STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- For 40 years it has been torched, vandalized, had its legs cut off and even been run over by a car. But officials in the Swedish city of Gavle are guaranteeing that this year's giant straw Christmas goat - the victim of Sweden's most violent yule tradition - will survive unscathed.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The
soldier who was
photographed fighting the
Taliban in his boxer
shorts says he's glad to
be back home in Texas
after his yearlong
deployment to Afghanistan
- especially on the
Fourth of July.
WASHINGTON -- Alaska Gov.
Sarah Palin's abrupt and
unscripted holiday
resignation is an odd way
to launch a potential
presidential bid and
certainly no help for a
party battered by scandal
and fighting for
relevancy.
LONDON -- As President
Barack Obama pushes to
overhaul the American
health care system, the
role of government is at
the heart of the debate.
In Europe, free,
state-run health care is
a given.
NAWA, Afghanistan --
Taliban militants were
nowhere in sight as the
columns of U.S. Marines
walked a third straight
day across southern
Afghanistan. But the
desert heat proved an
enemy in its own right,
with several troops
falling victim Saturday
to t...
Lt. Dan Choi is being
fired from the military
for refusing to lie about
who he loves
Help him keep fighting by
signing this letter to
Speaker Pelosi asking her
to repeal "Don't Ask,
Don't Tell"
Your support for Dan has
been amazing. 162,741
people ...
Trade-In Your Junk Car
for $4,500"Obama just
signed the Cash for
Clunkers bill, also known
as Car Allowance Rebate
System (CARS),
which will give
vouchers up to $4,500
dollars, to people who
trade in their
gas-guzzling vehicles to
buy a new, mo...
This pas yr while I was
recovering from almost
dying, I repeatedly
continued to dream of a
Native American man -
very tall perhaps 6'6" -
he always came into my
dreams and helped rescue
me from the rest home I
ended up in. Now
on welfare - food
...
OOPS! We rigged the
Iran/Florida-Ohio vote
count AGAIN!! by Bob
Fitrakis & Harvey
WassermanJune 23,
2009Iran's Ayatollahs
have just admitted that
in some 50 cities there
were as many as 3
million more votes cast
than there were voters
i...
Blog: Zen Quote by Lyn Z.
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Just don't seek from
anotherOr you'll be far
estranged from self.
I now go on aloneMeeting
it everywhereIt now is
just what I amI now am
not it.
You must comprehend in
this wayTo merge with
thusness. - Dongshan
Liangjie (807-869)
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Blog: The Dream (a short fiction story by David Holdsworth) by A Family Moment C.
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— Last night I had a dream.
An angel called Angelos
showed me a great
multitude of people from
every tribe, kindred and
tongue. They appeared to
be on the move. The
front row all held
banners with the word
LOVE written in bold on
them. Among the cro... more
Blog: If You Don’t Pay Attention, Your Youngster Won’t Lose The Fat by Frederick K.
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Among
the most
unfortunate
outcomes of
modern-day living is
severe overweight amongst
our youngsters. The
immense bodies of these
kids do not allow them to
play gayly with their
peers. Eating less food,
and also fighting the
s... more
Blog: Weight Loss Done Easy With Walking by Frederick K.
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The overweight and the
obese will benefit a
great deal combining a
diet program with
exercises. No doubt both
the diet program as well
as the exercises comes
with their own set of
problems. When it comes
to exercises, the first
thing that comes to mi... more
Blog: Keep Your Weight In Check With Proper Diet by Frederick K.
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Is it any surprise that
obesity and overweight
has become a top health
hazard of modern life?
Have a look at the city
life. Food is bought off
the shelf. The shelf
limits the choice. Either
the food is ready to eat
or is semi-processed.
There is hard... more
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