PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three decades after students demanding African-American studies in city schools clashed with police, the district will require all high schoolers to take a full-year course on the subject.

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PennLive.com: NewsFlash - Philadelphia schools to require African, black history

ERUSALEM — Israel (search) is considering using an unusual new weapon against Jewish settlers who resist this summer's Gaza Strip (search) evacuation — a device that emits penetrating bursts of sound that leaves targets reeling with dizziness and nausea.

Very cool. I sorta wanna hear it to know what it's like. Kind of like when I bought one of my taser's - had to zap myself to know what it felt like.

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Israel May Use New Weapon on Settlers

And, yes, the food is designed to look like something that belongs in pint-sized toilet-bowl dishes.

WTF - And people actually go here? What kind of marketing person thought of this crap (excuse the pun)?

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Out There - Out There: Toilet Eatery Bowls Diners Over

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea gave rare praise to President Bush (search) on Friday, welcoming his use of the honorific "Mr." when referring to leader Kim Jong Il (search) and saying the softened tone could lead to its return to nuclear arms talks.

Because Bush prefixed his name with "Mr".

mmmmkay.

FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush Praised for Addressing Kim Jong Il as 'Mr.'

SAN DIEGO, June 2, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has started construction of its X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) aircraft, the world's first unmanned surveillance attack aircraft that can operate from both land bases and aircraft carriers.

Finally! This sucker has been in the works for some time. It's an excellent and most highly effecient killing machine - I can't wait for it to be in full production!

Photo Release - Northrop Grumman Starts Construction of its X-47B J-UCAS Unmanned Surveillance Attack Aircraft

] "It will be the first visit to the United States by a
] Vietnamese head of government" since the Vietnam War
] ended in 1975, the statement said.

Very interesting.

Vietnam PM to visit US from June 19 to 25: state television - Yahoo! News

] he U.S. economy grew more in the first three months of
] 2005 than previously realized, expanding at a solid rate
] of 3.5 percent, the Commerce Department reported
] Thursday.

This is impossible. The Democrats firmly told me Bush was destroying the economy. How could this be? Others on this website (Memestreams) blame Bush for everything that goes wrong - if they were fair minded people I would expect to see a post praising Bush for our growing economy..... I mean, if you blame his Administration for everything that goes bad (Gitmo, Abu Gharib,etc) then you obviously need to give credit for everything that goes well right?

March GDP revised upward from 3.1% to strong 3.5% / Officials attribute the upgrade mainly to slightly lower imports

] Lawmakers have become increasingly unhappy with the Bush
] administration's apparent lack of effort on the currency
] issue.

Lawmakers AND THE PEOPLE are unhappy with the Bush administration's apparantly lack of effort on the currency issue.

We are too soft these days - we need to walk around with an Iron Fist not GW Bush or J Flipping Kerry. We need a real leader.

White House At Odds With Senate Over China

] The Bush administration has taken another step toward
] resuming full military to military relations with
] Indonesia. The decision was announced a day after a White
] House visit by Indonesian President Suslio Bambang
] Yudhoyono.

NO NO NO! This country harbors Muslim Terrorists that chant "Death to America" on a daily basis.

VOA News - US Eases Curbs on Ties with Indonesian Military

] Bush praises Abbas' leadership
] President hails his courage, pledges $50 million in aid

BUSH YOU MORON!
ISRAEL YOU BIGGER MORON! Israel does not have a friend in the USA anymore. They need to go partner up with India or some other large nation because apparantly our dependancy on oil supercedes Israel.

Chicago Tribune | Bush praises Abbas' leadership