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Prop 8 Struck Down

California judge strikes down Prop 8 (PDF)…

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Top Secret America

A fountain of information from the Washington Post… 854,000 with top-secret access.

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Drugs Inc. – Meth Episode

A look at the ins-and-outs of meth

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Billion Bug Highway

Fantastic animation/report from NPR to cleanse the palate today… It’s about billions of bugs in the sky.

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Aimee Sword Convicted

Sword gets 30 years for sex with son…

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USA V. Arizona (PDF)

The Justice Department has officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over still yet to be enacted SB1070. Read the filing here (PDF).

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Bill Ayers Attacks Obama ‘Mistake’

Not just a mistake, mind you, but a colossal mistake…:

In an exclusive interview airing tonight on Hannity at 9:00pm ET on FOX News Channel, Bill Ayers spoke with Alan Colmes on a wide range of issues including his past with the Weather Underground and President Obama.

Ayers on President Obama sending 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan:

“It’s a mistake. It’s a colossal mistake. And, you know, we’ve seen this happen before, Alan. We’ve seen a hopeful presidency, Lyndon Johnson’s


Car Bomb Kills 14 Afghan Kids

The Department of Defense says a vehicle borne suicide bomber detonated himself in Khowst province eastern Afghanistan. In the process he killed 16, including 14 children, and wounded 58 others.

Not surprisingly, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for this disturbing attack.


Afghan Girls Defy The Taliban

Zahara, 13, and her older cousin, Shamsiya, were walking to the Mirwais Mina girl’s school in Kandahar, Afghanistan when three men on motorbikes suddenly blocked their path and sprayed something in their faces.

They thought it was water – just a prank – until it started to sting. The two girls were the victims of a brutal acid attack. Their crime according to the militants who threw the acid: going to school. Now NBC News’ Jim Maceda reports


Video: The Joys Of Afghanistan

Just look at the size of some of those boulders!

On this Veteran’s Day, let’s remember those brave men and women serving this country in much worse atmospheres that the rest of us have to deal with on a daily basis. Thanks.


Photo Of The Day – 10/27/08

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Armed assailants attacked a man and gouged out his eyes in front of his family during a gruesome assault in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.

Sayed Ghulam, 52, was recovering in a hospital in the country’s largest southern city, Kandahar.

Ghulam said three armed men knocked on his door in the Sangin district of Helmand province late Thursday. When he opened the door, they punched him in the face, put the barrel of a Kalashnikov rifle


Fox News Cameraman Saves Soldier

As much as I hate Fox and Friends, I thought this was an amazing story.


Soldiers In Iraq Celebrate The 4th

BAQOUBA, Iraq — It’s Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias’ second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias says he’ll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.

Across Iraq, America’s Independence Day was a normal work day for most U.S. troops. But the military threw in a taste of home at larger bases with ribs, corn on the cob and red, white and blue cake.

The holiday is even leaner at smaller


Dems Shift Criticism From Iraq


As the situation continues to improve in Iraq, Democrats continue to aim away from the country that now seems to have a decent future on the horizon. The screaming headline above, from the Huffington Post, is a perfect example of where the argument is heading. Whereas just months ago the entire election was going to be a referendum on Iraq, now it seems to be less of an issue. Do you need any more proof the Democrats were politicizing…


Marine Cheats Death By Inches

Dramatic Photos Show A Marines Narrow Escape From Death:

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A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit flinches in a firefight with the Taliban near Garmser in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marine was uninjured in the exchange.

The battle for Garmser has become heated in the last few months. Fortunately, the Marines are slowly but surely weeding Taliban forces out of the area. This particular Marine could certainly use a helmet and bulletproof vest. Thankfully, his cat-like…


Meet The Youngest Arms Dealers

David And Efraim, 25 And 22, Supply ‘Junk’ Ammo To U.S. Forces:

With the award last January of a federal contract worth as much as nearly $300 million, the company, AEY Inc., which operates out of an unmarked office in Miami Beach, became the main supplier of munitions to Afghanistan’s army and police forces.

Since then, the company has provided ammunition that is more than 40 years old and in decomposing packaging, according to an examination of the munitions