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Scientists: Use Spaceships To Block Out The Sun Global warming alarmists, who have routinely
dismissed evidence that the Sun is the main driver of climate change,
are now calling to block out the celestial body that supports all life
on Earth in a set of bizarre new proposals to "geo-engineer"
the planet.
Russia-Cuba
ties worry U.S.
Amid rising tensions over Georgia, U.S. officials are increasingly concerned
that Russia is moving to rebuild one of the most dangerous features
of the old Soviet Union's security structure -- its alliance with Cuba.
Water
tops levees as Gustav makes Louisiana landfall
Hurricane Gustav swirled violently ashore Monday, turning lights out
across the Gulf Coast and sending water over the tops of New Orleans'
levees, officials said.
Afghans
demonstrate after children die in troop raid
Hundreds of Afghans took to the streets Monday in protest at what they
said was the murder of four civilians, including two baby boys, in an
early morning raid by international troops.
Police
raid headquarters of RNC protesters Police raided a rental hall used by a
group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St.
Paul, Minnesota, on Friday.
The
week that buried the new world order The fall of the Berlin Wall seemed to
herald the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a single superpower.
A resurgent Russia's actions in Georgia have shattered that illusion
Georgia
planned attack on sleeping civilians
Evidence of “numerous erroneous decisions of the Georgian leadership
which led to the beginning of a crisis in the Caucasus” are accumulating
in the OSCE headquarters, says the German weekly magazine Der Spiegel
in an announcement of an article to be published on Monday.
EU
to mull Russia ties at emergency summit
European Union leaders will put the bloc's relations with Moscow under
scrutiny at an emergency summit on Monday, although sanctions against
Russia are not in the cards.
Feds
Directed Preemptive Raids On RNC Protesters Raids carried out on what police described as "the headquarters
of an anarchist/anti-authoritarian group" ahead of the Republican
National Convention in Minnesota, were directed by the Federal Government
it has been revealed.
Ron
Paul's show will go on
The convention for former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul
will go on as planned, the campaign said Sunday, despite the RNC’s
decision to truncate their program.
Biden:
Israel should accept 'nuclear' Iran
The US Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden has advised
senior Israeli officials to come to terms with a 'nuclear' Iran.
Feds:
hurricane sparks shut-in of 96% of Gulf oil output More than 90% of of oil production in
the Gulf of Mexico has been shut-in due to Hurricane Gustav, the U.S.
Minerals Management Service said Sunday in an afternoon update.
McCain
Says He Is ‘Obviously’ Against Torture, Forgets His Vote
To Allow Waterboarding When asked to judge the Bush administration
this morning during an interview with Fox News’s Chris Wallace,
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said “history will judge that” but
then immediately began making an attempt to distance himself from President
Bush. One area of “disagreement” McCain cited was torture.
Hoping
Against Hope for No Signs of Life We now have Obama/Biden and McCain/Palin.
If you are a voter, you will be thinking: "There are some great
things and some awful things about both tickets, so how do I know which
team will be best for the country?"
US
newspaper industry dying US NEWSPAPERS already suffering from stiff
online competition, are facing a loss of advertising thanks to the weak
economy.
