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Gathered and Listed in Order of Recency Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
(AP) Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:45pm AP - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess. Attack from Gaza kills 1, Israeli retaliation kills 5 (AP) 9 May 2008 at 5:27pm AP - Gaza attackers sent mortar shells crashing into a border community late Friday, killing an Israeli in his garden and wounding three others, officials said. Israel retaliated with missile strikes that left five Hamas militants dead. Man loses 28 relatives in Myanmar village hit by cyclone (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:53pm AP - The 68-year-old fisherman tried to explain how a cyclone swept away his entire family, but could utter only a few words before he was overcome by tears. Election in Serbia may cripple hunt for Gen. Ratko Mladic (AP) 9 May 2008 at 11:45am AP - For 13 years, he has eluded capture for atrocities a U.N. judge described as "scenes from hell ... written on the darkest pages of human history." Dalai Lama says understands anger over Everest torch (Reuters) 9 May 2008 at 5:12pm Reuters - The Dalai Lama says he understands why Tibetan exiles were angry that the Olympic torch reached the top of Mount Everest but had advised them against protesting. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:23pm AP - As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least 4,073 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Cuban Central Bank wants stronger peso (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:14pm AP - Cuba's Central Bank is urging the government to gradually unify the island's two parallel currencies and cut back on "indiscriminate" subsidies, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. Mediator Mbeki meets Mugabe on Zimbabwe crisis (Reuters) 9 May 2008 at 5:17pm Reuters - South African leader Thabo Mbeki and President Robert Mugabe held talks on Friday on Zimbabwe's election crisis ahead of a possible run-off that has raised fears violence could escalate. At least 427 US military deaths in Afghanistan (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:20pm AP - As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least 427 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures May 3 at 10 a.m. EDT. Australia probes Afghan detainees mistreatment allegations (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 4:08am AFP - The Australian military Friday said it was investigating allegations that its troops mistreated suspected insurgents in Afghanistan, shortly after a special forces soldier was killed there. |
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(AP) Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:35pm AP - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and tunnels. Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:25pm AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins. Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:52pm AP - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen. Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:00am AP - A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk. Mo. woman pleads, will be sentenced in stolen baby attack (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:50pm AP - A woman who slashed a young mother and kidnapped her newborn entered into a plea deal Friday, and the prosecutor revealed additional details of the 2006 attack — including that the victim was stabbed repeatedly and her toddler son was tied up. Mourners pay respects to slain Philadelphia police officer (AP) 9 May 2008 at 12:17pm AP - Hundreds of mourners lined up in the pouring rain outside a cathedral Friday to pay their respects to a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty. Fans long to have their ashes scattered on sporting sites (AP) 9 May 2008 at 10:51am AP - Even though he's only 37 and in good health, Nathan Davis has already made out his will. In it, he bequeaths money to the University of Alabama athletic department and his ashes to Bryant-Denny Stadium. Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid (AP) 9 May 2008 at 5:42pm AP - The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains. Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:17am AP - When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives. Tiny Crawford plays supporting role for Jenna Bush wedding (AP) 9 May 2008 at 3:39pm AP - So close and yet so far: Tiny Crawford is sort of like a bridesmaid at arm's length from Jenna Bush's wedding Saturday. Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families (AP) 9 May 2008 at 12:19am AP - Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives. 7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating (AP) 8 May 2008 at 10:18pm AP - Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop. |
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(AP) Lebanon government denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut (Reuters) 9 May 2008 at 5:26pm Reuters - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the U.S.-backed governing coalition called "an armed and bloody coup." Powerless US falls back on 'remote-control' diplomacy for Lebanon (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 4:46pm AFP - Unable to pressure Syria or Iran into halting Hezbollah's offensive in Lebanon against US-backed leader Fuad Siniora, the United States has opted for "remote-control" diplomacy using its allies. Three Palestinians killed by Israeli air raids on Gaza: doctors (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 4:45pm AFP - Three Palestinians were killed and four injured on Friday during two Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian doctors and Hamas. Hezbollah fighters sweep over much of Beirut's Muslim sector (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:45pm AP - Unchallenged by Lebanon's army, the Iranian-backed Hezbollah routed Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-allied government and seized control of large swaths of Beirut's Muslim sector Friday in a telling demonstration of its military prowess. US says Syria, Iran behind Lebanon violence (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:37pm AP - The Bush administration accused Iran and Syria on Friday of fueling ongoing violence in Lebanon by inciting members of the radical Shiite Hezbollah movement to take up arms against the country's western-backed government. Lebanon in turmoil as Hezbollah takes west Beirut (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 3:45pm AFP - Hezbollah fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles with pro-government foes pushed Lebanon dangerously close to all-out civil war. Hamas chief threatens to capture more Israelis (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 2:49pm AFP - Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Friday threatened that his Islamist movement would capture Israeli citizens if the Jewish state does not release tens of thousands of Palestinian prisoners. Olmert defies calls to resign over bribe probe (Reuters) 9 May 2008 at 2:17pm Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert defied a barrage of calls to resign on Friday after he admitted taking cash from an American businessman at the centre of a police inquiry into allegations of bribery. Calls mount for Olmert's resignation (AP) 9 May 2008 at 2:17pm AP - Calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's resignation mounted on Friday as police probed allegations that he accepted hundreds of thousands of campaign dollars in cash-stuffed envelopes from a U.S. citizen. Arab Israelis mark 'catastrophe' of Israel's creation (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 1:55pm AFP - Thousands of Arab Israelis rallied on Friday to commemorate the "Naqba," Arabic for the catastrophe which they say occurred when the state of Israel was created 60 years ago. US vows to back Lebanese PM amid turmoil (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 1:12pm AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday said Washington would provide support to Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora battling a deadly offensive by Hezbollah fighters. US says Lebanese doing the 'right things' amid Hezbollah assault (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 12:14pm AFP - The US State Department voiced confidence Friday in how Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora's government and army were dealing with an offensive by Hezbollah fighters.
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(AP) US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073 (AP) 9 May 2008 at 6:23pm AP - As of Friday, May 9, 2008, at least 4,073 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City (Mc... 9 May 2008 at 5:45pm McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD? Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad's Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a surprising capitulation that seemed likely to be hailed as a major victory for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki. Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting (AP) 9 May 2008 at 4:30pm AP - Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges — all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats. U.S. soldier fulfills his mission of getting Iraqi girl new legs (McClat... 9 May 2008 at 4:24pm McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD? Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon, 38, was patrolling the streets of Baqouba, north of Baghdad, when he saw Shahad Abbas. The 11-year-old girl was in a large decrepit wheelchair, and the stumps of her legs where her calves should have been were crusted with dried blood. Playing the Iraq Oil Card (Time.com) 9 May 2008 at 4:00pm Time.com - Commentary: The administration is once again preying on people's fears, says Robert Baer, by making the dubious case that ending the war will mean $10-a-gallon gas Rocket hits BBC bureau in Baghdad (AP) 9 May 2008 at 3:04pm AP - Shiite militants launched rockets toward the fortified Green Zone on Friday, taking advantage of a sandstorm that gave cover from attacks by U.S. aircraft. Some rockets fell short, including one that damaged the British Broadcasting Corp. bureau. Funding crisis puts Iraqi refugees at risk: UN (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 1:18pm AFP - The UN's refugee agency warned Friday that it would have to reduce or even suspend programmes to help hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees due to a funding shortfall. 15 killed in Baghdad battles (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 1:13pm AFP - Battles between Shiite fighters and US forces in Baghdad's militia stronghold of Sadr City killed 15 people and wounded dozens more overnight, US and Iraqi officials said on Friday. Sadr aide lashes out at Iraq's senior Shiite cleric (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 9:48am AFP - An aide to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr lashed out on Friday at Iraq's most revered Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, for keeping silent over clashes that have killed hundreds in Baghdad. Rocket slams into BBC office in Baghdad (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 9:22am AFP - A rocket hit the BBC office in central Baghdad on Friday without causing casualties, security officials and the British broadcaster's bureau chief told AFP. US says Qaeda chief in Iraq not captured (AFP) 9 May 2008 at 9:08am AFP - The US military denied on Friday that Al-Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, who carries a US bounty of five million dollars, had been captured by security forces. U.S. says man held in Iraq is not al Qaeda leader (Reuters) 9 May 2008 at 8:59am Reuters - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq is still being hunted, the U.S. military said on Friday, after Iraqi officials wrongly declared Abu Ayyub al-Masri had been caught. |
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(AP) US report says al-Qaida gaining strength (AP) 30 Apr 2008 at 4:50pm AP - Al-Qaida has rebuilt some of its pre-Sept. 11 capabilities from remote hiding places in Pakistan, leading to a major spike in attacks last year in that country and neighboring Afghanistan, the Bush administration said Wednesday. Al Qaeda, cohorts remain worst terrorism threat: U.S. (Reuters) 30 Apr 2008 at 12:51pm Reuters - Nearly seven years after the September 11 attacks, al Qaeda remains the biggest terrorist threat to the United States and its allies, the U.S. State Department said in an annual report on Wednesday. Bin Laden driver to boycott Gitmo trial (AP) 29 Apr 2008 at 6:27pm AP - Osama bin Laden's former driver walked out on his war-crimes tribunal Tuesday, saying he did not believe justice was possible at the U.S. military base where he has been held for nearly six years. Top terror suspect meets lawyer at Gitmo (AP) 25 Apr 2008 at 8:48pm AP - A defense attorney met with suspected Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed for the first time at Guantanamo Bay, but the Pentagon-appointed lawyer said he could not reveal details because of "unnecessarily broad" military restrictions. Accused September 11 planner meets his U.S. lawyer (Reuters) 25 Apr 2008 at 6:38pm Reuters - The Guantanamo prisoner accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks has met for the first time with the U.S. military lawyer assigned to defend him on war crimes charges that could lead to his execution, the attorney said on Friday. Film festival in shadow of Ground Zero opens for 7th year (AFP) 23 Apr 2008 at 12:36pm AFP - Born out of the horror of the September 11 attacks, the Tribeca Film Festival co-founded by director Robert de Niro in 2002 opens for its seventh year Wednesday hailing its growing strength. Environment head not liable for 9/11 assurances (Reuters) 22 Apr 2008 at 1:41pm Reuters - The former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cannot be held liable for assurances she gave about air safety following the September 11 attacks in New York, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. Pope Benedict XVI makes historic visit to Ground Zero (AFP) 21 Apr 2008 at 2:10am AFP - Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit. Pope ends U.S. trip with Ground Zero visit, stadium Mass (Reuters) 20 Apr 2008 at 7:55pm Reuters - Pope Benedict ended his U.S trip on Sunday with an emotionally charged visit to Ground Zero where he prayed at the site of the felled World Trade Center, and a triumphant Mass for 57,000 people at Yankee Stadium. Iran foreign ministry backs Ahmadinejad Sept 11 doubts (AFP) 20 Apr 2008 at 3:26am AFP - Iran's foreign ministry on Sunday backed the doubts expressed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejed about the accepted version of the September 11, 2001 attacks, saying there were "many ambiguities." |
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March trade deficit drops by bigger-than-expected amount (AP) Reuters - Stocks fell on Friday as the price of oil set another record and concerns about the financial sector flared up again after American International Group Inc reported a massive loss. Reuters - Oil jumped to a record above $126 a barrel on Friday, extending gains to more than 11 percent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a rush of speculator buying. Reuters - Citigroup Inc said on Friday it plans to shed $400 billion of assets within three years and boost revenue by up to 10 percent annually, in a bid to restore profitability after huge losses tied to flagging mortgage and credit markets. Reuters - Countrywide Financial Corp shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday on renewed speculation that Bank of America Corp will renegotiate or cancel its agreement to buy the largest U.S. mortgage lender. Reuters - American International Group , after disappointing with a worse-than-expected loss on Thursday, did little to buoy investor spirits on Friday, telling shareholders it does not yet see signs of a rebound in the market for mortgage assets, which have cost it dearly over the past two quarters. AP - Consumer electronics retailer Circuit City Stores said Friday that it will allow Blockbuster to review its books in connection with the video-rental chain's bid to buy the company.
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Gathered and Listed in Order of Recency Conspiracy Archive Updates - News and Articles 19 Jesters were called as witnesses in a federal libel/slander lawsuit to
testify about "their first hand knowledge of prostitution, minor
prostitution, use of illegal drugs and/or entry into Indian reservations
by Schair (plaintiff) and/or his customers" while on a ROJ
sanctioned fishing trip to Brazil. This article describes the testimony
of underage girls provided to Brazilian authorities who are currently
investigating the possibility that the girls were involved in child sex
tourism. Now that another Earth Day has come and gone, let's look at some environmentalist predictions that they would prefer we forget. For decades the federal government has been developing a highly classified plan that would override the Constitution in the event of a terrorist attack. Is it also compiling a secret enemies list of citizens who could face detention under martial law? Steven Mosher, the president of the Population Research Institute and
recognized demographic expert, has written a devastating indictment of
those who would reduce human numbers. In "Population Control: Real
Costs, Illusory Benefits," just published by Transaction Press, Mosher
details how the population control movement has carried out a virtual war
on the people of the world, harming hundreds of millions of women,
children and families in the process. Parts 1 through 7. Similarities. The Associated Press reported on May 5, 2008 that an influential group of physicians has now recommended a sort of laundry-list of individuals who should not be given life-saving medical treatment, in the event of a pandemic. Made up of medical intelligentsia, the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Homeland Security, this reporting body has fingered lives they now consider unworthy should the bottom drop out. "This morning I opened my e-mail and found two items of interest that when put together, spell disaster for America as we know it. As it stands right now, the three Presidential 'frontrunners' are nothing but shills for a New World Order of feudalism." |
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| Sections Mother's Day hits milestone 9 May 2008 at 12:25pm Mother's Day hits the century mark this year -- but instead of looking to the calendar, a Christian needs only to look to the Bible for reason to honor their mother. Wikipedia under fire for posting porn 8 May 2008 at 5:14pm Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, is facing harsh criticism over the posting of sexually explicit photos and images, including that of homosexuals. Pastor’s daughter gang-raped in Bangladesh 9 May 2008 at 2:09pm Muslim villagers in Bangladesh eager to rid their area of the Christian work of a local pastor have gang-raped his 13-year-old daughter. Fed bail out of troubled homeowners cautioned 9 May 2008 at 12:03pm An economic policy expert with the Heritage Foundation is warning against a federal government bailout of troubled homeowners who bought more than they could afford. Republicans call for halt to ethanol mandate 9 May 2008 at 8:56am Republican senators are calling on environmental regulators to stop the U.S. ethanol mandate over concern of rising food prices. Crude: the urgency of supply and demand 9 May 2008 at 2:05pm An analyst who predicted historic high oil prices three years ago is accusing the U.S. government of being shortsighted in neglecting to establish a solid energy policy. So. Baptists minister to cyclone victims 9 May 2008 at 7:50am Disaster relief teams from the Southern Baptist Convention are responding in the aftermath of the deadly Burmese cyclone. Brave souls flee Islam 9 May 2008 at 9:39am Joel Richardson, the author of a new book that is critical of Islam, says Americans mustn't be afraid to tell the truth about that religion, despite intimidation by Muslims. Manifesto miscue 9 May 2008 at 2:05pm Influential Christian political activist Tony Perkins says, although well-intentioned, the new document titled "An Evangelical Manifesto" misses the mark. Punished for views on homosexuality 9 May 2008 at 2:11pm The University of Toledo has taken action against an administrator that has aroused concern over free-speech violations. |
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| For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Romans 12:3-8 KJV |
A new word is presented every day with its definition and example sentences from actual published works. sentient: Dictionary.com Word of the Day sentient: capable of perceiving by the senses. |
