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WASHINGTON - The House failed Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of a bill to lift his restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. That means the veto stands, killing the measure. The vote was 235-193 to override, 50 votes short of the two-thirds majority required to send the question to the Senate. Bush said the bill crossed a moral line "between science and ethics that can only do damage to both."
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After a week of escalating violence, around two dozen Israelis and roughly 200 Lebanese have died. That has been sufficient bloodshed for United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to join in the call for an international security force, ignoring the fact that a U.N. force is already in Southern Lebanon, having failed to secure the border against Hezbollah's incursions and attacks and the murder and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers.
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ATLANTA - Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, unable to overcome his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, conceded defeat Tuesday in Georgia ’ s Republican race for lieutenant governor.
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During a screening of Kevin Smith ’ s Clerks II, Joel Siegel, the Good Morning America film critic, walked out at the 40 minute mark. The scene that caused the exit involved the characters discussing in detail hiring a woman for a donkey show. This is from Kevin Smith ’ s blog which had a great response.
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Oscar Pereiro is back in the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, but this time it was no gift from Floyd Landis and the Phonak team. The Spanish cyclist earned it.
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Abc6.com - CAPITOL HILL (AP) - The debate on gay marriage has ended for another year on Capitol Hill — with the defeat of a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages. Foes of gay marriage fell 47 votes short of the two-thirds majority they
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According to the Democrats, we can ’ t attack Iran until we have signed affidavits establishing that it has nuclear weapons, but we also can ’ t attack North Korea because it may already have nuclear weapons. The pattern that seems to be emerging is: “ Don ’ t ever attack anyone, ever, for any reason. Ever. ”
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I also got to see a couple of episodes of “ The Daily Show ” and “ The Colbert Report, ” and would have watched more had I not been so sleep-deprived during the first half of the week.
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President Bush effectively blocked a Justice Department investigation of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program, refusing to give security clearances to attorneys who were attempting to conduct the probe, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said yesterday.
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The current focus of environmental policy is focused on global warming, in large thanks to Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth. However, our country needs to address another truth, one that will become tangibly more visible as we develop new technologies: e-waste is a growing menace, and if left unchecked and unregulated, it could cause irreparable harm to the environment around us. Just as Gore says about alternative energy, instituting a recycling policy will not cost corporations more - in fact, it is a very profitable business. The secondary products produced from recycling, such as glass, can be used easily by other companies in their products.
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Your movie star name: Finger Foods Adamyour fashion designer name is Lian Manchesteryour socialite name is Sissy New Yorkyour fly girl/guy name is L Cheyour detective name is Giraffee New Iberia Senior Highyour barfly name is Nachos Mimosayour soap opera name is Elizabeth Duperieryour rock star name is Gummi Bears Cheetahyour Star Wars name is Liamax Checaryour punk rock band name is The Sick Baby Teeth
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At today's Whitehouse press briefing, the doyenne of the press corps, Helen Thomas, grilled Press Secretary Tony Snow over why the US hasn't stopped the Israelies from defending themselves from Hezbollah terrorists.
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from your eyes. FYI:: ALIEN BANDAIDS ARE EATING THE WORLD.I feel stuck inside a broken frame. I can't erase this memory. Peru 072406-080706 MMM MMM lightning. + Thunder + Rain I heart Monty Python & the Holy Grail. God come and light a fire in my soul, relight the flame, & melt away the ice. I am a proud owner of 1990 love handles. Not quite afloat. It's a fight in which only winners get through. And he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Pick up the banana phone!"... & I have to scream. From first glance you were hard to forget, will you ever get out of my mind? Are you after me lucky charms? My cousin # 2 survived a pokemon battle. After a bizarre series of events, my dream will come true.
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Addendum: I disagree with Newt Gingrich's World War III nomenclature. If anything qualified as WWIII, it would be the Cold War, a truly global struggle between two superpowers that touched nearly every nation on the planet. The GWOT still has more of the tinge of the conflict with the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century. It has the capability of becoming a regional war in southwest Asia, but I think the WWIII tag is rather hyperbolic.
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Which necessitates astroturfing and blog wars in order to get people to feign even the smallest amount of interest in what is going on in the world beyond their friday evening and what Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie are doing.
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Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock to tie the knot http: // www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/07/19/anderson.rock.ap/index.html Oh come on you silly conservatives. Two 80 year old lesbians who have been together 50 years try to get married, and you protests and run smear campaigns and threaten xtian jihad against them, whoever marries them, the city they get married in, and the guy who does their dry cleaning, because that somehow damages the idea of marriage. But you let this happen without comment? Pff. Slackers.
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Score one for Britney Spears in her battle against the celebrity media. The National Enquirer agreed to publish a rare apology to the "Toxic" singer in its British and Irish editions, after it ran reports that she was ready to split from zhlobby hubby Kevin Federline. While the Enquirer is based in Boca Raton, Fla., libel laws in the United Kingdom and Ireland favor the plaintiff, so Spears pursued her case there. No cash was exchanged in the settlement.
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Ray Mcgovern asks if Americans want gas at $6, $8 or $10 a gallon, they 're in for a real treat with war waged on Iran. The struggle for the Bush administration is in contemplating the downside in having gas at these levels just before the House elections. This is the conversation Mcgovern believes the movers and shakers in the Bush administration, namely Donald Rumsfeld, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney have had, or are having, with Bush in the Oval Office, (presumably with the tape recorders switched off):
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If you've gotten just a little too good at your Nintendo DS games and are looking for more of a challenge -- and also looking to void your warranty -- now there's a way to hack your console for making everything run almost twice as fast. A Japanese modder has just posted step-by-step directions (in Japanese, unfortunately) for re-wiring a DS Lite to perform at a claimed 1.7x speed, complete with a toggle switch in case you decide that turbo mode isn't appropriate for all occasions. It looks like you have to be pretty handy with a soldering iron to tackle this particular project, so if you've got the skillz and about four hours to waste on tinkering around with your DS's sensitive circuitry, then accelerated performance -- and funny-sounding audio -- will be your reward.
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Ehud Barak's 2000 capitulation in Lebanon was a parody of Dunkirk. Israel had agreed to a capitulation in exchange for nothing. The Hizbullah continued to shell northern Israel after the withdrawal, and sometimes sent in infiltrators who murdered and kidnapped. Overall, however, the death toll was below what it had been when Israeli troops were inside Lebanon. The Israeli chattering classes saw that as a great victory and as a precedent for solving the problems of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. All Israel needed to do was have a unilateral withdrawal and build a nice fence.
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It seems almost impossible to find a book these days which does not feature some cover blurb about the bloody Da Vinci Code or Dan bloody Brown. "Comparable to the Da Vinci Code"... "If you like the Da Vinci Code, you'll love this"... etc etc. The absolute limit is when some moron claims that Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum" is too difficult to read and not as good as the "Da Vinci Code". Listen, the Zürich phone book is comparable to the Da Vinci Code, although it is more rewarding to read and is far better written. The only book that I've ever read which I would say is worse than the Da Vinci Code is, well, Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown. Actually, it is more or less the same book, except it is slightly worse written (difficult to imagine, I know), and even more ludicrous.
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That research, which I wish I ’ d put into my hard drive, made me believe that Embryonic stem cells are like uncut heroin … waaaay, way to powerful to use - they are part of begotten life in its purest form (perhaps still too near to God for our fooling with) - and they are so maleable as to be (so far in research) unpredictable and unusable. And that ’ s not even getting into the moral and ethical questions of whether or not a human embryo should be exploited in such a way, particularly when Adult Stem Cells are showing remarkable results in everything from helping sufferers of Sickle Cell Anemia and Thallassemias Major and Minor, to spinal injuries, skin regeneration and more.
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So a run-off it is. On August 8th, Rep. Cynthia Mckinney goes up against Hank Johnson, Dekalb County Commissioner. And from looking at the numbers, it seems like Mckinney is in a bit of trouble. The final results (98% reporting) were Mckinney (47.1%), Johnson (44.4%) and Coyne (8.5%). Both Johnson and Coyne were running clearly as anti-mckinney candidates, if of different flavors. So...
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OLIVER STONE is still taking hallucinogens, which makes it even more remarkable that his upcoming World Trade Center is apparently not a wacky conspiracy movie.
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I think I've found another show to add to my favorites list. The list itself really isn't that long, but to give you a sample of my TV tastes, I'll fill you in before telling you about the new find. Stargate SG-1 (Sci-fi Channel) Stargate Atlantis (Sci-fi Channel) Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel) Mythbusters (Discovery Channel) Anyway, add to that list:
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Just when I got all bummed about Dave Navarro and Carmen Electra getting divorced, word comes that true love can last; Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson are finally getting hitched. And Canadian punk poser Avril Lavigne just married one of those troll dolls.
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Before Tommy Lee fucked Pam Anderson on a boat, he was known as “ that one loser guy who fucked Heather Locklear ” and before that? He just wasn ’ t known. Hell, Motley Crue had, what, TWO songs? Girls Girls Girls and Dr. Feelgood? There ’ s a resume for ya. “ I played drums on two goofy 80s metal hits. ” Hardly a music legend.
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• Nominations for The Mercury Prize were announced, which include albums by The Arctic Monkeys, Editors, Thom Yorke, Muse, Hot Chip and Richard Hawley. Coolfer is going with The Arctic Monkeys since the prize usually goes to a debut album.
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Because it ’ s going to serve as the perfect excuse soundtrack for what ’ s already shaping up to be a laughingstock trainwreck of a season for the New York Islanders, months before the first NHL puck drops. I mean, how else to explain today ’ s mind-boggling decision by team owner Charles Wang to fire newly-minted General Manager Neil Smith, and replace him with just-retired journeyman goalie Garth Snow?
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It's sure to inspire a ton of variations, and that could be a good thing... it's such a simple and brilliant idea. Basically, it's a bunch of footage from Star Wars in which James Earl Jones's lines as Darth Vader have been replaced by his lines from other films. You'll never look at Vader quite the same way again.
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After a week of escalating violence, around two dozen Israelis and roughly 200 Lebanese have died. That has been sufficient bloodshed for United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to join in the call for an international security force, ignoring the fact that a U.N. force is already in Southern Lebanon, having failed to secure the border against Hezbollah's incursions and attacks and the murder and kidnapping of Israeli soldiers.
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pointed me to this. I knew it was happening, but I hadn't seen any trailers. Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Christopher Nolan .... Oh my, yes. The Prestige
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So assuming (since they did make a point of showing both lockets) that this is, in fact, not a coincidence. I think it's safe to say Tia Dalma and Davey Jones are connected by a little more than Tia's wonderful story of Jones'in love. Whether or not the connection is between Tia's great great grandmother, twice removed and Jones'woo-man, or directly between Tia and Jones, we'll probably know in the next movie.
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And why has he forgotten his constituents? Because he's been too busy undermining Democrats on Fox News and Sean Hannity. There's a reason Hannity, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, Republican Rep. Chris Shays, and countless other Republicans have endorsed Joe Lieberman and offered to campaign for him -- because he is one of their biggest allies in D.C.
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Now, I don't know if this press secretary A) made an unbelievable fuck-up that will later be repudiated, or B) leaked something that should've been kept private or C) is part of a campaign with a death wish for the August 8 primary. I do know, however, that there's no use in taking chances when you 're betting on Joe Lieberman's integrity. We've all seen how willing he is to abandon the Democratic party and the primary voters who have put their faith in him over the past 18 years in order to save his own hide. From now until August 8, every dollar you donate to Ned Lamont's campaign will be matched by Ned personally. If you want to make your dollars go twice as far, now's your chance.
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from Imdb: Eric Bana ......... Johansson Joins Portman for Period Piece Lost in Translation star Scarlett Johansson has joined Natalie Portman and Eric Bana for The Other Boleyn Girl. The film is based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel, with Johansson and Garden State star Portman playing two fiercely ambitious sisters, Mary and Annboleyn, who were rivals for the heart of 16th century British monarchking Henry VIII, played by Munich actor Bana. Executives from BBC Films, which originally acquired the book rights and made a 2003 TV film starring Natascha Mcelhone and Jared Harris, are also producing the project. Filming is scheduled to begin this autumn in London, with Justin Chadwick slated to direct.
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Several prominent anti-abortion politicians, including Orrin Hatch and Bill Frist, joined the Senate majority in endorsing the public funding of embryonic stem cell research. To the casual observer it might appear that the arguments against abortion must be stronger than those against publicly funding the destruction of embryos. This conclusion, however, would be mistaken. The funding of destructive embryo research is actually worse than legal abortion.
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Title: Broken and Beautiful Fandom: Harry Potter Pairing: Ron Weasley, Death Eaters/Draco Malfoy Word Count: 657 Rating: PG-13 for dark themes Warnings: References to rape. Spoilers for HBP. Summary: It's the summer after sixth year, and the trio finds Draco. How does Ron react? A/N: I'd call this Ron/Draco, but nothing actually happens between the two of them. Don't let the dark themes scare you away, though this is a tad more angst-ridden than I'd planned by summer fic to be ^ ^; Written for.
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During the stem cell debate, Brownback held up photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Ronald Reagan next to pictures of embryos saying, “ It ’ s immoral. We shouldn ’ t use a weaker person for the benefit of a stronger person. ” Of course, Nancy Reagan is a staunch supporter of stem cell research which begs the question, why did he have a photo of Reagan? But then, what ’ s with the photo of MLK? What ’ s next - Rosa Parks? Embryos sitting in the back of the bus?
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – An engine failed on a DC-3 cargo plane shortly after takeoff Wednesday, forcing the crew to ditch the craft in the Caribbean Sea off the U.S. Virgin Islands. All four...
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), in which we observe the consequences when architectural-design geek Matt Saunders (Luke Wilson) accidentally meets, dates, beds, and then quite understandably dumps Jenny "G-girl" Johnson (Uma Thurman), who has serious control issues ..... On one hand, I was not blown away. On the other, this is not nearly as awful as one might expect.
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So sore today. Worked out again anyways. Say what you will - that tube of B + J's was OWNED by me. I woke with burp that tasted like chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla ice cream.
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The Yanks were still trailing 4-2 in the 9th when Andy Phillips led the inning off with a double. Aaron Guiel brought him in with a base hit with one out, and moved to third on an infield single by Jorge Posada in which he probably should've been called out. Johnny Damon followed that up with a sacrifice fly to tie the game. Alex Rodriguez, who was out of the lineup with what Joe Torre said was a bruised toe, entered the game as a pinch hitter and struck out in his only at bat, which was interrupted halfway through with a 2 hour rain delay. Both teams went scoreless in the 10th and Melky Cabrera led off the bottom of the 11th and ended the game with his 4th home run of the season.
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Winternals was established in 1996 by Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, who are recognized industry leaders in the areas of operating system design and architecture. Russinovich will join the Microsoft Platforms & Services Division as a technical fellow, working with numerous technology teams across Microsoft, and Cogswell will join the Windows Component Platform Team in the role of software architect.
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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today condemned President Bush's veto of landmark stem cell legislation that would have opened the promise of new cures and treatments to millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases. Today's veto is the culmination of a five year process, first marked by the President's executive order restricting this important research in August of 2001, that has set back the progress of science and research in America, and denied hope to millions. "[Read more]
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Even though I've always been a Chicago White Sox fan, I've always been a Greg Maddux fan. I take alot of crap when I wear my Maddux tee shirt (in Cubbie blue). Greg was born on my birthday, ten years later, and has been a member of my APBA team the Chicago Champions since his first card. Maddux just picked up his 300th win in Pittsburgh versus the Three River Gamblers, while Roger Clemens trails him in alltime Illowa APBA League wins by two at 298. So even though I'm in Waupaca, my butt will be in front of my new TV, tuned in to WGN-TV.
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday went in front of Congress again and resumed his defense of the Bush administration ’ s warrantless wiretapping program, while admitting that the president personally prevented a review of the program earlier this year by Justice Department lawyers.
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The blow delivered by French captain Zinedine Zidane to Italian defender Marco Materazzi at the 2006 FIFA World Cup final was one of the tournament's particularly ugly moments.
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03: 32 PDT Conflicting reports of the ground invasion's scope: "The army ’ s deputy chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinski, said Israel has not ruled out deploying “ massive ground forces into Lebanon. ” But in an interview with MSNBC-TV ’ s Chris Matthews on “ Hardball, ” Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said “ nothing whatsoever ” would lead Israel to send ground troops on a sustained basis into Lebanon."
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!), Matt Frewer, Greg Germann (just for the pilot, I believe), and the ludicrously hot Erica Cerra as a police officer. And hey -- Joe Morton as a mad scientist. What a stretch! The first episode was pretty much just about introducing the concept and plotlines, but it did a nice job of setting things up. We've added it as a season pass; here's hoping it's worth sticking with.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson expects Cristiano Ronaldo to return to training on 31 July and insists the winger is going nowhere. The 21-year-old Portugal star's future has been in doubt since he made it clear he wanted a move to Spain after his World Cup spat with Wayne Rooney. » original news
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July 19, 2006 – The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF), the national, non-profit organization dedicated to finding cures and treatments for spinal cord injuries and improving the lives of people living with paralysis, is extremely disappointed with President Bush ’ s veto of H.R. 810, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which passed the House of Representatives and Senate by wide margins.
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