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Panel says US has been in recession since Dec. ‘07

Panel says US has been in recession since Dec. ‘07 WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday. The NBER - a private, nonprofit research organization - said its group of academic economists who determine business cycles met and decided that the read more..

Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted

Parents: Slain anchorwoman was sexually assaulted LITTLE ROCK (AP) — The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Five days after a suspect was arrested in the Oct. 20 beating of KATV anchorwoman read more..

A man walks into a Pawn Shop…

A man walks into a Pawn Shop… There was a young man who went to a pawn shop and after shopping around, he purchased a cat statue and headed out the door with it. As he walked a block or two he noticed that there were several cats now following him at a short distance. As he read more..

North Texas Gun Owners Meet and Greet

North Texas Gun Owners Meet and Greet We’re inviting all Dallas - Ft. Worth area gun owners to join us on Saturday, December 6, 2008. We’re going to get together, get to know each other, get some chow in our bellies and get to enjoying some of our favorite toys while exercising some of our favorite constitutional read more..

Taking the weekend off!

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Nearly half of Mexican cops fail police tests

Nearly half of Mexican cops fail police tests MEXICO CITY (AP) - Almost half of Mexican police officers examined this year have failed background and security tests, a figure that rises to nearly 9 of 10 cops in the border state of Baja California, the government reported Thursday. The number of officers scoring a “not recommendable” read more..

Petition for Public Release of Barack Hussein Obama’s Birth Certificate

PETITION FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OF BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE To: Electoral College, Congress of the United States, Federal Elections Commission, U.S. Supreme Court, President of the United States, other controlling legal authorities Whereas, by requirement of the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 1, no one can be sworn into office as president of the United read more..

101 killed as gunmen rampage in India city

101 killed as gunmen rampage in India city MUMBAI, India (AP) - A trickle of bodies and hostages emerged from a luxury hotel Thursday as Indian commandoes tried to free people trapped by suspected Muslim militants who attacked at least 10 targets in India’s financial capital of Mumbai, killing 101 people. More than 300 were also read more..

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL of you!

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U.N. Urged to Take Action Against Killer Asteroids

U.N. Urged to Take Action Against Killer Asteroids VIENNA, Austria — It is disaster planning on a galactic scale: Space experts want to come up with a contingency plan on what to do in case a killer asteroid collides with Earth. The experts, including former American astronaut Rusty Schweickart, told U.N. officials Tuesday that the international read more..