Monthly Archives: August 2010

We all remember the historic day that FDR, while hosting a Shinto ceremony in the White House during WWII, reminded Americans that everyone had a right to worship as they chose.  Right…? Of course we don’t remember that act of … Continue reading →

Speaker of the New York City Council, Christine Quinn, supports the construction of a mosque on private property in close proximity to where Islamic terrorists murdered over 2,700 people — but what kind of New York grand opening does Quinn … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama wanted to convince America that the Gulf of Mexico remains open for business. But perhaps he didn’t want the world to catch another glimpse of his hairless chest. So when he and his daughter, Sasha, took a … Continue reading →

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Obama’s comments Friday night — at an Iftar dinner at the White House marking the start of Ramadan — were widely reported as offering support for the specific mosque project in question near Ground Zero. But on Saturday, Obama seemed … Continue reading →

An international team of researchers using computer time lent to them by Google has found every way the popular Rubik’s Cube puzzle can be solved, and showed it can always be solved in 20 moves or less. The study is … Continue reading →

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Paying bills usually stinks, but gas bills from a utility in Washington state will include something truly odorous this month: the stench of rotten eggs. As part of a safety campaign, Puget Sound Energy is including a scratch-and-sniff pamphlet with … Continue reading →

Paying bills usually stinks, but gas bills from a utility in Washington state will include something truly odorous this month: the stench of rotten eggs. As part of a safety campaign, Puget Sound Energy is including a scratch-and-sniff pamphlet with … Continue reading →

Aack! “Cathy,” the comic strip that dealt with the trials and tribulations of a career-oriented woman looking for love, is coming to an end Oct. 3, and millions of women will have to find a new comic strip to send … Continue reading →

Some Democrats are upset and advocacy groups are outraged over the raiding of the food-stamp cupboard to fund a state-aid bailout that some call a gift to teachers and government union workers.  House members convened Tuesday and passed the multibillion-dollar … Continue reading →