Details emerge about Fort Hood suspect background

Nov 06, 2009 - This is just interesting, so I thought I'd share. WASHINGTON – His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. - 86 Comments

Metallica joins FBI in hunt for missing student

Oct 26, 2009 - It has been more than a week since a 20-year-old college student called her friends at a Metallica concert to say she was outside the arena and would find her own way home. Now the famed heavy-metal rockers are participating in the search for her, adding $50,000 to the reward for information leading to her whereabouts. While investigators attempt to discover what happened to a young woman described as open, beautiful, artistic and giving, Morgan Harrington’s parents, Dan and Gil Harrington, have been keeping a high public profile, trying to focus attention on the disappearance. - 5 Comments

Sweat becomes offenders’ new snitch

Sep 25, 2009 - WASHINGTON - The government has buried its nose in Bari Lynne Williams's personal business. Almost literally. Twenty-four hours a day, whether she's jogging, sleeping or managing a pool hall, Williams wears a high-tech sensor on her ankle that can detect the faintest whiff of alcohol in her perspiration. - 5 Comments

From THe UK independent on health care

Aug 21, 2009 - http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/ian-birrell-why-i-dont-believe-that-the-nhs-is-sacrosanct-1775088.html Ian Birrell: Why I don't believe that the NHS is sacrosanct In this heartfelt polemic, based on his family's experiences in the health service, our writer argues that it suffers from deep flaws – and we are wrong to ignore them David Sandison Ian Birrell's 15-year-old daughter Iona with her mother, Linnet enlarge It was a simple thing. Another blood test, some more investigations into whatever flawed gene or missing protein might be the cause of my daughter's troubled life, with her terrible seizures, her blindness, her inability to walk or talk or eat unaided. Over the past 15 years, there have been many such attempts to identify her condition. - 21 Comments

More on how to get Letterman fired — and why Republicans need to do so (A newly conservative lesbian blog)

Jun 12, 2009 - http://www.aconservativelesbian.com/aclblog/2009/06/12/more-on-how-to-get-letterman-fired/ More on how to get Letterman fired — and why Republicans need to do so by Cynthia Yockey on June 12, 2009 (A newly conservative lesbian blog) in HillBuzz, Sarah Palin Sebastian Gray at HillBuzz has been giving lessons this week on how to get David Letterman fired for his rape jokes about Gov. Sarah Palin’s 14-year-old daughter, Willow. Today he has a post explaining that Republicans do not have the same tenacity as Democrats in working the system to get what they want — in this case, persuading CBS to fire David Letterman. - 21 Comments

"Killer chip" patent sought

May 18, 2009 - Published: 15 May 09 17:13 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20090515-19313.html A Saudi Arabian inventor has filed for a patent on a potentially lethal science fiction-style human tracking microchip, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) told The Local on Friday. But the macabre innovation that enables remote killing will likely be denied copyright protection. “While the application is still pending further paperwork on his part, the invention will probably be found to violate paragraph two of the German Patent Law – which does not allow inventions that transgress public order or good morals,” spokeswoman Stephanie Krüger told The Local from Munich. - 15 Comments

Wall St slides to 12-year low as confidence sinks

Feb 23, 2009 - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street slumped to a 12-year low on Monday as investors lost faith that the U.S. government will be able to stabilize the financial system. The S&P 500 and the Dow both posted their lowest closes since the spring of 1997 as reports the government may convert its stake in Citigroup into a big common stock holding fell short of what many see as necessary to fix big banks. - 17 Comments

Obamas' Party Budget

Mar 07, 2009 - PUBLIC POST * (Because I'm really curious about whether anyone can rationally justify this.) While they're stealing our tax dollars and robbing our kids' piggy banks, the Obamas are partying it up in the White House. No time just now for a full blog post, but I had to share this. White House nightlife under investigation 'This party atmosphere sends the wrong message' Posted: March 07, 2009 12:20 am Eastern By Bob Unruh © 2009 WorldNetDaily An organization that serves as a watchdog on the U.S. - 24 Comments

Los Angels Times-U.S. economy may sputter for years

Jan 20, 2009 - U.S. economy may sputter for years Unemployment could be worse than now by the time President-elect Barack Obama's first term ends. By Peter G. - 2 Comments