Divers have recovered two bodies after a passenger ship accidentally rammed a cargo vessel two miles from the port of Haifa, Israel. The Israeli cargo ship Shelly sank after being struck by a Cypriot passenger vessel Salamis Glory where she was anchored two miles from the coast. Not one of nearly 700 people on...
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North Korea has agreed to both identify and dismantle all of their nuclear facilities by the end of this year, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill. This is a step that will help normalize relations between the two governments, said Hill. On February 13, 2007 North Korea agreed with the U.S., China,...
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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a moderate earthquake occurred in southern California at 10:29 a.m. (Pacific time) (17:29 UTC) Sunday morning. The magnitude 4.7 quake occurred 13 kilometers (8 miles) west, northwest of Lake Elsinore with a depth of 1.6 miles (2600 m). A small 2.5 aftershock then occurred about two...
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Republican leaders have been accused of double standards after forcing Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign, while letting Louisiana Senator David Vitter stay, after being accused of being involved in an escort service. According to Democrat leaders, they let Vitter stay in as he would be replaced with a Democrat, whereas Craig will be...
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We hear all the time how a rich widow just died and left untold millions to foundations which are well known for then parceling out serious funding to feminist organizations. We also often hear how a given woman had been married to a conservative billionaire or millionaire who died before she did and left...
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Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends: for this reason I have spoken it. I was persuaded that many would take upon themselves to announce the new blessings which the principle of equality promises to mankind, but that few would...
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Dear Mr. Sacks:
Here's a little parental-alienation horror story you may use as you see fit.
I was married in 1960 and soon had two children. I had a newspaper job in Virginia, but my wife (a New York girl) applied unremitting pressure for us to move back to Manhattan.
It was tough going. I worked a...
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Martha, a Florida reader, didn't like my column The Price of Fatherhood--a Father's Reply to Ann Crittenden's ‘Mothers' Manifesto' (Los Angeles Daily Journal, San Francisco Daily Journal, 1/10/02). The article details the sacrifices that breadwinner fathers make for their children. Martha's letter is below.
Price of fatherhood article
I don't know this "father" you speak of...
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White House spokesman Tony Snow announced today that after a long battle with colon cancer, he will be stepping down as the White House spokesperson. Mr. Snow has served the White House since May 8, 2006. “It’s been a joy to watch him spar with you,” said Bush. “He’s smart, he’s capable, he’s witty,...
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An Iowa district court judge has ruled that a 1998 decision banning same-sex marriages in that state is “unconstitutional” and that the ban “violated the rights of due process and equal protection” of people in same-sex relationships said Judge Robert Hanson. The ruling came when six homosexual couples filed a lawsuit against Polk County,...
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An Iowa district court judge has ruled that a 1998 decision banning same-sex marriages in that state is “unconstitutional” and that the ban “violated the rights of due process and equal protection” of people in same-sex relationships said Judge Robert Hanson. The ruling came when six homosexual couples filed a lawsuit against Polk County,...
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