Weekly Issues Alert

North Carolina Wildflowers

August 11 - 17

"The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense." ---Alexander Hamilton

North Carolina General Assembly (adjourned until January, 2007)

Easley Signs Sexual Predators Bill

Gov. Mike Easley signed into law today a bill that toughens punishment of sex offenders and child predators. The law includes a provision that requires the worst offenders — those considered sexually violent predators, repeat offenders and those convicted of sex assaults with aggravated circumstances — to be fitted with satellite or GPS tracking devices to monitor their location for life. Read
Two Dems Want Black Out as Speaker

Two state House Democrats, Alice Underhill of New Bern and Lorene Coates of Salisbury, on Tuesday repeated their calls for House Speaker Jim Black to step down from his leadership job. Read

North Carolina Courts

Judge Won't Postpone N.C. Execution

A judge refused Tuesday to postpone the execution of an inmate who wants 45 of his relatives to witness his death, far more than would fit in the witness room. Read

North Carolina Politics

Former Aide To House Speaker Pleads No Contest

Meredith Norris, who was political director for House Speaker Jim Black, pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor lobbying violation charge. Read
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Republicans Use Black As Battle Cry, But Is It Enough?

State Sen. Andrew Brock doesn't even serve in the same chamber of the General Assembly as embattled House Speaker Jim Black. But that hasn't stopped the Davie County Republican from spending his entire 2006 campaign account on a statewide, 30-second TV spot denouncing Black's "dirty corruption scandal." Read

Other North Carolina News

DWI Effort Nets 750 — Highway Patrol Issues 22,455 Total Charges in Statewide Operation

State troopers in Forsyth County issued 39 charges of driving while impaired and 113 charges of driving while license revoked last week during a crackdown on drunken driving. Read
Drunken Driving Deaths Largely Unchanged In 2005

North Carolina was one of two states which showed little change in the number of alcohol-related traffic deaths last year, a trend close to nationwide figures. Read
Feds Raid 20 Brothels in Breakup of Sex Slave Ring

Twenty brothels posing as legitimate businesses from Rhode Island to North Carolina were shut down, 31 people were arrested and more than 70 suspected Korean sex slaves were freed from a large human trafficking organization, officials said Wednesday. Read
Ex-Lottery Commissioner Rebuilds In Fla.

In Florida, they know him as radio host Kevin Leslie. In North Carolina court papers, he's still Kevin Geddings, the former lottery commissioner charged with fraud and lobbying law violations. Read
Aerospace Firm To Expand In Wilson, Add 131 Jobs Over Three years

Kidde Aerospace and Defense receives $150,000 One North Carolina Fund grant as part of incentive package. Read
Motricity Raises $32 Million

Investors continue to bet big on Motricity, supplying cash the technology company needs to fuel its explosive growth. The Durham company will announce today that it has raised an additional $32 million in venture capital. The money brings Motricity's financing since 2001 to $152 million, one of the largest amounts of capital ever raised by a private company in North Carolina. Read
SBI Probing Hurricane Floyd Recovery Spending

Nearly seven years after Hurricane Floyd wiped out this Edgecombe County town, state authorities are investigating how some federal relief money was spent. The Federal Emergency Management Agency handed out $26 million to Princeville's more than 2,000 residents and another $1.5 million to the town to rebuild after Floyd's floodwaters receded. FEMA funneled another $7 million to the area in the form of grants. Read
Speakers: Proposed Sonar Range Needs Full Environmental Review

The public must ensure that the Navy abides by environmental requirements for a proposed sonar range off North Carolina's coast, speakers said at a forum Monday. The National Environmental Policy Act requires an environmental impact statement that provides full disclosure, speakers said at the forum, sponsored by the North Carolina Coastal Federation. Read
Donation To Promote Duke, UNC Cancer Research

Officials with the V Foundation for Cancer Research said Tuesday they would provide $1 million to promote joint research between Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Read
Police: Man Found on Airport Tarmac Drunk

He's arrested, jailed; official doesn't say how man eluded security Read
Ex-Wolfpack Star Faces Drunk-Driving Charge

Minnesota Vikings receiver Koren Robinson was in jail Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving, a newspaper reported. Read
State Patrol Welcomes Younger Recruits to Fill Vacancies

The State Highway Patrol will accept younger recruits as it competes for troopers against the military and big-city police departments.
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North Carolina Is Third Best For Business Climate, Forbes Says

Virginia is first, Georgia 10th on magazine's latest ratings list. Read
Two Marines Found Dead Near Camp Lejeune

Two Marines found dead near their home were victims of what could the first double-homicide in Jacksonville in 20 years.

Amanda L. Carrithers, 20, and Jordan Barrow, 19, appeared to have died from gunshot wounds, Jacksonville Police Chief Mike Yaniero said. Both were assigned to the 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group at Camp Lejeune, according to the base. Neither their hometowns nor their ranks were available. Read
Raleigh Swimmer Makes Splash with Nike

Former N.C. State swimmer Cullen Jones signed a seven-year endorsement deal with Nike worth potentially more than $2 million, which would make him the highest-paid sprint freestyler in the world. Read

Congress (recessed until September)

Senate Should Confirm John Bolton Before Fall Recess!

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will be meeting on September 7 to vote YES or NO on the nomination of John Bolton to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Read
Congress Must Pass The Public Expressions Of Religion Protection Act

The Senate is currently considering passage of Senator Sam Brownback's "Public Expressions of Religion Protection Act Of 2006," (S. 3696) Read
Child Custody Restoration Act Still Blocked By Liberals

August 10, 2006 — Even though the Senate passed the Child Custody Restoration Act on July 25 by a vote of 65-34, obstructionist Democrats have blocked this bill from going forward. Read
Sugar Land Mayor to Seek DeLay's Seat

The mayor of former Majority Leader Tom DeLay's hometown said Wednesday he will run as a write-in candidate for his House seat after the scandal-scarred DeLay moved to withdraw from the November ballot. Read
Rep. John Kline Apologizes to Marines

A U.S. lawmaker apologized Tuesday to U.S. Marines under investigation in the deaths of two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha in a statement his office said spared him from a libel lawsuit. Read
Euthanasia Backers Condemn Brownback Bill Limiting Assisted Suicides Email this article

Backers of assisted suicide are condemning a bill sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, that would prohibit the use of federally controlled narcotics in assisted suicides. All of the assisted suicides in Oregon, the only state to legalize the practice, have involved such federally regulated drugs. ..Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat and fierce supporter of the state's assisted suicide law, said he would place a hold on the legislation once Congress returns from its August recess. Read
Senate Republicans Lobbied to Defeat Democratic Block on Abortion Bill

A leading pro-life group is urging pro-life advocates to lobby their pro-life and Republican members of the Senate to urge them to vote on lifting a block Senate Democrats have put on a bill that prevents taking teenagers to another state for a secret abortion. Read

Courts

Judge Nixes Maryland Early Voting

Rules state constitution limits balloting to one day Read
A Right to View Child Porn at Work?

Does the right to privacy include the right to view pornography on a work computer? Not according to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A Montana man, Jeffrey Ziegler, had argued that the Constitution's Fourth Amendment, which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures of property, would bar the government from using evidence that he had viewed child pornography on his computer at work. But the San Francisco-based appeals court dismissed his appeal, saying there is a long line of cases that establishes that no one has a right to privacy while on a company-owned computer. Read
New Jersey Student Who Claims He Got HIV From Band Teacher Can Sue School

A former high school student who says he got HIV from a sexual relationship with his band teacher can sue the school district even though he missed a legal deadline, an appeals court panel ruled Monday. Read
Judge Rules for Insurers in Katrina

The decision could affect hundreds of pending cases related to property damage from Hurricane Katrina. Read
Appeals Court to Maryland Schools: Stop Censoring Good News Club

Christian groups have equal access. Read
Ruling: Voters Have Right to Ten Commandments

Idaho Supreme Court OK's Boise election on display of monument in park Read

Christianity/Pro-Family/Religion/Ethics

Taxpayers Fund Islamic Center

Prayer building on Marine base not really mosque, officials say Read
Poll
Draw Nigh unto God Who is Holding Back the Four Winds of Strife

Americans woke up Thursday morning astonished. Our Lord, once again, held back the "four winds of strife." (Revelation 7:1) The Almighty protected this great nation from another disaster. America is a Judeo-Christian nation that allows individuals freedom of religion and freedom from religion. We are unlike Islamic countries that enforce and strictly adhere to Sharia law...Both the US and the UK have large populations of Muslims. However, both countries are "guilty" of allowing multiculturalism, which contributes to our problem. Bestowing a nation with good citizens has to be the rule for an orderly society. If Muslims do not want to coexist in harmony with others, they should not be allowed entrance into any country. No free country should have to tolerate a religion that teaches dissension. Read
'Stand for The Family' Events Scheduled for Fall

Arena events set for September and October in Pittsburgh, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Nashville. Read
Young Muslim Rage Takes Root in Britain — MSNBC

More than any other country in Europe, Britain is struggling to cope with a surge in recruits and supporters of radical Islamic networks, according to interviews with British Muslims, and European and British counterterrorism officials and analysts. Officials said the threat is growing much faster than British authorities had expected or planned for. Read
Ahmadinejad: God Won for Hezbollah

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Hezbollah has "hoisted the banner of victory" over Israel and toppled U.S.-led plans for the Middle East. Iran and Syria are the main backers of the Islamic militant group. Ahmadinejad struck a tone similar to an earlier address in Damascus by Syrian President Bashar Assad, who said Washington's plans for the region have become "an illusion" after the 34-day conflict in Lebanon ended Monday with a cease-fire. Read
Illinois Marriage Amendment Setbacks Continue

Activists working to protect traditional marriage in Illinois say they are undeterred in their efforts to get a state marriage amendment on the ballot this fall. That, despite the fact that the Illinois State Board of Elections has sided with a state hearing officer's assessment that the advisory referendum doesn't have enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Read
Federal Government Takes Control of a Huge Cross — Washington Post

A gigantic cross in San Diego that has been the focus of a 17-year court battle became the property of the federal government yesterday with President Bush's signature. Read
Iran Launches Cartoon Exhibition on the Holocaust — Ha'aretz

An exhibition of more than 200 cartoons about the Holocaust opened Monday as Iran's response to last year's Muslim outrage over a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper. Read
Copts Lose Homes, Freedom Over Murder Charge

Families of five jailed Christians have lost their homes northeast of Cairo after authorities persuaded them to turn over deeds to their property in exchange for what was supposed to be the release of relatives accused of murder. Read
Hindu Extremists Attack Jailed Christian

A group of about 15 Hindu extremists in the southern state of Karnataka on August 4 entered a jail and attacked a Christian businessman accused of compelling his wife to commit suicide. Read
India Evangelicals Resume Mission Operations Amid Terrorist Threats

One of India's largest evangelical mission groups continued operations Friday, July 11, after legal victories, but there were fresh terrorist threats by Muslim militants against areas where it has been active, including Mumbai. Read
Gospel for Asia Moves to Aid Flood Victims

Gospel for Asia (GFA) native mission leaders in India are moving quickly to bring aid and hope to victims of what is reported to be the country's worst flooding in 200 years. Read
Nearly 100 Christian Radio Outlets in Russia Forced Off the Air Temporarily

All but two of the nearly 100 outlets affiliated with New Life Radio (NLR), a Russian satellite network operated by Christian Radio for Russia with HCJB World Radio as the principal partner, have been forced to go off the air temporarily. Read
"Severe Persecution" for Christians in Western Ethiopia; Believer Crucified

Christians in Muslim-dominated regions of Ethiopia faced another tense Sunday, August 13, amid what Christian investigators describe as "severe but under-reported persecution," including the crucifixion of one Christian believer. Read
China "Tortures" Four Missionaries in Yunan Province

Chinese security forces reportedly arrested and tortured four Christian missionaries, including two women, in Jinghong City of Yunan Province on charges of "superstitious activities," BosNewsLife learned Saturday, August 12. Read
Indonesia Postpones Execution Christians

Amid international pressure, Indonesia postponed on Saturday, August 12, the execution of three Christians found guilty in 2001 of violence against Muslims in the province of Central Sulawesi, apparently minutes before they were to be shot by a firing squad. Read

Abortion/Pro-Life

'Aborted' Baby Born Alive, Authorities Say

Will clinic staffer be charged with homicide for disposing of live infant? Read
Religious Groups Push Abortion

Liberals allege Bible condones killing the preborn. Read
Husband Takes Schiavo Fight Back to Politicians

Michael Schiavo, whose wife was the focus of a national debate about life and death, has emerged as a political weapon. Read
U.N. Debating Disabled Rights

Family advocates worry proposed treaty would make abortion an international human right. Read
Abortion Business in Alabama Loses License Over Lack of Emergency Care

The Alabama state health department has suspended the license of a Montgomery, Alabama abortion business that lacked proper emergency care for women who may suffer from botched abortions. Health officials said the abortion center did not have a backup physician as required by state law in medical emergency cases. Read
Doctors in Religious Hospitals Less Likely to Prescribe Morning After Pill

Doctors working in religiously affiliated hospitals are less likely to prescribe the morning after pill for women than those in sectarian medical institutions. That's the conclusion of a new study sponsored by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Read
Pro-Life Group Calls for Withdrawal of Von Eschenbach FDA Nomination

A leading pro-life women's group is calling for the withdrawal of the nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Concerned Women for America says he is pandering to political activists and a drug company by approving over the counter sales of the morning after pill. Read
Australia Prime Minister Howard Flip-Flops, Will Allow Human Cloning Vote

Australia Prime Minister John Howard has reversed himself on whether or not to allow a free vote on the issue of human cloning. Previously Howard said no free vote would be taken and that the government would retain its position against all forms of human cloning. Read
British Fertility Patients to be Treated with Women Having Abortions

A British hospital plans to make women undergoing fertility treatments share the same wing of the hospital as women there to have abortions. Detractors say it puts women who are desperate to have children in the same waiting area as those who are taking the life of their unborn children. Read

Alcohol/Drugs/Health

Feds Arrest Mexican Drug Kingpin Responsible for Border Tunnels

Mexican drug lord Javier Arellano-Felix was in U.S. custody Wednesday after Drug Enforcement Administration officials were tipped off that the kingpin was aboard a boat in international waters near the U.S.-Mexican border. Read
Afghan Opium Cultivation Hits Record Levels

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan has hit record levels — up by more than 40 percent from 2005 — despite hundreds of millions in counternarcotics money, Western officials told The Associated Press. Read
AIDS Effort in Zambia Hailed as a Success

Intensive efforts to use the same kinds of drugs that are standard in rich countries have saved many lives. Read
Novel AIDS Vaccine Puts Patients' Immune System to Work

A novel vaccine that stimulates the immune system to seek out and destroy HIV is showing promise for people infected with the virus that causes AIDS. Read
White House: Lesser Bird Flu May Be Here — AP

Scientists have discovered the possible presence of bird flu in the United States _ in wild swans near the banks of Lake Erie _ but it does not appear to be the worrisome strain that the government has long feared. Read
Methadone for Addicts Still Under Fire

In the late 1960s, a group of black militants paid a visit to a Brooklyn clinic to discuss the new treatment it was offering heroin addicts, a drug called methadone. They came armed with bayonets. "They were going to kill me," recalled Dr. Beny Primm, director of the Addiction Research and Treatment Corp. "They thought I was part of the white man's way of enslaving black folk, and one of the ways they enslaved black folk was to put them on methadone." Methadone's long struggle for acceptance has been a topic of discussion again lately with the death Aug. 1 of Dr. Vincent Dole, a founding father of its use as a treatment for addiction. Read

Education/Sex Ed/Teens/Children

What New School Beverage Rules Really Mean

Kids need to also learn to make healthy drink choices at home and play Read
Study Shows Abstinence Education Reduces Teenage Sexual Behavior

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania finds that teaching abstinence education to young teenagers in public schools reduces their sexual behavior. The study found that abstinence helped delay the starting point at which teenagers begin having sexual relations. Read
Kids Somewhat Safer Online

Sexual solicitation of minors drops, but dangers still exist. Read
Rules Require Three States to Spend More in Classrooms

Linda Buffe can't imagine taking on another role at work. She's already the superintendent, bus driver, counselor and special education teacher at the tiny Malone school district near Waco. But now she also has a bit part in a national debate over public school spending. Read
Who Needs Harvard?

Alternatives to Ivy League have never been better Read
Bush Signs Vocational Education Bill into Law

The White House announced Monday that President Bush has signed the Perkins Act, the first major update of the nation's vocational education law since 1998. Read
Historically Black Colleges Recruiting Hispanics

Faced with stiff competition for their traditional students, historically black colleges are now making a push to recruit Hispanics. Black colleges that want to shore up enrollment numbers are revising recruitment strategies to include more members of the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority. The campuses are hiring Hispanic recruiters, distributing brochures that feature Hispanic students and establishing special scholarships for Hispanics. Read
Schools Juggle Holidays for Muslims, Other Faiths

Sikh, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, and Christian — each faith has its holy days. Schools across the country are asking how to respect them all. Read
School Vaccine Season Grows More Complex

The growing list of childhood vaccinations reads like an alphabet soup: Hib, HepA, HepB, IPV, PCV, MCV4, DTaP, Tdap, varicella and influenza. Read
Students Getting Double Dose of the Three R's

High school student Frank Oakley received a double dose of math and English during his freshman year. He says an extra elective would have been nice, but the emphasis on the three R's helped him overcome his math fears. Read
For SAT Maker, a Broader Push to the Classroom

The College Board is marketing new products in an effort to reach more deeply into American classrooms. Read
ACT Scores Highest Since 1991

The high school class of 2006 posted the biggest score increase on the ACT college entrance exam in 20 years, and recorded the highest scores of any class since 1991. Read
Ads Coming to Texbooks

Textbook prices are soaring into the hundreds of dollars, but in some courses this fall, students won't pay a dime. The catch: Their textbooks will have ads for companies including FedEx Kinko's and Pura Vida coffee. Read

God and Country/National Security/Politics/Economy

Soldiers' Bodies Recovered after Crash

The bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers were found in the wreckage of their helicopter, which crashed in Anbar province this week, ending a three-day search, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Friday. Read
U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan

As of Aug. 14, 2006, at least 263 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. Read
U.S. Plans to Propose Missile Defense Site in Europe — Washington Post

The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, concerned about a potential threat from Iran, plans to recommend in the coming months a European site for ground-based interceptor missiles, the head of the agency said Tuesday. Read
US Space Commander Predicts Satellite Attacks — Reuters

The Air Force's new top commander for space predicted on Tuesday future attacks on U.S. satellites and called for greatly expanded tracking and identification of payloads launched by other countries. Read
Day of Terror Strikes was Planned for August 16

Terrorists were planning to unleash a series of deadly mid-air explosions on flights between London and America on August 16, it has been revealed today. Read
Last 2 Egyptian Students Found

The arrest Sunday in Richmond of two Egyptian students in the country on visas brought to an end a massive nationwide search for them and nine other Egyptian students who failed to show up for scheduled academic programs at Montana State University. Read
"Star Wars" Agency Helps Israel on Rocket Threat — Reuters

The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has begun working with Israel to help find ways to counter enemy rockets, a much shorter-range threat than the "Star Wars" mission to block ballistic missiles for which is it known, the head of the agency said on Tuesday. Read
Unscrupulous 'Rescue Worker' Uses Dead Child As A Prop!

I have viewed many disturbing televised images of war over the years. None is as shocking and disgusting as a recent video being aired on blog sites showing a Muslim rescue worker using a dead child as a prop for coverage of Israel's air strikes on Lebanon. Read
What's Up To Date In Kansas City?

As laid out on SmartPort's website, the plan is to enable cheap-labor products made in Communist China to travel in sealed "containers nonstop from the Far East by way of Mexico," through "a ships-to-rail terminal at the port of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico," then up "the evolving trade corridor" to Kansas City, Missouri, where they would have their first inspection. A Kansas City SmartPort brochure explains further: "Kansas City offers the opportunity for sealed cargo containers to travel to Mexican port cities with virtually no border delays." A key purpose of the project is to take jobs away from U.S. longshoremen in Los Angeles and Long Beach who earn $140,000 a year and replace them with Mexican laborers at $10,000 a year. U.S. truck drivers and railroad workers will likewise be replaced by Mexicans. Read
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Pursuing The Globalist Agenda By Press Release

The hottest issue at the grassroots is illegal immigration and what our government is not doing to stop it. The question most frequently heard is, Why doesn't the Bush Administration get it? Maybe the Bush Administration doesn't want to stop the invasion of illegal foreigners and plans to solve the problem by just declaring them all legal through amnesty lite and guest-worker proposals. Maybe the Bush Administration is pursuing a globalist agenda. Read
Homeland Security Department Gets Better Grades in 2nd Major Test

Michael Chertoff, the homeland security secretary, is being praised by some people who once bitterly chastised him. Read
Screeners to Be Changed at U.S. Airports

Transportation Security Administration staff will replace contractors at airport checkpoints. Return
U.S.: 'Do Your Attacks Now' Message Triggered Arrests — CNN

Suspects in an alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flights received a message within the last three days in which they were advised, "Do your attacks now," according to U.S. sources. Read
EU Will Help Make Lebanon Force 'Robust,' says Solana

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said that he expects a quick deployment of troops to southern Lebanon and that troops from Europe will make the force "robust"..."A successful Israeli Air Force bombing campaign ... could ease Israel's security concerns and also serve as a prelude to a potential American pre-emptive attack to destroy Iran's nuclear installations," sources told the veteran journalist. Read
Iran's Ahmadinejad: U.S. Responsible for Growing Mideast Violence — Fox News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blames the U.S. for growing violence in the Mideast, saying fighting has continued in Lebanon because the United Nations only serves U.S. interests. Read
Fighting By Proxy

Pre-empting Hizbullah now is, for Israel, an indirect way of dealing with Iran sooner rather than later, Daniel Ayalon, Israel's ambassador to Washington, told me in an Aug. 5 interview. The timing of Israel's confrontation with Iran has little to do with the event that triggered the Israel-Hizbullah war — the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers in early July — and everything to do with Tehran's growing familiarity with the arcane science of nuclear fission. By most intelligence estimates, unless Iran is stopped it will learn how to master the uranium fuel cycle at its Natanz facility in a matter of months, making it able to secretly produce bomb-grade fissile material when it pleases. This is one reason why Iranian negotiators have been stringing out the talks with the EU-3-Britain France and Germany — as well as the United States, despite Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's admonition way back in early June that Tehran had only "weeks, not months" to respond. Read
'We Can Win'

The Alliance Defense Fund's Alan Sears says values voters should be motivated going into November's elections...The Washington Briefing, a values-voter summit scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in the nation's capital, will feature myriad pro-family presenters — each bringing a unique perspective on today's culture war. Read
Gunmen Kidnap 2 Fox News Journalists in Gaza City

Masked Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two journalists, including one American, witnesses and Fox said. Read
U.S. Forces Nab 60 Al Qaeda Suspects, 16 Killed in Iraq Violence — Fox News

U.S. forces raided a funeral gathering and detained 60 men suspected of links with an Al Qaeda cell blamed for a spate of car bomb attacks in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Saturday. Read
Mystery 9/11 Rescuer Reveals Himself

For years, authorities wondered about the identity of a U.S. Marine who appeared at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, helped find a pair of police officers buried in the rubble, then vanished. Read
Pakistani Charity Under Scrutiny in Financing of Plot

Investigators are trying to determine whether a plot to blow up airliners was financed with money raised for earthquake relief. Read
Report: X-Ray Machines Don't Detect Shoe Explosives

As you stand barefoot at airport security, your shoes going through the X-ray, keep this in mind: that machine can't detect explosives. Read
Dell Recalling 4.1 Million Potentially Explosive Laptop Batteries

Dell Inc. (DELL) said it will issue free replacement batteries to the owners of 4.1 million notebook computers with batteries made by Sony Corp (SNE). that were determined to be at risk of overheating and catching fire. Read
State Fairs, Sagging, Arrive at County Crossroads

Attendance at state fairs in the nation's midsection has dived, prompting leaders to question if they are worth operating. Read
Passenger Disturbance Diverts London-to-Washington Flight

Fighter jets escorted a London-to-Washington, D.C., flight to Boston's Logan airport today after the pilot declared an emergency because an apparently claustrophobic passenger caused a disturbance, a federal official said. Read
Gerald Ford, 93, Hospitalized at Mayo Clinic for Evaluation

The former president's staff and the clinic say he's undergoing tests, but won't say why. Read

Pornography/Homosexuality/Obscenity/Immorality/Sexual Abuse

Suspect Calls JonBenet's Death 'An Accident'

The Denver Post reported that Karr disappeared in 2001 when he and his wife divorced after his release from jail on child pornography charges. Read
Cosmopolitan September 2006 — Isn't it just like Satan?

The grocery store is a shopping location that presents itself as so very "family friendly."

Yet, at the place where moms and dads spend large amounts of money , there at so many checkout counters is a magazine that attacks with a vengeance "family friendly." Read
Several Updates Including Abercrombie & Fitch, Victoria's Secret and Desperate Housewives
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AIDS Funding: Gates Steps Up as Rich Countries Step Back

The world's wealthiest nations have come under scathing criticism for their inaction after billionaire Bill Gates made a new pledge this week to spend $500 million on the global fight against HIV and AIDS. ... Read
Kansas Porn Indictments Made Possible by Involved Citizens

Five Topeka, Kan., businessmen have been indicted on and pleaded not guilty to charges of violating Kansas obscenity laws. All own "adult" businesses in the Kansas capital, which range in name from "Some Like it Hot" to "After Dark Video" to "Sensations."

The indictments came because a coalition of Topeka ministers gathered more than 3,000 signatures from registered voters — enough to force Shawnee County prosecutors to convene a grand jury. Read
Cops: Sex Ring Employed 240 Call Girls

Sheriff: Sex sting targeted huge Palm Springs prostitution ring Read

Other News

Britain Debates Even Tighter Security

In a nation known for tough measures to foil terrorists, some call for holding suspects longer without charge and profiling air travelers. Read
Iran, Syria Strongmen Douse Mideast Hopes

Iranian ruler calls Hezbollah victory 'God's promise'; Syrian leader says U.S. plan foiled Read
Iran Looks Set to Reject Deal Offering Way Out of Nuclear Crisis — CNS News

A week before Iran is expected to deliver its response to a carrots-and-stick proposal on its nuclear activities, Tehran looks set to reject the initiative and escalate its standoff with the international community. Read
Iranian Cleric Warns Israel to 'Fear' Long-Range Missiles — USA Today

An Iranian hard-line cleric warned Israel on Tuesday that Iran's long-range missiles will land in Tel Aviv if the Jewish state attacks Iran, state-run television reported. Read
Hezbollah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature

Hezbollah is already dominating efforts to rebuild Lebanon with a torrent of money from oil-rich Iran. Read
Israel Threatens to Resume War if Hizbullah Refuses to Disarm — Jerusalem Post

The IDF will have to resume operations in Lebanon if the expanded United Nations force being assembled does not fulfill its obligation to dismantle Hizbullah, an official in the Prime Minister's Office warned on Tuesday. Read
Israel Blasts Key Bridge to Syria

The conflict for the first time touched the entire length of Lebanon and sent the message that no place was safe from the widening Israeli attacks. Read
Nasrallah: Not Time to Discuss Disarming Hezbollah — Ha'aretz

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah declared Monday that his group had won a "strategic, historic victory" in its month-long conflict with Israel, but said he believes the Lebanese army and international troops are "incapable of protecting Lebanon."... He promised his militant Shiite organization would help the Lebanese people rebuild, and pledged to give refugees money to pay rent and buy new furniture. Read
Iran Says Disarming Lebanese Hizbollah "Illogical" — Reuters

Iran welcomed on Sunday a planned ceasefire to halt the month-long war between Lebanon's Hizbollah and Israel but described the U.N. Security Council's call for disarming the Iranian-backed group as "illogical." Read
Pakistan Says It Tipped Off U.K. Officials to Assist in Terror Bust — Fox News

Pakistani intelligence officials helped British security agencies crack a terror plot to blow up U.S.-bound aircraft from Britain and arrested two or three suspects in recent days, authorities said Thursday. Read
Cease-Fire Sends Lebanese Streaming Home

Israeli Troops Open Fire On Armed Hezbollah After Cease-Fire Read
Severe Drought Strikes China — London Times

Seventeen million people across southwest China no longer have access to clean drinking water as a result of the drought. Read
Solana, EU's 'Good Cop,' Takes Stage — Int'l Herald Tribune

The European Union was so deeply divided before the Iraq war that its foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, locked himself in his nondescript office in Brussels, declined all requests for interviews and avoided diplomatic missions to the Middle East. Read
Assad: We'll Liberate Golan Heights

Syrian president tells Egyptian newspaper 'in Lebanon Israel destroyed everything, but it was unable to achieve its true military objectives on the ground;' adds: The resistance has won the war, now we must win the diplomatic battle as well; if Israel launches a war against Syria, it will pay a heavy price...Assad took the opportunity to praise Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah , describing him as "a unique commander in the history of the noble Lebanese resistance'; he also lauded Hizbullah TV station Al-Manar, saying it was the first time that the Arab media 'defeated' the enemy's. Read
Iran Sends Bin Laden's Son to Lebanon

Iran was said to have sent the son of Al Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden to Lebanon. Read
Hamas Sees Hizballah 'Victory' as Cause for New Intifada — CNS News

Islamic Jihad fired rockets similar to Hizballah's katyushas at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Monday just as the cease-fire between Israel and the Hizballah terrorist organization was beginning to take hold. Read
'Budget Behind Equipment Shortage' — Ynet News

The IDF is dealing with serious criticism from soldiers returning from the front, and especially from reserve soldiers, of shortages in equipment, food, and water, which made fighting in Lebanon even more difficult. Read
Record Immigration to Israel in Spite of Crisis — Ynet News

Almost 550 new immigrants to arrive on Wednesday morning, August 16th on three special Jewish Agency / Nefesh B'Nefesh El-Al Flights which will land simultaneously from New York, Toronto and London. Read

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