Archive for August 1st, 2007

New Film Spoofs Ten Commandments

August 1, 2007
By Jodie Anderson

A new movie set to be released this Friday will feature the Ten Commandments from the Bible in a very unflattering way.Winona Ryder's character flirts with a ventriloquist doll she has fallen in love in 'The Ten,' releasing this Friday.”The Ten,” written by the same director of Wet Hot American Summer, is a compilation...
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Rice visits Israel, lays ground for Mideast talks

August 1, 2007
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JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will begin laying the ground for a Mideast peace conference in a visit to Israel on Wednesday, hoping to push Israelis and Palestinians closer to renewing talks. Building on warming ties between Israel and moderate Arab countries, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office said Wednesday that Israel hopes "many Arab countries...
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World stocks in meltdown over US economy fears

August 1, 2007
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European and Asian stock markets plummeted Wednesday, mirroring heavy losses the previous day in New York, on mounting fears that weakness in the US housing sector could infect the world economy. In London, Frankfurt and Paris the main share indices were down almost 2.0 percent nearing the half-way stage.  The yen meanwhile hit a four-month high against the dollar...
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US moves closer to Arabs, further from Israel

August 1, 2007
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By Stan Goodenough Aug 01, 2007 The United States of America Tuesday put its official stamp on the Saudi Arabian plan that calls for Israel's surrender for all time of the land returned to Jewish rule in 1967. According to a report in Haaretz, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrote her signature alongside those of Egypt, Jordan and six Persian Gulf...
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America's best friends The Saudis

August 1, 2007
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Two major arms sales were announced over the weekend. First, the US announced that it is planning to sell Saudi Arabia $20 billion in advanced weapons systems, including Joint Direct Attack Munition kits or JDAMs that are capable of transforming regular gravitational bombs into precision-guided "smart" weapons. Largely in an attempt to neutralize Congressional opposition to the proposed sale,...
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Christian radio station forced to give time to other faiths

August 1, 2007
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Jennifer Green, The Ottawa Citizen When is a Christian radio station not a Christian radio station? For the hour or so a day that it must air the views of other faiths to satisfy the CRTC's "balance" policy. "It's ridiculous," says Bob Du Broy, vice-president of Ottawa's CHRI Christian music station. "It's like asking a rock station to play...
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Harry Potter vs. Lord Of The Rings

August 1, 2007
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by: Brian Flynn I have had many questions regarding the Harry Potter books. Many of the critiques I have read are coming from Christian groups stating that is Satan’s book and it will destroy children’s minds. Although I agree with some of the criticisms that this is a book that introduces witchcraft to children like no other, it...
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Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists

August 1, 2007
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To messers. Nehemiah Dodge, Ephraim Robbins, & Stephen S. Nelson, a committee of the Danbury Baptist association in the state of Connecticut. Gentlemen The affectionate sentiments of esteem and approbation which you are so good as to express towards me, on behalf of the Danbury Baptist association, give me the highest satisfaction. my duties dictate a faithful and zealous pursuit of...
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Government shutdown 'inevitable'

August 1, 2007
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House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Tuesday became the latest Republican to predict a government shutdown this fall when Congress and the White House spar about the size of an annual spending package that is assured to eclipse President Bush's request. "It is inevitable," Blunt said. The Senate isn't expected to take up most of its annual...
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Flight 93 memorial: 'Giant mosque'

August 1, 2007
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The planned crescent-shaped "memorial to heroes" of Flight 93 in Pennsylvania is nothing less than a huge outdoor mosque that pays homage to Islam, charges the author of a new book. Alec Rawls' "Crescent of Betrayal: Dishonoring the Heroes of Flight 93," published by World Ahead documents a long list of Islamic and terrorist memorializing features in the...
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