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Army Emergency Relief Fund Screws The Troops

A so called charity organisation. Basically run by the US Army. Hoarding huge reserves. "Donations" are obtained through peer pressure and outright coersion. Promotions,transfers,and EOS are all used as tools linked to repayment of loans.

`Up' with Pixar: `WALL-E' makers offer sneak peek

Ed Asner provides the voice,Pixar provides the animation.This will be a major money maker. The plot is borrowed from the man in Oregon who attached helium balloons to a lawn chair. In this case, 10,000 balloons are attached to a house which is enroute to South America.

Man calls 911 after eatery runs out of lemonade

A 66 yr old man at the drive-thru window became irate and called 911 when informed that lemonade, listed on the menu,was unavailable. Boynton Beach Police did not furnish details of the exact nature of the emergency.

Escaped prisoner found in judge's trunk - Criminal weirdness- msnbc.com

At sixteen, the criminal mind is not fully functional. An escape plan includes making a getaway. Hiding in the unlocked car of a judge was not a wise career choice.

U.S. places limit on executive pay for bailout recipients - International Herald Tribune

Limiting exorbitant compensation for the executives who helped create the current economic crisis.Or in the words of the President,"taking the air out of the golden parachutes".

Sorry, Don McLean, but the music didn't die - Music- msnbc.com

Remembering how it all began helps us keep in context. Waylon Jennings got his start because of this tragic event.Rock On.

9 shot, 2 die in Northwest Miami - Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com

9 shot, 2 die in Northwest Miami BY JOSE PAGLIERY jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com Nine people were shot late Friday and two died outside a three-story apartment building in Miami, according to authorities. Miami police said that seven people were taken to the hospital, six of them …

Kennedy Suffers Seizure at Inaugural Lunch, Byrd Removed by Medical Team - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com

Kennedy Suffers Seizure at Inaugural Lunch, Byrd Removed by Medical Team

FOXNews.com - Mayor Resigns After Allegedly Planning Tryst with Teen - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Mayor Resigns After Allegedly Planning Tryst with Teen

Online Funeral Services - Low cost funerals throughout Kent

Online Funeral Services across Kent Online funeral services has been set up in order to provide a low cost environmentally friendly funeral.

Fla. sheriff seeks portly 'ninja' in theft attempt

A ninja, or at least someone dressed like one, is lurking in the shadows of Palm Beach County.

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Jesus,What A Bunch Of Whiners

Now people are complaining about the possibility of a minister using the name Jesus in a prayer. Freedom of religion is a protected right. Freedom from religion is an individual choice.

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Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor Defends 'Bridge to Nowhere' | Newsweek My Turn | Newsweek.com

This bridge should have been built long ago.America needs to refocus on what keeps it together, not what pulls us apart.

American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio

Kind of a sign of the times. Signs used to be eye-catching,quirky,landmarks.Now there's such a proliferation of signs that we tend to filter them out. Movie house signs used to move and flash and beckon. Nowadays the signs look like the ones at the gas station.

Why the iPod is doomed - MSN Money

Access to all the music ever recorded in on the horizon.

'Musical road' gets new life in Calif. town - Wonderful World- msnbc.com

Imagine driving down the road and hearing The William Tell Overture.You can in California.

Hard times are good times at pawnshops - Economy in Turmoil- msnbc.com

Pawnshops have always been a motherlode of merchandise sacrifised to keep things together. It used to be the ones in Nashville,Tenn. or in towns with large military bases where you'd find the widest selection. Hard times are resulting in a booming business for pawnshops.

Ethics report: Palin abused authority - Decision '08- msnbc.com

Could this be Palin-gate. Bet McCain is taking meds for high blood pressure tonight.

Woman is shot in the leg by her stove - Weird news- msnbc.com

Be careful what you put in the fire.It might fire back.

Somali pirates challenge superpowers - Somalia- msnbc.com

High seas piracy is a growth industry.Not the romantisized Johnny Depp kind.

Bear Raids Pot Fram

Reminiscent of Jimmy Buffet song,"Gods Own Drunk". A bear laid a pot farm to waste. Then must have had some serious munchies.

Alleged pickup thief loses truck to carjacker

A pickup truck thief lost his purloined Chevy Silverado to an armed carjacker during a 7-Eleven stop. Police Cmdr. Kelly McMillin said "you couldn't make up something stranger than this."

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Preacher's wife found in freezer, husband caught assaulting child 4 years earlier

Preacher's wife found in freezer Nancy Grace reports on a woman's body found stuffed in a freezer at the home of an Alabama preacher. See more irresistible headlines

Miami's vice? City at bottom in volunteering

Blame it on the traffic. Or the number of new immigrants. Or the allure of the beach. Whatever the reason, Miami has secured the bottom spot — No. 50 among major U.S. cities — in new rankings of the percentage of adults who volunteer.

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Why Greens Won't Side With Democrats

The Green Party could not have picked a better candidate to run for president. A former Democrat, Cynthia McKinney is by far the most leftist woman politician today.

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