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Blast toll in Indian city rises to 80
2008-05-14 15:50:00 JAIPUR, India - A series of bomb blasts across the ancient Indian city of Jaipur killed at least 80 people and turned busy markets, a jewelry bazaar and a Hindu temple into scenes of carnage, police said Wednesday. A.K. Jain, additional director-general of state police, said 20 people succumbed to their injuries overnight, raising the death ... More About: City , Blast , Toll
McCain on ANWR
2008-05-14 04:59:00 This piece was posted here: McCain on ANWR by one of my blog readers and comment makers, a great guy that is also a member of The American Conservative Forums, great post BobF, and way too close to the real deal I am afraid… Last week, Bill O?Reilly interviewed John McCain on the O?Reilly Factor. Bill ... More About: Politics , Humor
Pastor Hagee apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks
2008-05-14 00:34:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having “emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews.” Hagee’s support for McCain has drawn cries of outrage from some Catholic ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Hitler , Opinion
Lawmakers want to end oil shipments to US reserve
2008-05-13 16:04:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid daily bipartisan sniping over high gas prices, Democrats and Republicans appear to agree on at least one thing: With oil over $120 a barrel, President Bush ought to stop buying crude for the government emergency reserve. Both the House and Senate are expected to approve, with bipartisan support, legislation Tuesday directing Bush ... More About: News , Politics , Business , Economy
Marine Corps Meets 142 Percent of Recruiting Goal in April
2008-05-13 06:07:00 WASHINGTON ? The Marine Corps far surpassed its recruiting goal last month and could eventually be more than a year ahead of schedule in its plan to grow the force to 202,000 members. All military services met or exceeded their monthly recruiting goals in April , with the Marine Corps signing 142 percent of the number it ... More About: News , Commentary , Military , Recruiting
Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up
2008-05-12 23:09:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration repeatedly ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraq i government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information so as not to undermine its relationship with Baghdad, according to two former State Department employees. Arthur Brennan, who briefly served in Baghdad as head of the department’s Office of Accountability and Transparency ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary
Death toll in China earthquake up to nearly 9,000
2008-05-12 20:12:00 CHONGQING, China (AP) - One of the worst earthquakes in decades struck central China on Monday, killing nearly 9,000 people, trapping about 900 students under the rubble of their school and causing a toxic chemical leak, state media reported. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated a hilly region of small cities and towns in Sichuan and nearby provinces. ... More About: News , Commentary , Earthquake , Opinion
53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix
2008-05-12 17:08:00 PHOENIX (AP) ? Fifty-three illegal immigrants were held against their will in a fortified home by suspected smugglers demanding more money, authorities said. The group of rescued immigrants included two 13-year-old girls, three women and a mentally disabled man. The rest were men, Department of Public Safety spokesman Harold Sanders said. Authorities began investigating Saturday after getting ... More About: News , Commentary , Illegal Immigration , Phoenix , Crime
Have you ever wondered what Santa does in the SUMMER??
2008-05-12 06:28:00 Have you ever wondered what Santa does in the SUMMER?? Trackback URL: http://texasfred.net/archives/1173/trackb ack/ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftexasfred.net%2Farchives%2F 1173'; addthis_title = 'Have+you+ever+wondered+what+Santa+does+i n+the+SUMMER%3F%3F'; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Summer
The Ebonics Word of the Day?
2008-05-12 06:03:00 Today’s Ebonic Word of the Day is from the Louisiana Public School System – OMELETTE Let’s use it in a sentence: “I oughta pop yo ass fo what you jus did, but omelette dis one slide.” Trackback URL: http://texasfred.net/archives/1172/trackb ack/ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftexasfred.net%2Farchives%2F 1172'; addthis_title = 'The+Ebonics+Word+of+the+Day%26%238230%3B '; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Word of the Day
Good News from TexasFred?s
2008-05-12 01:57:00 The blog has been updated to WordPress 2.5.1 and I am now on a new template as well, the sidebar is basically the same but the body of the blog and the header are a lot different… The one really great thing is the comments section, when you post a comment you only have to fill ... More About: News , Good News , Good
Number of disabled veterans rising
2008-05-11 21:00:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America’s vets shrinks. Despite the decline in total vets - as soldiers from World War ... More About: News , Commentary , Military , Opinion , Veterans
Blogs, ?CIA brother? spin zest into Carnaby mystery
2008-05-11 18:03:00 When it comes to Roland Carnaby, the truth is out there ? way out there. So far out that you reach the blogosphere before finding anything that publicly connects him to his beloved Central Intelligence Agency, which he claimed to still patriotically serve when Houston police shot him down at the end of a crosstown ... More About: News , Commentary , Crime , Opinion , Blogs
Happy Mothers Day 2008
2008-05-11 16:23:00 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftexasfred.net%2Farchives%2F 1168'; addthis_title = 'Happy +Mothers +Day+2008 '; addthis_pub = ''; More About: Mothers Day
Obama Campaign Introduces Customized Lapel Pins
2008-05-10 21:21:00 Hat Tip to: Suitably Flip Trackback URL: http://texasfred.net/archives/1162/trackb ack/ More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Opinion , Obama
Hezbollah: Gunmen withdrawing from Beirut
2008-05-10 20:32:00 BEIRUT, Lebanon - Hezbollah said Saturday it was withdrawing its gunmen from Beirut neighborhoods seized in sectarian clashes after the army ordered its troops to establish security and called on fighters to clear the streets. But while tensions in Lebanon’s capital appeared to be defusing, at least 12 people were killed and 20 wounded when pro- ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Opinion
Rice: Hezbollah killing innocent civilians in Lebanon
2008-05-10 06:09:00 WASHINGTON (AP) ? Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing and injuring innocent civilians in Lebanon . Rice says that Hezbollah is trying to protect its ?state-within-a-state.? Her statement was read at a State Department briefing Friday. In Lebanon Friday, Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis ... More About: News , Politics , Bush , Commentary
Barack Obama smarter than a fifth grader?
2008-05-10 01:46:00 I guess Barack Obama will ease up on the old-geezer remarks about John McCain. Campaigning today in Oregon, Obama told a group of reporters that he is looking forward to becoming president of all 57 states. How’s that again? Last time I checked the flag, we only had 50 stars. But whom am I to argue ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Democrats
Bush/Clinton Dynasty? An oldie but a goodie!
2008-05-09 22:47:00 I posted this a while back but ya know, I think it?s worth repeating, and even though it appears that the Clinton part of this equation may be about to end, remember this, it ain’t over until it’s over, and the ‘fat lady’ hasn’t sung yet… Let?s do a comprehensive run down and possibility prediction, shall ... More About: Politics , Bush , Commentary , Opinion
UN halts aid to Myanmar after junta seizes supplies
2008-05-09 16:42:00 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar’s junta seized U.N. aid shipments headed for hungry and homeless survivors of last week’s devastating cyclone, prompting the world body to suspend further help on Friday. The U.N. said the aid included 38 tons of high-energy biscuits and arrived in Myanmar on Friday on two flights from Bangladesh and the United ... More About: News , Commentary , United Nations , Opinion , Supplies
Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada granted bail in Britain
2008-05-09 03:56:00 LONDON (AP) - A radical Muslim preacher accused of having close ties to al-Qaida was granted bail by a British immigration appeals commission Thursday. Abu Qatada, who was jailed in 2002 over accusations that he played a key role in raising money for extremist groups and provided spiritual advice to militants planning terror attacks, will ... More About: News , War On Terror , Islam , Commentary , Britain
Cindy McCain says she?ll never release her tax returns
2008-05-08 22:45:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady. “You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years. This is a privacy issue. My husband ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Opinion
Eddy Arnold: May 15, 1918 ? May 8, 2008
2008-05-08 20:45:00 Trackback URL: http://texasfred.net/archives/1154/trackb ack/ More About: Obituaries , Arnold , 2008
How far down is economy headed?
2008-05-08 19:14:00 House prices are falling, food and energy prices are rising and consumers are gloomier than they?ve been in decades. But the latest data on the U.S. economy shows it still has a feeble pulse. So which is it? Are we in the early stages of a full-blown recession? Or is this a brief downturn before the ... More About: News , Economy , Economics , Commentary , Opinion
GOP In Big Trouble
2008-05-08 18:08:00 THIS is what happens when republicans abandon their conservative base: Shell shocked House Republicans got warnings from leaders past and present Tuesday: Your party?s message isn?t good enough to prevent disaster in November, and neither is the NRCC?s money. The double shot of bad news had one veteran Republican House member worrying aloud that the party?s electoral ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Opinion
Army OKs $248M in barracks repairs, but housing still aging
2008-05-08 16:30:00 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Spc. Loren Dauterman, who trained at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last month with the National Guard, found something good to say about the falling-apart floors and ceilings in her quarters. Barely. “It is better than sleeping out in the woods,” Dauterman said last week, “but not a whole lot better.” Thousands of soldiers ... More About: Commentary , Military , Housing , Army , Aging
Gunner Bear Says?
2008-05-08 04:40:00 It’s not just for Texans ya know… More About: Commentary , Amendment , Bear , Gunner
Come And Take It?
2008-05-07 17:35:00 This old flag has a special meaning to ALL Texas folk, “Come and take it” was a slogan used in the Texas Revolution in 1835. As a symbol of defiance, the Texans had fashioned a flag containing the phrase along with a black star and an image of the cannon which they had received six years ... More About: Commentary , Opinion , Amendment , Conservative , Gun Control
McCain woos Hispanics and launches Spanish web site
2008-05-06 22:45:00 PHOENIX (Reuters) - John McCain reached out to Hispanic voters on Monday as he sought to win over a constituency that has moved away from his Republican Party but could prove key in swing states in a close U.S. presidential election in November. The Arizona senator?s campaign launched a Spanish language Web site to mark the ... More About: News , Politics , Commentary , Duncan Hunter , Tom Tancredo
McCain slated for N.R.A. meeting
More articles from this author:2008-05-06 20:50:00 LOUISVILLE (AP) ? The National Rifle Association says Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to give a speech during a forum at the N.R.A.’s annual meeting next week in Louisville. N.R.A. spokesman Andrew Arulanandam says the U.S. senator and presumptive GOP presidential nominee will take part in the group’s Celebration of American Values Leadership Forum ... More About: News , Politics , Freedom , Commentary , Opinion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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