Indiana High School's Purse Ban Rankles Students

This is an interesting method of keeping students safe. A high school in Indiana has banned bags from handbags, fanny packs, purses, to backpacks in order to keep their students safe. Authorities think this will...

Nearly 3 Million Dollar Payday For INDY Winner, Dixon

The Indianapolis 500 Victory earned Kiwi Scott Dixon a record $2,988,065 from a record purse of $14,406,580. This result should give a new meaning to the phrase – “The Thunder From Down Under!”  ...

Burglar in boxers steals purse, leaves jeans in washer

" WICHITA, Kansas (AP) -- A Kansas burglar apparently likes to be clean -- but isn't so good about clean getaways. Police in Wichita said it appears a man broke into a house Friday night to wash his clothes but fled in boxers, with his jeans still...

The handbag which can charge your mobile

"Nicknamed the Power Purse, the clutch uses solar panels to harness the sun’s rays, and convert them into electricity. The power is transmitted to a USB port inside, allowing women to charge their ...

Manhunt for man who Robbed, Severely Beat Elderly Woman

WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina is reporting  that the Richland County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say robbed and severely beat an elderly woman (See Sketch)" Sheriff Leon Lott said the...

4-year-old shot herself at Sam's Club with Grandmothers Gun

Columbia -A local TV station is reporting that a 4 year old child removed a gun from her grandmothers purse and shot herself at the Sam's Club.  The child was found in critical condition and is now...

Lipstick Stun Gun

"A powerful rechargeable stun gun with safety cord now in the size and shape of an ordinary lipstick. It does not get any better than this. Womens self defense in the 21st century.You have to see this to realize...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Steps Out, And Steps Up! :: The EDJE

"In the very first professional stock car race of the season, the race that acts as the opening act to a gathering of racing enthusiast on the East coast of Florida, Daytona Speed Weeks 2008, Dale Earnhardt Jr....

Auditor General's Hefty Expenses Bill

"Sir John Bourn, guardian of the public purse. In three years he's run up bills of £365k on travel and £27k on meals. Then there's opera, grand prix, polo ... As England's chief investigator into Whitehall waste and extravagance, Sir John Bourn, the comptroller and auditor...

It Depends on the Definition of a Crime

Imagine your purse gets snatched and you fill out a police report for the Miami Police Dept. Well,  you might consider yourself the victim of a crime, but were you really the victim of a crime? "The woman...

Middle East Meltdown by Justin Raimondo

"As the situation on the ground in Iraq veers out of control, the rest of the Middle East is coming undone – a state of affairs directly attributable to our policy of "regime change" throughout the region. On the western front, Lebanon is teetering on the brink of (yet...

How George Tenet Lied by Ray McGovern

" How George Tenet Lied By Ray McGovern May 14, 2007 If they question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied. Rudyard Kipling Mercifully, the flurry of media coverage of former CIA director George Tenet hawking his memoir, At the Center of the Storm, has abated....

White House For Sale

" White House For Sale David Corn March 29, 2007 David Corn is The Nation 's Washington editor and the author with Michael Isikoff of Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War . It's a cliché: what a difference a Democratic congressional...

Memo to Congressional Leaders on Iraq Funding From Veteran Intelligence Profe...

" March 16, 2007 Denouement on Iraq: First Stop the Bleeding Memo to Congressional Leaders on Iraq Funding by Ray McGovern MEMORANDUM FOR: Speaker of the House Senate Majority Leader FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Denouement on Iraq:...

NYT OpEd: The Purse Isn't Congress's Only Weapon

"Op-Ed Contributor The Purse Isn’t Congress’s Only Weapon * E-Mail * Print * Save * Share o Digg o Facebook o Newsvine o Permalink Article Tools Sponsored By By WALTER DELLINGER and CHRISTOPHER...

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