Daily Archives: October 21, 2008

Economic angst has Americans stockpiling 'beans, bullets and Band-Aids’ 
  Hunkered down in the city
While many Americans are worried about the tough economic times, Rob, an urban survivalist in Seattle says he’s preparing his family for the worst-case scenario.
Kari Huus 
SEATTLE - Atash Hagmahani is not waiting for the stock market to recover. The former high-tech professional turned urban survivalist has already moved his money into safer investments: Rice and beans, for starters.
“I hoard food,” says Hagmahani, 44, estimating that he has enough to last his family a year or two. “I’m not ashamed to admit it.”
“People keep asking...

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National Politics Gun Rights Groups Guns in the News Gun Grabbers Sports and Hunting
The following is the text of an open letter to the nation's hunters and sportsmen issued today by Illinois State Rifle Association Executive Director Richard Pearson:
Fellow Sportsman,
Hello, my name is Rich Pearson and I have been active in the firearm rights movement for over 40 years. For the past 15 years, I have served in the Illinois state capitol as the chief lobbyist for the Illinois State Rifle Association.
I lobbied Barack Obama extensively while he was an Illinois State Senator. As a result of that experience, I...

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Hamas says VP candidate will help Obama with 'right policy' for Middle East
Ahmed Yousef
JERUSALEM – In an exclusive interview tonight, a senior Hamas official heaped praise on Sen. Joe Biden, calling him a "very nice" person and a "great man" whose record "speaks volumes" and who can be counted on by the terror group to engage in the "right policy" toward the Middle East.
During the interview with WND's Aaron Klein and WABC Radio's John Batchelor, the Hamas figure also expressed hope regarding Sen. Barack Obama's "vision for change," announcing Hamas will send Obama a letter of congratulation "the moment he will win...

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By Alexander Bolton  
Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, has put him at odds with his own son, former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell.
Michael Powell, who served as a policy adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney, is a surrogate for John McCain and represents the GOP nominee on the campaign trail.
He endorsed McCain early in the Republican primary in January, and said the Arizona senator was the best candidate to “calm the turbulent economic waters and to steer the new economy in a direction that will bring growth, opportunity and prosperity to all Americans.”
Powell contributed...

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By Lori D'Augostine
CBN.com -- How can you resist? How could anyone refuse adorable little children all dressed up, longing for sweets? I could, and I did for years.
Truth be told, I was one of those irresistible children dressed up in a bunny costume, ringing your doorbell, and singing my "Trick or Treat" song. Yet I was hiding behind a mask, and you couldn't see the "real me." If you had, you may have noticed that what I really needed was more than just your candy.
Though I didn't grow up in a Christian household, my parents were very concerned with protecting me...

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By Pastor Eric Watt
Should you and I be involved in the celebration of Halloween?
Finding the answer to this question has been an interesting journey in itself. I interviewed several people and then researched what many leading Christian writers, authors and spokesmen have written about the subject. I also searched various websites like www.christianitytoday.com, www.focusonthefamily.org, and www.cbn.com to read what others might be saying. What I found was an agreement on the origins of Halloween, but a mixture of recommendations about allowing our children to participate in this super-charged media driven holiday.
The origins of Halloween are Celtic in...

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by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The special mitzvah of waving the 4 species - Esrog, Myrtle, Willow and Lulav.
The Torah says:
"You shall take... the beautiful fruit (Esrog), a palm frond (Lulav), myrtle twigs and willow branches of the stream -- and rejoice for seven days before the Lord your God." (Leviticus 23:40)
On Sukkot, we bind all the branches together -- two willows on the left, one palm branch in the center, and three myrtles on the right. We hold this bundle in our right hand, and then lift them together with the Esrog. We...

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President allows Kadima chairwoman additional 14 days to finalize coalition negotiations, present Knesset with new government
Ronen Medzini
President Shimon Peres granted Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni a two-week extension for the formation of her new government.
Livni arrived at the President's Residence at around 11 am Monday and met with Peres for an hour and 20 minutes. She briefed the president on the progress made in the coalition talks and asked him for a fortnight's extension after the initial 28-day window allotted her to assemble the new cabinet, as specified in Basic Law: The Government, had elapsed....

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Iran increasingly seeking to extend its sphere of influence to Latin America
Gabriel Calabrese
The world community is waiting in anticipation to see the next American president's stance on confronting Iran’s nuclear threat. Yet it appears that Tehran has decided not to wait and has moved on its own to develop a means of attacking the US from its own backyard.
While the Latin American Left has consistently complained about North American interference in Venezuela's domestic affairs, it has completely ignored the dangerous infiltration of Iran's radical regime.
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Reported message further evidence world increasingly willing to work with terrorists
By Aaron Klein
Mahmoud al-Zahar
JERUSALEM – Hamas has received a diplomatic message from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thanking the terror group for its efforts in maintaining a cease fire in the Gaza Strip, a senior Hamas leader announced today.
If accurate, the alleged message would be the first public communication between the Bush administration and Hamas, which Israel is seeking to isolate.
Mahmoud al-Zahar, chief of Hamas in Gaza, announced at a press conference in Syria today that Rice in recent days sent a...

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