a tiny band of beleaguered Utahns: LDS Democrats. His most vocal critics? Other Mormons. Despite the fact that Reid held weekly Family Home Evenings and sent three sons on two-year missions for the church, and all five of his children were married in LDS temples, some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints question his faith because of his politics. Utah politics defy description for anyone outside the…
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U.S. pleased with APEC’s N. Korea stance – Yahoo! News Bush, Putin, and Hu to meet, N. Korean attitude is “who pooted?” It’s a little late for Bush to salvage any reputation as an international player, but at least the food is good.
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The Blog | Joseph C. Wilson: People for the American Way Address | The Huffington Post This is still a nation where a citizen can get up every morning and shout at the top of his lungs that the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State are lying sons of bitches, and survive to see the sun go down. I know. I do it most days. Don’t take my word for it. Ask Valerie. Wilson’s speech to the People for the American Way is worth a read, and a ponder.
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Ex-page reported Foley to GOP lawmaker in ’00 | Chicago Tribune A spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) confirmed Sunday that a former page showed the congressman Internet messages that had made the youth feel uncomfortable. Kolbe’s press secretary, Korenna Cline, said “corrective action” was taken. But Cline said she hadn’t yet determined whether that action went beyond Kolbe’s confrontation with Foley. The revelation pushes back by at least five years the date when a member of Congress has acknowledged learning of Foley’s questionable behavior. A timeline issued by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) suggested the first lawmakers to know,…
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Bob Geiger: Religious Right Strangely Silent About Foley – Yahoo! News Oh, yes, I’ve been following the Mark Foley story as it unfolds in all its sordid, explicit detail. Strangely, those incessantly yapping jerkwads of the Religious Right (Dobson, Falwell, et. al.) have suddenly fallen silent. How very conveeeeenient.
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National Public Radio has a page up with details and audio clips from last night’s excellent “The Price of Security” documentary and town hall meeting, hosted by Ted Koppel. The town hall was live, and was simulcast on public radio stations. Here’s the detail page: NPR : Ted Koppel: ‘The Price of Security’ It includes audio of the entire simulcast, plus highlight clips. One of the 9/11 family members, Marilynn Rosenthal, really hit the nail on the head last night about how language is being used to frame the debate about security, civil liberties, and even whether we’re in a…
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Space Shuttle Full Coverage on Yahoo! News My husband David and I watched the launch live just now – as they neared a critical point in the ascent, the voice from Mission Control said “You are go for throttle up.” David commented “I hate that phrase.” But all went well, and they’re safely in orbit. Whew. The Chicago Tribune adds: On the ground, NASA kept an eye on several cameras zoomed in on Atlantis as the shuttle streaked into space for any signs of hard foam breaking off its large external fuel tank, the problem that doomed Columbia. A preliminary…
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I received an odd email at my inbox as webmistress for the Holy Moly website the other day. It looked like spam, but was crackpotty enough to warrant a second look: Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to draw your attention to a new interactive Christian support site which also includes absolute proof for Christianity. The proof is to be used for a peaceful global mass conversion to the true Christian faith. www.churchalive.co.uk Username: xxxxx Password: xxxxx The archived information is also available at www.worldends.co.uk (no password), which I hope will soon be available in many languages. Grace be with you,…
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ABC News: Stingray Kills ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Irwin No, it wasn’t a croc that got him in the end, but a stingray thwapped him in the chest with the barbed tip of its tail. Irwin will be immortalized as the “Crikey!” guy who got right up close to dangerous animal. In this case, a few times too many…but I’ll always remember him as yet another celebrity baby-dangler.
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Arrest pits resident vs. police – Hoffman Estates Review [08-24-06] A former mayoral candidate in Hoffman Estates says he was brutally harassed and unjustly arrested by police last week.Christopher L. Bollyn, 49, of Hoffman Estates filed a written complaint against the chief of police and village manager complaining of a false arrest. But Village Attorney Dick Williams said the papers are merely a summary of his account of the arrest, and have no legal effect. Hoffman Estates police received a 911 call from Bollyn just after 8 p.m. last Tuesday, complaining of a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood. The vehicle,…