merrie Snipers were sent to various buildings around the suburban Washington headquarters. After nearly four hours of hostage negotiations, the police saw Lee pull out his gun and threaten to kill one of the hostages. The police decided to use deadly force because they “believed the hostages lives were in danger.” Lee’s extremist environmental manifesto was posted on his website “Save the Planet Protest.” He wrote that the hostages would not be released unless “Discovery Channel MUST broadcast to the world their commitment to save the planet.” Lee demanded that Discovery broadcast 11 specific environmental issues…

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[fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] James Toney on Randy Couture , Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather FanHouse Former world boxing champ James Toney quips about Saturday night's MMA bout against Randy Couture , as well as WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny … and more

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merrie … of the American public opposed the Ground Zero Mosque. In an act of extreme hubris, against the groundswell of political opinion, and ignoring the lessons that could have been learned from Mayor Bloomberg’s dip in popularity, the president and his speech writer pressed on regardless

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the-tardis www.licensing.biz Publishing company celebrates 31 years of continuous publication of Doctor Who Magazine. Panini UK has recorded an ABC of 35,375 for the latest period for its Doctor Who Magazine. The news follows hot on the heels of its award from the Guinness World Records for the longest running TV tie in title. The magazine is currently celebrating 31 years of continuous publication

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jay8h Answer at the end. Anyone think that God was not a part of this country? www.usa-flag-site.org My country, ’tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring.

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ratilfar Even on Fox News this morning, the Fox & Friends weekend hosts all agreed that Obama is performing the job that’s required of him. “Obama has to stand up for religious freedom,” said co-host Alisyn Camerota. “He has to stand up for our Constitution,” co-host Dave Briggs offered, to which co-host Clayton Morris added, “That’s the job he gets…defend the Constitution.” thinkprogress.org Reacting to President Obama’s forceful defense of Muslims’ rights to build a new Islamic community center near Ground Zero, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) — who believes there are “ too many mosques in this country ” — said, “It is insensitive and uncaring for the Muslim community to build a mosque in the shadow of ground zero.” King’s statement underscores one of the least understood facts of the new project: there is already a mosque near Ground Zero.

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lollipop10 I stumbled on this while Googling, although I think someone has shown artwork from this blog before. I just love this artists evening bag (shown), and I think I’m going to see if she has a website of her own.

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chestnut501 From ABC News and the Washington Post to film critic Roger Ebert and Digg founder and CEO Kevin Rose’s Twitter feeds www.alternet.org   Advertisement   ” Massive Censorship Of Digg Uncovered spread like wildfire through the media and social networking sites Major online- and technology-focused sites dug into the story, including Mashable , CNET , PC Magazine , and ReadWriteWeb Ben Parr of Mashable The revelation of the Digg Patriots censorship conspiracy is a major black eye for the social media giant Kevin Rose built. It undermines the fundamental credibility of Digg itself. If 100 users can single-handedly tilt one of the world’s top websites to the right by controlling thousands of stories, how can you really rely on Digg as a valid source for the web’s top news stories? For what it’s worth, Kevin Rose tweeted that the company is “looking into this but it doesn’t solve the fundamental issue: that Digg is easily gamed The story has been itself “dugg” 10,000 times linked to across other social news sites British actor Stephen Fry tweeted the story to his 1.6 million followers, along with Roger Ebert and thousands of others news , media , social_media , censorship , internet , technology , digg , digg_patriots , right_wing , conservatives

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EddieIsSteady www.myfoxdc.com The ‘Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger’ is a Summer Hit As junk food goes, this could be the ultimate, over-the-top, have-to-try-once, sweet-and-savory treat. It’s a burger with cheese and bacon sandwiched between a Krispy Kreme doughnut – the “Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger.” sharing.myfoxdc.com www.myfoxdc.com The New York Daily News reported that the donut burger was pioneered in the South and popularized by Food Network host Paula Deen and it was a big hit at last year’s Big E fair in Massachusetts.

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