A 50% Chance of WMD Terrorism?Cholera Outbreak in ZimbabweVia the BBC: Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 500
A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed at least 484 people since August, according to the UN.
More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded over the same period, an update from the UN office for humanitarian affairs said.
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Cholera is endemic in Zimbabwe, and there have read more.. FBI Arrests Birmingham, AL MayorVia WSFA: Birmingham Mayor Arrested by FBI
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has been arrested by the FBI. Authorities say he was arrested this morning on federal charges. He’s being held at the federal courthouse. Authorities are not saying *why* at this time.
I haven’t the vaguest idea as to what is going on. It read more.. Look up TonightVia Space.com: Spectacular Sky Scene Monday Evening
Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don’t bother looking up. It’s likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.
A slender crescent moon, just 15-percent illuminated, will appear in very close read more.. The Military to have more Domestic Security Responsibilities?Via WaPo: Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
The long-planned shift in the Defense Department’s role in homeland read more.. Chávez Seeks Indefinite Re-election (Yet Again)Anyone with even passing knowledge of Venezuelan politics had to know that after his defeat at the polls last December that Hugo Chávez would make another run at a re-election amendment.
Via the AP: Chavez seeks reform for indefinite re-election
President Hugo Chavez is asking supporters to propose a constitutional reform that would allow him to seek read more.. BCS BluesI knew it was coming: OU jumping UT to go to the Big XII Championship, but it still sucks. Oh, playoff, wherefore art thou?
While I fully understand that if we had just beaten Tech, none of this would matter, but it really stinks to watch to two teams your team beat (OU and Mizzou) go read more.. Drug Vote in SwitzerlandVia the BBC: Swiss approve prescription heroin
Swiss voters have backed a change in health policy that would provide prescription heroin to addicts.
Final results from the national referendum showed 68% of voters supported the plan.
The scheme, where addicts inject the drug under medical supervision at a clinic, began in Zurich 14 years ago before spreading read more.. Thou Shalt not CriticizeBack when Kathleen Parker criticized the Palin pick, I remember seeing several statements by other conservative commentators that she (and others) were only trying to get approval from the liberal media.
Now, James Dobson joins that chorus and even ousts Parker from conservatism: ‘We Won’t Be Silenced’
Whatever she once was, Ms. Parker is certainly not a read more.. Thou Shalt not CriticizeBack when Kathleen Parker criticized the Palin pick, I remember seeing several statements by other conservative commentators that she (and others) were only trying to get approval from the liberal media.
Now, James Dobson joins that chorus and even ousts Parker from conservatism: ‘We Won’t Be Silenced’
Whatever she once was, Ms. Parker is certainly not a read more..
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