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Judge says seals can stay in California cove

The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.

Activists dressed as seals arrested at embassy

Three animal rights activists protesting seal hunting have been arrested in front of the Canadian embassy in Washington.

San Diego judge delays moving seals from beach

A colony of sleepy harbor seals dozed through the morning Thursday unaware that a nearby emergency court hearing could lead to a very rude awakening indeed: amplified recordings of yapping dogs to chase them off their sunny beach.

San Diego will seek lifting of seal removal order

The city of San Diego said Tuesday it will go to court to ask a state judge to lift an order requiring the immediate removal of a colony of federally protected harbor seals from a La Jolla cove.

Canada's governor general eats seal heart

Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."

San Diego to blast seals from beach with dog noise

Officials in San Diego who want to prevent seals from taking over a popular beach are hoping that a dog's bark is worse than its bite.

Seal and Heidi Klum are having a girl

Seal and Heidi Klum are expecting a baby girl.

Otter-like fossil reveals early seal evolution

Scientists say they've found a "missing link" in the early evolution of seals and walruses — the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life on land. Those feet and other anatomical features show an early step on the way to developing flippers and other adaptations for a life in the sea, the scientists said.

Fla. SEAL museum wants relics of pirate standoff

A Florida military museum wants to acquire objects from Sunday's rescue of an American hostage by Navy SEAL snipers.

Seal washed away by rain at Fenway Park

Grammy Award winner Seal was scratched from his opening-day assignment to sing the national anthem when rain washed out Monday's game between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.

Seal turns hatchery into all-you-can-eat buffet

Life is a big buffet for a young seal with a talent for breaking and entering. A young harbor seal somehow broke into a fish hatchery on Cape Cod on Tuesday and turned the place into an all-you-can-eat buffet.

SEAL submersible catches fire at Pearl Harbor

Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a SEAL submersible that was undergoing maintenance in a shore-side facility at Pearl Harbor, Navy officials said Monday.

Need Antarctic data: Send in the seals

Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. The polar regions are expected to be especially sensitive to climate change, but collecting data has been a problem, especially in the wind-whipped Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Obama campaign retires altered presidential seal

A presidential seal graphically altered with symbols representing Barack Obama's campaign of change was just for one-time use and will not be used again, a spokeswoman for the Democrat's campaign said Monday.

Caribbean monk seal becomes extinct

Federal officials have confirmed what biologists have long thought: The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo.

Seals Win Their Day at San Diego Beach

An appeals court sided with animal activists Monday and allowed San Diego to keep a barrier that protects nursing harbor seals at a popular beach cove.

Great Seal Secrets Revealed!

Conspiracy theorists take note: The myths surrounding one of America's oldest and most enduring national symbols are about to be debunked ... if you believe the government, that is.

Navy SEAL Shot, Killed During Training

The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL who was killed during a live-fire training exercise in Mississippi.

Blind Seal Ready for L.A. Zoo Visitors

Visitors can now see the Los Angeles Zoo's newest attraction, but he can't see them.

Wayward Seal Waddles Onto Maine Highway

A wayward seal is back in its ocean home after making its way onto land, crossing several front yards and a horse pasture, and straddling a state highway in eastern Maine.

Seal Incorporates Family and Music

For a man who built his career on singing ballads, Seal's new album, "System," is surprisingly upbeat.

Blind Seal to Head to Los Angeles Zoo

A blind harbor seal rescued off Cape May Point in February is headed for LA.

Rogue Seal Menacing Man, Beast in Calif.

Nibbles the elephant seal is defying his tame nickname by killing smaller seals, menacing a kayaker and chomping on a surfer and a dog on the northern California coast.

SEAL Falls on Grenade to Save Comrades

A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.

Arctic Ice Seal Found on N.C. Beach

A wayward Arctic ice seal was found Friday on a beach in southern North Carolina, far from its usual habitat.

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Fox News goes 10 for 10!
Source: Politico

Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.

Cabo San Lucas mystery catch piques the interest of scientists
Source: The L.A. Times

Tracy Ehrenberg, general manager of Pisces Sportfishing in Cabo San Lucas says the mysterious-looking fish caught off the Mexican coast May 19 aboard Minerva IV looks like "a seal, crossed with a baby marlin, that swallowed a chicken ... it has feet!"

Canada's governor eats seal heart
Source: BBC News

Canada's governor general, Michaelle Jean, has helped to butcher and eat a seal in an apparent act of solidarity with hunters. Ms Jean used a traditional Inuit knife to help gut the animal then ate a slice of raw heart.

Canada's 2010 Olympic Uniforms Will Incorporate Seal Skin (For No Good Reason Whatsoever)
Source: vancouversun.com

The federal government wants Canadian Olympians to wear a seal product — most likely skin — during the 2010 Winter Games to help protest a European Union ban on Canada's seal hunt.

Victory for animal welfare: EU bans sale of seal products!

WSPA congratulates the European Parliament on closing 27 national markets to products made from commercially slaughtered seals. Today's historic vote proves that mass public opposition to cruelty can create change.

Happy Spring! Baby Animals!
Source: National Geographic

Here are some spring photos of baby animals, they're all very cute!

Seal products banned in Europe - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

The European Union has been accused of "cultural imperialism" by Canadian Inuit hunters after Euro-MPs voted for a total ban on commercial trade in seal products.

An Open Letter To Oklahoma State Senator Glen Coffee, On The Lips

Dear Senator Coffee, We understand that you are dealing with what might very well be a completely unjust tax issue, and we both sympathize and commiserate. You've got much bigger fish to fry.

Canada. End to seal hunt violence long overdue says the Humane Society
Source: bymnews.com

Before the next club falls. Before the next hakipik stabs. Before the next shot rings out. Before the next seal pup is killed in sight of their mother, please send a message of support for a ban on the import of seal products into the European Union…"

SEAL email criticizing Obama is bogus
Source: msnbc.com

There's an email whipping around the internet, supposedly written by a Navy SEAL who complains that President Obama delayed decisions to deploy the Navy SEALs because he wanted to resolve the hostage standoff with Captain Richard Phillips "peacefully."

Storming the Temple Mount

The influence of the Good Antichrist is beginning to take shape in the emerging New World Order. In "Lessons from Allenby on the Power of Faith in Social Change", I told the fantastical story of the peaceful capture of Jerusalem by Field Marshal Edmund Allenby in 1917. See:

Pet Food & the End of the World
Source: The New York Times

[In 2000] it took three pounds of wild fish to provide enough food to grow one pound of farmed salmon, environmentalists have been apoplectic.

School Kids Asked to 'Grade Rude Words'
Source: Telegraph

A class of youngsters at a Church of England primary school were asked by a teacher to write down the rudest words they could think of and then grade them in order of offensiveness.

Culture Shock May Explain Similarity Between Humans
Source: Science: Current Issue

Ever since researchers discovered in the 1970s that humans lacked the genetic variation expected of our population size, they have proposed that our ancestors went through a big squeeze: Volcanic eruptions, disease, or climate change created a population "bottleneck" that reduced …

Hungry seal hits bonanza at fish hatchery
Source: The Boston Globe

Looking for a stellar seafood place on the Cape, with locally raised fare and no wait? A brazen young harbor seal found just that today after she sneaked into a state fish hatchery in Sandwich and dined on an all-you-can-eat trout buffet before being nabbed and returned to the se …

Seal turns hatchery into all-you-can-eat buffet
Source: Yahoo! News

Life is a big buffet for a young seal with a talent for breaking and entering. A young harbor seal somehow broke into a fish hatchery on Cape Cod on Tuesday and turned the place into an all-you-can-eat buffet.

Are schools focusing too much on feelings?
Source: timesonline.typepad.com

How would you respond if your child refused to eat her vegetables with the words: "Mummy, I feel very uncomfortable having to eat all these peas". ?

Vials From 60-Yr-Old Experiment Offer New Hints on Origin of Life - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

A classic experiment exploring the origin of life has, more than a half-century later, yielded new results. More Articles

Is Human Evolution Over?
Source: bbc.co.uk

These days almost everyone gets to hand their genes on through their children.

Mammals Facing Extinction Threat | BBC NEWS
Source: BBC News

At least 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to the first assessment of their status for a decade. More Articles

Clay seal connects to Bible
Source: The Washington Times

"It is the most remarkable find since excavations in the heart of this 3,000-year-old capital of ancient Israel began 140 years ago: a tiny clay seal impression also known as a bulla or stamp, discovered near the ruins of what has been identified as King David's palace and bearin …

Trio of injured Iraq veterans stands tall on Mount Rainier
Source: The Seattle Times

Camp Patriot wants injured military member to experience nature. Wednesday, a former Navy SEAL who was blinded by a sniper joined two others in experiencing the majesty of Mount Rainier.

Neocon Express: The Great Seal of Obama Violates US Law
Source:

Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of the seal of the President the United States, y, for the purpose of conveying, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more …

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