Using Twitter to try to free a prisoner

A grad student is using the online blog site Twitter in an attempt to free his translator who was arrested with him in Egypt.

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Find Bigfoot earn $

Binocular maker Bushnell and Field & Stream magazine have teamed up to offer a $1 million dollar reward for a good picture of Bigfoot.

Read all about it here

Comedians working for world Peace

A Jewish comic, a Muslim comic and a Christian comic are touring together in a more personal effort to bring peace and happiness to the world.


Read more about in this New York Times story

Al Qaeda's use of internet to recruit

Attached via link is an article from today's New York Times about the use of the internet as a recruitment tool by a Belgian woman on behalf of Al Qaeda.

The rest of the story here

FoxNews and Obama

Not hard to figure out that FoxNews doesn't like Obama, but I never thought the dislike went this far.
Check out the statement and the reaction, actually the lack thereof, here

An editorial from one of FoxNew's favorite blogs here

I didn't change the tag from the main page

drug dealers, hookers threaten wildlife refuges

Company leads fight against fixed sporting events

Ran across this link to a story about sports betting and the online world and the effort of Betfair in fighting corruption.

Read more about it by clicking this link

Fundraising efforts underway

The online poker community at pocketfives.com has come together to try to aid the family of prominent poker player Devin Porter. Devin uses the online name of TranquilChaos when playing poker. Porter's dad was recently diagnosed with a severe form of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and is now undergoing treatement.

To read more and to donate, visit Devin's story about his dad

You can also donate in small amounts by visiting this thread

More info here

Idiots try to sell baby on Ebay

Two German idiots who were somehow able to conceive a child had the seven month child removed from their "home" after they listed the baby on Ebay for the sum of one Euro(apprx $1.57 USA)

Read more about these fools at CNN

Communists want to boycott Indiana Jones

Russian communist officials called for a boycott of the new Indiana Jones film.

Read about it on CNN

Minor Leaguer traded for bats

A minor league pitcher was traded for ten 34 inch maple bats.

Read all about it here

Oil Company executives...

... have a lot of chutzpah.

Read all about it here Gas prices not our fault

Up through the ground came a ...

oil that is. black gold. Texas Tea

In an opinion that most would require the same amount of thought as determining if the sun was indeed hot, the US Supreme Court said that child pornorgraphy was not protected speech. You can read more about it here no shit sherlock

Senator Ted Kennedy D-Mass

Senator Kennedy was rushed to the hospital today after an apparent seizure.

Read more here

Superseding indictment filed against Barry Bonds

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California obtained a superseding indictment against Barry Bonds which adds ten new felony charges against the disgraced former Giant. Bonds is now faced with 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice.

Read more about it here: ESPN on Bonds' new charges

Journalists in Myanmar harassed by Government

USAToday has an Associated Press story about the chase and near arrest of a CNN reporter Friday.
CNN reporter narrowly escapes capture in Burma

Reporters live in fear in Myanmar CNN

Sadly, the government is more worried about news report than helping it's citizens. As of today, it is feared that at least 36,000 are dead
USA Today

18,000 feared buried in China

Reports are being made that at least 18,000 people are trapped in debris following the massive earthquake in western China. Recovery efforts are underway.

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Great News for fans of "Scrubs"

The hospital comedy Scrubs will be moving from NBC to ABC next year according to CNN.com. The show will appear on the ABC around midseason. Great to hear because the 'last' season, as this was thought to be, was really hampered by the Writer's Guild of America strike this year.
To read more about the story, visit Scrubs to ABC

You can visit Zach Braff's blog here: Braff blog

Earthquake rocks China

A massive Earthquake struck western China today, killing thousands (the last report posted the number at 9,000 but it will undoubtedly grow, displacing and entrapping thousands more.

After praying for the victims, please visit any of the following links to learn more about it:

Yahoo News


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Eddie Arnold dies at 89

Country Music legend Eddie Arnold died today in Nashville. Read more about this here: Yahoo News

Leader of Iraqi Al Qaeda arrested

FROM the Associated Press:
BAGHDAD - Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold
Al Qaeda leader nabbed in Iraq

Interpol releases photo of suspected French pedophile

LYON, France (May 6) - Interpol launched a worldwide appeal to the public Tuesday to help identify a man suspected of sexually abusing young boys from Southeast Asia - hoping the rare move will lead to a quick arrest.

To see the pics and read the rest of the story, click here: AOL News

Video report from CNN: Massive manhunt underway

Colbert wins award

Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert added another accolade to his Emmy and Peaboy awards. Colbert was named "Webby Person of the Year." The Webby Awards honor excellence on the Internet, including Web sites, online film and video, mobile Web sites and interactive advertising from around the world. The Webbys have been presented each year by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences since 1996.

Congrats Stephen. Read more about it here:Colbert Nation wins again

Georgia killer's clemency plea denied

Georgia's Parole and Pardon Board has denied a condemned inmate's request for clemency, paving the way for William Earl Lynd to die by injection at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Lynd, convicted of a 1988 murder, had hoped to avoid the dubious distinction of becoming the first person executed in the United States in more than seven months. Lynd likely first to be executed after 8 month Hiatus

Cyclone Death toll likely more than 15,000

CNN is reporting that the cyclone which struck Myanmar this past weekend. The death toll is likely to rise as the government has been reluctant to allow foreign relief workers and aid into the affected areas and the cleanup is likely to be slow due to damage to the infrastructure.
Prayers are needed for those who have been lost, those who loved them and those who are in a difficult situation now.

Read more about it here:CNN

It's just a game folks

Holy Bat Shit Batman! Will some people ever learn? A New York Yankees fan allegedly killed a Boston Red Sox fan following an argument in a bar.

Read all about it here:Alledged Idiot kills rival's fan

Matriarch of interracial marriage dies

Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday.
Read the more about her here:Mildred Loving dies at 68

Degree scandal embarassing to WVU

A shameful chapter in WVU history.
I am embarrassed at the conduct of many of the high ranking officials at my alma mater West Virginia University. It was shameful how the institution as a whole acted in awarding a master's degree to Governor Joe Manchin's daughter that she certainly didn't deserve. I hope that the people who will replace those who have been fired or resigned, will work hard to restore the University's reputation.

To read the story of the scandal, visit the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, whose reporters Len Boselovic and Patricia Sabatini should win the Pulitzer for their work, here: scandal

President Garrison should resign.

There is no place for politics in the awarding of non-honorary degrees. They waited too long to revoke the un-earned degree.

Another site with a huge amount of info is Associated Press Reporter Lawrence Messina's very interesting personal blog here: Lincoln Walks at Midnight

Here a story from the Charleston Gazette on the report issued by the panel investigating this matter Bresch scandal and finally an excellent argument for why Mike Garrison should resign tarnished president should step down

Ohio Attorney General admits affair w employee

A sex scandal in the making in the Ohio AG's office.

Read more about it here: Ohio AG needs a divorce lawyer

Texas jury says Karma is a bitch

A Texas jury convicted a Fort Worth woman of involuntary manslaughter after her false claim of rape led her husband to shoot and kill her lover. Tracey Denise Roberson was discovered by her husband partially undressed in her driveway by her husband upon his return home. She claimed that she was being raped and her husband fired several shots at her lover while he drove off. The grand jury refused to indict Darrell Roberson following his arrest.

To read more about this story, visit CNN here: Her Cheating Heart

Mariah Carey weds

Mariah Carey married her boyfriend of one month, actor Nick Cannon, in the Bahamas this week according to the New York Post. Read more about it here: Carey weds Cannon

Quick hits from the world of news

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Man robs Church Bingo with a shotgun Hope he enjoys hell.

Former OSU football player shots two cops: Columbus Dispatch

Northwestern withholds honorary degree from Obama's preacher Chicago Sun Times

ESPNDennis Rodman gets arrested

Fantastic Display of Sportmanship

Please read the story linked below, the only thing about it which saddens me is that if this had been a youth league game, I fear the parents would have berrated the girls who helped her. It tells of a gracious gesture two members of a college softball team made when an opponent was injured in the heat of the action.

This linked story isfrom the New York Times, but I first heard about it today on ESPN when the three young ladies were interviewed.
A Sporting Gesture Touches 'Em All

D.C. Madam found dead.

In what police are initially calling a suicide and what I am sure many internet conspiracists will soon call murder, convicted DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey was found dead in Florida today on property owned by her mother.
Ms. Palfrey was convicted on April 15 of this year on counts of money laundering, racketeering and mail fraud. She was to be sentenced on July 24. Ms. Palfrey was believed to have provided escorts to high ranking members of the government and her arrest lead to much speculation about the identities of her clients.


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The Washington Post: Hey! We should be the most trusted name in news, WE took down Nixon

Surprisingly, Roger Clemens linked to another woman not named Mrs. Clemens

In a twist that Hollywood wouldn't dare write, reports linking Roger Clemens to the ex-wife of troubled golfer and fan favorite John Daly. Read more about it here:Clemens linked to Ex-Mrs. Daly

Soccer star has bad day

Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo tests the old adage that all press is good press with this one Ronaldo goes into hiding after run in with transvestite prostitute from SI.com

Rocket Roger Clemens and Mindy McCready?

Reports surfaced yesterday which linked Roger Clemens to a decade long relationship with former Country Music Star/hottie Mindy McCready. The allegations, which were denied by Clemens, stated that the relationship began when McCready was only 15. Clemens denied the allegations, which surfaced as part of his defamation/libel suit against his former trainer Brian Macnamee.
Today, McCready announced that the reports were in fact true.

Read about it here:
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ESPN

New York Daily News

For videos of the lovely Ms McCready, click here:
Mindy McCready Sings

Songwriter kills actor's father

An argument between friends resulted in the death of former Saturday Night Live actor Cheri Oteri's dad in Nashville. The police have arrested country songwriter Richare William Fagan who wrote, or co-wrote several hit songs for John Michael Montgomery in the 90s.
Read more about it here:Songwriter kills roommate

Barbie Cultural Assassin!

The Barbie Doll is being labeled as a destructive cultural influence by a high ranking Iranian offical. Read all about it here Barbie is a destructive blonde

Fat Ass Murder Suspect sues over jail food

Fat ass Broderick Lloyd is suing Arkansas over the food he has been served while awaiting trial. It apparently isn't up to his normal standards.
Read all about it here: 300 pound inmate sues over food

Florida may ban testicles on Trucks

Yes, it caught my attention too. That was the title of the link I saw on the front page of the Atlanta Journal Constitution website.

Here is the link to the story Florida may ban testicles on trucks

It seems that the Florida legislature has way too much time on it's hands.

That lovable Chinese Government

The Chinese government is well-renowned for it's courtesy and fairness. So you can imagine how upset some of the citizens living here in America were when CNN commentator Jack Cafferty questioned why America continues to buy contaminated products from China at the same time good jobs are being relocated there.
Read all about it here: AJC

Of course there was the cyber attack planned against CNN last week by China because of the network's coverage of the treatment of protesters in Tibet.

You can read about that here:Computerworld

Interesting Story about the power of Blogs

Very good link to a story from another blog.

Here is the link Slugger's Blog

The subject of the story used his blog to get out of jail. Check it out, I think you will like it.

Trouble Brewing in New York

News today of the acquittal of three New York City Police Officers in the shooting death of Sean Bell on his wedding day. The New York City Police were on high alert for the verdict and there was fear that violence may break out following the acquittals.

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