Archive for July, 2006
Monday, July 31st, 2006
Myth of people’s princess sees Diana cult followers spawn a new religion
[Princess Diana] Irish Independent, Ireland July 31, 2006 www.unison.ie0 August is Diana month: its eve, July 29, marks Princess Diana’s wedding anniversary - just 25 years ago. And, at the month’s end, the anniversary of her tragic and sensational death in 1997. As the years pass, Diana becomes part of history. And yet, the cult1 […]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Here We Go Again!
[Kathleen McGowan] I am a descendant of Jesus Christ Daily Mail, UK July 31, 2006 Amanda Cable www.dailymail.co.uk0 Kathleen woman is causing a sensation with a book claiming she’s descended from Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Miraculous, or deeply offensive hokum? Kathleen McGowan1 is having a stressful week. Her children are on school holidays, she has […]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Today in Anchorage
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Stem Cell Research
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). July 21-24, 2006. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. “Do you favor or oppose expanding federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, which is the practice of conducting scientific research on cells extracted from human embryos in […]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Laura Bush, daughters vacationing at Denali Park
Associated Press KTVA The National Park Service has confirmed that First Lady Laura Bush and her daughters are vacationing at Denali National Park and Preserve. Callers to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner had reported spotting the Bushes in the Kantishna area on the western end of the 90-mile park road. National Park Service spokesman John Quinley […]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Journalists Release Guantanamo Bay Report
Ashfaq Yusufzai, Inter Press Service (IPS) 2 hours, 17 minutes ago PESHAWAR, Jul 31 (IPS) - Two Afghan journalists, who spent three years in the infamous United States military prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have released a new chronicle on life in the now famous iron cages. Their 453-page volume in the Pashto language […]
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Monday, July 31st, 2006
Number of Iraqi refugees from violence swells
By Michael Georgy 2 hours, 1 minute ago Raging sectarian violence has pushed up the number of refugees in Iraq by 20,000 in the last 10 days alone, the migration ministry said on Monday. It said in a statement the total number of people displaced has reached 182,154. The crisis is likely to be far […]
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Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Feast of William Wilberforce
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Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Catholic women face excommunication
By JENNIFER C. YATES, Associated Press WriterSun Jul 30, 2:24 PM ET Joan Houk has ministered to the sick and needy, run two Roman Catholic parishes that were without priests and has presided over baptisms and funerals. Her calling now, she says, is to be a priest. Houk will be one of a dozen women […]