National
Sagebrush Seeds are Hope
Summary
The fires in Southern California are a serious threat to any real plant life there. One plant in serious danger is the sagebrush. Fortunately for the sagebrush’s survival in Southern California, there are people like Rachel Morgan and Angie Robles. These two ladies are volunteers from Caldwell, Idaho. They, with 70 other volunteers, began picking the ripe stems of sagebrush about 50 miles southeast of Boise. These volunteers intend for the sagebrush seeds to be planted in Southern California to repopulate the region.
Opinion
This is a nice thing these people are doing for California. It is too bad that these fires have to ruin so much terrain. These people are doing a great thing for the state of California. Despite how nice it is, however, it does not warrant much emotion from me, because I believe there are more pressing matters to deal with in this world than sagebrush repopulation, but that’s just me.
International
Chinese Holidays
Summary
China’s government sets aside three weeks a year for holidays for the workers. During this time, the factories shut down, and the workers go on vacation, all of them. Many decide to travel during this time period, but find it hard to compete with the other 1.2 billion people on vacation. The traveling businesses have a tough time supporting such a huge population at once. Because of this, the Chinese government plans to make new holidays and spread out the ones that already exist. One of the new holidays proposed is Grave-Sweeping Day. The topic of new holidays has sparked much debate.
Opinion
China needs to give its workers more of a break. They do make products for the entire world. China is huge, and letting all the workers off at once is not going to go well for anybody. However, this seems like a miniscule problem compared to all of China’s screwed-upness. China’s biggest problem is that it is Communist. This form of government is never for the people, but over the people. Communist governments exist for those in power, and, more specifically, the dictator.
National
Late Night Hosts Paying from Their Own Pockets
Summary
Many employees of NBC and other networks are not currently working because of the writers’ strike. Because of the writers not working, non-writing staff of networks are suffering. The non-writing staff has no job, and thus, no money. However, Conan O’Brien has pledged to pay the non-writing staff if the need should arise, but currently, NBC is covering the non-writing staff. David Letterman has made the same sort of pledge.
Opinion
These writers are causing a bunch of headaches. They’re really pissing me off. They are hurting the industry and their fellow employees. They are selfish and greedy. They think only of themselves and care not of the consequences of their actions. However, it is very nice of Conan and the others to be willing to pay for their staff.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Ryan Evans
National:
The Republican CNN/Youtube debate was held earlier this week. All eight Republican presidential hopefuls were answering questions submitted questions via video. The videos would be shown and certain candidates would be required to respond. According to popular media outlets, Mike Huckabee and John McCain came out of the debate looking the strongest. The candidates all argued over Homeland Security and our military forces abroad, more specifically in Iraq. It seemed like a wide open debate. The nomination still seems a long way off.
Opinion:
From what I saw, the questions seemed like good questions. I noticed Mitt Romney avoided numerous questions though, more specifically ones regarding homosexuals in the military. I appreciated Huckabee quite a bit though. His background is what excites me about him. Yet, I am not certain about who I would want the nomination to go to. We will just have to see how it plays out.
International:
Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Annapolis, Maryland on Tuesday this week to work towards a permanent peace in the region. Representatives of other nations also showed up, but the big one was Syria. Syria hardly ever shows up to these sorts of talks, but they came and showed their support for the proposed peace. The plan is to have a permanent solution by the end of 2008. The Palestinians are hoping to retain, or gain “Palestinian” lands in the region. This is the only way in which the Hamas will honor any sort of agreement between the two.
Opinion:
This seems to be a step in the right direction but I am doubtful about how effective any sort of treaty will be. Will terrorists really honor this? However, I am excited that Syria showed up to this. Apparently, this is leaving Iran and the Hamas feeling isolated as their influence is being severely weakened. If these countries can retain this peace it will be a beautiful thing. As Bush says, “freedom is beautiful!” the only way to judge this is if both sides continue to work at it.
National:
Black Friday was this past Friday. Millions of Americans hit the stores early in the morning to begin their Christmas season. The percentage of Americans shopping on this day has been steadily increasing over the past years. It has grown forty-two percent which calculates to about four-hundred thirty four dollars. It is estimated to continue increasing over the next few years. Cyber Monday is also rising in the financial market. Christmas is growing more and more profitable.
Opinion:
Merry Christmas to us all! The only true joy of Christmas nowadays is the feeling of electronic joy. This is where the majority of the profits are being made. I myself showed up at Best Buy on Friday morning. It was nuts, people were fighting and clawing and being utterly destroyed! The new necessities of the Christmas season is flashing your wallet and blowing a ton of money. Woo!
The Republican CNN/Youtube debate was held earlier this week. All eight Republican presidential hopefuls were answering questions submitted questions via video. The videos would be shown and certain candidates would be required to respond. According to popular media outlets, Mike Huckabee and John McCain came out of the debate looking the strongest. The candidates all argued over Homeland Security and our military forces abroad, more specifically in Iraq. It seemed like a wide open debate. The nomination still seems a long way off.
Opinion:
From what I saw, the questions seemed like good questions. I noticed Mitt Romney avoided numerous questions though, more specifically ones regarding homosexuals in the military. I appreciated Huckabee quite a bit though. His background is what excites me about him. Yet, I am not certain about who I would want the nomination to go to. We will just have to see how it plays out.
International:
Palestinian and Israeli leaders met in Annapolis, Maryland on Tuesday this week to work towards a permanent peace in the region. Representatives of other nations also showed up, but the big one was Syria. Syria hardly ever shows up to these sorts of talks, but they came and showed their support for the proposed peace. The plan is to have a permanent solution by the end of 2008. The Palestinians are hoping to retain, or gain “Palestinian” lands in the region. This is the only way in which the Hamas will honor any sort of agreement between the two.
Opinion:
This seems to be a step in the right direction but I am doubtful about how effective any sort of treaty will be. Will terrorists really honor this? However, I am excited that Syria showed up to this. Apparently, this is leaving Iran and the Hamas feeling isolated as their influence is being severely weakened. If these countries can retain this peace it will be a beautiful thing. As Bush says, “freedom is beautiful!” the only way to judge this is if both sides continue to work at it.
National:
Black Friday was this past Friday. Millions of Americans hit the stores early in the morning to begin their Christmas season. The percentage of Americans shopping on this day has been steadily increasing over the past years. It has grown forty-two percent which calculates to about four-hundred thirty four dollars. It is estimated to continue increasing over the next few years. Cyber Monday is also rising in the financial market. Christmas is growing more and more profitable.
Opinion:
Merry Christmas to us all! The only true joy of Christmas nowadays is the feeling of electronic joy. This is where the majority of the profits are being made. I myself showed up at Best Buy on Friday morning. It was nuts, people were fighting and clawing and being utterly destroyed! The new necessities of the Christmas season is flashing your wallet and blowing a ton of money. Woo!
Ben Thieroff
INTERNATIONAL #2
Summary-- There is going to be an industry-wide mining strike next week in South Africa. Miners form the countrys gold, platinum, and coal mines, 60 in all are striking. They are striking for better saftey standards. Golbally, the union is organizing protests around South African Embassies.
Opinion-- I think that this is going to die out pretty quickly. There are mine strikes all the time. But this one isnt just one mine or one kind of mine. Its nearly all of South Africas mines. This could put a sserious hurt on their econmy but i dint think we'll be affected too badly here. Comon South Africa, saftey standards?
Summary-- There is going to be an industry-wide mining strike next week in South Africa. Miners form the countrys gold, platinum, and coal mines, 60 in all are striking. They are striking for better saftey standards. Golbally, the union is organizing protests around South African Embassies.
Opinion-- I think that this is going to die out pretty quickly. There are mine strikes all the time. But this one isnt just one mine or one kind of mine. Its nearly all of South Africas mines. This could put a sserious hurt on their econmy but i dint think we'll be affected too badly here. Comon South Africa, saftey standards?
Kaylen May Gerkey
INTERNATIONAL: Musharraf Steps Down as Army Chief (From MSNBC)
Summary – Today General Musharraf, chief of Pakistan, stepped down today after the ousted Prime Minister Sharif registered to run in the January elections. Apparently Musharraf was feeling too much pressure form the media and tried to deal with the return of the former Primes Minister that he decided to step down, sources say. Even before the return of Sharif and his step down from power Musharraf was feeling pressure from opposition and the US to end the emergency rule he imposed three weeks ago.
Opinion – Yay! I guess that’s all I can say. I did not think this day would come for a while but here it is. I think its good for Pakistan and the people over their. I hope Sharif can do a good job and protect his people. I hope he makes a good impact and the people do not want to overthrow him or get rid of him.
INTERNATIONAL: Teacher Guilty in 'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Case(From MSNBC)
Summary – A British teacher in Sudan let her students name their class teddy bear. The class named the teddy “Muhammad” and now the teacher is being detained for 15 days then sent back to Britain for insulting Islam. The teacher could have easily received 40 lashes for her stunt but London’s foreign office said that they were “extremely disappointed with the sentence” while Washington said they were “outraged… this is outrageous.”
Opinion – I agree with Washington that it’s outrageous. It’s just a name. The children picked it. How is that insulting Islam? I just do not understand why she got jailed or whatever, I understand all countries have different philosophies and ideas and beliefs but the children just named a teddy bear. The teddy bear ain’t gonna go kill anybody. I just find it ridiculous to get all worked up over the name of a teddy bear, that’s all.
NATIONAL: Writers Strike Could Pull Plug on TV Favorites (From MSNBC)
Summary – “The Writers Guild was currently in sharply divided contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers over residual payments that TV and film writers receive. Their contract expired on November 31.” Now it is more than possible in early 2008 that all Americans can be losing some of their favorite shows. So pretty much the writers of the WGA got cut out of all the DVD and iTunes money and they are not happy. They have stopped writing and are on strike. We won’t likely see the effects till the end of January but come February expect a lot of reality shows because they are the only ones, for the most part, not under the WGA.
Opinion – I guess this is why I despise actors or celebrities of this sort. All they care about is the money. I understand in some ways they got cheated out of their profits, but they are making us the consumers who give them their money in the first place suffer. If we do not watch their shows how will they ever get any money at all? I just wish they would grow up and stop complaining and get back to work. You can not get money if you do not work. Plus the WGA needs to give them at least a little portion of the sale proceeds. Just compromise a little and get this show back on the road.
NATIONAL: Boy Dies after Refusing Transfusion over Religion (From MSNBC)
Summary – The 14 year old Jehovah’s Witness, Dennis Lindberg, refused a blood transfusion after being diagnosed with Leukemia in early November. The doctors gave him a 70 percent chance of living for the next five years with a transfusion and further treatment. The judge ruled that the 8th grader knew what he was doing when he refused treatment and said that he was not trying to commit suicide. The boy did not want the transfusion because he said that it made him unclean. In actuality it killed him.
Opinion – I would have to almost agree with the judge. The boy is old enough to know right from wrong and good from evil. I find it sad that he chose this road, but it was his choice. I think he was wrong in choosing it and I wish his parents would have stopped him, but they did not. God created doctors to help us and when he provides a way out you take it. You cannot always expect some miraculous thing to save you. God provides human solutions for human people. I feel sorry for the family but then I don’t. They have authority over their son and they should have made him take that transfusion to live. He still had his whole life ahead of him.
Summary – Today General Musharraf, chief of Pakistan, stepped down today after the ousted Prime Minister Sharif registered to run in the January elections. Apparently Musharraf was feeling too much pressure form the media and tried to deal with the return of the former Primes Minister that he decided to step down, sources say. Even before the return of Sharif and his step down from power Musharraf was feeling pressure from opposition and the US to end the emergency rule he imposed three weeks ago.
Opinion – Yay! I guess that’s all I can say. I did not think this day would come for a while but here it is. I think its good for Pakistan and the people over their. I hope Sharif can do a good job and protect his people. I hope he makes a good impact and the people do not want to overthrow him or get rid of him.
INTERNATIONAL: Teacher Guilty in 'Muhammad' Teddy Bear Case(From MSNBC)
Summary – A British teacher in Sudan let her students name their class teddy bear. The class named the teddy “Muhammad” and now the teacher is being detained for 15 days then sent back to Britain for insulting Islam. The teacher could have easily received 40 lashes for her stunt but London’s foreign office said that they were “extremely disappointed with the sentence” while Washington said they were “outraged… this is outrageous.”
Opinion – I agree with Washington that it’s outrageous. It’s just a name. The children picked it. How is that insulting Islam? I just do not understand why she got jailed or whatever, I understand all countries have different philosophies and ideas and beliefs but the children just named a teddy bear. The teddy bear ain’t gonna go kill anybody. I just find it ridiculous to get all worked up over the name of a teddy bear, that’s all.
NATIONAL: Writers Strike Could Pull Plug on TV Favorites (From MSNBC)
Summary – “The Writers Guild was currently in sharply divided contract talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television producers over residual payments that TV and film writers receive. Their contract expired on November 31.” Now it is more than possible in early 2008 that all Americans can be losing some of their favorite shows. So pretty much the writers of the WGA got cut out of all the DVD and iTunes money and they are not happy. They have stopped writing and are on strike. We won’t likely see the effects till the end of January but come February expect a lot of reality shows because they are the only ones, for the most part, not under the WGA.
Opinion – I guess this is why I despise actors or celebrities of this sort. All they care about is the money. I understand in some ways they got cheated out of their profits, but they are making us the consumers who give them their money in the first place suffer. If we do not watch their shows how will they ever get any money at all? I just wish they would grow up and stop complaining and get back to work. You can not get money if you do not work. Plus the WGA needs to give them at least a little portion of the sale proceeds. Just compromise a little and get this show back on the road.
NATIONAL: Boy Dies after Refusing Transfusion over Religion (From MSNBC)
Summary – The 14 year old Jehovah’s Witness, Dennis Lindberg, refused a blood transfusion after being diagnosed with Leukemia in early November. The doctors gave him a 70 percent chance of living for the next five years with a transfusion and further treatment. The judge ruled that the 8th grader knew what he was doing when he refused treatment and said that he was not trying to commit suicide. The boy did not want the transfusion because he said that it made him unclean. In actuality it killed him.
Opinion – I would have to almost agree with the judge. The boy is old enough to know right from wrong and good from evil. I find it sad that he chose this road, but it was his choice. I think he was wrong in choosing it and I wish his parents would have stopped him, but they did not. God created doctors to help us and when he provides a way out you take it. You cannot always expect some miraculous thing to save you. God provides human solutions for human people. I feel sorry for the family but then I don’t. They have authority over their son and they should have made him take that transfusion to live. He still had his whole life ahead of him.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Franki Benavidez
International
Summary: In southern Turkey, a Turkish jetliner with 56 people crashed early Friday as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta. The search groups sent did not find any survivors for now. The people in search are hoping to find some survivors. The plane was carrying 49 passengers and 7 crew. Near the village of Keciborlu, the plane went down in a mountainous region. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/29/turkey.jet/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I really hope that they find any survivors from that crash. I find myself even more scared of planes when i hear stories of being crashed. I've never been on a plane before and I think that's why i'm so scared of planes. There were a lot of people on the plane too so i hope they'll find them.
Summary: In New Zealan, a teenager was taken for questioning in connection of a scheme of hackers taking control of more than 1 million computers worldwide and using them for criminal activities. The FBI identified 2.5 million computer users who have been victims of "botnet" activity. Botnet is when hackers install viruses and basically controlling the computers in order for them to commit cyber crimes. The FBI tracked down an 18 year old, known as the cyber alias, "AKILL", and believes he is the ringleader of the international botnet group known as the "A-Team". Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/29/fbi.botnets/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: When i read this article, it sounded very much like what Hollywood puts in movies. There are movies like "The Italian Job" or "Hackers" in what this article plays a role in. A bunch of hackers spend their time installing viruses and other things into others' computers to take control and i find that very interesting. I don't find what these hackers are doing is right but i do find it rather interesting on how they do it. They obviousally have to find a new way into making sure they don't get caught from the FBI though.
National
Summary: In El Dorado, Kansas, a body was found that appeared to be the missing college student who led a double-life of being a porn star. The description of the body was found 50 miles east of El Dorado and matches the missing college student Emily Sander. Emily's case grew into wide attention when it was revealed that she appeared nude on a popular adult website. The police Chief Tom Boren said the cause of death was not yet known and that an autopsy is planned. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/missing.porn.star.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I think it's terrible what happened to this girl. She was just an ordinary person that went to school and had a job as being a porn star. I'm hoping to find out later on what the cause of death was. Yes, she was a porn star and that's wrong but she didn't deserve to die.
Summary: In Houston, Texas, a 2 year old girl was beaten to death by her stepfather for not saying "please" or "yes sir". A body was found in Galveston Bay and was believed to be that little girl. The mother, Kim Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Zeigler, were arrested Saturday. Tommy Stickler, Trenor's attorney, said that Kim is pregnant. Zeigler said he was overwhelmed by his fatherhood and didn't know what to expect from a toddler. Zeigler wanted Kim to discipline the girl when she didn't say "please" or "yes sir". Instead, he did it himself while the mother watched it happen to her daughter. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/28/child.remains.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I absolutely hate hearing stories of little kids getting killed by their parents. The stepfather had no right in beating the girl up for not saying "please". Yes, you teach the kid on what to say but you don't beat them up. The one person that frustrated me the most is the mother. This is the kid's mother and she did nothing into helping her daughter. Both the stepfather and mother should get the death penalty for what they did to the little girl.
Summary: In southern Turkey, a Turkish jetliner with 56 people crashed early Friday as the pilot was preparing to land in Isparta. The search groups sent did not find any survivors for now. The people in search are hoping to find some survivors. The plane was carrying 49 passengers and 7 crew. Near the village of Keciborlu, the plane went down in a mountainous region. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/29/turkey.jet/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I really hope that they find any survivors from that crash. I find myself even more scared of planes when i hear stories of being crashed. I've never been on a plane before and I think that's why i'm so scared of planes. There were a lot of people on the plane too so i hope they'll find them.
Summary: In New Zealan, a teenager was taken for questioning in connection of a scheme of hackers taking control of more than 1 million computers worldwide and using them for criminal activities. The FBI identified 2.5 million computer users who have been victims of "botnet" activity. Botnet is when hackers install viruses and basically controlling the computers in order for them to commit cyber crimes. The FBI tracked down an 18 year old, known as the cyber alias, "AKILL", and believes he is the ringleader of the international botnet group known as the "A-Team". Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/29/fbi.botnets/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: When i read this article, it sounded very much like what Hollywood puts in movies. There are movies like "The Italian Job" or "Hackers" in what this article plays a role in. A bunch of hackers spend their time installing viruses and other things into others' computers to take control and i find that very interesting. I don't find what these hackers are doing is right but i do find it rather interesting on how they do it. They obviousally have to find a new way into making sure they don't get caught from the FBI though.
National
Summary: In El Dorado, Kansas, a body was found that appeared to be the missing college student who led a double-life of being a porn star. The description of the body was found 50 miles east of El Dorado and matches the missing college student Emily Sander. Emily's case grew into wide attention when it was revealed that she appeared nude on a popular adult website. The police Chief Tom Boren said the cause of death was not yet known and that an autopsy is planned. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/missing.porn.star.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I think it's terrible what happened to this girl. She was just an ordinary person that went to school and had a job as being a porn star. I'm hoping to find out later on what the cause of death was. Yes, she was a porn star and that's wrong but she didn't deserve to die.
Summary: In Houston, Texas, a 2 year old girl was beaten to death by her stepfather for not saying "please" or "yes sir". A body was found in Galveston Bay and was believed to be that little girl. The mother, Kim Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Zeigler, were arrested Saturday. Tommy Stickler, Trenor's attorney, said that Kim is pregnant. Zeigler said he was overwhelmed by his fatherhood and didn't know what to expect from a toddler. Zeigler wanted Kim to discipline the girl when she didn't say "please" or "yes sir". Instead, he did it himself while the mother watched it happen to her daughter. Here: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/28/child.remains.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Opinion: I absolutely hate hearing stories of little kids getting killed by their parents. The stepfather had no right in beating the girl up for not saying "please". Yes, you teach the kid on what to say but you don't beat them up. The one person that frustrated me the most is the mother. This is the kid's mother and she did nothing into helping her daughter. Both the stepfather and mother should get the death penalty for what they did to the little girl.
HAYLEY BURNS
NATIONAL
Ex-Teacher Who Fled to Mexico With Student Plans to Plead Not Guilty to Crossing Border With Minor to Have Sex
Summary:
OMAHA, Neb. — A former Nebraska schoolteacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old male student was returned Wednesday to her home state to face federal charges. Kelsey Peterson was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Omaha. Her lawyer said she would plead not guilty.
Opinion:
Oh wow. How terrible. If she is that desperate to have sex… I’m sure there are other ways (I wont mention them). If think it’s a total scam. The boy does not even know his own birthday or age? This is so stupid. She should have “idiot” added to the list of chargers. Her lawyer is a joke too, I think she did something wrong and should be punished for her crime. End of story.
Report: Florida Student Facing Battery Charges for Throwing Crayon at Teacher
Summary:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 14-year-old Florida student on Thursday was facing a third-degree battery charge after throwing a crayon at his teacher, FOX affiliate WAWS reports. Taewon Little was kicked out of the A. Philip Randolph Academy in Jacksonville and arrested, but his mother said the punishment is too harsh and called her son a model student. "I felt like they really blew this out of proportion by charging my child with a misdemeanor and taking him to court," Robyn Little said. Robyn Little said she grounded her son for the act but added that he has never missed a day of school and even attends college preparatory classes on Saturdays.
The school’s principal said Taewon Little will not be allowed re-entry into the school until he completes courses in an alternate learning program.
Opinion:
So stupid… This kid needs to get slapped and punished, but not in court. It was just a crayon for goodness sake. Who cares? It goes back to classroom punishment rules. If teachers were allowed a little more disciplinary act this kid probable wouldn’t have done that.
INTERNATIONAL:
Beer Bandit Steals 450 Kegs From Guinness Brewery in Ireland
Summary:
DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland's police announced a manhunt Thursday for a beer bandit who drove into the Guinness brewery and left with 450 full kegs. The national police force, the Garda Siochana, said a lone man drove into the brewery — a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction — on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs.
Opinion:
WOW… That’s a lot of beer, $235,000 worth. It’s hard to think about how someone snuck into a brewery and stole 450 kegs of beer. Wouldn’t someone notice that? Isn’t there some sort of video cameras watching the gates, or what about guards checking receipts for merchandise? It seems to me that Guinness just wasn’t prepared or secure.
Nurses' Aide Films Bathroom Sex, Extorts Thousands From Lover
Summary:
A nurses' aide used his mobile phone to film his co-worker performing a sexual act on him in a nursing home bathroom then used the video to extort money from her, a court has been told. Brisbane District Court was told today that Christopher Morgan, 34, of Mount Gravatt in Brisbane's south, demanded $10,000 from his lover so he could repay loan sharks who had threatened to break his bones. Fearing the affair would be revealed to her partner of 16 years, the 28-year-old woman paid the money. The court was told Morgan then demanded a further $2,000 to cover interest owed to the loan sharks and a six-month supply of steroid tablets. The woman, a nurse at the Algester Lodge Nursing Home in Brisbane's south, eventually went to the police. The court was told he initially denied making the threats, but later confessed and said he had committed the offence out of desperation. The court was told Morgan started making the threats in June, just one week after they began a physical relationship. Senior Judge Tony Skoien said the woman had "contributed to her own vulnerability" but Morgan had preyed on this weakness. He sentenced Morgan to three years' jail with a non-parole period of a year.
Opinion:
Well, don’t get me wrong. I feel bad that the women was blackmailed like this, but maybe it will teach her not to cheat on her husband. Holy Cow I hope she feels stupid, I think she will. I also hope that the man gets ridiculed for the rest of his life because his brilliant plan backfired on him. (I know this sounds mean). Oh well, crazy world we live in.
Ex-Teacher Who Fled to Mexico With Student Plans to Plead Not Guilty to Crossing Border With Minor to Have Sex
Summary:
OMAHA, Neb. — A former Nebraska schoolteacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old male student was returned Wednesday to her home state to face federal charges. Kelsey Peterson was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Omaha. Her lawyer said she would plead not guilty.
Opinion:
Oh wow. How terrible. If she is that desperate to have sex… I’m sure there are other ways (I wont mention them). If think it’s a total scam. The boy does not even know his own birthday or age? This is so stupid. She should have “idiot” added to the list of chargers. Her lawyer is a joke too, I think she did something wrong and should be punished for her crime. End of story.
Report: Florida Student Facing Battery Charges for Throwing Crayon at Teacher
Summary:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 14-year-old Florida student on Thursday was facing a third-degree battery charge after throwing a crayon at his teacher, FOX affiliate WAWS reports. Taewon Little was kicked out of the A. Philip Randolph Academy in Jacksonville and arrested, but his mother said the punishment is too harsh and called her son a model student. "I felt like they really blew this out of proportion by charging my child with a misdemeanor and taking him to court," Robyn Little said. Robyn Little said she grounded her son for the act but added that he has never missed a day of school and even attends college preparatory classes on Saturdays.
The school’s principal said Taewon Little will not be allowed re-entry into the school until he completes courses in an alternate learning program.
Opinion:
So stupid… This kid needs to get slapped and punished, but not in court. It was just a crayon for goodness sake. Who cares? It goes back to classroom punishment rules. If teachers were allowed a little more disciplinary act this kid probable wouldn’t have done that.
INTERNATIONAL:
Beer Bandit Steals 450 Kegs From Guinness Brewery in Ireland
Summary:
DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland's police announced a manhunt Thursday for a beer bandit who drove into the Guinness brewery and left with 450 full kegs. The national police force, the Garda Siochana, said a lone man drove into the brewery — a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction — on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs.
Opinion:
WOW… That’s a lot of beer, $235,000 worth. It’s hard to think about how someone snuck into a brewery and stole 450 kegs of beer. Wouldn’t someone notice that? Isn’t there some sort of video cameras watching the gates, or what about guards checking receipts for merchandise? It seems to me that Guinness just wasn’t prepared or secure.
Nurses' Aide Films Bathroom Sex, Extorts Thousands From Lover
Summary:
A nurses' aide used his mobile phone to film his co-worker performing a sexual act on him in a nursing home bathroom then used the video to extort money from her, a court has been told. Brisbane District Court was told today that Christopher Morgan, 34, of Mount Gravatt in Brisbane's south, demanded $10,000 from his lover so he could repay loan sharks who had threatened to break his bones. Fearing the affair would be revealed to her partner of 16 years, the 28-year-old woman paid the money. The court was told Morgan then demanded a further $2,000 to cover interest owed to the loan sharks and a six-month supply of steroid tablets. The woman, a nurse at the Algester Lodge Nursing Home in Brisbane's south, eventually went to the police. The court was told he initially denied making the threats, but later confessed and said he had committed the offence out of desperation. The court was told Morgan started making the threats in June, just one week after they began a physical relationship. Senior Judge Tony Skoien said the woman had "contributed to her own vulnerability" but Morgan had preyed on this weakness. He sentenced Morgan to three years' jail with a non-parole period of a year.
Opinion:
Well, don’t get me wrong. I feel bad that the women was blackmailed like this, but maybe it will teach her not to cheat on her husband. Holy Cow I hope she feels stupid, I think she will. I also hope that the man gets ridiculed for the rest of his life because his brilliant plan backfired on him. (I know this sounds mean). Oh well, crazy world we live in.
Pockets so fat it dont make no sense, Wrist so clean i dont need no tense, Watch so bright i dont need no light (Omar)
National - U.S. protests China's port refusal. The United States has filed a formal protest with China over the decision to deny port visits to a U.S. aircraft carrier and two other ships last week, an incident a Pentagon spokesman Wednesday called "baffling." Chinese authorities canceled a scheduled Thanksgiving port call in Hong Kong for the Japan-based aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk just hours before it was supposed to dock. The cancellation was "a costly inconvenience to the families who had traveled there to spend Thanksgiving with their loved ones on board,"
Opinion - Hmm. Chinese and U.S. Military had a 'misunderstanding'. DON'T THEY ALWAYS?!! For crying out loud! Did the U.S. think they can honor a Japanese based ship in China? also the Chinese don't celebrate Thanksgiving so why should they care? It is unfortunate for the families that traveled to China to see their loved ones, but they should have had a better understanding of the situation.
International - Venezuelans protest, as vote nears. One day after demonstrators thronged the Venezuelan capital's main thoroughfare to express their opposition to Sunday's referendum on changes to the constitution, supporters of President Hugo Chavez plan to hold their own demonstrations on Friday. Tens of thousands of people filled Avenida Bolivar from early in the morning Thursday to voice fears that approval of the 69 proposed amendments would give Chavez a tighter grip on power and lead to a totalitarian state. Chavez insists the majority of Venezuela's 26 million people back him, and indeed he has garnered overwhelming support from the country's poorer neighborhoods, who have benefited from his policies -- paid for by skyrocketing oil prices. Oil accounts for roughly 90 percent of the country's export earnings, according to the CIA World Factbook.
Opinion - Just like the protests that occurred earlier this month, Presidente Hugo Chavez is the epitome of a tyrant. He is not asking for the people's opinion and just wants to save his own skin. It seems this way to me. I hope he will have a clear conscious sooner or later. Including his vicious attacks against our president, this man thinks he can pretty much do anything thanks to his vast oil stocks. Money can get you places, but this can easily change one way or another. Hopefully soon.
National - Body found in Kansas appears to be missing college student. A body found in Kansas appears to be that of a missing college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn star, police said Thursday. Authorities said the preliminary physical description of the body found about 50 miles east of El Dorado matches that of missing college student Emily Sander. Investigators refused to give details about the state of the body or how it was found.Sander's case drew wide attention after it was revealed that she appeared nude on a popular adult Web site under the name Zoey Zane. That site was temporarily inaccessible Thursday, as were several sites that bill themselves as "fan" sites of Zane.But Police Chief Tom Boren insisted Thursday that Sander's Internet activity had no connection to her disappearance.
Opinion - Pardon my French, but ****!!! This is horrible in so many ways. First off, she was a college student who was apparently abducted and murdered by someone. Secondly, she turns out to be a porn star! I really wonder how her parents feel right now. Probably they are loving parents who can forgive their murdered daughter for the private life she led. It's understandable that some parents would get angry, but I wonder if they would stay angry for a long time. if they would, it would probably be towards her murderers.
International - Musharraf promises to end State of Emergency before the elections end. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that he will end a state of emergency on December 16 ahead of upcoming elections -- a key demand by the United States and opposition leaders. Musharraf made the announcement shortly after taking an oath of office for a third time as president, a day after abandoning his position as military chief."At the moment, the dust is settling down and everything is in control," Musharraf said. "The election will take place according to constitution on the eighth of January."
Opinion - Well I dont really know much about Musharraf or his rule over Pakistan and its people, but i do know that the U.S. likes him and if they do, I guess I do too. I just hope he wont turn out like a certain someone we tried to overthrow *cough*(Hussein) *cough* excuse me. However it is noteworthy that he stepped down as military chief to become the civilian president. This could mean alot since Pakistan truly favors warfare then diplomacy. All i can say is more power to his democratic, responsible decisions.
Opinion - Hmm. Chinese and U.S. Military had a 'misunderstanding'. DON'T THEY ALWAYS?!! For crying out loud! Did the U.S. think they can honor a Japanese based ship in China? also the Chinese don't celebrate Thanksgiving so why should they care? It is unfortunate for the families that traveled to China to see their loved ones, but they should have had a better understanding of the situation.
International - Venezuelans protest, as vote nears. One day after demonstrators thronged the Venezuelan capital's main thoroughfare to express their opposition to Sunday's referendum on changes to the constitution, supporters of President Hugo Chavez plan to hold their own demonstrations on Friday. Tens of thousands of people filled Avenida Bolivar from early in the morning Thursday to voice fears that approval of the 69 proposed amendments would give Chavez a tighter grip on power and lead to a totalitarian state. Chavez insists the majority of Venezuela's 26 million people back him, and indeed he has garnered overwhelming support from the country's poorer neighborhoods, who have benefited from his policies -- paid for by skyrocketing oil prices. Oil accounts for roughly 90 percent of the country's export earnings, according to the CIA World Factbook.
Opinion - Just like the protests that occurred earlier this month, Presidente Hugo Chavez is the epitome of a tyrant. He is not asking for the people's opinion and just wants to save his own skin. It seems this way to me. I hope he will have a clear conscious sooner or later. Including his vicious attacks against our president, this man thinks he can pretty much do anything thanks to his vast oil stocks. Money can get you places, but this can easily change one way or another. Hopefully soon.
National - Body found in Kansas appears to be missing college student. A body found in Kansas appears to be that of a missing college student who led a secret life as an Internet porn star, police said Thursday. Authorities said the preliminary physical description of the body found about 50 miles east of El Dorado matches that of missing college student Emily Sander. Investigators refused to give details about the state of the body or how it was found.Sander's case drew wide attention after it was revealed that she appeared nude on a popular adult Web site under the name Zoey Zane. That site was temporarily inaccessible Thursday, as were several sites that bill themselves as "fan" sites of Zane.But Police Chief Tom Boren insisted Thursday that Sander's Internet activity had no connection to her disappearance.
Opinion - Pardon my French, but ****!!! This is horrible in so many ways. First off, she was a college student who was apparently abducted and murdered by someone. Secondly, she turns out to be a porn star! I really wonder how her parents feel right now. Probably they are loving parents who can forgive their murdered daughter for the private life she led. It's understandable that some parents would get angry, but I wonder if they would stay angry for a long time. if they would, it would probably be towards her murderers.
International - Musharraf promises to end State of Emergency before the elections end. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Thursday that he will end a state of emergency on December 16 ahead of upcoming elections -- a key demand by the United States and opposition leaders. Musharraf made the announcement shortly after taking an oath of office for a third time as president, a day after abandoning his position as military chief."At the moment, the dust is settling down and everything is in control," Musharraf said. "The election will take place according to constitution on the eighth of January."
Opinion - Well I dont really know much about Musharraf or his rule over Pakistan and its people, but i do know that the U.S. likes him and if they do, I guess I do too. I just hope he wont turn out like a certain someone we tried to overthrow *cough*(Hussein) *cough* excuse me. However it is noteworthy that he stepped down as military chief to become the civilian president. This could mean alot since Pakistan truly favors warfare then diplomacy. All i can say is more power to his democratic, responsible decisions.
Brian's blog
National: In Seattle a judge ruled that it was a fourteen-year-old Jehovah’s Witness boy’s right to refuse a blood transfusion, on the basis of religion and the transfusion would have made the boy “unclean”. Dennis Lindberg was sick with Leukemia and died several hours later. The judge knew the boy was likely “giving himself a death sentence”, but denied a state motion to force a blood transfusion on the boy. The boy’s parents, who did not have custody, flew to the hearing and felt that the boy’s guardian, his aunt, may have influenced the decision. However, after meeting with the boy the father decided not to appeal. Doctors gave the boy a 70% chance of surviving five more years if he had received the transfusion.
Opinion: This is a really sad story, and I’m sure it’d be even sadder if more details had been given. However, I think the right ruling was made and that it was the boy’s decision to not receive a transfusion. All the transfusion would have done is slow down the inevitable, and I feel in a case like this, the boys religious convictions were justified if he didn’t want to unnaturally prolong his own life. However, it does bother me that other people might be able to seek untimely deaths on the basis of religion, or that other children of Jehovah’s Witnesses, whose lives might be extended to a greater degree, might die from not getting proper medical treatment.
National: So Pope Benedict XVI is coming to visit! He’ll be visiting The White House, Ground Zero, and the UN. He’ll be holding two public masses: one at the new National Stadium in Washington on April 17, and another at Yankee Stadium on April 20. Besides that and meeting with Catholic leaders, he won’t be traveling much though.
Opinion: I really like this guy’s clothes, but wasn’t Jesus supposed to come back when he became pope? I’d like to know more about this guy, and it’d be pretty cool to get to see him.
International: So there’s good news and bad news. Good: Venezuelans aren’t precisely happy about President Hugo Chavez’s referendum to get rid of term limits and his plans to set up a Communist regime.
There have been many protests, occasionally leading to clashes, but not too much violence.
Bad: One protest did lead to a confrontation between protestors and the Venezuelan National Guard. Plus, if you’re communist, it’s too bad that people don’t want to just hand all the power to Chavez and pass new communal property laws.
Opinion: what I’ve always wondered about communism is what sorts of personal property are people allowed to own? Is it just not land? Anyhow, I suppose this is an encouraging state of affairs, and maybe someone better will replace Chavez in the near future. What confuses me is that I though Venezuela was already Communist.
International: In North Korea, public executions are increasing. For example, in recent days, a factory chief accused of making international phone calls was executed by firing squad in a stadium in front of 150,000 people. Six people were trampled to death and thirty-four others were injured by a stampede of people exiting the stadium. Cell phones and international calls are banned entirely in North Korea.
Opinion: I didn’t really realize the severity of the restrictions on the freedom of speech in North Korea. This is an awful story, but I knew that North Korea is accused of being one of the top human rights violators. Of course they deny violating human rights and say the executions are meant to deter crime.
Opinion: This is a really sad story, and I’m sure it’d be even sadder if more details had been given. However, I think the right ruling was made and that it was the boy’s decision to not receive a transfusion. All the transfusion would have done is slow down the inevitable, and I feel in a case like this, the boys religious convictions were justified if he didn’t want to unnaturally prolong his own life. However, it does bother me that other people might be able to seek untimely deaths on the basis of religion, or that other children of Jehovah’s Witnesses, whose lives might be extended to a greater degree, might die from not getting proper medical treatment.
National: So Pope Benedict XVI is coming to visit! He’ll be visiting The White House, Ground Zero, and the UN. He’ll be holding two public masses: one at the new National Stadium in Washington on April 17, and another at Yankee Stadium on April 20. Besides that and meeting with Catholic leaders, he won’t be traveling much though.
Opinion: I really like this guy’s clothes, but wasn’t Jesus supposed to come back when he became pope? I’d like to know more about this guy, and it’d be pretty cool to get to see him.
International: So there’s good news and bad news. Good: Venezuelans aren’t precisely happy about President Hugo Chavez’s referendum to get rid of term limits and his plans to set up a Communist regime.
There have been many protests, occasionally leading to clashes, but not too much violence.
Bad: One protest did lead to a confrontation between protestors and the Venezuelan National Guard. Plus, if you’re communist, it’s too bad that people don’t want to just hand all the power to Chavez and pass new communal property laws.
Opinion: what I’ve always wondered about communism is what sorts of personal property are people allowed to own? Is it just not land? Anyhow, I suppose this is an encouraging state of affairs, and maybe someone better will replace Chavez in the near future. What confuses me is that I though Venezuela was already Communist.
International: In North Korea, public executions are increasing. For example, in recent days, a factory chief accused of making international phone calls was executed by firing squad in a stadium in front of 150,000 people. Six people were trampled to death and thirty-four others were injured by a stampede of people exiting the stadium. Cell phones and international calls are banned entirely in North Korea.
Opinion: I didn’t really realize the severity of the restrictions on the freedom of speech in North Korea. This is an awful story, but I knew that North Korea is accused of being one of the top human rights violators. Of course they deny violating human rights and say the executions are meant to deter crime.
Ben Thieroff
NATIONAL #1
Summary-- A three year old Wisconsion boy died this morning. The boy was playing in his parents room when he found a loaded .40 caliber semi-auto handgun in the bedside table. He was playing with it and shot himself in the chest. His mother rushed in to find him lying on the floor and called the authorities. He was pronounced dead at the hospital today.
Opinion-- Wow here is another wonderful argument for the anti gun fools. Im sick of stupid people who allow this to happen. how hard is it to keep your gun somewere where it wasnt too obvious to the three year old. I understand that it must be accessable when the time calls for it but never the less, lock your bedroom door or something.
NATIONAL #2
Summary-- There was a video on YouTube about a guy who was driving his Lambo on the 202. Apparently this fellow was doing 219mph. The DPS is investigating the incedent which occoured in a 65mph zone. This has all sparked a major voclization of the residts of this city.
Opinion-- I Wanna Go Fast!! These people who are making all these arguments about that they drive their kids to daycare every day are just stupid. These guys didnt do this in rush hour traffic at 4 oclock in the afternoon. They did it in the middle of the night when traffic was at a bare minimun. I give these guys props for going that fast. Is hard enough to go 102 on the freeway much less that 219. High Five for the guys wtih the Murcielago!!
INTERNATIONAL #1
Summary-- In Zimbabuie there are empty shelves all over the country. Due to this crisis the country cannot get it inflation estitmates. This is blamed on the gaps in this and that. Finally all the gaps aligned and now there is a serious problem.
Opinion-- well who would expect for a country to be on top of all its finantial duties. HOW cannot you not know??? This is just neglect and poor country running. I feel really bad for the pepople who are going to suffer for their governments mistakes. Oh well, just another day in this wonderful place we call Earth.
Summary-- A three year old Wisconsion boy died this morning. The boy was playing in his parents room when he found a loaded .40 caliber semi-auto handgun in the bedside table. He was playing with it and shot himself in the chest. His mother rushed in to find him lying on the floor and called the authorities. He was pronounced dead at the hospital today.
Opinion-- Wow here is another wonderful argument for the anti gun fools. Im sick of stupid people who allow this to happen. how hard is it to keep your gun somewere where it wasnt too obvious to the three year old. I understand that it must be accessable when the time calls for it but never the less, lock your bedroom door or something.
NATIONAL #2
Summary-- There was a video on YouTube about a guy who was driving his Lambo on the 202. Apparently this fellow was doing 219mph. The DPS is investigating the incedent which occoured in a 65mph zone. This has all sparked a major voclization of the residts of this city.
Opinion-- I Wanna Go Fast!! These people who are making all these arguments about that they drive their kids to daycare every day are just stupid. These guys didnt do this in rush hour traffic at 4 oclock in the afternoon. They did it in the middle of the night when traffic was at a bare minimun. I give these guys props for going that fast. Is hard enough to go 102 on the freeway much less that 219. High Five for the guys wtih the Murcielago!!
INTERNATIONAL #1
Summary-- In Zimbabuie there are empty shelves all over the country. Due to this crisis the country cannot get it inflation estitmates. This is blamed on the gaps in this and that. Finally all the gaps aligned and now there is a serious problem.
Opinion-- well who would expect for a country to be on top of all its finantial duties. HOW cannot you not know??? This is just neglect and poor country running. I feel really bad for the pepople who are going to suffer for their governments mistakes. Oh well, just another day in this wonderful place we call Earth.
Susan Jewell
national:
SUMMARYIn Kansas the body of an 18 year old, Emily Sanders, was found. The girl was discovered to have a secret life as an internet porn star. Those sites were temporarily closed down in order for the police to be able to work with less disturbances. many people called in with tip because of having seen her porn; most of those turned out to be false leads. The main suspect is 24 year old Israel Mireles. The last time Emiy was seen was with Israel, leaving a bar. There was blood found in Mireles hotel room. The suspect has a 16 year old girlfriend who is pregnant. His rental car was found in Texas where he has family. The police think his family knows where he is but hasn't told the absolute truth.
OPINION
Ewww... the suspect has a total think for young women. If I was his girlfriend I would dump him and get a GED then get support from a Christian organization. I think the man probably killed Sanders. Why else would he abandon the car and have blood in his hotel room? Well, I think this teaches everyone not to leave bars with strange men; you may just die.
national:
SUMMARYA fugitive, Evelyn Messege, has been located on myspace. In 1996 she was charged with intoxication manslaughter. One passenger in her car was killed and another was paralyzed. She is not only guilty of manslaughter now, she is also guilty of bail jumping. Intoxication charges in Texas are punishable by 2-20 years and bail jumping 2-10 years. The extradition laws have changed since she was charged with this felony. The U.S. is in the works of going and getting messege.
OPINION
That was dumb to flee. She possibly could have gotten away with 2 years and she would have been ok. Now she will have to serve at least 4 years at most 30 years but sometimes judges tack on more time just to prove a point. I hope she is caught and made an example. People who drive while drunk infuriate me. If she was beaten up in jail I wouldn't feel bad at all.
international:
"Although there is no ban in the Quran on images of Allah or the Prophet Mohammad, Islam's founder, likenesses are considered highly offensive by Muslims."SUMMARY
In the Sudan a British teacher was found guilty for insulting religion. She asked her class of 7-year olds to name the class teddy bear. They chose the name Mohammad. She will now face 15 days in prison -- technically 11 because the court is counting the 4 days of being arrested towards her sentence.
OPINION
That is so dumb. the kids named the bear. They were most likely trying to honor their god. The woman is not of that culture it is unfair to punish her fora a social wrong especially considering it is not a legal wrong.
international
SUMMARY
In Ethiopia human activists have stepped in to investigate claims of gang rape, burning of villages, and other cruelties. The citizens have been asked not to speak to international reporters. The prime minister claims that no hurtful acts have been performed. The claims are false. A citizen said the army was killing his neighbors "like goats".
OPINION
The nation is obviously hiding something. I think most countries hide facts from other nations though so what is really to be expected. Their actions are wrong though and I hope the press will require the nation to cease.
In Ethiopia human activists have stepped in to investigate claims of gang rape, burning of villages, and other cruelties. The citizens have been asked not to speak to international reporters. The prime minister claims that no hurtful acts have been performed. The claims are false. A citizen said the army was killing his neighbors "like goats".
OPINION
The nation is obviously hiding something. I think most countries hide facts from other nations though so what is really to be expected. Their actions are wrong though and I hope the press will require the nation to cease.
Chuck HAll P1
National
From http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/1128asufoot1129.html
ASU to celebrate over 20 seniors at this weeks final home game. The devils have 27 seniors all of which have contributed greatly to this season. Its been a great ride the past four years for some of them such as zach krula and robert james. They were brought in back in 2002 after the devils finishe with an 8 and 6 season and are riding three straight bowl apperances and a chance to get a BCS birth this year these devils will be greatly missed including standouts like saftey Josh barret and rb ryan torain as well as ol zach krula and lb robert james and of coruse tight end Brent miller older brother to Zach miller who opted to the nfl last year while big brother stayed tofinish his career
I think that a coulple of these guys can make it to the nfl. Those include rb ryan torain despite being injured half way through the season as well as safte josh barret who is a defensive stand out and was all pac ten last year. All they need to do is beat Uof A
From http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/1128asufoot1129.html
ASU to celebrate over 20 seniors at this weeks final home game. The devils have 27 seniors all of which have contributed greatly to this season. Its been a great ride the past four years for some of them such as zach krula and robert james. They were brought in back in 2002 after the devils finishe with an 8 and 6 season and are riding three straight bowl apperances and a chance to get a BCS birth this year these devils will be greatly missed including standouts like saftey Josh barret and rb ryan torain as well as ol zach krula and lb robert james and of coruse tight end Brent miller older brother to Zach miller who opted to the nfl last year while big brother stayed tofinish his career
I think that a coulple of these guys can make it to the nfl. Those include rb ryan torain despite being injured half way through the season as well as safte josh barret who is a defensive stand out and was all pac ten last year. All they need to do is beat Uof A
Alex Bellah
National: Murder they wrote
Summary: 2 year old was beat to death by her stepfather beat her to death after not saying “please” and “yes sir” when she spoke to him. A body was found in Galveston Bay last month and investigators are still waiting on the DNA results to see if the body matches that of 2 year old Riley Ann Sawyer. Stepfather and Mother were both arrested and waiting trial to see if they are found guilty. Supposedly the little girls mother says she wanted to call an ambulance after things got out of control but her husband told her not to because they both would go to jail after the police saw the wounds on the little girl. They gave Riley over the counter pain meds and when she stopped breathing they performed CPR on her. When they could not revive her they decided to hide the body for a while then dumped it into the Galveston Bay. Riley’s stepfather said he never meant for it to get that out of control and never meant to beat the child to death.
Opinion: No matter what the parents say or stories they tell of what happened, they should both be found guilty and out away for the rest of their lives. They murdered an innocent little baby girl who did not know any better. What they did was wrong and that child should no have been in that home. How could no one suspect something before now? These parents are so guilty and nothing should stop them from being put behind bars! No one deserves to have a second chance after what they did. My heart goes out to those parents and may the Lord be with them because they are headed down a path of misfortune.
International: Missing Girl Update
Summary: A witness has come forward in the Madeline McCann case. This witness has said that he saw the little girl being dragged away by a viscous man near the Portugal border just hours after she had gone missing. Portugal case detectives have come over to the UK to talk with detectives and police over there about this information. Many people have said that they have seen the little girl since she has gone missing but all these sightings have so far not helped or have fallen through. The family has not yet said anything about this yet nut they are still hopeful and praying for their little girl’s safe return home. They just want to have her back.
Opinion: I have been following this story for quite some time now and every time they believe they have another clue it falls through and nothing seems to come out of what they found. This case is still a total mystery and I do continue to pray for Madeline and her family. I pray that whoever has her o has information on Madeline and her where bouts will come forward and help the McCann’s get back their daughter. I believe that people have probably seen the little girl but are to frighten to say anything in fear of that they may be wrong. I hope this witness is telling the truth and that this new information will help in the process of finding Madeline McCann.
National: O.J. Go Away...
Summary: On November 28, 2007 O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in court for his heist in Las Vegas this past September. The former…well former of many things…has been held in trial before for the murder of his wife and her boyfriend. He came out of that trial by being found not guilty, even though we all knew he did it. Well this time you can bet he is not going to get off that easy. A court date has been set for April 7, 2008. The three men will be charged with 12 counts over all. Witnesses have accepted lea deals to testify against O.J. in April.
Opinion: We got you now O.J.. You got off easy last time and now you are finally getting what you deserve. O.J. is totally guilty and if he gets off the hook again you better believe that there is going to be major chaos. Saying he didn’t do it has to be the stupidest move ever, especially after witnesses saw you and you were caught on tape. How dumb can he be? I mean you got a get out of jail free card last time and now he goes and pulls a stunt like this…what is he thinking, o that’s right he is NOT! Seriously O.J. you need some serious help and jail will do you some good!
International: Nothing can stop her now
Summary: Miss Ingrid Marie Rivera won Miss Puerto Rico even after her dress had been pepper sprayed. This young lady said that if God could get her through that she can face anything that comes her way in the Miss Universe pageant. The case is still under way on who sprayed her dress but miss Rivera said that she is not going to blame anyone. She is thankful that she won and she is not holding a grudge against anyone. She still has no clue why someone would do this to her.
Opinion: I believe that any woman who would put themselves in a beauty pageant to parade around in outfits is nuts. A person who would drench another contestant dress in pepper spray is seriously mental. I mean you have to be crazy to want to win that bad. I give props to Miss Ingrid Marie Rivera for still going out there and fighting through it. She must seriously be one strong woman to deal with that. To what I know she deserved to win Miss Puerto Rico and good luck to her in the miss Universe pageant. If Miss United States does not win I hope Miss Puerto Rico does. :]
Summary: 2 year old was beat to death by her stepfather beat her to death after not saying “please” and “yes sir” when she spoke to him. A body was found in Galveston Bay last month and investigators are still waiting on the DNA results to see if the body matches that of 2 year old Riley Ann Sawyer. Stepfather and Mother were both arrested and waiting trial to see if they are found guilty. Supposedly the little girls mother says she wanted to call an ambulance after things got out of control but her husband told her not to because they both would go to jail after the police saw the wounds on the little girl. They gave Riley over the counter pain meds and when she stopped breathing they performed CPR on her. When they could not revive her they decided to hide the body for a while then dumped it into the Galveston Bay. Riley’s stepfather said he never meant for it to get that out of control and never meant to beat the child to death.
Opinion: No matter what the parents say or stories they tell of what happened, they should both be found guilty and out away for the rest of their lives. They murdered an innocent little baby girl who did not know any better. What they did was wrong and that child should no have been in that home. How could no one suspect something before now? These parents are so guilty and nothing should stop them from being put behind bars! No one deserves to have a second chance after what they did. My heart goes out to those parents and may the Lord be with them because they are headed down a path of misfortune.
International: Missing Girl Update
Summary: A witness has come forward in the Madeline McCann case. This witness has said that he saw the little girl being dragged away by a viscous man near the Portugal border just hours after she had gone missing. Portugal case detectives have come over to the UK to talk with detectives and police over there about this information. Many people have said that they have seen the little girl since she has gone missing but all these sightings have so far not helped or have fallen through. The family has not yet said anything about this yet nut they are still hopeful and praying for their little girl’s safe return home. They just want to have her back.
Opinion: I have been following this story for quite some time now and every time they believe they have another clue it falls through and nothing seems to come out of what they found. This case is still a total mystery and I do continue to pray for Madeline and her family. I pray that whoever has her o has information on Madeline and her where bouts will come forward and help the McCann’s get back their daughter. I believe that people have probably seen the little girl but are to frighten to say anything in fear of that they may be wrong. I hope this witness is telling the truth and that this new information will help in the process of finding Madeline McCann.
National: O.J. Go Away...
Summary: On November 28, 2007 O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in court for his heist in Las Vegas this past September. The former…well former of many things…has been held in trial before for the murder of his wife and her boyfriend. He came out of that trial by being found not guilty, even though we all knew he did it. Well this time you can bet he is not going to get off that easy. A court date has been set for April 7, 2008. The three men will be charged with 12 counts over all. Witnesses have accepted lea deals to testify against O.J. in April.
Opinion: We got you now O.J.. You got off easy last time and now you are finally getting what you deserve. O.J. is totally guilty and if he gets off the hook again you better believe that there is going to be major chaos. Saying he didn’t do it has to be the stupidest move ever, especially after witnesses saw you and you were caught on tape. How dumb can he be? I mean you got a get out of jail free card last time and now he goes and pulls a stunt like this…what is he thinking, o that’s right he is NOT! Seriously O.J. you need some serious help and jail will do you some good!
International: Nothing can stop her now
Summary: Miss Ingrid Marie Rivera won Miss Puerto Rico even after her dress had been pepper sprayed. This young lady said that if God could get her through that she can face anything that comes her way in the Miss Universe pageant. The case is still under way on who sprayed her dress but miss Rivera said that she is not going to blame anyone. She is thankful that she won and she is not holding a grudge against anyone. She still has no clue why someone would do this to her.
Opinion: I believe that any woman who would put themselves in a beauty pageant to parade around in outfits is nuts. A person who would drench another contestant dress in pepper spray is seriously mental. I mean you have to be crazy to want to win that bad. I give props to Miss Ingrid Marie Rivera for still going out there and fighting through it. She must seriously be one strong woman to deal with that. To what I know she deserved to win Miss Puerto Rico and good luck to her in the miss Universe pageant. If Miss United States does not win I hope Miss Puerto Rico does. :]
Ashley Cowan
National: Tainted food kill 224 pets
Earlier this year U.S. officials received thousands of complaints about pets being killed by contaminated pet food. A major recall had begun last March after ingredients imported from China were found to have contaminated some pet food. Canadian manufacturer Menu Foods Income Fund was hit the hardest, recalling 60 million packages of pet food. On a previous survey posted on the Internet, the team at Michigan State University found that they had attracted just 500 responses and of those 500, only 348 cases of pet sickness met the criteria for kidney failure caused by the food contamination. The deaths from the contaminated pet food may have been caused by the mixing of two compounds, melamine and cyanuric acid.
Opinion: That sucks so bad for the people who lost their animals due to a defect in some animal food. You really cannot replace your pets, but the least they can do is try to find the ingredients that are making the animals sick. I wish the researchers the best of luck.
International: Earthquake hits the Caribbean Islands
In Roseau, Dominica, a powerful earthquake hit the eastern Caribbean. Although office workers and shoppers on several islands were fleeing the streets, there were no immediate reports of injuries. The earthquake which struck at 2 p.m. where it was centered 26 miles southeast of Roseau, the capitol of Dominica, where the shaking lasted for about 20 seconds.
Opinion: I am glad to hear that there were no immediate reported injuries. I have never experienced an earthquake myself, but I truly could not imagine the things that were going through those people's minds. I don't know much about earthquakes but I'm glad to hear that there hasn't been any major damage.
National: Boy dies from refusal of blood refusal
In Seattle, a few hours after a judge ruled that a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness, Dennis Lindberg, sick with leukemia had the right to refuse a blood transfusion that might have helped him, the boy died, a newspaper reported. The judge said the eighth-grader knew "he's basically giving himself a death sentence. The judge was quoted saying "This isn't something Dennis just came upon, and he believes with the transfusion he would be unclean and unworthy." Doctors had given Dennis a 70 percent chance of surviving the next five years with the transfusions and other treatment.
Opinion: O my goodness, I honestly cannot explain how this story makes me feel. It both angers me and breaks my heart to read this. I'm upset that the boy chose death over a blood transfusion, but I have respect for him to refuse what he thinks is wrong according to his religion. I just wish everyone believed in God and did what the Bible says. The world would be like heaven.
International: Chavez protesters flood streets of Venezuela
In Caracas, Venezuela, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the capitol on Thursday to oppose a law that would eliminate term limits for President Hugo Chavez. The protesters were blowing whistles, waving signs, and shouting "Not like this!" and were dressed in blue, which is a color chosen for the opposition. "This is a movement by those of us who oppose a change to this country's way of life, because what the law aims to do is impose totalitarianism," said former lawmaker Elias Matta.
Opinion: Wow! The people of Venezuela truly oppose Hugo Chavez. I truly couldn't imagine not living in a democratic society. I hope the referendum does not pass so the people have a chance to change their society.
Earlier this year U.S. officials received thousands of complaints about pets being killed by contaminated pet food. A major recall had begun last March after ingredients imported from China were found to have contaminated some pet food. Canadian manufacturer Menu Foods Income Fund was hit the hardest, recalling 60 million packages of pet food. On a previous survey posted on the Internet, the team at Michigan State University found that they had attracted just 500 responses and of those 500, only 348 cases of pet sickness met the criteria for kidney failure caused by the food contamination. The deaths from the contaminated pet food may have been caused by the mixing of two compounds, melamine and cyanuric acid.
Opinion: That sucks so bad for the people who lost their animals due to a defect in some animal food. You really cannot replace your pets, but the least they can do is try to find the ingredients that are making the animals sick. I wish the researchers the best of luck.
International: Earthquake hits the Caribbean Islands
In Roseau, Dominica, a powerful earthquake hit the eastern Caribbean. Although office workers and shoppers on several islands were fleeing the streets, there were no immediate reports of injuries. The earthquake which struck at 2 p.m. where it was centered 26 miles southeast of Roseau, the capitol of Dominica, where the shaking lasted for about 20 seconds.
Opinion: I am glad to hear that there were no immediate reported injuries. I have never experienced an earthquake myself, but I truly could not imagine the things that were going through those people's minds. I don't know much about earthquakes but I'm glad to hear that there hasn't been any major damage.
National: Boy dies from refusal of blood refusal
In Seattle, a few hours after a judge ruled that a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness, Dennis Lindberg, sick with leukemia had the right to refuse a blood transfusion that might have helped him, the boy died, a newspaper reported. The judge said the eighth-grader knew "he's basically giving himself a death sentence. The judge was quoted saying "This isn't something Dennis just came upon, and he believes with the transfusion he would be unclean and unworthy." Doctors had given Dennis a 70 percent chance of surviving the next five years with the transfusions and other treatment.
Opinion: O my goodness, I honestly cannot explain how this story makes me feel. It both angers me and breaks my heart to read this. I'm upset that the boy chose death over a blood transfusion, but I have respect for him to refuse what he thinks is wrong according to his religion. I just wish everyone believed in God and did what the Bible says. The world would be like heaven.
International: Chavez protesters flood streets of Venezuela
In Caracas, Venezuela, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the capitol on Thursday to oppose a law that would eliminate term limits for President Hugo Chavez. The protesters were blowing whistles, waving signs, and shouting "Not like this!" and were dressed in blue, which is a color chosen for the opposition. "This is a movement by those of us who oppose a change to this country's way of life, because what the law aims to do is impose totalitarianism," said former lawmaker Elias Matta.
Opinion: Wow! The people of Venezuela truly oppose Hugo Chavez. I truly couldn't imagine not living in a democratic society. I hope the referendum does not pass so the people have a chance to change their society.
Chris (moooo.. eh?)
National
Summary - In a cbsnews.com article, a boy walked from the Tampa area of Florida to Tallahassee. The ten-year-old boy walked a total of two hundred twenty miles in order to gain attention for the plight of homeless children. The boy named Zach Bonner lives with his family in Valrico. The final mile ended on Monday morning November twenty-fifth and the entire walk began November third. The boy walked the entire way with his older sister along with a group of volunteers. Zach has been doing charitable work all of his life. What first pushed him to plan and do this walk was when Congress declared November as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. The walk did in fact raise awareness for the homeless youth. It also raised about twenty-five thousand dollars in donations for those children.
Opinion - Well, Zach seems like a really nice kid. He sure is caring and probably very sympathetic for those homeless children. I guess I am too and I believe many other people are as well. What many of those people lack though, and I guess I do somewhat too, is that drive to do something about the problem. Thanks to this kid though, many of those people who might have only cared and not done anything about it, now might be more active with the situation. Many people can learn from Zach that it also takes that drive to make a difference with how things are. I've taken this to heart and I think others should too.
National
Summary - An article from cbsnews.com writes about Oregon's Klamath County where the state trooper arrested a Montana man. The reason behind the arrest was that what the man had wrapped up as a Christmas gift in his car was actually marijuana. About ten miles south of Klamath Falls, after a traffic stop Monday night on U.S. ninety-seven, along with about three pounds of pot were also found four firearms. The man Jimmie Cumbee was stopped by the state trooper after Jimmie had been going seventy-five in a fifty-five mile an hour speed zone. The man's seventeen-year-old son was with him and was also arrested. Jimmie Cumbee is accused of unlawful manufacture, delivery and possession of a controlled substance, and carrying a concealed weapon, which was loaded and concealed in a box next to the driver's seat.
Opinion - Hey, it's my Christmas too Jimmie. Err.. um, anywho. He isn't a really smart guy, speeding while he has marijuana and guns in the back seat. Not too subtle, I'd have to say. A marijuana pipe was also found, so I guess that if he were high then he's somewhat excused for the "being so obvious" thing. Now he's just an idiot for driving while toasted. That's DWT, for any kids out there who wanted to know. :P So.. where was I.. It's really too bad his son was arrested. I hope it was properly evaluated whether he was helping his dad out by choice or was actually made to help him. Jimmie could just be a crappy father and the son just obeying him because he has to.
International
Summary - A burglar was arrested in Bosnia Thursday, says a cbsnews.com article. The owner of the house found the burglar asleep on the couch, said police. The burglar, identified only as Edin M., was able to get a-hold of two bracelets and an earring before he finally took a nap on the couch. "He saw the couch and just sat to down to rest for a while and fell asleep," police said in a statement. The burgle admitted to breaking into the house once he had been arrested.
Opinion - Ha. This burglar is quite humorous. Well, I guess you can't really call him a burglar since he wasn't even successful at stealing anything. :/ He would be more of a brake-and-enter.. er. Anyway I would have to assume this "burglar" was so self-assured with this accomplishment of getting his hands on some bracelets and an earring that he just decided to rest a little on the couch. I don't see how someone could take a nap like that if they weren't comfortable and so self-assured with what they were doing. It sounds like the guy might have been somewhat cocky, to me. In any case, he got caught so he sucks at being a burglar. The end. P.S. what's this about only stealing one earring? I mean, who does that, eh?
International
Summary - According to a cbsnews.com article, Guyana's former first lady appealed to the citizens on Wednesday. What she asked of the citizens was for a car to carry out the charitable work she has been doing. She explained how she would have to walk or ride the bus to accomplish this. In the strange news conference in which this appeal was given, the prior first lady Varshnie Jagdeo explained that cars were no longer available for her to use for her job at a children's charity. Her nearly nine-year marriage to President Bharrat Jagdeo ended in April with their separation."If there is anyone with a spare vehicle who can lend it to me for a while, I will be very grateful," the woman said in Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. Though now separated from her husband, the former first lady still lives in the presidential house, with quarters separate from that of the president's since their marriage went bad. Varshnie explained to the citizens that she now has to walk one mile from the presidential house to her office, a charity that helps sick children travel overseas for medical care.
Opinion - It's hard to tell if this lady wants to borrow the car simply because she doesn't want to walk or because Varshnie actually believes her having to walk to her office might somehow hinder her from running the charity efficiently. Whatever the case may be, I believe she should be given a car to at least borrow. Either way you look at it, the charity could still be hurting from her having to walk there. No matter what her reason, the charity will still benefit. I mean, what's the worst that could happen? Her running off with the vice-president in that car? Well.. okay, that would be a real jab to the citizens and to the president as well. But the truth is.. I'd get a real kick out of that. >.< :P
Andrew Reiff
National
Summary- GOP gay group slams Romney in new ad
A gay Republican group calling the themselves the Log Cabin Republicans are attacking Mitt Romney in a savage new radio ad. They claim that he flip-flops on issues including taxes. The group has identified Rudy Giuliani as their favorite candidate, obviously because he is not anti-gay, however they claimed that they had not favored a candidate. Their criticism, incidentally, comes from the same source as the same criticisms offered by the Giuliani camp earlier. They are attacking him primarily on his actions as governor raising taxes. The group is primarily based on the east coast and the ad is airing in New Hampshire, 6 weeks before the primary.
Opinion-
Here go the gays again. They are for Giuliani I guess, but they hate Ole' Mitt. And what is up with the title of this article? Was that really necessary? C'mon author... Anyway they don't like Mitt and I get the feeling Mitt doesn't like them, but the essential question is... will this radio ad really hurt Romney? I have to say it will not do that much damage because everyone knows his stance on the gays, and another attack from them is old news by now.
International
Summary- Koreas agree on arrangements for trains (For David!!)
North Korea and South Korea met in talks yesterday over a proposed fishing zone off the west coast of their peninsula, but could not reach an agreement. Instead, they agreed on starting a regular train service across the Demilitarized Zone. This train would be the first of its kind. The fishing zone reached a stalling point when North Korea refused to allow the zone to extend north of the DMZ, while South Korea wanted it to go on both sides of the border. They also took measures to ease tension between the two countries, though they are still technically at war. The US, however, said that an armistice will only be signed when North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons program.
Opinion-
So it appears as if North Korea is finally warming up to South Korea. Or maybe this is all a farce to allow a relaxation of tension before North Korea tries to knock out South Korea once and for all. And it was smart of SK to not agree to the fishing zone as NK wanted it. If the zone doe snot extend equally above both borders, then it is not fair. Plain and simple. As to the train... man that thing is going to be searched like forty times per crossing.
National
Summary- Rodney King sprayed with shotgun pellets
Rodney King was shot two to three times with a shotgun while he was riding his bike yesterday. His wounds were not life-threatening; he was able to bike the 1 1/2 miles back to his home to call police. When police arrived, he appeared drunk and was uncooperative with giving details about the shooting, but authorities say it may have involved a domestic dispute. Rodney King was the black man being beaten by LA police on video, when the officers were acquitted, it caused massive rioting in LA and 55 people died, causing 1 billion dollars in damages.
Opinion-
This guy can not just seem to stay out of trouble, can he? First the riots, then the drunk driving, and now this. I think in the eyes of the public this guy has just become another celebrity, and that is not necessarily a good thing, however he is not constantly in the news because he flashes people or something (good thing), but a minor incident like this confirms his celebrity status.
International
Summary- Reward for 'boid' with Brooklyn accent
A parrot that apparently speaks with a New York accent has gone missing from a pet boarding facility, and the reward is 10000 dollars. The bird is 18 years old and is an African Gray parrot. The owner says she just wants the bird back because it comforts her through hard times.
Opinion-
How long... did it take to teach this bird to talk like a New Yahka? I think that bird is priceless and should be returned because it is a national treasure. I also heard that the bird was very rude, and he is a terrible driver. He also yells at people with no provocation. Hey when in Rome... do what the Romans do, right? Take this bird to like Minnesooota and see if his accent changes... he he i think that it will!
Summary- GOP gay group slams Romney in new ad
A gay Republican group calling the themselves the Log Cabin Republicans are attacking Mitt Romney in a savage new radio ad. They claim that he flip-flops on issues including taxes. The group has identified Rudy Giuliani as their favorite candidate, obviously because he is not anti-gay, however they claimed that they had not favored a candidate. Their criticism, incidentally, comes from the same source as the same criticisms offered by the Giuliani camp earlier. They are attacking him primarily on his actions as governor raising taxes. The group is primarily based on the east coast and the ad is airing in New Hampshire, 6 weeks before the primary.
Opinion-
Here go the gays again. They are for Giuliani I guess, but they hate Ole' Mitt. And what is up with the title of this article? Was that really necessary? C'mon author... Anyway they don't like Mitt and I get the feeling Mitt doesn't like them, but the essential question is... will this radio ad really hurt Romney? I have to say it will not do that much damage because everyone knows his stance on the gays, and another attack from them is old news by now.
International
Summary- Koreas agree on arrangements for trains (For David!!)
North Korea and South Korea met in talks yesterday over a proposed fishing zone off the west coast of their peninsula, but could not reach an agreement. Instead, they agreed on starting a regular train service across the Demilitarized Zone. This train would be the first of its kind. The fishing zone reached a stalling point when North Korea refused to allow the zone to extend north of the DMZ, while South Korea wanted it to go on both sides of the border. They also took measures to ease tension between the two countries, though they are still technically at war. The US, however, said that an armistice will only be signed when North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons program.
Opinion-
So it appears as if North Korea is finally warming up to South Korea. Or maybe this is all a farce to allow a relaxation of tension before North Korea tries to knock out South Korea once and for all. And it was smart of SK to not agree to the fishing zone as NK wanted it. If the zone doe snot extend equally above both borders, then it is not fair. Plain and simple. As to the train... man that thing is going to be searched like forty times per crossing.
National
Summary- Rodney King sprayed with shotgun pellets
Rodney King was shot two to three times with a shotgun while he was riding his bike yesterday. His wounds were not life-threatening; he was able to bike the 1 1/2 miles back to his home to call police. When police arrived, he appeared drunk and was uncooperative with giving details about the shooting, but authorities say it may have involved a domestic dispute. Rodney King was the black man being beaten by LA police on video, when the officers were acquitted, it caused massive rioting in LA and 55 people died, causing 1 billion dollars in damages.
Opinion-
This guy can not just seem to stay out of trouble, can he? First the riots, then the drunk driving, and now this. I think in the eyes of the public this guy has just become another celebrity, and that is not necessarily a good thing, however he is not constantly in the news because he flashes people or something (good thing), but a minor incident like this confirms his celebrity status.
International
Summary- Reward for 'boid' with Brooklyn accent
A parrot that apparently speaks with a New York accent has gone missing from a pet boarding facility, and the reward is 10000 dollars. The bird is 18 years old and is an African Gray parrot. The owner says she just wants the bird back because it comforts her through hard times.
Opinion-
How long... did it take to teach this bird to talk like a New Yahka? I think that bird is priceless and should be returned because it is a national treasure. I also heard that the bird was very rude, and he is a terrible driver. He also yells at people with no provocation. Hey when in Rome... do what the Romans do, right? Take this bird to like Minnesooota and see if his accent changes... he he i think that it will!
mAyR@
International
Kasparov Warns of ‘Chaos’ in Russia
Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, warned today that Russia was heading toward chaos under President Vladimir V. Putin. Mr. Kasparov said his coalition, would continue its protests against the Kremlin in order to spotlight what he described as a government that has grown increasingly repressive. Mr. Kasparov said his coalition, would continue its protests against the Kremlin in order to spotlight what he described as a government that has grown increasingly repressive. Mr. Kasparov was arrested last Saturday when he and other members of his coalition tried to deliver a letter to federal election officials saying that the parliamentary election this Sunday is biased toward Mr. Putin’s party.
Opinion
I think that this is very bad that Russia is going to get crazy under this president so called Vladminir. I think that if this guy doesn't really want this guy to be president then he should get more people to support him but he needs to give more valid reasons of why he doesn't want this guy to president. I don't think that it was fair for this guy to get arrested simply because he wanted to send a letter to the federal election officials.
national
Mother's lawyer: Child killed for failing to say 'please'
The stepfather of a 2-year-old girl lost control and beat her to death because she wouldn't say "please" and "yes sir". Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, were arrested Saturday. Trenor, 19, told police she and her husband killed the girl in July and hid her body in a shed before dumping it in the bay. Zeigler wanted his wife to spank Riley with a belt when she failed to say things like "please" and "yes sir" or "no sir". Zeigler didn't believe Trenor was doing it because the 2-year-old's behavior wasn't changing. It is also said that Trenor is pregnat.
Opinion
I think that this is very stupid. Why would a mother want to kill her child or let her boyfriend kill her 2 year old child simply because the child would not tell her stepdad y es sir or please. The worst thing is that this woman is pregnat this woman does not deserve to have another child especially since she does not even know how to take care of her own child. This woman and her boyfriend need to be put in prison for life time.
Rodney King wounded in shooting
Rodney King, whose 1991 police beating sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles was recovering Thursday after being wounded by gunfire. Lewis said that after King was shot Wednesday night, he rode his bicycle from San Bernardino to his home in Rialto, before calling police about 11:40 p.m. The Amateur video captured King's beating after Los Angeles police officers stopped him for speeding March 3, 1991. Police beat King repeatedly, delivering 56 baton blows and six kicks which causing skull fractures, and brain and kidney damage.
Opinion
This is a sad case this guy is being wounded for the second time. It is sad that during 1992 he was beaten 56 times with the baton and that these police were only put in jail for 30 months. I think that these police should have been put in prison for a life time. I think that it is also not fair that the charges put against these police were dropped. I think that courts should bring more justice to people especially if it has to do with racism.
Kasparov Warns of ‘Chaos’ in Russia
Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, warned today that Russia was heading toward chaos under President Vladimir V. Putin. Mr. Kasparov said his coalition, would continue its protests against the Kremlin in order to spotlight what he described as a government that has grown increasingly repressive. Mr. Kasparov said his coalition, would continue its protests against the Kremlin in order to spotlight what he described as a government that has grown increasingly repressive. Mr. Kasparov was arrested last Saturday when he and other members of his coalition tried to deliver a letter to federal election officials saying that the parliamentary election this Sunday is biased toward Mr. Putin’s party.
Opinion
I think that this is very bad that Russia is going to get crazy under this president so called Vladminir. I think that if this guy doesn't really want this guy to be president then he should get more people to support him but he needs to give more valid reasons of why he doesn't want this guy to president. I don't think that it was fair for this guy to get arrested simply because he wanted to send a letter to the federal election officials.
national
Mother's lawyer: Child killed for failing to say 'please'
The stepfather of a 2-year-old girl lost control and beat her to death because she wouldn't say "please" and "yes sir". Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, were arrested Saturday. Trenor, 19, told police she and her husband killed the girl in July and hid her body in a shed before dumping it in the bay. Zeigler wanted his wife to spank Riley with a belt when she failed to say things like "please" and "yes sir" or "no sir". Zeigler didn't believe Trenor was doing it because the 2-year-old's behavior wasn't changing. It is also said that Trenor is pregnat.
Opinion
I think that this is very stupid. Why would a mother want to kill her child or let her boyfriend kill her 2 year old child simply because the child would not tell her stepdad y es sir or please. The worst thing is that this woman is pregnat this woman does not deserve to have another child especially since she does not even know how to take care of her own child. This woman and her boyfriend need to be put in prison for life time.
Rodney King wounded in shooting
Rodney King, whose 1991 police beating sparked widespread rioting in Los Angeles was recovering Thursday after being wounded by gunfire. Lewis said that after King was shot Wednesday night, he rode his bicycle from San Bernardino to his home in Rialto, before calling police about 11:40 p.m. The Amateur video captured King's beating after Los Angeles police officers stopped him for speeding March 3, 1991. Police beat King repeatedly, delivering 56 baton blows and six kicks which causing skull fractures, and brain and kidney damage.
Opinion
This is a sad case this guy is being wounded for the second time. It is sad that during 1992 he was beaten 56 times with the baton and that these police were only put in jail for 30 months. I think that these police should have been put in prison for a life time. I think that it is also not fair that the charges put against these police were dropped. I think that courts should bring more justice to people especially if it has to do with racism.
mAyr@
International
China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships
China denied permission for a United States aircraft carrier battle group and other American warships to visit Hong Kong last week because of the Bush administration’s proposal to sell upgrades to Patriot antimissile batteries to Taiwan. Mr. Liu said that Mr. Bush’s meeting with the Dalai Lama in Washington in October had also damaged ties between the two countries. Days before the Kitty Hawk was turned away, China refused permission for two United States Navy minesweepers to shelter in Hong Kong’s harbor during a storm and to take on supplies. The ships were later refueled at sea, the Navy said.
Opinion
I think that this is very bad for the United States because we need to trade with them and this might cause a war. I honestly do not understand why China would want to do that. The United States would really suffer alot of they are not allowed to visit China especially since we buy alot from them. I think that Bush needs to fix this because if not this affect everybody.
China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships
China denied permission for a United States aircraft carrier battle group and other American warships to visit Hong Kong last week because of the Bush administration’s proposal to sell upgrades to Patriot antimissile batteries to Taiwan. Mr. Liu said that Mr. Bush’s meeting with the Dalai Lama in Washington in October had also damaged ties between the two countries. Days before the Kitty Hawk was turned away, China refused permission for two United States Navy minesweepers to shelter in Hong Kong’s harbor during a storm and to take on supplies. The ships were later refueled at sea, the Navy said.
Opinion
I think that this is very bad for the United States because we need to trade with them and this might cause a war. I honestly do not understand why China would want to do that. The United States would really suffer alot of they are not allowed to visit China especially since we buy alot from them. I think that Bush needs to fix this because if not this affect everybody.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
kRiStA gRoTe
NATIONAL
Candidates on the Bible
SUMMARY
At the Youtube debates, Republican candidates were asked if they believed in the Bible. Giuliani’s response was, “yes, he believes it’s the word of God, but does not believe that everything is literally true; and some parts of the Bible are interpretive and allegorical.”
Romney’s response was, “He believes the Bible is the word of God and he tries to live by it and even though he doesn’t always do things right, he tries to use it as a guide.” Huckabee’s response was, “He absolutely believes it’s the word of God, and even though he doesn’t fully comprehend it, he thinks he is not supposed to because nobody is going to ever fully understand God.”
OPINION
Huckabee is my new favorite candidate. The way he answered this question was amazing. He was the only one of the candidates that responded who fully believed what he was saying. Giuliani and Romney’s answers were a little too shaky, they didn’t give there answers with confidence. It was like they were more concerned about were they stood at the poles instead of standing up for their faith.
INTERNATIONAL
Musharraf steps down
SUMMARY
After sixty years Pakistani President steps down as the nation’s military leader the day before taking oath as the civilian president. He is sad that he is stepping down because he has spent so many years of his life taking care of this army. He thinks the army is important for development and progress. Although h he is stepping down, he feels this is the best time to step down because the army is now stronger than ever and has a surplus of weapons. Even though he is shedding his uniform his mind and heart will always be with the army.
OPINION
I don’t really know much about Musharraf’s history, but from his stepping down speech he seems like a powerful man with good intentions for his country. His goal is to secure safety and a stable army and now that he has accomplished both of these, now he can step down. It’s great when a person doesn’t just forget their job when they are needed but to have dedication till your goals are accomplished to take another job.
NATIONAL
Gun Control
SUMMARY
At the Youtube debate Giuliani was asked he thinks there should be gun control when it is stated in the constitution that people should have the right bear arms. His response entailed that he thinks gun control is necessary in society today in order to lower crime rates and make people feel safer. He mentions that not everyone will have to examination before purchasing a gun, but those who do have a bad background and have mental problems will be required to do so. He agrees that people have the right to bear arms, but also states that the government has the right to change the laws if necessary, which in New York it was.
OPINION
I agree with the mayor on this point. I think that when the amendment was made that allowed people to bare arms our country was in a time of war and situations where different back then. For example the gun technology was not nearly as advanced during that time and it was not as common for people to be using them to commit frivolous crimes. I think it was wrong of the audience to boo at Giuliani because that is rude and in a debate everyone states their opinion and no one should be ashamed for what they believe in just because they are afraid of getting booed.
INTERNATIONAL
Peace conference
SUMMARY
Iranian President Ahamdinejad said after a peace conference, which the United States thought was successful, did not achieve anything at all, because he believes that Pakistan will collapse if they seem vulnerable and try to achieve peace because he said that Pakistan is a country that was created on aggression, lying, oppression, and crime.
Arab countries are worried that if Iran rises they will want a nuclear bomb. Syria is also in alliance with Pakistan, and they think that going to the conference was a mistake because Syria only does what is in the countries best interest and not in the interest of achieving peace.
OPINION
Why is it so hard to achieve peace! Who cares about who is the strongest or has the most weapons or the most powerful bomb. If peace is achieved then all of this can go under the doormat and be forgotten. It seems like this type of conflict has gone so far that there is no way to stop it because each side is so proud of what the have accomplished. The only way to achieve world peace is by starting over equal.
Candidates on the Bible
SUMMARY
At the Youtube debates, Republican candidates were asked if they believed in the Bible. Giuliani’s response was, “yes, he believes it’s the word of God, but does not believe that everything is literally true; and some parts of the Bible are interpretive and allegorical.”
Romney’s response was, “He believes the Bible is the word of God and he tries to live by it and even though he doesn’t always do things right, he tries to use it as a guide.” Huckabee’s response was, “He absolutely believes it’s the word of God, and even though he doesn’t fully comprehend it, he thinks he is not supposed to because nobody is going to ever fully understand God.”
OPINION
Huckabee is my new favorite candidate. The way he answered this question was amazing. He was the only one of the candidates that responded who fully believed what he was saying. Giuliani and Romney’s answers were a little too shaky, they didn’t give there answers with confidence. It was like they were more concerned about were they stood at the poles instead of standing up for their faith.
INTERNATIONAL
Musharraf steps down
SUMMARY
After sixty years Pakistani President steps down as the nation’s military leader the day before taking oath as the civilian president. He is sad that he is stepping down because he has spent so many years of his life taking care of this army. He thinks the army is important for development and progress. Although h he is stepping down, he feels this is the best time to step down because the army is now stronger than ever and has a surplus of weapons. Even though he is shedding his uniform his mind and heart will always be with the army.
OPINION
I don’t really know much about Musharraf’s history, but from his stepping down speech he seems like a powerful man with good intentions for his country. His goal is to secure safety and a stable army and now that he has accomplished both of these, now he can step down. It’s great when a person doesn’t just forget their job when they are needed but to have dedication till your goals are accomplished to take another job.
NATIONAL
Gun Control
SUMMARY
At the Youtube debate Giuliani was asked he thinks there should be gun control when it is stated in the constitution that people should have the right bear arms. His response entailed that he thinks gun control is necessary in society today in order to lower crime rates and make people feel safer. He mentions that not everyone will have to examination before purchasing a gun, but those who do have a bad background and have mental problems will be required to do so. He agrees that people have the right to bear arms, but also states that the government has the right to change the laws if necessary, which in New York it was.
OPINION
I agree with the mayor on this point. I think that when the amendment was made that allowed people to bare arms our country was in a time of war and situations where different back then. For example the gun technology was not nearly as advanced during that time and it was not as common for people to be using them to commit frivolous crimes. I think it was wrong of the audience to boo at Giuliani because that is rude and in a debate everyone states their opinion and no one should be ashamed for what they believe in just because they are afraid of getting booed.
INTERNATIONAL
Peace conference
SUMMARY
Iranian President Ahamdinejad said after a peace conference, which the United States thought was successful, did not achieve anything at all, because he believes that Pakistan will collapse if they seem vulnerable and try to achieve peace because he said that Pakistan is a country that was created on aggression, lying, oppression, and crime.
Arab countries are worried that if Iran rises they will want a nuclear bomb. Syria is also in alliance with Pakistan, and they think that going to the conference was a mistake because Syria only does what is in the countries best interest and not in the interest of achieving peace.
OPINION
Why is it so hard to achieve peace! Who cares about who is the strongest or has the most weapons or the most powerful bomb. If peace is achieved then all of this can go under the doormat and be forgotten. It seems like this type of conflict has gone so far that there is no way to stop it because each side is so proud of what the have accomplished. The only way to achieve world peace is by starting over equal.
Murphy James International Articles
1. Summary:
President Musharraf of Pakistan resigned his military authority yesterday, leaving General Kayani head of the army. Musharraf reluctantly gave into the pressure from his people to resign as head of the army. The United States is worried that this may cause added difficulty in the war against terrorism on the Pakistinian part, but many also rejoice at the separation.
Opinion:
I think it is a good thing that the President of a country shouldn't be the head of the army for many reasons. One, they can be killed in combat. Two, it is harder for them to raise standing armies and impose them on the people (in most cases). I think Musharraf did the right thing, and that Pakistan will benefit from this.
2. Summary:
More riots are occuring in France, as a three day suburbian nightmare rages on. What sparked these teen-riots? On Sunday, two teenagers were hit and killed on their mini-bike by a police car. The suburbian population, mostly extremely poor and extremely uneducated, retaliated with burning cars and libraries. But now, it appears that the rioters are using shot guns, buckshot and pellets raining through the air. One man states that "it is a real guerilla war" and that the policemen will not be fired upon indefinately without reaction.
Opinion:
I think that this is a terrible tragedy, and that when Sarkozy gets home Wednesday he should concern himself with finding a way to end the riots instead of visiting the police men, for that is only going to anger the people more. Clearly the French people are unsatisfied in their government if such a small spark can start such a big fire.
President Musharraf of Pakistan resigned his military authority yesterday, leaving General Kayani head of the army. Musharraf reluctantly gave into the pressure from his people to resign as head of the army. The United States is worried that this may cause added difficulty in the war against terrorism on the Pakistinian part, but many also rejoice at the separation.
Opinion:
I think it is a good thing that the President of a country shouldn't be the head of the army for many reasons. One, they can be killed in combat. Two, it is harder for them to raise standing armies and impose them on the people (in most cases). I think Musharraf did the right thing, and that Pakistan will benefit from this.
2. Summary:
More riots are occuring in France, as a three day suburbian nightmare rages on. What sparked these teen-riots? On Sunday, two teenagers were hit and killed on their mini-bike by a police car. The suburbian population, mostly extremely poor and extremely uneducated, retaliated with burning cars and libraries. But now, it appears that the rioters are using shot guns, buckshot and pellets raining through the air. One man states that "it is a real guerilla war" and that the policemen will not be fired upon indefinately without reaction.
Opinion:
I think that this is a terrible tragedy, and that when Sarkozy gets home Wednesday he should concern himself with finding a way to end the riots instead of visiting the police men, for that is only going to anger the people more. Clearly the French people are unsatisfied in their government if such a small spark can start such a big fire.
collin
Nicolas Sarkozy, the man they call the hyper-president, moved back into hyper-drive after the new outbreak of riots in the Paris suburbs. Wednesday morning, barely off the plane from a state visit to China, he was at the sick-bed of the police chief badly beaten by a mob on Sunday night. he had talks with the mayor of the troubled suburb of Villiers-le-Bel, followed by Prime Minister Francois Fillon. Then he met the parents of the two teenagers killed in the accident that sparked the troubles. Then, at about 9 am, he had breakfast. Unbelievable amounts of energy and a bottomless belief in his own capacity to solve things are the French president's overriding character-traits. And the current crisis has only added to his productivity.
Wow it must be nice to have such a go getter as a president. Bush on the other hand, well lets just say he likes his vacations. The protest part isn't really cool because its more like an armed riot. I believe that protests should always be peaceful. Be like Ghandi or Martin Luther King do peaceful protests and maybe you'll be remembered forever like them but i can guarantee that you won't succeed or be remembered.
Wow it must be nice to have such a go getter as a president. Bush on the other hand, well lets just say he likes his vacations. The protest part isn't really cool because its more like an armed riot. I believe that protests should always be peaceful. Be like Ghandi or Martin Luther King do peaceful protests and maybe you'll be remembered forever like them but i can guarantee that you won't succeed or be remembered.
ashley furnia
National
1:Massachusetts lawmakers say a proposed measure that would ban parents from spanking their children, even in their own homes, is a way to protect kids from abuse. But many parents believe it's an example of government run amok.In all 50 states, parents are legally allowed to spank their children. But in 29 states it's illegal for a teacher to practice corporal punishment, including spanking.
Opinion
I think that spanking your kid when it is neccesary is allowed. But if you end up just giving your kid a spanking or hitting them for no reason than that is wrong and that should be banned. Then that is right that there should be no hitting or spanking in schools that is wrong that a teacher would have that authority. People should not ban spanking children at your home, they have things under control to were if you are beating your child you will be put away.
2:A 48-year-old man entangled in an Internet love triangle built largely on lies was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for killing his rival for the affection of a woman he had never met.
Thomas Montgomery, who posed as an 18-year-old Marine in online chats, pleaded guilty in August to gunning down Brian Barrett, 22, in a parking lot at the suburban Buffalo factory where they worked.The motive was jealousy, investigators said. Both were involved online with a middle-aged West Virginia mother -- who herself was posing as an 18-year-old student.
Opinion
Well I think that men in their 40's should not be posing on the internet as a 18 year old that is wrong and they need to get a life. Then people should not be falling in love with someone that they haven't even met. I mean the lady was in the wrong to because she basically pulled both of these guys in. Then you should not get that jealous of someone over the internet. The inernet is just so much trouble and you can never trust anyone on the internet. First you can't see the person and than they can find out all this info on you and then you could in to so much trouble with what your doing.
International
1:Legend has it that cats always land safely on their legs -- well, not always.
Baby, a 6-year-old cat from South London, has become a celebrity pet in England after she fell twice off a three-story building. Blue Cross Hospital has dubbed her the bionic cat, because her four legs are so full of pins. "She was brought to us in September after multiple fractures in her back legs," said Powley. "We checked for other injuries. The X-ray showed that she had had previous metal implants in the front legs."
Opinion
Well a cat should not be sitting on a window especiallpy when it is open. That is just dumb in the first palce. Everbody knows that cats like to explore and jump on things. Then when she already did it once than why let her sit by the window again. I am suprised that she survived I mean that cat must be amazing and very lively.
2:A single fingerprint and a trace of blood belonging to American student Amanda Knox were found in the Perugia apartment where her British roommate was slain, but the apartment was otherwise cleaned, news reports said Wednesday.
Investigators have concluded that the blood was left on the bathroom faucet sometime between Nov. 1 and 2, the ANSA news agency reported, placing Knox in the apartment either the night her roommate died or the next morning.Knox has acknowledged she was home the night Meredith Kercher, 21, was killed by a knife wound to the neck but has denied any wrongdoing.
Opinion
Ok so if you find someone's blood on the scene and you know it's her's than that should be a clue that she was there or was around when it happened. I mean the police are pretty dumb if they don't think that she wasn't involved in it. They should at least hold her captive and keep her in the station until the investigation is over. That is just my opinion though the police are suppose to know what they are doing so whatever.
1:Massachusetts lawmakers say a proposed measure that would ban parents from spanking their children, even in their own homes, is a way to protect kids from abuse. But many parents believe it's an example of government run amok.In all 50 states, parents are legally allowed to spank their children. But in 29 states it's illegal for a teacher to practice corporal punishment, including spanking.
Opinion
I think that spanking your kid when it is neccesary is allowed. But if you end up just giving your kid a spanking or hitting them for no reason than that is wrong and that should be banned. Then that is right that there should be no hitting or spanking in schools that is wrong that a teacher would have that authority. People should not ban spanking children at your home, they have things under control to were if you are beating your child you will be put away.
2:A 48-year-old man entangled in an Internet love triangle built largely on lies was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for killing his rival for the affection of a woman he had never met.
Thomas Montgomery, who posed as an 18-year-old Marine in online chats, pleaded guilty in August to gunning down Brian Barrett, 22, in a parking lot at the suburban Buffalo factory where they worked.The motive was jealousy, investigators said. Both were involved online with a middle-aged West Virginia mother -- who herself was posing as an 18-year-old student.
Opinion
Well I think that men in their 40's should not be posing on the internet as a 18 year old that is wrong and they need to get a life. Then people should not be falling in love with someone that they haven't even met. I mean the lady was in the wrong to because she basically pulled both of these guys in. Then you should not get that jealous of someone over the internet. The inernet is just so much trouble and you can never trust anyone on the internet. First you can't see the person and than they can find out all this info on you and then you could in to so much trouble with what your doing.
International
1:Legend has it that cats always land safely on their legs -- well, not always.
Baby, a 6-year-old cat from South London, has become a celebrity pet in England after she fell twice off a three-story building. Blue Cross Hospital has dubbed her the bionic cat, because her four legs are so full of pins. "She was brought to us in September after multiple fractures in her back legs," said Powley. "We checked for other injuries. The X-ray showed that she had had previous metal implants in the front legs."
Opinion
Well a cat should not be sitting on a window especiallpy when it is open. That is just dumb in the first palce. Everbody knows that cats like to explore and jump on things. Then when she already did it once than why let her sit by the window again. I am suprised that she survived I mean that cat must be amazing and very lively.
2:A single fingerprint and a trace of blood belonging to American student Amanda Knox were found in the Perugia apartment where her British roommate was slain, but the apartment was otherwise cleaned, news reports said Wednesday.
Investigators have concluded that the blood was left on the bathroom faucet sometime between Nov. 1 and 2, the ANSA news agency reported, placing Knox in the apartment either the night her roommate died or the next morning.Knox has acknowledged she was home the night Meredith Kercher, 21, was killed by a knife wound to the neck but has denied any wrongdoing.
Opinion
Ok so if you find someone's blood on the scene and you know it's her's than that should be a clue that she was there or was around when it happened. I mean the police are pretty dumb if they don't think that she wasn't involved in it. They should at least hold her captive and keep her in the station until the investigation is over. That is just my opinion though the police are suppose to know what they are doing so whatever.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
aLeX b. survey answers :]
Ideological survey i turned out to be communitarian
Typological survey i turned out to be a social conservative
In the President match up game my number one was Mitt Romney, second was Fred Thompson, and my third was Sam Brownback...which are all Republican Canidates
Typological survey i turned out to be a social conservative
In the President match up game my number one was Mitt Romney, second was Fred Thompson, and my third was Sam Brownback...which are all Republican Canidates
Redskins Safety Sean Taylor Dies a Day After Being Shot at His Florida Home by Intruder
Summary: Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died today(11-27-07) after he was shot in his home by an apparent intruder, leaving the Washington Redskins in mourning for a teammate who seemed to have reordered his life since becoming a father.
The 24-year-old player died at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he had been airlifted after the shooting early Monday.
Opinion: WHAT HAPPENED TO SEAN TAYLOR iS VERY UNFOURTiONATE,AND HEART BREAKiNG. iT iS STiLL THE BEGiNiNG OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON, AND THE BEGiNiNG OF THiS YOUNG MANS LiFE. i HAVENT READ ANYTHiNG SAYiNG EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED HiS DEATH, BUT iT WAS MOST LiKELY BLOOD LOSS. HOPEFULLY TAYLOR DiDNT LiVE HiS LiFE iN VAiN, AND PEOPLE WiLL REMEMBER HiM FOR WHAT A GREAT PLAYER HE WAS ON THE FiELD. i KNOW HE WiLL BE MiSSED BY FAMiLY, FRiENDS, AND FANS....R.i.P.
Mom Accused Of Drowning/Throwing Away Baby
Summary: A woman drowned her newborn in the toilet and threw the body away before digging it out of the trash and taking it to the hospital, Mesa police said.
Police said 19-year-old Tiffany Lee Hecker gave birth to Jeremy Lee Davidson at 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 22. She claims to not have known she was pregnant...WHAT?
Opinion: ...SiCK!!! i THiNK SHE KNEW SHE WAS PREGNANT, SHE PROBABLY JUST DiDNT WANT A BABY AND WHEN SHE FOUND OUT DECiDED TO DO SOMETHiNG ABOUT iT. i THiNK THiS LADY DESERVES...TORTURE!!!!!!! SHE iS SO DiSCUSTiNG! i DONT SEE HOW SOMEONE COULD TAKE ANOTHER PERSONS LiFE...LET ALONE A BABY!!! UGH! i SHOULD GO TO CHANDLER AND FiND HER LiTTLE NARROW BEHiND AND BEAT HER....[woo...calm down domineek]. OKAY SO i THiNK SHE SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LiFE iN PRiSON!
More Rioting in Paris Suburbs After Angry Youths Heighten Worries by Firing Shotguns at Police
Summary: Youths rampaged for a third night in the tough suburbs north of Paris and violence spread to a southern city late Tuesday as police struggled to contain rioters who have burned cars and buildings and shot at officers. The trigger was the deaths Sunday of two minority teens when their motorscooter collided with a police car in Villiers-le-Bel, a blue-collar town on Paris' northern edge. Residents claimed the officers left without helping the teens. Prosecutor Marie-Therese de Givry denied that, saying police stayed on the scene until firefighters arrived.
Opinion: YAY LiTTLE PEOPLE!!! RiOT!!! UM. i WOULDNT RiOT, BUT i WOULD MOST DEFiNATELY HAVE A PROBLEM WiTH THE POLiCE OFFiCERS iF THEY HiT A YOUTH ON A SCOOTER AND PROCEED AS iF NOTHiNG EVEN HAPPENED. THESE OFFiCERS SHOULD BE FiRED AND SENTENCED TO ATTEMPTED MURDER. HAHAHA MAYBE NOT THAT HARSH OF A SENTENCEiNG, BUT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE FiRED.
Summary: Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor died today(11-27-07) after he was shot in his home by an apparent intruder, leaving the Washington Redskins in mourning for a teammate who seemed to have reordered his life since becoming a father.
The 24-year-old player died at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he had been airlifted after the shooting early Monday.
Opinion: WHAT HAPPENED TO SEAN TAYLOR iS VERY UNFOURTiONATE,AND HEART BREAKiNG. iT iS STiLL THE BEGiNiNG OF THE FOOTBALL SEASON, AND THE BEGiNiNG OF THiS YOUNG MANS LiFE. i HAVENT READ ANYTHiNG SAYiNG EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED HiS DEATH, BUT iT WAS MOST LiKELY BLOOD LOSS. HOPEFULLY TAYLOR DiDNT LiVE HiS LiFE iN VAiN, AND PEOPLE WiLL REMEMBER HiM FOR WHAT A GREAT PLAYER HE WAS ON THE FiELD. i KNOW HE WiLL BE MiSSED BY FAMiLY, FRiENDS, AND FANS....R.i.P.
Mom Accused Of Drowning/Throwing Away Baby
Summary: A woman drowned her newborn in the toilet and threw the body away before digging it out of the trash and taking it to the hospital, Mesa police said.
Police said 19-year-old Tiffany Lee Hecker gave birth to Jeremy Lee Davidson at 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 22. She claims to not have known she was pregnant...WHAT?
Opinion: ...SiCK!!! i THiNK SHE KNEW SHE WAS PREGNANT, SHE PROBABLY JUST DiDNT WANT A BABY AND WHEN SHE FOUND OUT DECiDED TO DO SOMETHiNG ABOUT iT. i THiNK THiS LADY DESERVES...TORTURE!!!!!!! SHE iS SO DiSCUSTiNG! i DONT SEE HOW SOMEONE COULD TAKE ANOTHER PERSONS LiFE...LET ALONE A BABY!!! UGH! i SHOULD GO TO CHANDLER AND FiND HER LiTTLE NARROW BEHiND AND BEAT HER....[woo...calm down domineek]. OKAY SO i THiNK SHE SHOULD BE SENTENCED TO LiFE iN PRiSON!
More Rioting in Paris Suburbs After Angry Youths Heighten Worries by Firing Shotguns at Police
Summary: Youths rampaged for a third night in the tough suburbs north of Paris and violence spread to a southern city late Tuesday as police struggled to contain rioters who have burned cars and buildings and shot at officers. The trigger was the deaths Sunday of two minority teens when their motorscooter collided with a police car in Villiers-le-Bel, a blue-collar town on Paris' northern edge. Residents claimed the officers left without helping the teens. Prosecutor Marie-Therese de Givry denied that, saying police stayed on the scene until firefighters arrived.
Opinion: YAY LiTTLE PEOPLE!!! RiOT!!! UM. i WOULDNT RiOT, BUT i WOULD MOST DEFiNATELY HAVE A PROBLEM WiTH THE POLiCE OFFiCERS iF THEY HiT A YOUTH ON A SCOOTER AND PROCEED AS iF NOTHiNG EVEN HAPPENED. THESE OFFiCERS SHOULD BE FiRED AND SENTENCED TO ATTEMPTED MURDER. HAHAHA MAYBE NOT THAT HARSH OF A SENTENCEiNG, BUT THEY SHOULD AT LEAST BE FiRED.
Kellye Harkey
International:
KHARTOUM A 7-year-old Sudanese student on Tuesday defended the British teacher accused of insulting Islam saying he had chosen to call a teddy bear Mohammad because it was his own name. Gillian Gibbons, a 54-year-old teacher at the Unity High School in Khartoum, was arrested on Sunday after complaints from parents that she had insulted Islam's Prophet by allowing the bear to be named Mohammad. She is facing a third night in jail without being formally charged. "The teacher asked me what I wanted to call the teddy," the boy said shyly, his voice barely rising above a whisper. "I said Mohammad. I named it after my name," he added.
Opinion:
OH MY GOODNESS! What the heck is going on with people these days. I mean honestly! come on! Its like people are just looking for something to argue about. This kind of, in a weird way, reminds me of when Hayley Burns and I went on a cruise this last Summer and our little bread/drink guy was named Mohammad but on his name tag it said "Khdar", or something like that. The poor guy could not even use his real name because he was afraid he might offend someone. This story is ridiculous, its a teddy bear people, a non breathing, thinking, feeling toy. Get over it.
International:
U.S. and Iraqi soldiers patrolling military checkpoints have arrested insurgents disguised as everything from police officers to ambulance drivers, and even U.S. soldiers. Male terrorists have even worn an "abaya," the traditional dress worn by some Muslim women. But last week, Iraqi soldiers manning a checkpoint just north of Baghdad came upon a first: a wedding procession in which the bride, draped in a flowing white gown and veil, needed a shave.
Suspicious and laughing Iraqi soldiers forced the little procession of cars to a halt and arrested four men, including the bride, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry. The two-car wedding procession was spotted at a checkpoint near Taji, an ethnically mixed town about 12 miles north of Baghdad. Soldiers became wary after discovering that all of the procession participants were men, a defense ministry official told ABC News.
Opinion:
This is too funny. People are so desperate. To think that these men thought they could get away with this is just too funny. You would think that he would be smart enough to shave or something to make it more realistic, I mean come on people! Do they even have razors? Everyone has beards there anyways and Im sure the women do.
National:
When should a person reveal that a loved one has HIV or AIDS? That is the question at the center of a lawsuit pending before the Illinois Supreme Court and it has many AIDS activists taking the side of a couple accused of hiding their son's HIV status from his fiancee. A jury in Chicago awarded the fiancee, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe, $2 million in 2004, after she contracted an aggressive form of the disease. An appellate court reversed the jury's decision late last year, ruling that it was the woman's responsibility to get tested earlier.
The lawsuit appears to be one of the few cases in the country that tries to hold a family member responsible for not disclosing that a relative has HIV or AIDS. It highlights a potential conflict between guarding personal privacy and protecting someone from contracting the often-fatal disease. Elizabeth and Kirkpatrick Dilling denied knowing their son had HIV until shortly before his death in 1999 and said they never lied to his fiancee about his health.
Opinion:
This is kind of like our little liberal or Republican thing. I still think it should not be a mandatory thing but honestly I do not care. If it ever became mandatory then fine thats great. I would hope that the person I marry will be honest with me and tell me everything. Maybe my opinion will change as I get older. I do not think it was the parents responsibility to tell her that their son had HIV but maybe their son should of thought about keeping it in his pants till he got married.. what a concept!
National:
The mother of Riley Ann Sawyers voluntarily told Texas authorities how she and her husband abused the toddler before the pair stuffed her body into a plastic box and dumped it into a Texas waterway, officials said today. The chilling details of the abuse were outlined in an affidavit released Monday night."That was of her own volition," Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo, a spokesman for the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, said this morning when asked on CBS' "The Early Show" how investigators had prompted Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, to admit to the couple's involvement in the girl's death. uttoilmondo also told CBS that authorities are trying to determine whether or not Riley Ann was a victim of long-term abuse. Monday, authorities in Texas announced they are "fairly confident" that the remains, discovered late last month by a Texas fisherman and nicknamed Baby Grace, are those of Riley Ann.
Opinion:
Throw their butts in jail and throw away the key. They deserve to suffer and die... can you say quartering? Let me just say one word ADOPTION! if you do not way a kid then give it up for adoption. People think of that word as a "bad" word but my brother was adopted and he is so much better off then he would of been. There are so many families out there that I am sure wouold of loved this little girl to pieces! These people are cruel and should rot in jail.
KHARTOUM A 7-year-old Sudanese student on Tuesday defended the British teacher accused of insulting Islam saying he had chosen to call a teddy bear Mohammad because it was his own name. Gillian Gibbons, a 54-year-old teacher at the Unity High School in Khartoum, was arrested on Sunday after complaints from parents that she had insulted Islam's Prophet by allowing the bear to be named Mohammad. She is facing a third night in jail without being formally charged. "The teacher asked me what I wanted to call the teddy," the boy said shyly, his voice barely rising above a whisper. "I said Mohammad. I named it after my name," he added.
Opinion:
OH MY GOODNESS! What the heck is going on with people these days. I mean honestly! come on! Its like people are just looking for something to argue about. This kind of, in a weird way, reminds me of when Hayley Burns and I went on a cruise this last Summer and our little bread/drink guy was named Mohammad but on his name tag it said "Khdar", or something like that. The poor guy could not even use his real name because he was afraid he might offend someone. This story is ridiculous, its a teddy bear people, a non breathing, thinking, feeling toy. Get over it.
International:
U.S. and Iraqi soldiers patrolling military checkpoints have arrested insurgents disguised as everything from police officers to ambulance drivers, and even U.S. soldiers. Male terrorists have even worn an "abaya," the traditional dress worn by some Muslim women. But last week, Iraqi soldiers manning a checkpoint just north of Baghdad came upon a first: a wedding procession in which the bride, draped in a flowing white gown and veil, needed a shave.
Suspicious and laughing Iraqi soldiers forced the little procession of cars to a halt and arrested four men, including the bride, according to the Iraqi Defense Ministry. The two-car wedding procession was spotted at a checkpoint near Taji, an ethnically mixed town about 12 miles north of Baghdad. Soldiers became wary after discovering that all of the procession participants were men, a defense ministry official told ABC News.
Opinion:
This is too funny. People are so desperate. To think that these men thought they could get away with this is just too funny. You would think that he would be smart enough to shave or something to make it more realistic, I mean come on people! Do they even have razors? Everyone has beards there anyways and Im sure the women do.
National:
When should a person reveal that a loved one has HIV or AIDS? That is the question at the center of a lawsuit pending before the Illinois Supreme Court and it has many AIDS activists taking the side of a couple accused of hiding their son's HIV status from his fiancee. A jury in Chicago awarded the fiancee, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe, $2 million in 2004, after she contracted an aggressive form of the disease. An appellate court reversed the jury's decision late last year, ruling that it was the woman's responsibility to get tested earlier.
The lawsuit appears to be one of the few cases in the country that tries to hold a family member responsible for not disclosing that a relative has HIV or AIDS. It highlights a potential conflict between guarding personal privacy and protecting someone from contracting the often-fatal disease. Elizabeth and Kirkpatrick Dilling denied knowing their son had HIV until shortly before his death in 1999 and said they never lied to his fiancee about his health.
Opinion:
This is kind of like our little liberal or Republican thing. I still think it should not be a mandatory thing but honestly I do not care. If it ever became mandatory then fine thats great. I would hope that the person I marry will be honest with me and tell me everything. Maybe my opinion will change as I get older. I do not think it was the parents responsibility to tell her that their son had HIV but maybe their son should of thought about keeping it in his pants till he got married.. what a concept!
National:
The mother of Riley Ann Sawyers voluntarily told Texas authorities how she and her husband abused the toddler before the pair stuffed her body into a plastic box and dumped it into a Texas waterway, officials said today. The chilling details of the abuse were outlined in an affidavit released Monday night."That was of her own volition," Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo, a spokesman for the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, said this morning when asked on CBS' "The Early Show" how investigators had prompted Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 19, to admit to the couple's involvement in the girl's death. uttoilmondo also told CBS that authorities are trying to determine whether or not Riley Ann was a victim of long-term abuse. Monday, authorities in Texas announced they are "fairly confident" that the remains, discovered late last month by a Texas fisherman and nicknamed Baby Grace, are those of Riley Ann.
Opinion:
Throw their butts in jail and throw away the key. They deserve to suffer and die... can you say quartering? Let me just say one word ADOPTION! if you do not way a kid then give it up for adoption. People think of that word as a "bad" word but my brother was adopted and he is so much better off then he would of been. There are so many families out there that I am sure wouold of loved this little girl to pieces! These people are cruel and should rot in jail.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Bronwen Vogel
International:
A wedding caravan passing near Baghdad seemed nervous and ill composed. The recently set up army check point in the Taji area, about 12 miles north of Baghdad noticed the wedding party was comprised entirely of men, so they asked the groom to lift his bride's veil. Abbas al-Dobbi and al-Bahadli, the bride and groom, were found and arrested. They were wanted terrorists. Two other men suspected of terror were found as well.
The war on terror is not going as badly as the media claims it is, but most people do not seem to see how set in their ways terrorists are. Cross dressing is a major act of desperation, I'm glad we caught these guys- it would be a joke of a check point if we had not. At least they didn't mistake a really ugly mail order bride for a man.
National:
Rafael Robb, a former ivy league economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania plead guilty to killing his wife with an exercise bar. Robb (57) had been married to his wife Ellen (49) since 1990, but the couple had not been close for years. On December 22 of last year the two began to argue about a trip their one and only daughter would be taking when Robb became so enraged that he beat his wife to death. Detectives thought the house had been set up to look like a burglary had taken place. Robb apologised to his family and daughter saying "I know she liked her mother. ... And now she doesn't have a mother," Robb faces a maximum of 7 years in prison.
That's ridiculous! Robb should be getting life in prison, or death. Maybe not death since it was not premeditated, although that is only according to Robb. For all the jury knows he could have been planning the murder for months. Life in prison would be ideal, or at least 30 years, which would be basically the same thing for a 57 year old man. I don't understand why a murderer gets off so easily. The least that could be done would be keeping his daughter free from him once he is let out.
International:
Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican running for president has changed his mind on the right for a woman to chose. During his campaign for mayor, Giuliani said he was in favor of a woman's right and believed denying a woman her abortion was unconstitutional. The Catholic raised mayor was also in favor of free abortions for financially struggling women and pro-gay rights. Now, as he is campaigning to become President, Giuliani says "I'm against abortion -- I hate it." He claims that his extreme change is not because of political pressure, but because of life experience.
Anyone who has been educated about abortion cannot change flip-flop opinions. It is a good vs. evil topic and only a major epiphany could persuade a person to switch sides. Giuliani has not had an epiphany. If he had, his views on other topics would have changed. Political pressure is the most likely reason for his sudden change in opinion. There is no room for moderate politicians in this country. A candidate needs to be a strong liberal, or a strong conservative and be convicted of what he or she believes. I would not vote for someone who flip-flops; they would be to likely to change sides while in office.
International:
It is the third day of fighting for army forces in the Congo. About 200,000 people have been displaced since the rebel fighting started several months ago. Maj. Viveck Goyal, a spokesman for the peacekeeping force, said fights between those loyal to the rebel leader Laurent Nkunda and army forces started Friday. Goyal said "The initial information we have is that the Nkunda elements are being pushed away from Rugari." At this point the soldiers seem to be making the most headway.
It is to bad that acts of terror like this are happening all over the world. It's more than America can handle- only God could restore order to this sort of chaos because it is a lack of Christ that causes such behavior. I sincerely hope the Congo is soon restored to order and Laurent Nkunda is caught, although I know peace on earth is a far fetched dream that will not happen until God returns.
A wedding caravan passing near Baghdad seemed nervous and ill composed. The recently set up army check point in the Taji area, about 12 miles north of Baghdad noticed the wedding party was comprised entirely of men, so they asked the groom to lift his bride's veil. Abbas al-Dobbi and al-Bahadli, the bride and groom, were found and arrested. They were wanted terrorists. Two other men suspected of terror were found as well.
The war on terror is not going as badly as the media claims it is, but most people do not seem to see how set in their ways terrorists are. Cross dressing is a major act of desperation, I'm glad we caught these guys- it would be a joke of a check point if we had not. At least they didn't mistake a really ugly mail order bride for a man.
National:
Rafael Robb, a former ivy league economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania plead guilty to killing his wife with an exercise bar. Robb (57) had been married to his wife Ellen (49) since 1990, but the couple had not been close for years. On December 22 of last year the two began to argue about a trip their one and only daughter would be taking when Robb became so enraged that he beat his wife to death. Detectives thought the house had been set up to look like a burglary had taken place. Robb apologised to his family and daughter saying "I know she liked her mother. ... And now she doesn't have a mother," Robb faces a maximum of 7 years in prison.
That's ridiculous! Robb should be getting life in prison, or death. Maybe not death since it was not premeditated, although that is only according to Robb. For all the jury knows he could have been planning the murder for months. Life in prison would be ideal, or at least 30 years, which would be basically the same thing for a 57 year old man. I don't understand why a murderer gets off so easily. The least that could be done would be keeping his daughter free from him once he is let out.
International:
Rudy Giuliani, a moderate Republican running for president has changed his mind on the right for a woman to chose. During his campaign for mayor, Giuliani said he was in favor of a woman's right and believed denying a woman her abortion was unconstitutional. The Catholic raised mayor was also in favor of free abortions for financially struggling women and pro-gay rights. Now, as he is campaigning to become President, Giuliani says "I'm against abortion -- I hate it." He claims that his extreme change is not because of political pressure, but because of life experience.
Anyone who has been educated about abortion cannot change flip-flop opinions. It is a good vs. evil topic and only a major epiphany could persuade a person to switch sides. Giuliani has not had an epiphany. If he had, his views on other topics would have changed. Political pressure is the most likely reason for his sudden change in opinion. There is no room for moderate politicians in this country. A candidate needs to be a strong liberal, or a strong conservative and be convicted of what he or she believes. I would not vote for someone who flip-flops; they would be to likely to change sides while in office.
International:
It is the third day of fighting for army forces in the Congo. About 200,000 people have been displaced since the rebel fighting started several months ago. Maj. Viveck Goyal, a spokesman for the peacekeeping force, said fights between those loyal to the rebel leader Laurent Nkunda and army forces started Friday. Goyal said "The initial information we have is that the Nkunda elements are being pushed away from Rugari." At this point the soldiers seem to be making the most headway.
It is to bad that acts of terror like this are happening all over the world. It's more than America can handle- only God could restore order to this sort of chaos because it is a lack of Christ that causes such behavior. I sincerely hope the Congo is soon restored to order and Laurent Nkunda is caught, although I know peace on earth is a far fetched dream that will not happen until God returns.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Susan Jewell read this Hjort ... please?
- McCain and Romney representatives were at the event.
- The main topics discussed were immigration, health care reform, war in Irag and a plan to withdraw. When questions by the audience were allowed to be asked people asked about the cost of college tuition rising, social security running out, illegal immigration (McCain is adamantly opposed to amnesty). the representatives closed on why their canidate was diiferent. McCain has a very stong military background while Romney has started and corrected many businesses (including fortune 500 companies)
- McCain's representative was very negative. He really only focused on the military. he was constantly saying "failed" and "flawed" -- sometimes even in the same sentence. Romney made his candidate sound far more qualified. Often the business endeavors were mentioned.
- I kind of liked it. I wish that more of the candidates had been there. I was really disappointed in McCain's representative. He was constantly flipping through a notebook of facts as though he had not prepped long enough. They both gave really good information that I had not necessarily known or understood as fully before.
- Romney's representative did a far better job than McCain's. As I said before McCain's man seemed not well educated. McCain was not an eloquent speaker and frequently did not finish his sentences or even thoughts. he somehow generally wound up talking about the war or military for every question. Romney's guy spoke well. He was an author which I think gave hima speaking advantage. He used his words to the fullest effect. he was not constantly flipping through notes he just knew the answer -- that was reassuring.
***Just to let you know I fashioned my answers off of Chris' page. I went to the event but i forgot th questions we were to answer so basically I answered the question I thought Chris was trying to answer. I hope that makes sense. If it doesn't just know i didn't cheat i just didn't look at the exact questions. I looked at answers then formulated my own answers... different from Chris'.***
*Susan Jewell
ideology: order=7 equality=1
typology: Enterpriser
My top three canidates (according to the quiz): 1.) Mike Huckabee 2.) Mitt Romney 3.) Rudy Giuliani
*I wasn't at school at all the week of November 18th and I feel as though i should have a few days extra of full credit.... Please?
typology: Enterpriser
My top three canidates (according to the quiz): 1.) Mike Huckabee 2.) Mitt Romney 3.) Rudy Giuliani
*I wasn't at school at all the week of November 18th and I feel as though i should have a few days extra of full credit.... Please?
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Omar Thompson Surveys
Ideology - Conservative/Communitarian 7-5
Typology - Pro-Government Conservative
Presidential Match Game - Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain
The questions that were in the presidential game were difficult to answer. Its interesting who I am supposed to vote for. I like giuliani and Romney but not McCain. We will see in 08!
Typology - Pro-Government Conservative
Presidential Match Game - Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain
The questions that were in the presidential game were difficult to answer. Its interesting who I am supposed to vote for. I like giuliani and Romney but not McCain. We will see in 08!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
David Jeong
Ideology- 0 lol exactly 0 but I think im more liberal though
Typology- upbeat
Presidential-Mitt Romney, McCain, Mike Huckabee
well I view myself more liberal ,,,,
Typology- upbeat
Presidential-Mitt Romney, McCain, Mike Huckabee
well I view myself more liberal ,,,,
Joon
Ideology- conservative 8-3
Typology- upbeat
Presidential-Mitt Romney , Mike Huckabee , Fred Thompson
Typology- upbeat
Presidential-Mitt Romney , Mike Huckabee , Fred Thompson
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
BURNS
Ideology-- CONSERVATIVE (DUH!)
Typology-- Enterpriser
Presidential-- Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson
Not like you wouldn't have known this or anything.
Typology-- Enterpriser
Presidential-- Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson
Not like you wouldn't have known this or anything.
Ben Thieroff
Ideology-- 4-1
Typology-- Enterpriser
Presidential-- Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson.
Typology-- Enterpriser
Presidential-- Mitt Romney, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson.
Franki Benavidez
Ideology Survey - Conservative, Order: 9 Equality: 5
Typology Survey - Upbeat
Candidate Match Game - 1) John McCain 2) Mitt Romney 3) Duncan Hunter
All of the questions in the surveys were really weird. I was a little scared on the Typology survey because i answered a few questions in a liberal view and i didn't want my results to come up as "LIBERAL". Basically, the questions were very good and interesting.
Typology Survey - Upbeat
Candidate Match Game - 1) John McCain 2) Mitt Romney 3) Duncan Hunter
All of the questions in the surveys were really weird. I was a little scared on the Typology survey because i answered a few questions in a liberal view and i didn't want my results to come up as "LIBERAL". Basically, the questions were very good and interesting.
Kellye Harkey..Im at work so I shouldnt be doing this....
Ideology: Conservative...barely though that kind of freaked me out.
Teology: Enterpriser....extremely conservative SHOCKER!
Presidential: I was told to vote for.... Tom Tancredo, Mike Huckabee and John McCain...Yeah I only know John McCain and some of the issues I was a little confused on that they asked. I dont think I would vote for John McCain. Im just called it didnt say Hilary!!!
Teology: Enterpriser....extremely conservative SHOCKER!
Presidential: I was told to vote for.... Tom Tancredo, Mike Huckabee and John McCain...Yeah I only know John McCain and some of the issues I was a little confused on that they asked. I dont think I would vote for John McCain. Im just called it didnt say Hilary!!!
Furnia's Survey Reslults
The Ideology was conservative, of course.
The Teology one was enterpriser...which is still conservative.
Then I am suppose to vote for Mitt Romney, McCain, and Fred Thompson.
These things are so weird you never know if their telling the truth or not. It is hard to tell unless you know exectly how to calculate them...
The Teology one was enterpriser...which is still conservative.
Then I am suppose to vote for Mitt Romney, McCain, and Fred Thompson.
These things are so weird you never know if their telling the truth or not. It is hard to tell unless you know exectly how to calculate them...
Tyler Adair
National: Dan Rather Back In The News
Summary- Former CBS Anchor Dan Rather is suing CBS for using him as a scapegoat. He asking for 70 millions dollars, 20 million in compensatory damages, and 50 million in punitive damages. CBS and Dan Rather came under fire after a report which aired trying to discredit President Bush’s National Guard duties. The report came almost entirely from a commander over seeing Bush at the time, and some documents he presented. The documents were later found to be fraudulent and the commander was discredited by an investigation, but Rather and CBS stuck by the story until an independent investigation was released. The investigation revealed that CBS, Rather, and some producers “jumped the gun” on the story before finding out if the facts were correct, then even after finding the information was incorrect, still pushed the story. After the incident CBS news fell far away from NBC and ABC in the rating and Rather stepped down.
Opinion- I believe, if your going to report something to millions of people around the nation and world you better make sure your facts are straight. That’s with every story, but this one should have been checked even more because of the content of trying to discredit probably the most powerful man in the world. Dan Rather throughout the years was shadowed by people angry at his liberal bias in his reporting, and this story took it to far. He was more excited about slandering Bush’s name, then he was about reporting news. I say boot him off and don’t give him a penny!
National:
73,000 UAW members went on strike on Monday at 11:00. The United Auto Workers launched a strike because, even after being nine days late, union contacts had not been signed. One of the main issues holding back an agreement is the push to have 51 billion dollars in healthcare placed into union trust funds. 59 U.S. plants and facilities are idle as of Monday at noon. Anaylists say a prolonged strike could potentially hamper efforts to see American automakers turn a profit this year, but GM should be able to handle a short term strike.
I believe that strikes are a good thing in these terms. The workers are displaying their disappointment with their employer, which is protected under the first amendment. I believe it could also be a stupid idea, if the strike lasts to long, but there contract was supposed to be renewed 9 days ago, and if there is no sign that the contract is going to be renewed shortly I don’t blame them for striking.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/gm_uaw_strikedeadline/index.htm?cnn=yes
INTERNATIONAL
High amounts of rain fall have caused high river levels and mud slides in Mexico this fall. And on Sunday, a deadly mix of the two caused atleast 16 people to go missing. After a mudslide fell in a large river near San Juan Grijalva Sunday evening, the already over flowing rivers submerged a village. Relatives tell the story of how they saw there families affected by the flood; one man working on a nearby mountain said he saw the crash into a home of family members where he guessed atleast 9 people would be in, another man working far away from the mudslide, said he saw his grandmother get picked up by the wave, he rushed down and came to her aid after she had been carried nearly 600 feet by the water. Gov. Juan Sabines called the combination of the mud slide and overflowing water a “mini-tsunami.” The U.S. is sending 300,000 dollars in aid.
This is horrible situation down in Mexico and I would be pretty scared if I was one of the tens of thousands of people who are still awaiting aid. I’m still not sure how I feel about the $300,000 we’re sending down there, I think maybe paying for all of the illegal Mexican citizens who are using our hospitals for free, might be enough aid for Mexico. I understand trying to help out the international community (actually I don’t really understand it) but we’re in enough of a budget crunch right now.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/06/mexico.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText
International:
Last Thursday a cyclone swept through Bangladesh like a storm of “hundreds of demons.” 10,000 men women and children are expected to be killed because of the massive storm. And 800,000 are currently left homeless. One man tells of being separated from his wife and two children during the frantic rush to a shelter during the storm, and after the storming finding all of them dead. The government of Bangladesh promised “we will help you the best we can.” U.N. Secretary General said there would be many millions of dollars available to the storm struck nation. An American military medical ship is already giving treatment to people in Bangladesh.
This is a horrible situation. I think it’s another example of how awesome, scary, and powerful nature is. From the sounds of it there are a lot of nations helping out the Bangladesh people, but with 800,000 people displaced it is going to take a lot to get the nation back inorder. The Tsunami which swept through the Indian Ocean killed 2 people in Bangladesh, but killed over 200,000. Lucky that’s not the number in this case, but this is still horrible for the family of those 10,000 people.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312138,00.html
Summary- Former CBS Anchor Dan Rather is suing CBS for using him as a scapegoat. He asking for 70 millions dollars, 20 million in compensatory damages, and 50 million in punitive damages. CBS and Dan Rather came under fire after a report which aired trying to discredit President Bush’s National Guard duties. The report came almost entirely from a commander over seeing Bush at the time, and some documents he presented. The documents were later found to be fraudulent and the commander was discredited by an investigation, but Rather and CBS stuck by the story until an independent investigation was released. The investigation revealed that CBS, Rather, and some producers “jumped the gun” on the story before finding out if the facts were correct, then even after finding the information was incorrect, still pushed the story. After the incident CBS news fell far away from NBC and ABC in the rating and Rather stepped down.
Opinion- I believe, if your going to report something to millions of people around the nation and world you better make sure your facts are straight. That’s with every story, but this one should have been checked even more because of the content of trying to discredit probably the most powerful man in the world. Dan Rather throughout the years was shadowed by people angry at his liberal bias in his reporting, and this story took it to far. He was more excited about slandering Bush’s name, then he was about reporting news. I say boot him off and don’t give him a penny!
National:
73,000 UAW members went on strike on Monday at 11:00. The United Auto Workers launched a strike because, even after being nine days late, union contacts had not been signed. One of the main issues holding back an agreement is the push to have 51 billion dollars in healthcare placed into union trust funds. 59 U.S. plants and facilities are idle as of Monday at noon. Anaylists say a prolonged strike could potentially hamper efforts to see American automakers turn a profit this year, but GM should be able to handle a short term strike.
I believe that strikes are a good thing in these terms. The workers are displaying their disappointment with their employer, which is protected under the first amendment. I believe it could also be a stupid idea, if the strike lasts to long, but there contract was supposed to be renewed 9 days ago, and if there is no sign that the contract is going to be renewed shortly I don’t blame them for striking.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/24/news/companies/gm_uaw_strikedeadline/index.htm?cnn=yes
INTERNATIONAL
High amounts of rain fall have caused high river levels and mud slides in Mexico this fall. And on Sunday, a deadly mix of the two caused atleast 16 people to go missing. After a mudslide fell in a large river near San Juan Grijalva Sunday evening, the already over flowing rivers submerged a village. Relatives tell the story of how they saw there families affected by the flood; one man working on a nearby mountain said he saw the crash into a home of family members where he guessed atleast 9 people would be in, another man working far away from the mudslide, said he saw his grandmother get picked up by the wave, he rushed down and came to her aid after she had been carried nearly 600 feet by the water. Gov. Juan Sabines called the combination of the mud slide and overflowing water a “mini-tsunami.” The U.S. is sending 300,000 dollars in aid.
This is horrible situation down in Mexico and I would be pretty scared if I was one of the tens of thousands of people who are still awaiting aid. I’m still not sure how I feel about the $300,000 we’re sending down there, I think maybe paying for all of the illegal Mexican citizens who are using our hospitals for free, might be enough aid for Mexico. I understand trying to help out the international community (actually I don’t really understand it) but we’re in enough of a budget crunch right now.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/11/06/mexico.floods.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText
International:
Last Thursday a cyclone swept through Bangladesh like a storm of “hundreds of demons.” 10,000 men women and children are expected to be killed because of the massive storm. And 800,000 are currently left homeless. One man tells of being separated from his wife and two children during the frantic rush to a shelter during the storm, and after the storming finding all of them dead. The government of Bangladesh promised “we will help you the best we can.” U.N. Secretary General said there would be many millions of dollars available to the storm struck nation. An American military medical ship is already giving treatment to people in Bangladesh.
This is a horrible situation. I think it’s another example of how awesome, scary, and powerful nature is. From the sounds of it there are a lot of nations helping out the Bangladesh people, but with 800,000 people displaced it is going to take a lot to get the nation back inorder. The Tsunami which swept through the Indian Ocean killed 2 people in Bangladesh, but killed over 200,000. Lucky that’s not the number in this case, but this is still horrible for the family of those 10,000 people.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312138,00.html
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