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Some merchandise at Texas Republican Convention is made in China
…Despite all the patriotic flag-waving at the gathering, many of the goods were made in communist China. And an “I Palin” T-shirt for women was sewn in Nicaragua — led by President Daniel Ortega of the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front, against whom President Ronald Reagan armed the contra force.
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A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits. – Woodrow Wilson
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The World-Is-a-Safer-Place-Without Saddam
- NATO apologizes for deaths in Afghan airstrike
- Bomb blast kills 19 on Pakistan bus
- Deadly blast rocks Damascus as 10 die in Syria: NGO
- Yemen: 23 al-Qaida militants killed in south
- Millions of Dollars of U.S. Gear to Combat IEDs Wasted in Pakistan
- Hillary Clinton assails Assad: ‘Syria will not, cannot be peaceful until Assad goes’
- Iraq ambassador nomination jeopardized by racy emails to journalist
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Breakout
Afghan officials say more than a dozen prisoners, including criminals and members of the Taliban, have escaped from a jail in northern Afghanistan.
Abdul Jabar Haqbeen, the governor of Sar-e-Pul province, says a bomb was detonated on the outside of one of the prison walls on Thursday night, and the prisoners escaped through the rubble.
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Another al-Qaida No. 2 guy was hit by a drone. I’m telling you, these al-Qaida leaders, they don’t last as long as a Kardashian marriage.- David Letterman
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Republican Shenanigans
- Approval of the Supreme Court plummets
- Boehner, Cantor say Obama’s playing ‘blame game’
- Dad still “first choice,” but Rand Paul backs Romney
- Rick Santorum predicts a convention fight with Ron Paul delegates over party pla …
- Romney Campaigns for Hatch in Utah, Against Former Bain Consultant
- Rick Perry booed at Texas GOP convention
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Former GOP candidate Rick Santorum said he’s planning to make a big announcement tomorrow. It’ll probably be something really huge like, “Hello shoppers, we’ve got a 2-for-1 sale on Tide in aisle five!” – Jimmy Fallon
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Oklahoma Christian Publisher Prays With, Fires 25 Workers
Jesus may Save, but apparently he can’t do much about job retention.
That’s what 25 employees at Tate Publishing & Enterprises, a Christian book and music publisher in Mustang, Oklahoma, learned after they were unceremoniously dumped from their jobs last week.
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Fun fact: When Dick Cheney had his last colonoscopy Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fell out after the butt camera was removed.
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Rock the Voter
- Obama challenges Republicans to create jobs
- Obama slams Congress for failing to act on student loans
- Most oppose NYC plan to curb sugary drinks: poll
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Suicides are surging among America’s troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation’s decade of war.
The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan — about 50 percent more — according to Pentagon statistics
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Mayor Bloomberg has outlawed giant cans of soda. When you outlaw stuff it creates crime. I saw a guy today walking down the street and a cop is arresting him because he’s got a huge can of soda, and he said “No, no, this is medicinal Mountain Dew.”- David Letterman
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Business News
- Oil below $83 after Fed gives no stimulus hint
- Global shares, oil, euro fall as Spanish reality dawns
- Insider trading probe swings from bankers to ballplayers
- Apple facing $2.22 mn fine over Australian ’4G’ iPad
- TSA says it’s working to improve poor reputation
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Can’t drive 55? … 65? … 75? How about 85?
A stretch of Texas highway may soon be the first road in the country to have a posted 85 mph speed limit.
The Texas Department of Transportation said this week that part of a toll road being built between Austin and San Antonio will be tested to see if motorists can safely push it to 85.
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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. – Albert Einstein
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Odd News
- Erosion uncovers tombstones on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
- 66-foot concrete dock washes ashore in Oregon, may be from 2011 Japan tsunami
- Indian believers swallow live fish as asthma cure
- Dog accidentally left at rest area waits two days for owner to return
- Woman arrested for visiting man through suitcase
A bird lands atop one of the domes of the landmark Taj Mahal as Venus, top left, begins to pass in front of the sun, as visible from Agra, India, Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People around the world turned their attention to the daytime sky on Tuesday and early Wednesday in Asia to make sure they caught the rare sight of the transit of Venus. Photo/Kevin Frayer
I wish you all a peaceful weekend.
