Archive for November, 2006

America, Not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

By Dennis PragerTuesday, November 28, 2006Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to the United States Congress, has announced that he will not take his oath of office on the Bible, but on the bible of Islam, the Koran. He should not be allowed to do so — not because of any American hostility...
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Syria’s ripeness factor

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

Direct engagement with Syria necessary to ensure Israel’s long-term securityDavid Young P{margin:0;} UL{margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-right: 16; padding-right:0;} OL{margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-right: 32; padding-right:0;} P.pHeader {margin-bottom:3px;COLOR: #192862;font-size: 16px;font-weight: bold;} var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();var is_major = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);var is_ie = ((agt.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (agt.indexOf("opera") == -1));var is_ie5 = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.0")!=-1) ); function txt_link(type,url,urlAtts) { switch (type){ case 'external' : if( urlAtts != '' ) {var...
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EAGLE TRAINING

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

Author Unknown What is so special about eagles? I asked my friend Mickey, who is a bush pilot in Alaska, "What's so special about how eagles fly?" Mickey's response was an invitation into his plane. He took me into the high mountains above Ketchikan, and way back beside a nameless lake, we found a pair...
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Is Ben-Gurion Airport in Israel or Palestine?

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

Israeli passenger on Royal Jordanian airline complains Israel not marked on map distributed to all passengers on airline flights, and even claims on one map 'Palestine' listed instead of Israel. Royal Jordanian manager in Israel: Palestine not mentioned on either map, but we will make sure Israel listed on future maps Tali Heruti-Sover At...
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Solution to Baghdad violence: pressure on J'lem

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

New York Sun newspaper reports that Iraq Study Group will recommend that Bush Administration applies pressure on Israel to make concessions to Palestinians which could sway moderate Arab countries to help stabilize Iraq (WASHINGTON) An expert who's being consulted by the Baker-Hamilton committee, the special bipartisan committee for Iraq, says the committee will recommend...
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London stock trader urges move to 'amero'

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

In an interview with CNBC, a vice president for a prominent London investment firm yesterday urged a move away from the dollar to the "amero," a coming North American currency, he said, that "will have a big impact on everybody's life, in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico." Steve Previs, a vice president at Jefferies...
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Schools adjust to transgender teachers

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

TUCKERTON, New Jersey (AP) -- For nine years, he was Mr. McBeth, a substitute teacher who kept things moving along in the classroom and filled in ably when the regular teacher was out sick.And then one September, he was Miss McBeth.The sex-change operation William McBeth underwent in 2005 roiled this rural, conservative area when...
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Ahmadinejad's Letter to the American People

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

In the name of God, the Compassionate, the MercifulO, Almighty God, bestow upon humanity the perfect human being promised to all by You, and make us among his followers.Noble Americans,Were we not faced with the activities of the US administration in this part of the world and the negative ramifications of those activities on...
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Christians blast Chicago for 'Nativity' movie ban

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

The so-called war on Christmas has been reignited with an ironic decision by the city of Chicago to ban advertisements for "The Nativity Story" movie from a local Christmas festival, fearing they might offend non-Christians. "This is one of the most blatant forms of religious discrimination imaginable," said Jay Sekulow, a Christian who is...
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Christians must 'let go' some beliefs for sake of peace, theologian says

November 30, 2006
By Jodie Anderson

By ANITA WADHWANI To live peacefully with Muslims and Jews, Christians must put aside the notion that their faith requires the creation of a Christian kingdom on Earth, a Lipscomb University theologian told an interfaith gathering at the university."We are not going to get very far in our relationship with Jews or Muslims if we...
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