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Political historian’s analysis: Obama’s reelection “nearly guaranteed”.I don't think American voters want to hear another 4 years "You're a racist" each time they disagree with him?

Animal Autopsies in Gulf Yield a Mystery,part of the Gulf of Mexico’s ongoing “unusual mortality event.” “You don’t see shrimp consumed as part of the normal diet” of Kemp’s ridleys, Dr. Stacy said.Try swimming around a few days in that sh*t then you might know!Or else all those who worked at the Exon Valdez clean up died that might help!

BBC: TV networks reject controversial '9/11 mosque' ad.Entitled "Kill the Ground Zero Mosque", the video calls the proposed mosque a "monstrosity" that will invite further attacks on the US.The advertisement has received over 100,000 page views on YouTube.

Re: Al-Qaeda Is Racist[Andy McCarthy].Jonah, Jen Rubin had a very different take on this at Contentions, and she directs her remarks at President Obama's spin on the intelligence community's theory.I think this is more revealing about our government than it is about al Qaeda.

Brief for 9 states backs Arizona immigration law.States have the authority to enforce immigration laws and protect their borders, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Wednesday in a legal brief on behalf of nine states supporting Arizona's immigration law.

Arizona Violent Crime Down, Except Under Tough Anti-Immigration Sheriff.A chart circulated by a leading immigration reform organization makes a basic, but compelling case that the new law passed -- though not implemented -- in Arizona could cause an increase rather than a drop in crime.

US considers adding IHH to terror list.Fox News reports US State Department looking into organization's economic activities behind Gaza flotilla.

Report: Amputations without anesthesia in NKorea.North Korea's health care system is in shambles with doctors sometimes performing amputations without anesthesia and working by candlelight in hospitals lacking essential medicine, heat and power, a human rights watchdog said Thursday.Meet Obama care?

7 flotilla victims wanted to be martyrs, report says.According to report, eight of the nine passengers belonged to the IHH radical Islamic group.

HT:Astute Bloggers.Top 10 reasons why everyone should know why Jimmy carter was better than Barack Obama.

The Six Nations confront 9/11.Security concerns thwart a native lacrosse team as it prepares to fly to Britain on passports issued by the Iroquois Confederacy.The passport of the Iroquois Confederacy is a simple blue booklet, without the bar codes or electronic chips of its modern Canadian equivalent.Yet for 33 years, customs officials around the world have quietly given it a nod, acknowledging its power for the people who carry it.For many Iroquois, who refer to themselves as Haudenosaunee and whose traditional territory includes parts of Southern Ontario, Quebec, and New York State, carrying a U.S. or Canadian passport is an option they’re entitled to, but one they won’t accept.I can't say I've ever heard of Iroquois hijacking a plane?

Video: Saudi Expert on Family Affairs Ghazi Al-Shimari on Underage Marriage in Saudi Arabia: A Girl of Six or Seven Is Too Young to Be Married, But a 12-Year-Old Girl May Be Ready. Answer :Diagnosis of Pedophilia.

Video : I Will Survive: Dancing Auschwitz. -Part 2 - part 3.

The two faces of Mahmoud Abbas: He says one thing to the Palestinians, another to Obama."I say in front of you, Mr. President, that we have nothing to do with incitement against Israel, and we're not doing that."

HT:Hot Air.Civil Rights Commission sends letter to DOJ: We want to talk to your lawyers about the Panthers case.

Arab TV airs video of Times Square car bomber."All the Muslim Arabs that have been martyred - I will take revenge on their behalf," he said. "I really wish that the hearts of the Muslims will be pleased with this attack, God willing."There are no Islamic terrorists?Yeah whatever!

The big crash – America plunges into Depression.Young Americans have given up watching the news. It’s too depressing.It's the worst of times. America is plunging back into Depression. Only one out of every two Americans of working age has a job.

Obama Promises Saudi King that Israel will Withdraw from Jerusalem, West Bank.President Barack Obama was said to have pledged to Saudi Arabia that the United States would force Israel to withdraw from eastern Jerusalem and the entire West Bank by 2012.

More and more Americans preparing for social unrest."I've got, under an awning, stacks of firewood, rain catching in barrels, I've got a shed with barbed concertina wire, like the military uses," he told AFP.He and his wife also have also stockpiled thousands of rounds of ammunition and enough food for about six months.

Bill Clinton back in the White House, holds economic meeting with Obama.Burdened by low approval on the economy, President Obama brought former president Bill Clinton and investor Warren Buffett to the White House on Wednesday to talk about job creation.

Oil Patch Politics: Obama Administration’s rejection of the Rule of Law Part 1.

It was apparently the EPA, not the Jones Act, that blocked Dutch skimmers from cleaning up the oil spill in Louisiana in late April:“Three days after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20, the Netherlands offered the U.S. government ships equipped to handle a major spill, one much larger than the BP spill that then appeared to be underway. ‘Our system can handle 400 cubic metres per hour,’

House Dems to vent frustrations over midterm strategy to Obama.Strategy?Strategy?Oh you mean destroy America that plan is almost finished!

HT:Jihad watch.Video: Air Canada perfects security procedures that don't offend Muslims.

GOP senators float amendment to stop Arizona lawsuit.“States like Arizona shouldn’t be prosecuted for protecting their citizens when the federal government fails to do so,” said DeMint said in a statement. “The federal government is rewarding illegal behavior and encouraging many more to enter our nation illegally when they refuse to enforce our laws.”

Obama stands in the way of BP ending Gulf disaster.BP has been preparing to cap the well and are currently drilling two 'relief wells' that will take pressure off the primary well by channeling the oil into a more controlled environment while they put a new, permanent cap on the broken well. Now, though, because of interference from Obama-loyal scientists, BP has had to put both projects on indefinite hold.

Muslim woman sues Somerset Medical Center for religious discrimination.Rona Mohammedi went to Somerset Medical Center the night of Feb. 11 with severe chest pains. After hearing she would need an electrocardiogram, she asked for a female to conduct the test.A good scam to get money?

HT:Powerline.Gitmo: Please Let Me Stay!The administration has been preparing to repatriate one of the six Algerians. But lawyers for Aziz Abdul Naji, 35, who has been held at Guantanamo for more than eight years, said he is "adamantly opposed to going back"."It would be outrageous and inhumane to take him against his will," said Doris Tennant, one of his lawyers.As people used to say in a very different context: only in America.

18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site.In the middle of tomorrow, a great ribbed ghost has emerged from a distant yesterday.On Tuesday morning, workers excavating the site of the underground vehicle security center for the future World Trade Center hit a row of sturdy, upright wood timbers, regularly spaced, sticking out of a briny gray muck flecked with oyster shells.

Finjan sues McAfee, Symantec over patent claims.Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and security services.The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Also named are Webroot Software, Websense and Sophos.

Study links obesity to brain, memory function.New research shows that women who carry excess weight around their hips score worse on memory and brain-function tests than normal weight or apple-shaped women.The new analysis, which used data from the Women's Health Initiative, a major national U.S. health study, found that for every one point increase in body mass index, a woman's cognitive score dropped by one point.And the effect was most striking in pear-shaped women who carry fat around their hips.

Priest at Mel Gibson's private church opposes "Holocaust myth", alleges Jews undermine Catholic Church.That these horrible, hateful views have the seal of approval of his father, his priest and his faith must play a role in Mel Gibson's belief that his expressions of hate are acceptable.

Russia longs for breather in fierce heatwave.One of the fiercest heatwaves in its history has engulfed Russia, withering crops, causing the worst drought in 130 years and prompting a top public health official to call for Spanish-style siesta breaks. Central parts of European Russia, the Volga region, southern Urals and Siberia have all been suffering from the scorching heat, which started in late June and often reaches 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in the shade.

Discovery of earliest illuminated manuscript.Revised dating places Garima Gospels before 650—none from Ethiopia previously dated before 12th century.