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Gas Prices Rise At Pump As Oil Rebounds
NEW YORK -- Millions of Americans planning car trips for the Thanksgiving weekend are finding they need to once again factor soaring gas prices into their budgets. Gas at the pump is within striking distance of May's all-time record of $3.227 a gallon, having risen 0.6 cent overnight to a national average of $3.111, according to AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Fred Rozell, retail pricing director at the service, said gas may rise another 10 to 15 cents a ga...
Nov 14, 2007, 9:58 pm - LOTTOMIKE

hillary rodham clinton--first lady to be president?
During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service. Hillary Diane Rodham, Dorothy and Hugh Rodham's first child, was born on October 26, 1947. Two brothers, Hugh and Tony, soon followed. Hillary's childhood in Park Ridge, Illinois, was happy and disciplined. She loved sports and he...
Nov 16, 2006, 10:15 pm - LOTTOMIKE

Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq Mocks Bush
Published: 11/10/06, 4:26 PM EDT By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A new recording Friday attributed to the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq mocked President Bush as a coward whose conduct of the war was rejected at the polls, challenging him to keep U.S. troops in the country to face more bloodshed. We haven't had enough of your blood yet, taunted terror chieftain Abu H...
Nov 10, 2006, 5:06 pm - Tenaj

after losses bush asks....now what?
so what direction do you think george bush will take in his last two years in office? Even before the votes were counted, the 2006 election set off a sweeping critique of what went wrong both within the Republican Party and among groups that once backed it. On Capitol Hill, the power stru...
Nov 9, 2006, 5:23 pm - LOTTOMIKE

"Kerry's '72 Army Comments Mirror Latest
Yes I posted this pic another blog entry but it deserves posting again. Kerry's '72 Army Comments Mirror Latest...
Nov 2, 2006, 9:19 am - konane

like prohibition U.S. drive against internet gambling seen doomed
The Republican-controlled Congress hustled through a bill that outlaws US banks and credit card companies from processing online bets. It was signed by President George W. Bush this Friday. Internet service providers can also block US bettors' access to gambling sites, operated out of offshore tax havens but controlled by fast-growing companies based most notably in Britain and Canada. Republicans tucked the measure into a bill aimed at enhancing port security proclaiming...
Oct 14, 2006, 5:16 am - LOTTOMIKE

china bans simpsons from prime time tv
China Bans 'Simpsons' From Prime Time Television BEIJING (Aug. 13) - D'oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time. Beginning Sept. 1, regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV from 5 to 8 p.m. in an effort to protect China's struggling animation studios, news reports said Sunday. The move allows the Monkey King and his Chinese pals to get the top TV viewing hours to themselves....
Aug 13, 2006, 4:25 pm - LOTTOMIKE

(Eleven) Egyptian Students Vanish In NY
EGYPTIAN STUDENTS VANISH IN BIG APPLE Source New York Post August 8, 2006 -- Eleven Egyptian students who were supposed to travel to a Montana university after flying to JFK airport late last month disappeared in New York, spurring federal authorities to issue a nationwide alert, officials said yesterday....
Aug 8, 2006, 10:31 am - konane

"Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson (419 Nigerian)
photos of scammers doing stupid things http://blog.wired.com/419baiters/ Baiters Teach Scammers a Lesson By Robert Andrews...
Aug 7, 2006, 1:33 pm - konane

Reversing the Spin Cycle
Help for Americans Jun 7, 2006 by Walter E. Williams Source Townhall.com John Stossel, ABC's 20/20 anchorman, has a recently released book about the various untruths we accept, many from the media and academic elite. The book is appropriately titled Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity. Being a longtime media insider, Stossel is well positioned to talk ab...
Jun 7, 2006, 12:43 pm - konane