] WASHINGTON - The Senate's top leaders have ended their
] attempt to find a compromise on
] President Bush's stalled judicial nominees, but other
] members continued to work on a possible deal to clear
] five blocked appeals court appointees and end threats to
] change the long-standing filibuster rules.

Just let them vote. If you don't like the nominee, vote down.
Republicans were guilty of this same thing just a few years back - but Democrats/liberals are taking this to a new level.

But this just reinforces the notion that maybe, yeah, we do need to change the rules so that losers from either side can't filibuster everything. WTF do these people even get paid for anymore if they aren't working?

Showdown Over Filibusters Appears Imminent - Yahoo! News

HAHAHAHAH What a frickin' moron.

Fox Says Comments Were Misinterpreted - Yahoo! News

] FLUSH TO JUDGMENT
] Muslim double standard on religious desecration?
] Islamic world blasted for protesting Quran 'story' yet
] staying silent on trashing of other faiths' sites

Yes of course, this from Islam; the religion of peace (that is unless you are not islamic, then they want you dead, wrapped in bacon, burning on a cross, and the flames put out with urine).

Sure, don't worry about destroying Christian/Jewish items - but if you mess with the Quran; then peace be with you.

WorldNetDaily: Muslim double standard on religious desecration?

This is a great idea. I think this should be something that you have to sign-up NOT to get the messages as oppose to signing up TO get them.

Amber Alerts head to cell phones | CNET News.com

This is what they get for paying the terrorist financial demands in the past. Hell, I might go kidnap an Italian to get some quick cash.

PolitInfo.com - Italians Face New Kidnapping Nightmare - May 17, 2005 Rome

They are guestimating the loss in productivity nationwide will be about $626 million dollars - and that they say is their conservative estimate.

IOL: North America

] Governor of Iraq%u2019s W. Anbar province kidnapped.
] Relatives say he will be released when US troops leave
] Qaim region near Syrian border, site of largest US
] air-ground counterinsurgency offensive in Iraq in 6
] months

Do the insurgents not realize that by taking action to try and prevent us from being somewhere, that it only strengthens the fact that we should in fact be there?

DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism Security

I've followed this specific brand/technology for a while and it's definetly going to be the armor for the US military in just a few years. Downside? Price of course.

Advantages - you can wear it over more than just your chest - arms, legs, etc can be protected by a cloth-like-flexible material 15 TIMES stronger than steel.

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Military Testing Improved Body Armor

Wow, Xbox 360 is going to be awesome!

The hardware is almost parallel to today's higher end gaming pc hardware (I said almost) - I mean this is going to be like 3-4 times faster and better graphics than the current Xbox. Also, ALL games support 720p and 1080i!

ActiveWin.com - ActiveXbox.com: Microsoft Xbox 360 Specifications Leak

] 've been in Amsterdam for two months and have yet to
] begin a conversation with a cute girl that hasn't ended
] in a lecture about how big, evil America is taking
] everyone's oil,"

Someone alert the president, we must repair our relations with other countries and get laid!

The Onion | Report: U.S. Foreign Policy Hurting American Students' Chances Of Getting Laid Abroad