Tag Archive for 'news'

“We want happy endings for kids’ books”

October 14th, 2007 by gambit32

Link:“A crusading mother-of-three has made it her mission to ensure children grow up hearing of only the good things in life. Norwich woman Clare Hughes is spearheading the eastern arm of a new national campaign to put a stop to children’s books that don’t have a happy ending.”
Oh… I’ve got your book with happy [...]

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Plane full of skydivers missing

October 8th, 2007 by gambit32

Crews Searching For Skydivers and Missing Plane
if… if only there was SOMETHING they could do when they realized the plane was in trouble..
edit: Nice. Fark took my story submission, and my headline!

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National Guard Troops Denied Benefits After Longest Deployment Of Iraq War

October 6th, 2007 by gambit32

This is just disgusting. Orders were written specifically to prevent the troops from getting financial aid for further education.

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Budd Dwyer

October 5th, 2007 by gambit32

“A number of television stations throughout Pennsylvania aired taped footage of Dwyer’s suicide before a mid-day audience. Due to a major snowstorm throughout Pennsylvania that day, many schools were closed and many school-aged children were witness to the suicide”
Ive got to ask… if YOU had a day off in the 80s… did you watch the [...]

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U.S. says major al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed

September 28th, 2007 by gambit32

Don’t you love how every single time we kill someone there, no matter WHO they are, theyre suddenly “a major leader” or a “second in command” even though theyve never been mentioned before.
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Border Patrol deputy chief describes weed as ‘weapon of mass effect’

September 28th, 2007 by gambit32

Yet again, the new provisions of the patriot act are twisted to allow agencies to enforce stricter penalties and methods to attack old issues where there really is no correlation.

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Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek - Yahoo! News

September 23rd, 2007 by gambit32

Cheney mulled Israeli strike on Iran: Newsweek - Yahoo! News: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney had at one point considered asking Israel to launch limited missile strikes at an Iranian nuclear site to provoke a retaliation, Newsweek magazine reported on Sunday.”
Jesus fucking christ. Do we have Senator Palpatine in charge here?

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N.Y. Drops Citizenship Proof For Driver’s Licenses

September 21st, 2007 by gambit32

FUCKING WHY

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