Vote Caging story making it into MSM

Slowly the details of politically motivated voter challenges that would seem to have had an impact on the 2004 election are coming to light. This is a story where justice delayed is a fair and open election denied."The House Judiciary Committee plans soon to begin examining...

AP: White House Budget Director Steps Down

Another major figure in the George Bush White House is leaving the ship of state, AP is reporting."WASHINGTON -- White House budget director Rob Portman is resigning and will be replaced by former Iowa Rep. Jim Nussle, Bush administration officials said Tuesday. Nussle ran...

Curb your execution-ism!

TV really can save your life... while everyone has stories involving criminals being caught on ccTV, and we all stand by the newsworthiness of as-it-happens-camera-phone-reporting... are we ready for exhoneration...

Brood XIII: Billions of Cicadas Party in Midwest

Once every 17 years, three species of cicadas hatch in the Midwest. Look for literally billions of the icky, noisy (but harmless) creatures to hatch, crawl from the soil and make nuisances of themselves in...

Drugstore Attempts Medical Legislation: Denies Patient Morning-After Pill

Kroger's response on this issue is rather tepid. Whilst I'm not sure what I would have suggested instead, denying a patient her prescription is pretty serious."Kroger Co. said Friday it was reiterating its drug policies to all of its pharmacists after a Georgia woman claimed...

Fluorescent green plates for sex offenders?

The idea has been opposed by those who say that people who share the vehicle--such as family members--would be stigmatized by having to sport the bright green plates. "A Republican and a Democrat in the state...

Ky. man accused of stealing lingerie

A warehouse worker has been accused of pilfering high-end lingerie worth nearly $15,000 after his ex-girlfriend snitched on him, a newspaper reported. Investigators say a manager stole Victoria's Secret lingerie from a warehouse where he worked near Cincinnati/Northern...

Polluting Ohio acid factory fined $750,000

A Cincinnati factory which produces nitric acid for agriculture and armaments has been fined $750,000 for trying to dodge its environmental responsibilities and emitting unacceptable levels of polluting gases.

National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of $1 Million Challenge to ...

"National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of $1 Million Challenge to Provide Safe Drinking Water WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today the winners of the 2007 Grainger...

Genetic Engineering of Foods: Is Fish Protein In Your Ice Cream?

The fat and calories in ice cream have many of us doing without the double dips, but scientists are looking to a little-known fish to pull your diet out of the deep freeze. You may have seen it on store shelves: new low-fat ice cream with all the flavor of the real...

No Sleeping It Off At Firehouse - Cincinnati Fire Department

" December 22, 2006 Ohio - A new directive aimed at Cincinnati firefighters warns them not to go to their firehouse to sleep off their buzz if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It was delivered to members of the Cincinnati Fire Department about two days after...

HEP ME! - 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown dies

"ATLANTA - James Brown, the dynamic, pompadoured "Godfather of Soul," whose rasping vocals and revolutionary rhythms made him a founder of rap, funk and disco as well, died early Monday, his agent said. He was...

No Sleeping It Off At Firehouse - Cincinnati Fire Department

"Ohio - A new directive aimed at Cincinnati firefighters warns them not to go to their firehouse to sleep off their buzz if they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. It was delivered to members of the Cincinnati Fire Department about two days after six-year...

Ohio Lawmakers Override Gun Veto

"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday overrode outgoing Gov. Bob Taft's veto of a bill that will wipe out local gun laws, marking the first time in 29 years that the Legislature has rejected a gubernatorial veto. The move was all the more unusual because both chambers...

Today in history - Dec. 3

"Today is Sunday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2006. There are 28 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1967, surgeons in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on Louis Washkansky, who lived 18...

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