[From Politics in the Zeros] Arctic sea ice has melted back farther this year than in 25 years of satellite monitoring, marking the fourth consecutive summer with “a stunning reduction” in the polar pack north of Alaska, Asia and Europe, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA.Combined with record [...]
Archive For September, 2005
Societies worse off ‘when they have God on their side’
[From Times Online (U.K.)] By Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today. According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to [...]
White Lawmaker Likens Black Colleagues, KKK
[From Yahoo! News] NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A white Tennessee lawmaker lamenting his exclusion from the state’s Black Legislative Caucus claimed Tuesday the group was less accommodating that even the Ku Klux Klan. “My understanding is that the KKK doesn’t even ban members by race,” said Rep. Stacey Campfield, adding that the KKK “has less racist [...]
Bush plea for cash to rebuild Iraq raises $600
[From The Observer] Mark Townsend in Houston The Observer An extraordinary appeal to Americans from the Bush administration for money to help pay for the reconstruction of Iraq has raised only $600 (£337), The Observer has learnt. Yet since the appeal was launched earlier this month, donations to rebuild New Orleans have attracted hundreds of [...]
Worship Hours
[From The J-Walk Blog] Don’t you just love it when politicians try to make laws based on their religious beliefs? No sports on Sunday mornings, Tennessee official says. Alderman Darrel Leftwich is proposing that the city establish new Sunday hours for White House Municipal Park so sporting events could only be held in the afternoon. [...]
Former President Carter says Current ‘President’ Bush Lost 2000 Election!
[From The BRAD BLOG] Finally admitting what honest Americans who give a damn (and who have paid attention!) already know, former President Jimmy Carter admitted on Monday that Al Gore won the 2000 Election… Continue reading Former President Carter says Current ‘President’ Bush Lost 2000 Election! at The BRAD BLOG Tags: president, election <BR/>
The Red Cross Coming Home to Roost: Remember 9/11, Anyone?
[From The Huffington Post] Richard Walden Americans have a short and forgiving historical memory. Most can remember last year’s Super Bowl champs and World Series winners, but few seem able to remember a $1 billion scandal involving the American Red Cross following 9/11, America’s most disastrous terrorist or military attack on its homeland. The details [...]
Paper Trail Urged as E-Voting Fix
Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,68954,00.html 02:00 AM Sep. 23, 2005 PT Efforts to secure the integrity of electronic-voting machines seemed to get a boost this week, but the debate over the best way to guard against election tampering remained at a fever pitch. After five months of hearings and deliberations, a high-level election-reform commission led by former [...]
Three Free Songs!
[From The J-Walk Blog] This is a pretty good deal for music lovers: Army National Guard Sweeps. Receive 3 FREE iTunes music downloads when you sign up to be contacted by the Army National Guard! Yes, I understand that the Army National Guard will send me information about great new Army National Guard benefits! I [...]