Archive for December, 2005
Friday, December 30th, 2005
Pack of Angry Chihuahuas Attack Officer
58 minutes ago A pack of angry Chihuahuas attacked a police officer who was escorting a teenager home after a traffic stop, authorities said.
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
The Feast Of Josephine Butler, Early Advocate Of Women’s Rights
“Men have imposed on women a stricter rule in morality than they have imposed on themselves, or are willing themselves to obey… . Remembering how the Holiest could say to one such erring woman, “neither do I condemn thee, go and sin no more,” I would, if I were a man, (with my hand on […]
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of the Left?
By Stacy Meichtry Religion News Service Assisi, Italy - He is a champion of animal rights to some and a hero of anti-globalism to others. There are even those who consider him heaven’s first vegetarian. Whether any of these causes actually crossed the 13th century mind of St. Francis of Assisi is doubtful. Centuries later, […]
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
Mainline Churches Lose Overall on Budget but Emerge With Clearer Voice
By Kevin Eckstrom Religion News Service Washington - When mainline Protestant leaders came here last March to denounce President Bush’s proposed budget as “unjust,” they were received much like the Old Testament prophets they look to for inspiration. Another lonely voice, crying out in the wilderness.
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Lest We Forget 4
Two pilots killed in Apache collision Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press Two pilots were killed in a helicopter crash just west of Baghdad Monday, after their Apache collided in mid-air with another helicopter, according to a senior Defense Department official. The official, who did not want to be identified because the investigation is still ongoing, […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Lest We Forget 3
Mortar attack ends month long lull at base By Christian Lowe Times staff writer RAMADI, Iraq — The mid-day calm was shattered Tuesday when enemy mortars targeted a Marine base here, the first time near-lethal fire has fallen on the camp in nearly a month. Marines were chomping on grilled cheese sandwiches and potato chips […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Lest We Forget 2
Bomb kills one soldier, wounds two in Afghanistan Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - A remote-control bomb exploded on a mountainous road in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing one U.S. service member and wounding two, officials said. The attack occurred as the troops were driving in an armored vehicle in Kunar province near the regional capital […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Lest We Forget
Soldier killed, four injured in vehicle accident Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - A soldier was killed and another four others hurt when their armored vehicle rolled over in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the military said.
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
PC Christmas Carol for Next Year:
l Unisex-Name the Colored Body-Part Animal Unisex-name the colored body-part animal Had a very shiny body part And if you ever saw it You would not comment on it All of the other animals Used to be racist, sexist and discriminatory They never let poor Unisex-name Join in any animal games Then one foggy Holiday […]
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Thursday, December 29th, 2005
Oh, Swell!
U.S. No Longer Promoting Landmine Ban Haider Rizvi, OneWorld USWed Dec 28, 3:29 PM ET UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (OneWorld) - In 1994, the United States was the first nation to call for the elimination of landmines that killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of innocent people around the world. But that was then. Today, […]