Drilon on ordeal: A ‘sobering experience’

" MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) A “sobering experience” was how a television reporter who was freed late Tuesday night by her Abu Sayyaf captors described her nine-day ordeal as she thanked friends and...

American Idol Final: David Cooks Archuleta by 12 Million Votes

DAVID COOK!A whopping 97.5 million votes came in for the two Davids, and 12 million separated them. David Cook was crowned this year’s American Idol winner. My DVR only recorded for two hours, so unfortunately...

Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years for Not Filing Tax Returns

Wesley Snipes is going to jail."A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison for willfully failing to file tax returns. Mr. Snipes, who was convicted in February,...

Clinton Strategist Lobbied for Trade Pact She Opposes

"MEMPHIS — Mark Penn, the pollster and chief strategist for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign, apologized on Friday for meeting with Colombian officials to discuss a free-trade agreement that...

Golf Channel Anchor Suspended for “lynch him in a back alley” Remark

Freedom of speech took another blow when a Golf Channel anchor says something stupid and is now suspended for words that were “hurtful and grossly inappropriate”"Golf Channel last night announced that it...

Lawmaker in PowerPorn Presentation to Students

And, no, I'm not going to add a "visual aid" to this!"Ohio state legislator Matthew Barrett was supposed to give a group of high school seniors a civics presentation using PowerPoint slides he had prepared on how a...

Patriot Act Provisions Ruled Unconstitutional

US District Judge Ann Aiken ruled Wednesday against two provisions of the Patriot Act, striking another blow against the draconian post 911 legislation on Constitutional grounds.  In her ruling admonishing the...

“Hsuicide” note fingers Obama

"Yesterday, the WSJ reported that Norman Hsu, prominent fundraiser for embattled Dem frontrunner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, had apparently Fed-Exed a suicide not to several people and organizations just after jumping bail. Today’s twist in the Hillary Clinton-Norman Hsu...

Jesse Jackson: Shakedown in London?

Jessie Jackson the Black leader who has made a career out of shaking down U.S. companies and who has led the Black community to a 70%  average fatherless debacle, is taking his road show overseas. In an attempt...

TB traveller ask for forgiveness

The Atlanta attorney who flew with a super-case of TB apologized to his fellow airline travelers on Good Morning America today.""I've lived in this state of constant fear and anxiety and exhaustion for a week now,...

`Girls Gone Wild' founder sent to jail

This guy sounds like a bit of  a loose cannon.  I know a lot of people who won't be shedding too many tears for him.  He, on the other hand, was pretty upset in the end.  I guess jail will do that:""I am sorry for my behavior. It was wrong. I had heard...

Howard Stern to Imus: 'Say F**k You!'

"Shock jock Howard Stern is no fan of embattled Don Imus, but he said he knows what his fellow talk show host should have told critics: "F**k you.”"

Mutiny in the Gulf?

"Mutiny in the Gulf? Friday, March 30th, 2007 in News by Justin Raimondo| Tony Blair rails against the shameless parading of the 15 captured Brits with his usual vigor, but what really takes the air out of his rhetoric is the alacrity with which the detainees have turned...

Virginia expresses profound regret for role in slave trade

"Virginia lawmakers voted unanimously Saturday to express "profound regret" for the state's role in slavery. Sponsors of the resolution say they know of no other state that has apologized for slavery, although...

SF mayor apologizes for affair

"Mayor Gavin Newsom apologized Thursday for having a sexual relationship with his former campaign manager's wife. "I'm deeply sorry," Newsom said during a brief news conference at City Hall. He did not take questions. Alex Tourk, 39, resigned Wednesday after confronting the...

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