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Yahoo! News – Chirac Seeks International Tax to Fight AIDS DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – French President Jacques Chirac outlined bold proposals on Wednesday for an international tax to help fight AIDS (news – web sites), saying such a measure could raise $10 billion each year. You know what you cocksucking French piece of [...] Yahoo! News – Ariz. Requires Citizenship Proof to Vote The law went into effect Tuesday after being approved by voters in November. It requires that people provide proof of [...] Sirius, XM in possible merger talks – Jan. 26, 2005 NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio are holding preliminary talks on a possible merger, according to a published report. The New York Post said the discussions between the two players in the growing satellite radio market are in early stages. Executives have not [...] Iowa bill seeks to ban flashy, spinning auto wheel covers DES MOINES (AP) – A Council Bluffs lawmaker wants to stop spinning wheels from turning. Rep. Doug Struyk wants to outlaw car and truck wheel covers fitted with flashy spinners that keep rotating after a vehicle has stopped. The Republican legislator says they can cause accidents. The wheel [...] Instead of celebrating the nomination of some for Oscars, some people turn it into a multicultural cesspool. HOLLYWOOD — Has the film biz’s perceived color barrier officially crumbled for good? NAACPNAACP Hollywood bureau executive director Vicangelo Bulluck on Tuesday said, “It is a great day and everyone should be proud — not just African Americans but the [...] That’s right, folks. Johnny Carson, the god of late night television is still dead. I have a feeling this headline will probably fit in tomorrow and the day after, but we’ll have to just make sure of that. Knowing that Carson is still dead, would it be safe to say that enough is enough [...] Sirius reported a loss last quarter of $262 million, even though subscriptions for the paid Satellite service were up. Doesn’t say much for the company Mel Karmazin just took over, and that Howard Stern is spending every morning doing an extended commercial/preview show for, does it? The reality is that with the exception of the [...] To all the people who keep touting that county map like it’s the gospel, pay attention because this is directed squarely at you. All of you. Particularly the “Bush Country” zealots who insist that 51-48 is somehow a bigger landslide because of the map. Here’s the way the map really flows. No winner [...] If you’d like to see the way Democrats and Republicans differ, you need look no further than the difference in how the Republicans handled the confirmation of Madeline Albright, and how the Democrats handled Dr. Condaleezza Rice’s confirmation. From CNN, January 8, 1997… Selected terms highlighted for your enjoyment: AllPolitics – Albright Faces Confirmation – Jan. [...] Debbie Gibson is going to be in March’s Playboy, just in time to promote her new single, Naked (cool name, no?).
I’m so there. var addthis_language = ‘en’;var addthis_options = ‘email, favorites, twitter, digg, delicious, myspace, google, facebook, reddit, live, more’; WRAL.com – News – Company Fires All Employees Who Smoke Company Fires All Employees Who Smoke UPDATED: 8:55 PM EST January 25, 2005 LANSING, Mich. — Four employees of a health care company have been fired for refusing to take a test to determine whether they smoke cigarettes. Weyco Inc., [...] A blonde who suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly, opens the door, and, sure enough, finds him naked in the arms of a redhead. Well, now she’s angry. She opens her purse and takes out the gun. But as she does so, [...] CARLISLE [pa - ed.]- A pregnant Newville-area woman charged with murdering her 3-year-old son is asking to be freed from jail because her imprisonment constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment” for her unborn child. Defense attorney Karl Rominger claims Candice Staruh, 22, who is to give birth in April, should be released from Cumberland County Prison and [...] It really makes me uncomfortable when the Supreme Court starts making rulings that your privacy is not really yours. In a ruling filed yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that drug sniffing dogs may be used during routine traffic stops even if there is no suspicion of otherwise illegal activities. The silly reasoning of the Court [...] Besides being tidy, cleaning your house once in awhile is good for your health! ABC News: Health Tip: Housework Will Keep You Fit January 21, 2005 (HealthDayNews) – If you’re stuck with housework when you’d really rather be at the gym, you’ll be happy to learn that you’re getting the same workout either way. According to an article a [...] In the beginning, there were discussions. Discussions of the war, and what the reasoning and outcome would be. At one point, I remember saying, “Who gives a damn if they find WMD or not? What’s the cost of us being wrong? One dead dictator? I’m willing to take that risk [...] Oh well… As if I needed yet another reason to avoid Nokia like the plague: Speaking with Finnish philosopher Esa Saarinen, a personal friend, Ollila said he thinks people are more concerned about individual rights than taking responsibility for their actions and trying to have a positive influence on society. “What I’m worried about is that if [...] Anyone here knows I’m not a fan of the ACLU and their idiotic witch hunts that they go on from time to time. However, something I saw from them really gave me pause… Click here to watch the animation Think about it though… How far from that are we? Really? And if the best part [...] You know… Friday morning, I was on the train heading down to work. I usually end up in the front car of the train, mainly because that car tends to be less crowded as more and more people pack on the train (the reason being that the entrances to the station are usually [...] Ted Kennedy during the Alberto Gonzales Hearings: Now, the Post article states you chaired several meetings at which various interrogation techniques were discussed. These techniques included the threat of live burial and water boarding, whereby the detainee is strapped to a board, forcibly pushed under water, wrapped in a wet towel, and [...] |
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