Yes, that’s right. Having a designated driver won’t help you if your designated driver happens to be half in the bag themselves. In many instances, the concept of a designated driver just doesn’t work, says a Canadian study that challenges the usefulness of this method of preventing impaired driving. The University of Alberta survey...
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CATO Dispatch, Dec. 29, 2005. Data breaches disclosed at Marriott International, Ford Motor, ABN Amro Mortgage Group and Sam’s Club this month capped what computer experts call the worst year ever for known computer-security breaches,†USA Today reports. In “When Data Security Regulations Fail, There Is an Alternative,†Jim Harper, director of information policy...
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – God sees embryos as “full and complete” humans, Pope Benedict said on Wednesday in an address that firmly underlined the Roman Catholic Church’s stance against abortion and scientific research on embryos. “The loving eyes of God look on the human being, considered full and complete at its beginning,” Benedict said...
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“Dear Mr. Farrell: FIRE often points out that colleges and universities cannot defend in public what they do in private, and Albertson College of Idaho has proven to be no exception. After being featured as FIRE’s “Speech Code of the Month” in July, Albertson has changed the policies to which FIRE objected and publicly...
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Nothing rings in the New Year better than bringing your kids to hang out with a bunch of terrorists. I mean, you gotta get your kids started on their way to martyrdom early, or there might not be anyone left to murder. Watching the ball drop, twirling a noisemaker, kissing your sweetheart, and making...
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Whooping cough makes resurgence: “Pertussis, the highly contagious disease also known as whooping cough, has become a growing problem in adolescents in recent years despite its history as primarily a disease of infants and young children, federal data show. ‘Even though the highest rate of pertussis is still among children under 6 months of...
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I thought I’d share this commentary by Ted Hayes, a black conservative homeless advocate in Los Angeles. This is in partial response to those who take offense to my assertion that liberals and their policies are inherently racist by design…. Prejudice By Ted Hayes December 28, 2005 American blacks who are affiliated with the...
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There’s reportedly a new “digitally cleaned up”, or “stabalized” version of the Zapruder film– the only movie made of the assassination of John F. Kennedy– making the rounds on the ‘net. The sharper video supposed to show that a shot clearly came from somewhere other than high up in a building. If you see...
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by Jim Kouri, CPP The FBI recently released their threat assessment for the future of the United States and the global community. Most of these threats to our security stem from foreign groups whose activities are not limited by governmental or national boundaries. Some operate with the support or tolerance of a government; others...
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The Apple video iPod this woman bought for her son turned out to be not quite what they were expecting. Rachel Cambra couldn’t wait to see the look on her 14-year-old son’s face when he opened a very special present on Christmas morning. The Mililani, Hawaii, woman had saved up to surprise her son...
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Why is ABC bringing up this case that nobody on either side of the Alito nomination cares about? Supreme Court hopeful Samuel Alito recommended against appealing a ruling that revived a Black Panther Party lawsuit against the government nearly a quarter-century ago, according to documents released Wednesday. Alito, working in the Justice Department at...
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YET MORE EVIDENCE FOR THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF IQ “Bigger is better when it comes to brain matter, says a leading neuroscientist. Canadian researchers examined the brains of 100 people who were given extensive IQ tests before they died and found a correlation between cerebral volume and intelligence. “This is essentially the first study...
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YET MORE EVIDENCE FOR THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF IQ “Bigger is better when it comes to brain matter, says a leading neuroscientist. Canadian researchers examined the brains of 100 people who were given extensive IQ tests before they died and found a correlation between cerebral volume and intelligence. “This is essentially the first study...
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KOPPEL: Do we have a right to ask critical– not just a right; do we have an obligation to ask critical questions? And did we fall short of that prior to the Iraq War? That’s a perfectly legitimate point, and I think we all have to plead guilty, to one degree or another, to...
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Publication of “Jawbreaker†Excites Trolls ! A former “CIA Commander†– (that’s what Newsweek calls him ) – named Gary Berntsen has finally managed to secure CIA clearance for the publication of what looks to be an interesting book , entitled “Jawbreakerâ€ÂÂ. According to Newsweek ,Mr. Berntsen says Osama bin Laden was able to...
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Here’s still more proof that the media has not been able to turn the NSA warrantless wiretaps into the scandal that they’d been hoping they could: This new poll (via Pardon My English) shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe electronic surveillance of suspected terrorists without a warrant should be permitted. Sixty-four percent...
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Illinois Governor Lauds Father Criminalization Program Copley staff writter Dean Olsen invokes “for the children” canard, says there are “742,000 children waiting for child support” – oh, uh, I’m mean 32% of that. You do the math….
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Foot Chase Leads to Arrest of Michigan Father on Child Support Charges
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.â€â€ÂCalifornia State University at San Bernardino (CSUSB) has refused to recognize a Christian student organization for requiring its members to live according to the group’s religious faith. The Christian Student Association (CSA) at CSUSB contacted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) for help after the university said that the group’s...
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Late on Friday evening December 16, the House passed Rep. James Sensenbrenner’s (R-WI) Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act (H.R. 4437) to require employers to verify the legal status of each employee. No strong-arm tactics were needed to produce the stunning margin of 239-182, including 36 Democrats, because Members had heard from...
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