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Obama Garners Rare Unified Praise for Nobel Speech
Source: Google

In a rare of display of unity, lawmakers and pundits from across the US political spectrum on Friday offered praise for President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

How Did You Learn...

How did you learn about "Livin' in the USA?". Where did you get your ideas about what it means to be an American?

U.S. Supreme Court defend free speech in animal abuse case
Source: 10connects.com

The Supreme Court appeared ready Tuesday to strike down a federal law that makes it a crime to sell depictions of animal cruelty on the grounds that it sweeps too broadly and violates free speech rights.

Supreme Court Rules that Inmates Don't Have Right to DNA Tests
Source: The New York Times

Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence after being found guilty, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. More Articles

Military Laser WeaponResearch--Defending U.S. Navy Ships at Sea
Source: mae.pennnet.com

U.S. Navy researchers are asking two U.S.

Cuts To Mason Co. Sheriff's Office: Criminals 'Expect A Lead Enema'
Source: KIRO TV

MASON COUNTY, Wash. -- Mason County Commissioner Tim Sheldon said a budget crisis means the sheriff will have cut $382,000 from its budget which the sheriff said could mean up to five deputies yanked off the road.

Surgeon Heals Patients and Their Violent Ways
Source: CNN

Cooper created the Violence Intervention Program (VIP) at the Shock Trauma Unit of the University of Maryland Medical Center, the state's busiest hospital for violent injuries. It became one of the country's first hospital-based anti-violence programs. More Articles

Both Iran, US to Attend Afghanistan Peace Meeting
Source: The New York Times

An international conference on pacifying Afghanistan will include two unlikely partners for peace -- the United States and Iran. More Articles

Iran Sets Terms for U.S. Ties
Source: Reuters

Iran has responded to U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of better relations by demanding policy changes from Washington, but the Islamic state is not closing the door to a possible thaw in ties with its old foe. More Articles

A Defense of Rush Against Intolerant Liberals
Source: Salon.com

I am dismayed and quite frankly confused over the vitriol and hatred I've seen by liberals on the left toward Rush. I am particularly saddened to see the anger emanate from many whom I consider my friends here on OS.

Iran Says It Now Runs More Than 6, 000 Centrifuges
Source: The New York Times

Iran's nuclear chief says the country has increased the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 6,000, the latest show of defiance to U.N. demands it halt the enrichment program.

Testing Obama :: Iranian Leader Demands U.S. Apology
Source: The New York Times

A day after President Obama struck a conciliatory tone toward Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Washington on Wednesday to apologize for its actions toward his country for the past 60 years and said it was unclear whether the new American administration was merely shiftin …

On Arab TV Network, Obama Urges Dialogue
Source: The New York Times

He also said he believed it was "possible for us to see a Palestinian state — I'm not going to put a time frame on it — that is contiguous, that allows freedom of movement for its people, that allows for trade with other countries, that allows the creation of businesses a …

Double Standard Watch: Israel is well within its rights to defend itself
Source: JPost.com

What if Israel defended its citizens the way the British, the French, the Americans and the Russians did? When German rockets hit British cities during the World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill retaliated by bombing German cities, killing thousands of German civilians, a …

Who would Jesus bomb? A serious response to the crisis in Gaza

A wise man once said, "The first one to plead his cause seems right until his neighbor comes and examines him." That wise man was Solomon and the saying comes from the book of Proverbs, a book respected as the Word of God by both Christians and Jews alike.

FL Man Uses Pizza in Self-Defence
Source: BBC News

A Florida pizza delivery man who was challenged by armed robbers in the city of Miramar got in first with his own weapon - a large pepperoni pizza. More Articles

Hearings set to grade Mayor's school authority
Source: NY Daily News

make it your duty as a NYC Public School Parent to WEIGH IN!

My Defense (yes DEFENSE) of Barry Bonds

If the title of this column isn't shocking enough, I suppose you can be prepared to be shocked even more with the rest of this column. This is because in rare form, this is an article that actually supports Bonds, his career, and his chase of the home run record.

Should Israel Stop Defending Herself?
Source: savethesoldiers.com

Why should Israel stop killing Palestinians..or should I say Islamic terrorists? Why should Israel stop defending itself?

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