Influential evangelical leader James Dobson set off the fireworks at this weekend's Christian Right summit, giving a speech that lavished praise on Karen Santorum and asked whether Americans really wanted Callista Gingrich — "a woman who was a man's mistress for eight yea …
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Bottom line: Mitt Romney is Wall Street. Today N.B.C. reporters exposed major campaign contributors with direct ties to Romney's Bain Capital.
Obama has until 21 February to make a decision on whether to approve the pipeline, under a compromise tax measure approved late last year.
Leaving for work each morning, still foggy from too little sleep, I neglect to look over toward the compact patio set laid out near the front door.
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Women's exclusion hits new low: Not one female doctor has been invited to speak in a conference on gynecology and halacha scheduled to take place next week.
RICHMOND, Va.
This is David versus Goliath.
Indefinite detention of US citizens without trial or appeal. Military to usurp police powers at will. No habeas corpus, no posse comitatus, no nothing.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday that President Barack Obama should have ordered an “air strike” on Iran after they recently captured a U.S. drone. Earlier on Monday, President Barack Obama had explained that U.S.
A six-month study of this year’s defense authorization bill has identified 115 spending proposals as earmarks worth $834 million, including 20 by Republican freshmen who campaigned against the pet projects, according to a copy of the report provided to The Washing …
The EPA's findings about fracking's contamination of ground water have sent a shockwave through a gas industry in denial. Thursday's stunning announcement from US EPA that implicates hydrofracturing ("fracking") as the cause of groundwater contamination in Pavillion, W …
MICHAEL MOORE, ON CNN: Well, "The Washington post" three weeks ago had this investigation and they said that President Obama has now raised more money from Wall Street and the banks for this election cycle than all -- than all eight Republicans combined.
David Lynch wants soldiers and veterans to experience the stress-reducing benefits of Transcendental Meditation.
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Pike County's racial controversy began in June, when 24-year-old Stella Harville brought Zimbabwe-born fiance Ticha Chikuni to worship at the Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she is rejecting her high school principal's demand for a written apology.
An alternative selection of emails taken from the batch taken from UEA server that provided the basis for the 2009 'climategate' episode has emerged. Early this morning, someone calling themselves 'Foia' posted this link on the comments pages of various climate skeptic blogposts …
Some of my Republican friends ask if I’ve gone crazy..I say: Look in the mirror..I’ve been a Republican all my adult life..I have worked on the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, at Forbes magazine, at the Manhattan and American Enterprise Institutes, as a …
Tonight 60 minutes did an interview with Grover Norquist. That interview should frighten every American citizen. Grover Norquist (while grinning like a Chesire Cat) frankly told 60 minutes that He controls almost the entire Congess of the United States. Of …
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On October 27 the Federal Communications Commission announced a reform plan of the Universal Service Fund (USF) as part of its implementation of the National Broadband Plan.
By now, we have all seen and read about the child rape scandal at Penn State. I won't go into details here. Having spent a number of years working in cooperation with the athletic program at a SEC school, I completely understand the handling of this by Penn State. I …
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My son and I had a discussion about this. That alone surprises me as he is an avid football watcher, football fan, and follower of all things football.
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Earlier this evening I managed to catch the Moon and Jupiter on the rise. It was a bit of a challenge due to partly cloudy skies which would just not give me a break. This picture was shot on a tripod with a Sony A350 @ f/6.3 an ISO of 100 on bulb for 10 seconds.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck in Oklahoma late on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, toppling a chimney, damaging buildings and sending a boulder the size of an SUV onto a rural road.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) has been under fire recently for her dramatic political move to interfere with the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission.
It seems quite unlikely to me that anyone would choose to get drug tested if they didn’t have to, as I don’t know of too many people who like to take time out of their day to experience the painful nature of government bureaucracy while urinating in a cup, likel …
Whenever someone has pointed out the obvious fact that Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have engaged in open race baiting, or that certain policies negatively impact the black community in disproportionate ways (criminal justice), someone else has complained that the proverbial "R …
First, Newt Gingrich aides blamed their boss's poor performance in Thursday's debate on a biased crowd, packed with Romney supporters.
There’s something wrong with Jan Brewer.
This is a New York chef recipe from the famous restaurant Aureole. Chef Christopher Lee uses Sicilian sea salt to enhance the sweet creamy richness of the indulgent chocolate dessert.
Making my rounds to all my listed friends here on Newsvine to wish you all happiness this coming new year and many more to come!
Penn 2012 and beyond!
Thanks friend, the pleasure is mine!
I'm wishing you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011 Ann.
That it may rock.
- Henry.
Happy New Year!
http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/28/5726230-twas-the-night-before-congress— McSpocky
Happy Holidays Ann!
— McSpocky
What Would You Want If You Could Have ANYTHING From SANTA?
http://illuminate.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/10/5625956-what-would-you-want-if-you-could-have-anything-from-santa— McSpocky
Ann, thank you for joining the Holistic Wellness group.
Thank you for the FR Ann, I enjoy your posts and comments keep up the good work. Remember you only go through life once, leave a huge mark.
Thanks for connecting as friends. Ann, truly enjoy your writings. Thank you for taking time and sharing.
Ann Thank you for the FR looking forward to catching up with you on some post. I try to stay close to the fun items and work on my writing. I hope you will take time to browse through my column and leave some comments on my work. very honored to me you and to have you show up in blue. Peace Knowlton.
Great comments! Keep up the good work!
Take care— McSpocky
I think our FRs crossed! Looking forward to seeing you a lot around the Vine. BTW, your Blake quotation above is from one of my very favorite poems. :-)
You are solid gold Ann. I've never had the chance to thank you for your kind words and support. Anyone reading this take note, Ann is one of the good guys, a class act through and through.
— Gumwars
just wanted to take a moment and say thank you, some days your column is like the calm in a storm, your kind words and encouragement are priceless. thanks for everythng. maddad (mark)
— maddad
Ann's column is where I go to relax on Newsvine... and I cannot recommend her highly enough. She is thoughtful and caring, and she thinks. Newsvine needs more like her. Add her to your Watchlist... you'll need her one day.
Adding to your blog about song titles with women's names in them:
A disturbing but true fact about some popular songs:
1. Some of the angriest and darkest songs are actually about a love, male or female.
2. Some of the sweetest love songs are actually about drugs.
— juno716
Ann posseses an intelligence that extends to the emotional and spiritual. It's lucky for me that I've met her here.
— magz
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