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Dolly Sputters Out - Texas, Mexico Brace For Flooding
Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds.
Fox
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Targets In Iraq
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq overnight in the latest air raid in the region since mid-December, the military said Thursday
Breitbart
Senate GOP Issues Ultimatum To Expand Oil Drilling
Senate Republicans have threatened to block nearly all other bills pending before the August recess if Democrats refuse to vote with them on expanding offshore drilling
The Hill
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New York Times 2Q Profit Drops 82% - Newstand Price To Increase
New York Times Co. says its second-quarter earnings fell 82 percent from the year-ago quarter boosted by a one-time gain. Meanwhile, print advertising revenue continued to shrink.
New York Observer
Obama Falsely Claims Membership In Senate Committee
Obama pointed to a bill "we passed" in the Senate Banking Committee that tightens sanctions and authorizes divestment from Iran. "My committee," he called it. Except that he isn’t a member
Breitbart TV
Bill Jeered As Omnibus Earmark Full Of Pork
The Senate will soon consider legislation with an impressive-sounding name — Advancing America's Priorities Act which lumps 40 seperate bills together and authorizes numerous 'earmarks'
Washington Times
DNC Host's Tax-Free Gas
The committee hosting the Democratic National Convention has used the city's gas pumps to fill up and apparently avoided paying state and federal fuel taxes.
Rocky Mountain News
Arctic May Hold 90 Billion Barrels of Oil, U.S. Says
The Arctic may hold 90 billion barrels of oil, more than all the known reserves of Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Mexico combined, and enough to supply U.S. demand for 12 years, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Bloomberg
White House: Bush To Sign Housing Rescue Bill
President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision.
USA Today
Minimum Wage Hike Takes Effect TodayAbout 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The increase, from $5.85 to $6.55 per hour, is the second of three annual increases required by a 2007 law
Fox
Former Global Warming Alarmist Deals Blow to Greenhouse Gas Theory
A former global warming alarmist and creator of the model that measures Australia's compliance with the Kyoto Protocol says that while global warming is real, there is no evidence that the main cause is carbon emissions
Fox
US Lawyer Urges Iran To Sue Over Nukes
A University of Illinois law professor says he has offered to represent Iran if it decides to sue the United States over threatened nuclear program sanctions.
UPI
MPs Scrap France's 35-Hour Work Week
France's parliament has passed a law which effectively ends the country's compulsory 35-hour working week
BBC
Baghdad As A Tourist Destination?
Now that insurgent attacks and sectarian bloodshed have ebbed over the past year, Iraq's government is beginning to promote tourism.
Newsmax
Traffic Deaths Plummet With Rising Gas Prices
Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.
Fox
Election '08
Hillary Donors Not Backing Obama
Of the 311 fundraisers who bundled more than $100,000 in donations for Hillary's presidential campaign, only eight are on the list of contributors to Barack Obama’s campaign in June.
Newsmax
Report
Survey Warns About High Rates Of HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics
A recent survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation concluded that the number of Hispanics infected with HIV/AIDS is on the rise, with as many as one in four gay Hispanic men having HIV
eFluxMedia
Posh Life at Guantanamo: $800 Suit for Terrorist
Guantanamo detainees receive more privileges than U.S. citizens receive in American prisons, Kyndra Rotunda, a former military lawyer assigned to Gitmo, tells Newsmax
Newsmax
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McCain's New Video: 'Obama Love'
Great video short released by John McCain showing the media love affair with Obama. "A gift from the world to us."
You Tube
Jilted Bride Awarded $150K
The jury has awarded a Hall County woman $150,000 after she sued her former fiance for calling their wedding off.
WSB TV
'Timothy J. Russert Highway'
Stretch Of Highway Named For Tim Russert
Its Official: President Bush today signed a bill renaming part of Route 20A near Ralph Wilson Stadium after Tim Russert.
Buffalo News
Congressman Wexler Under Fire for District Residency
Congressman Robert Wexler is answering questions after a news report alleges that he doesn't reside in his home district of Delray Beach
WIOD Radio
Michelle Obama's Senior Thesis At Princeton
PDF copy of Michelle Obama's 1985 senior thesis at Princton: 'Princeton-Educated Blacks and the Black Community'
Princeton Thesis
After 58 Years, Records Unsealed In Rosenberg Spy Case
After 58 years, historians and journalists will have a chance to examine the secret grand jury testimony of witnesses in the espionage case against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
CNN
Eco-Idiot
Climate Activist Tries To Superglue Himself To UK Prime Minister
Dan Glass, of the climate change pressure group Plane Stupid, today tried to superglue himself to the Prime Minister at a Downing Street reception.
Daily Mail
Sean Hannity Enters Long-Term Radio Co-Syndication Deal
Citadel Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Radio Networks, Clear Channel Radio's Premiere Radio Networks and Sean Hannity today announced an unprecedented syndication arrangement for The Sean Hannity Show.
Premiere Radio
Vanity Fair Spoofs New Yorker Cover
Vanity Fair today posted a send-up of the by-now infamous New Yorker cover meant to be a satire of attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism
Boston Globe
Social Security Unveils New Online Benefits Calculator
Social Security Administration unveiled its new retirement estimator on its Web site Monday. Just a few points, clicks and personal information will produce benefit estimates within a few minutes
Social Security Administration
Letterman
Top Ten Questions Asked Of Barack Obama On His Trip Overseas
10. "Which countries do you plan to invade based on faulty intelligence?" 9. "Seriously, why the hell do you want this job?" 8. "Are you looking for a great deal on a used camel?"
RightBias Humor
Brit Mother Of 13 Still Has A Size Zero Figure
London: A British mom has managed to retain her size zero figure – despite giving birth to 13 kids, with the 14th on its way.
Sify News
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