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- cultureshock Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 21:27:53

Same-Sex Unions Divide Anglican Diocese

By JEREMY HAINSWORTH

Associated Press Writer

'VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Linda Taunton still worships at St. Martin's Anglican Church but her congregation has been torn apart: Her priest quit, and the parish has joined a conservative, dissident bloc that opposes the local diocese over blessing same-sex marriages.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 21:22:09

Conservative Episcopalians ready showdown

WASHINGTON TIMES

'OXFORD, England — Conservative Episcopalians say the majority of the world's Anglican archbishops will support their efforts this week to punish the Episcopal Church for elevating a practicing homosexual to the post of bishop.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 20:57:25

'Liberal TV is
dead on arrival'

Al Gore network hopes to avoid political label, shoots for the hip

WORLDNETDAILY

'If former vice president Al Gore's all-news channel comes off as he hopes, it will be the talk of the hip, under-25 set, not a liberal answer to Fox News.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 12:03:23

Army probes soldier suicides

By Gregg Zoroya

USA TODAY

'Alarmed by the number of suicides among soldiers in Iraq, the Army has asked a team of doctors to determine whether the stress of combat and long deployments is contributing to the deaths.

"The number of suicides has caused the Army to be concerned," said Lt. Col. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, a psychiatrist at the Army's Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. Ritchie is helping to investigate the suicides in Iraq. "Is there something different going on in Iraq that we really need to pay attention to?"'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 11:28:30

Davis Signs Calif. Domestic Partner Law

By ETHAN RARICK
Associated Press Writer

'SAN FRANCISCO - California has became the first state to require businesses with large state contracts to offer domestic partners the same benefits that spouses enjoy, although the law will not take effect until 2007.'

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CULTURE SHOCK: TOO MUCH PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS

'This is the first edition of Culture Shock released by DiGirolamo Productions, co-host Dr. Jeffrey Gardere and Dwight Bain's guest is William R. Coulson.

Dr. Coulson has a historical career with the biggest names in psychology. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, together were responsible for putting psychology in the public schools nationwide. Coulson said, "these men realized early on that it was a mistake."'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 11:55:11

Federal Judge Dismisses Parents' Lawsuit in Terri Schiavo Case

By Jeff Johnson
CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief

'A federal judge in Florida has refused to take jurisdiction over the case of a disabled woman whose husband is seeking to allow her to die of starvation and dehydration.

U.S. District Judge Richard Lazzara also refused to enter an injunction to order tests to determine if Terri Schindler Schiavo can swallow food on her own prior to next Wednesday's scheduled removal of her feeding tube.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 11:52:27

American Flags Stolen on Florida Campus

By Robert B. Bluey
CNSNews.com Staff Writer

'Campus police at the University of Central Florida are investigating the theft of nine American flags that were recently installed in classrooms.

The university is in the final stages of installing flags in 250 classrooms. But over the course of the last two weeks, some of the flags have disappeared. Campus police are treating the matter like any other vandalism case.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 11:39:39

Federal Judge Blocks Abortion Law in Missouri

REUTERS

'KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - A federal judge in Missouri on Friday blocked the state's new abortion law that sets a waiting period for women wanting abortions and places additional restrictions on doctors who perform them.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 11:31:47

Cross-dressing Wiccan official

sparks Christian mission probe
Shelter serving homeless since 1939 accused of discrimination because of religious 'imagery'

WORLDNETDAILY

'A Christian mission serving homeless people since 1939 is under investigation for discrimination because its walls are adorned with crosses and other religious imagery.

The probe was prompted by a city fair-housing investigator, who also happens to be a cross-dressing Wiccan openly contemptuous of mainstream religions, the Charleston, W. Va., Daily Mail reported. '

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 11:26:38

Student Allegedly Tries To Poison Math Teacher

local6.com

'SAN DIEGO -- A Southern California high school student who had trouble with algebra was arrested for allegedly trying to poison his math teacher, according to a report.

The 16-year-old boy allegedly put eye drops in teacher's water bottle last Friday at El Camino Real High School in Placentia, Calif. ...'

- cultureshock Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 19:26:10

Plastic Surgery and Suicide

Summary: Women with breast implants are more likely to take their own life.

By Colin Allen

Pschology Today

'Women with breast implants are more likely to commit suicide than non-augmented women, according to a Finnish study. The results mirror similar findings from studies conducted in Sweden and the United States.'

- cultureshock Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 15:56:38

Pope offers hand to conservative Anglicans

Seen as rebuke of denomination leaders who approved 'gay' bishop

WORLDNETDAILY

'Amid increasing moves toward schism, a conference of conservative Episcopalians opposing their church hierarchy for approving a homosexual bishop received a letter of encouragement from Pope John Paul II.'

- cultureshock Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 15:43:05

Rush Limbaugh Statement on Prescription Pain Medication Stories

PRNEWSWIRE

'NEW YORK, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Rush Limbaugh today issued the following statement on his radio program:

"You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life. So I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am addicted to prescription pain medication.'

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REAL AXIS OF EVIL: CLINTON SEX ABUSE
ABORTION:AND HOW A COMIC HERO CAN DEFEAT THE AXIS

BY FRED MARTINEZ

5 STAR Praise for Real Axis:, October 9, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from San Jose, california [S]pelling out the problems and outlining their solution. This is a must read!"

W. J. Rayment, Conservative Monitor Editor

"Real Axis? ... exposes the "cancer", analyzes it and offers some practical solutions.

Ginny Hitchcock, Population Research Institute (PRI)

Backed by solid research, Fred Martinez presents a moral tour de force that is must reading.

Chuck Morse, WROL-Boston Talk Radio

"This book connects the dots waiting to be connected...draws conclusions others have avoided."

Jim Holman, San Diego News Notes Editor

"It's a fine and thorough piece of journalism...I hope it will turn some heads and change some minds."

Dale Ahlquist, American Chesterton Society President

Remarkable. Very well researched. A must read for our culture is undergoing a profound crisis.

Cathal Gallagher, Quo Vadis Theatre Founder

[T]he ?Archangel Program? alone is worth the price of admission to this extraordinary work!

Kelly Clark, The lady in the pew website

Fred Martinez is the religion editor of the Conservative Monitor, a former columnist with NewsMax and a reporter with the San Francisco Faith. He has been a pro-life activist, speaker and speaker for many years. In 1985 he founded the Juan Diego Society through which hundreds of babies under threat of abortion were saved.

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 13:13:59

Episcopal Church Faces Split on Gay Issue

NewsMax.com Wires

'DALLAS -- Angry Episcopalians urged fellow church members Wednesday to stop funding the denomination, along with the dioceses and congregations that back its liberal policies, while an insurgent bishop outlined how a split in the church might shape up.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 12:18:44

Times faces lingering feelings of bias

Schwarzenegger backers still angry over groping articles

sfgate.com

'Los Angeles -- The recall election is over, and the governor-elect, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has said conciliation will be the theme of his administration. But the anger at the Los Angeles Times for what some have charged was a liberal bias for its last-minute reports of sexual misconduct by Schwarzenegger appears to be continuing.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 12:04:29

O'Reilly cuts short radio interview, alleging NPR bias

By Michael Klein
Inquirer Staff Writer

'Author and political pundit Bill O'Reilly has no problem asking the tough questions on his television and radio shows.

But when he didn't like Terry Gross' line of questioning on Fresh Air, her Philadelphia-based National Public Radio show, the Fox News Channel personality abruptly signed off.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 11:36:09

Abortion waiting period to be blocked

U.S. judge plans to issue order stopping enforcement of state's 24-hour delay.

News-leader.com

'A federal judge will block Missouri's new informed-consent abortion law from taking effect, a ruling anti-abortion-rights activists fear could throw the fate of the new restriction into a litigious limbo for years.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 11:23:08

HILLARY’S HISTORY IS CONTRADICTED BY CHINA DISSIDENT

HARRY WU DISPUTES SENATOR

Daily.nysun.com

'When it was discovered that Chinese censors had fiddled with politically sensitive passages in the translation of Senator Clinton’s autobiographical book, “Living History,” the former first lady said she was “amazed” and “outraged.”
That’s exactly how a leading Chinese human rights activist — the same person who figures heavily in the deleted portions — says he felt after reading Mrs. Clinton’s book, which he says presents a misleading portrait of the circumstances behind his release from a Chinese prison in 1995.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 11:08:25

Appeals court rules reverend can't be rude to the nude

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'A state appeals court ruled a reverend can't be rude to the nude.

The 3rd District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a $1,000 fine against a minister accused of taunting a woman in a parking lot near a nude beach in 2001.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 10:53:44

Gates answers cop’s plea for help

E-mail to Microsoft founder leads to new anti-porn software

REUTERS

'A “really rotten day” at work in late January prompted a just-about-had-it Toronto police officer to e-mail a spontaneous plea to the world’s richest man for help fighting child pornography. “To be real honest, I didn’t expect anything back. I didn’t even save the e-mail,” said Detective Sgt. Paul Gillespie, a 25-year veteran of the Toronto force.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 9, 2003 at 10:45:02

State court rejects
same-sex marriage

1st ruling since U.S. Supremes overturned Texas sodomy ban

WORLDNETDAILY

'An Arizona appeals court today rejected an attempt by two Phoenix men to overturn the state's ban on same-sex marriage.
The decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals was the first on homosexual marriage since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Lawrence v. Texas, which declared the state's prohibition of sodomy unconstitutional.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 23:22:13

School Cancels Play Because Of 'N-Word' In Dialogue

THEINDYCHANNEL.COM

'Columbus East High School has canceled its student production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" because of concerns over a racially sensitive word in the play's dialogue.

The school's drama teacher asked the play's publisher to let the students take the "N-word" out of the dialogue, but the publisher refused, Principal William Jensen said.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 14:52:33

Perdue's faith-based plan would clear impediments to school vouchers

By JIM GALLOWAY
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer

'Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday proposed an amendment to the Georgia Constitution that would spell out the right of churches and other religious organizations to provide state-funded services.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 14:35:38

New York Times Ads Offer Designer Babies

NEWSMAX.COM

'Over the past few months, the New York Times has repeatedly printed advertisements for the Genetics and IVF Institute (GIVF), a Virginia-based clinic that promises parents the ability to choose the sex of their babies. This marks the first time that a eugenics procedure has been marketed openly in a mainstream American publication.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 14:27:34

FCC approves Bono's F-word on TV
Did not violate obscenity code because he used it as adjective

WORLDNETDAILY

'The Federal Communications Commission ruled U2 singer Bono did not violate decency rules when he uttered the F-word on a television program, because he used it as an adjective.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 14:21:57

It's Arnold in landslide

Californians flood polls to oust Davis, tap Austrian-born actor as new governor

WORLDNETDAILY

'Californians ousted Democratic Gov. Gray Davis just 11 months into his second term and gave Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger a landslide victory, ending the unprecedented recall election that has dominated national headlines for two months.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 8, 2003 at 11:33:25

Are the News Media Too Liberal?Forty-five percent of Americans say yes

by Frank Newport and Joseph CarrollGALLUP NEWS SERVICE

'PRINCETON, NJ -- Forty-five percent of Americans believe the news media in this country are too liberal, while only 14% say the news media are too conservative. These perceptions of liberal inclination have not changed over the last three years. A majority of Americans who describe their political views as conservative perceive liberal leanings in the media, while only about a third of self-described liberals perceive conservative leanings.'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 21:29:51

Gaddafi announces his separation from the Arabs

SMH.COM

'Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, once a devoted and energetic champion of Arab unity, announced this weekend his definitive separation from the Arabs, whom he heavily criticised.

Standing before a group of women, in a Mediterranean villa in Syrte about 500 kilometres east of Tripoli, Gaddafi declared himself more than ever African, claiming to be "forever beyond nationalism and Arab unity."'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 21:22:36

Wesley Clark's campaign manager quits

By RON FOURNIER

Associated Press

'WASHINGTON -- Wesley Clark's campaign manager quit Tuesday in a dispute over the direction of the Democratic presidential bid, exposing a rift between the former general's Washington-savvy advisers and his 3-week-old Arkansas campaign team.'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 18:23:59

Investigators Interview Surviving Child

Young Victims Die In House Fire While Moms At Club, Police Say

Thejacksonchannel.com

'YAZOO CITY, Miss. -- The sole survivor of a house fire was interviewed by investigators Tuesday, one day after five children died in the single story, wood-frame home while their mothers allegedly partied at a nightclub.'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 18:14:25

FBI Sent Hamas Money in Late 1990's

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) - While President Clinton was trying to broker an elusive peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the FBI was secretly funneling money to suspected Hamas figures to see if the militant group would use it for terrorist attacks, according to interviews and court documents.'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 18:10:16

Loyola Leader Quits After Sex Allegation

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY
Associated Press Writer

'NEW ORLEANS -- The president of Loyola University in New Orleans resigned Tuesday after he was accused of sexual misconduct while he was at a Jesuit prep school in Indianapolis in 1986.'

- cultureshock Tue, Oct 7, 2003 at 18:06:33

Conservative Episcopalians Meet on Gays

By RICHARD N. OSTLING
AP Religion Writer

'DALLAS -- Standing and singing together, 2,600 conservative Episcopalians began an emotional meeting Tuesday where they will discuss how to fight their denomination's liberal steps on homosexuality -- with the possibility of a church split in the air.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 17:36:15

FBI Sent Hamas Money in Clinton Days

JOHN SOLOMON
Associated Press

'WASHINGTON - While President Clinton was trying to broker an elusive peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the FBI was secretly funneling money to suspected Hamas figures to see if the militant group would use it for terrorist attacks, according to interviews and court documents.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 17:27:38

Three die in church shooting
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'ATLANTA (AP) — A woman opened fire at an Atlanta church before services yesterday morning, killing her mother and the minister before committing suicide.

Congregants of Turner Monumental African Methodist Episcopal Church said Shelia W. Chaney Wilson, 43, was agitated when she came to the church.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 17:20:22

Jews in Schwarzenegger's hometown see him as supporter

By VANESSA GERA, Associated Press

'GRAZ, Austria (AP) - To members of the Jewish community in Arnold Schwarzenegger's hometown, allegations that the California gubernatorial hopeful ever professed admiration for Adolf Hitler are ludicrous.'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 16:50:53

WE AT CULTURESHOCKTV.COM ARE STILL FEELING THE HORRORS OF HURRICANE ISABEL ... VERIZON HAS YET TO COMPLETE TELEPHONE LINES TO OUR FACILITY.
WE HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE DAILY AND THE ONLY ONE WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO IS, JAMES EARL JONES THE VOICE OF VERIZON.BUT WE WE'RE ... COME TO THINK OF IT HE'S THE VOICE AT CNN. I REST MY CASE.

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 16:40:45

A Democratic operative is behind part of the Times’ latest story

Laweekly.com

'The L.A. Times has a story Saturday about three more women who allege that gubernatorial front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger engaged in sexual misconduct over the years. Schwarzenegger, on his bus tour north of Fresno, said charges in the story "are absolutely untrue."'

- cultureshock Mon, Oct 6, 2003 at 16:35:14

Sex-ed programs designed
by prostitution advocates
Catholic parents balk when dioceses adopt controversial 'Talking About Touching'

WORLDNETDAQILY

'Although one result of the Catholic Church's traumatic clergy-sex scandal last year was the mandating of "personal safety training" sex-education programs to protect the next generation of youngsters in Catholic schools, one of the most popular such programs was designed by prostitution advocates, according to outraged parents in several dioceses using it.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 4, 2003 at 14:41:29

O'Malley calls gay marriage a threat

Archbishop opposes definition change

By Yvonne Abraham, Globe Staff

'WAYLAND -- Wading into the public debate over same-sex marriage, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley yesterday told a group of religious leaders that "any redefinition of marriage must be seen as an attack on the common good" and a threat to the American family already under siege because of divorce.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 4, 2003 at 14:37:44

Gov. Davis signs controversial sex-ed bill

Opponents say it promotes promiscuity, circumvents parents

WorldNetDaily

'Embattled California Gov. Gray Davis, facing a recall vote next week, signed a controversial bill allowing public schools to teach and survey students on sexual topics without written parental permission.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 4, 2003 at 14:34:28

Limbaugh accuser has criminal record

David Cline served time for identify theft, cocaine trafficking
WORLDNETDAILY

'The man who claims, along with his wife, that he provided Rush Limbaugh with an illegal supply of painkilling drugs for four years has a criminal record.'

- cultureshock Sat, Oct 4, 2003 at 14:31:34

The Florida couple are at the heart of the drug scandal now enveloping radio superstar Rush Limbaugh
thesmokinggun.com

'OCTOBER 3--Meet Louis Beshara and his wife, Gloria Rodriguez. The Florida couple are at the heart of the drug scandal now enveloping radio superstar Rush Limbaugh. Investigators allege that the duo illegally sold hundreds of thousands of prescription painkillers from a Palm Beach-area pharmacy they owned. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's search warrant affidavit, Beshara provided Hydrocodone, the powerful and addictive painkiller, to middlemen drug dealers like Joseph Coppola who then resold the pills to users. It has been reported that Limbaugh scored some of the Beshara pills via Wilma Cline, a former maid at the radio star's West Palm Beach mansion. Beshara and Rodriguez, who each face two felony drug trafficking charges, are free on bail, though Beshara is under'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 2, 2003 at 19:15:10

Sex-in-cathedral suspect
drops dead

Man awaiting trial in radio-stunt case suffers heart attack

WORLDNETDAILY

'The 38-year-old man alleged to have had sex in a public area of New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral has died of a heart attack while awaiting trial.'

- cultureshock Thu, Oct 2, 2003 at 19:10:42

National Enquirer accuses Rush of 'drug abuse'

N.Y. Daily News splashes supermarket tabloid's attacks on talk host

WORLDNETDAILY

'One day after the national press hammered Rush Limbaugh for his comment that a black star football player is overrated, the National Enquirer and New York Daily News splashed today's front pages with allegations radio's top talker has abused drugs.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 1, 2003 at 14:18:17

Court upholds school ban on student distributing religious items

The Associated Press

'PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's decision that a New Jersey school system acted properly in prohibiting a 5-year-old student from distributing pencils and candy canes with religious messages to his classmates.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 1, 2003 at 14:10:46

Dr. Laura Tells Women: Just Do It

NEW YORK POST

'NEW YORK — Husbands need sex, and it's a wife's job to provide it - as much as he wants, whenever he wants it. So contends Laura Schlessinger (search) - better known as Dr. Laura, the ever-provocative radio-show shrink - in "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands."'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 1, 2003 at 14:06:08

Texas Band Chief Apologizes for Nazi Flag

Associated Press

'DALLAS -- A high school band director has apologized for a halftime performance that included "Deutschland Uber Alles," the anthem closely associated with Adolf Hitler, and a student running across the field with a Nazi flag.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 1, 2003 at 12:35:15

Ex-Clinton staffer loses Top Secret clearance

Homeland Security official under investigation for fraudulent resume

WORLDNETDAILY

'WASHINGTON – Though the Homeland Security Department has not terminated a high-ranking department official accused of resume fraud, sources say she's been denied the security clearance she needs to perform her job.'

- cultureshock Wed, Oct 1, 2003 at 12:32:56

Partial-birth abortion ban ready for vote

WASHINGTON TIMES

'A ban on partial-birth abortions could be on President Bush's desk by as early as next week, after a conference committee yesterday finished with the bill and sent it to be cleared by both chambers.
President Clinton twice vetoed a similar ban — in April 1996 and October 1997.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:34:41

New Jersey targets drowsy drivers

First state to make driving while tired
a crime in fatal accidents

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'BORDENTOWN, N.J., Sept. 29 — As if staying alive were not enough of an incentive, motorists in New Jersey have another reason to make sure they are well-rested when they get behind the wheel - a first-in-the-nation law against driving while drowsy.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:34:40

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:27:47

Moore petitions Supreme Court

'10 Commandments judge' seeks 'uniform rule' for church-state cases

WORLDNETDAILY

'Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has taken his Decalogue battle to a higher power, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his Ten Commandments monument to be put back on display in the state's Judicial Building.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:25:05

Iraq-al-Qaida link revealed

Saddam part of 'money-laundering operation' for Islamic terror group

WORLDNETDAILY

'Senior investigators and analysts in the U.S. government have concluded that Iraq acted as a state sponsor of terrorism against Americans and logistically supported the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States – confirming news reports that until now have emerged only in bits and pieces.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:16:13

American Muslim leader arrested

The Washington Times

'A founding member of a U.S. Muslim group that endorsed an Army chaplain now accused of espionage has himself been arrested on criminal charges.

Abdul Rahman al-Amoudi, 51, who helped organize the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veteran Affairs Council and is a board member of the Washington, D.C.-based American Muslim Council, was taken into custody Sunday by agents from the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:13:14

Novak: Administration didn't 'call me to leak this'

CNN

'WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Newspaper columnist Robert Novak said Monday that no one in the administration called him to identify the wife of Bush critic Joe Wilson as a CIA operative.

Wilson, who was acting U.S. ambassador to Iraq just before the Persian Gulf War of 1991, has said White House officials revealed his wife's identity to Novak in retaliation for his exposing flaws in prewar intelligence on Iraq.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 11:09:53

Band Vows To Defy New St. Pete Law With Onstage Suicide

WFTV.COM

'TAMPA, Fla. -- The leader of the shock rock group Hell on Earth said an onstage suicide will happen during a private St. Petersburg concert this weekend in defiance of a new city law designed to stop it.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 13:57:12

Columbine files to be destroyed

Victims' families want depositions made public

By Kieran Nicholson
Denver Post Staff Writer

'A special room under strict lock-and-key, filled with evidence from two settled Columbine cases, is being shut down and a federal magistrate has ordered some of the materials - including depositions of the killers' parents - destroyed.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 13:43:17

Leaders rally for religion
State Capitol event to support Ten Commandments displays

By JIM THARPE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

'Today at the state Capitol, some of Georgia's most powerful political leaders will wade into the emotionally charged fight over the Ten Commandments.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 13:40:26

High Court to consider appeal on California's pledge ruling

By DAVID G. SAVAGE
Los Angeles Times

'WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court meets behind closed doors today to consider nearly 2,000 appeals that arrived during the summer, none messier or potentially more significant than the case of the Pledge of Allegiance and the California father who wants the words "under God" removed from it.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 13:24:31

China's biotech bonanza

CHINA DAILY

'Researchers in Shanghai have produced a promising new way of creating embryonic stem cells -- fusing human skill cells with rabbit eggs -- that may one day be used for treating disease. Elaine Kurtenbach reports Dr Sheng Huizhen has traveled far in her career as a medical researcher. But for her most advanced work, she returned home to China.'

- cultureshock Sun, Sep 28, 2003 at 14:56:06

Senate panel probes
Muslim subversion

Investigation to look at recruitment of Islamic chaplains for military

WORLDNETDAILY

'With a Muslim army chaplain imprisoned in a Navy brig as an alleged terrorist spy, the military must rethink how it recruits and screens Islamic clergy, according to a key Senate ally of the administration's counterterrorism policies.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 15:43:50

Senate GOP to revive Pickering nomination

The Washington Times

'Republican leaders, pressed by conservatives furious over the demise of Miguel Estrada's judicial nomination after a six-month Democratic filibuster, will resurrect the nomination of Mississippi federal Judge Charles W. Pickering Sr. tomorrow.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 15:39:19

Kennedy fuels Senate furor over Iraq

Associated Press

'Republicans stepped up attacks on Sen. Edward Kennedy on Tuesday for his stinging criticism of President Bush's policy in Iraq, with one branding the senator's remarks "hate speech." Kennedy said he won't back down.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 15:34:50

Dixie Chicks to Leave Country Music Over Reaction to Remarks

TALON NEWS

NASHVILLE (Talon News) -- Fresh off their "Top of the World" European tour, the Dixie Chicks announced Monday that they no longer want to be considered a country music band because of the backlash they endured from country music fans after members of the group made outspoken remarks on foreign soil against President George W. Bush as well as Republican California recall candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger.

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 14:59:19

Marriage law eyed for GOP platform

The Washington Times

' Republicans are prepared to oppose homosexual "marriage" in their national platform, Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie said yesterday.

"There is a lot of energy out there, a lot of concern about gay marriage," Mr. Gillespie said. "So it wouldn't surprise me if it were addressed in some form or fashion in the platform."'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 14:50:03

Assassin secretly deported after JFK killed

Authors find CIA document helps unravel 40-year-old mystery

WORLDNETDAILY

'Just two days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a suspected killer and known foreign terrorist was captured in Dallas, Texas.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 13:53:43

When teachers flunk the test
40 states allow districts to hire educators without basic skills

WORLDNETDAILY

''In the 1992 military-justice drama A Few Good Men, Tom Cruise got into a heated dialogue with costar Demi Moore about a point of law, sarcastically asking if she was "absent the day they taught law at law school." Given the pathetic test scores of America's schoolchildren, many are wondering if a similar question might be raised about those hired to teach the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 22:26:57

64% of schools fail under No Child act

• Chart: Adequate Yearly Progress standards: How Hawai'i schools performed

HONOLULU ADVERTISER

'In Hawai'i's first statewide assessment of schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, 180 of 280 public schools failed to meet academic standards.

At 46 schools, the state is considering "major changes" that could include replacement of all or most of the staff, conversion to a charter school or assigning school operations to a state or private organization, according to a Department of Education report released yesterday at a Board of Education meeting on the Big Island.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 22:19:49

Kennedy stands by criticism of Bush on Iraq

DeLay says Democratic senator 'went too far'

CNN

'WASHINGTON (CNN) --Under fire from Republicans on Friday, Sen. Edward Kennedy defended his harsh criticism of President Bush's policy on Iraq, in which he charged that the threat from Saddam Hussein was exaggerated by the administration for political purposes.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 06:52:17

Amazon sells 'deadly' pedophile magazine
NAMBLA Bulletin named in suit involving rape, murder of boy

WORLDNETDAILY

'Amazon.com is selling subscriptions to the North American Man/Boy Love Association's official magazine, a periodical entered as evidence in a lawsuit involving the murder of a 10-year-old boy.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 20:16:49

Pregnant teen's death under investigation

East Bay woman had taken RU-486, according to father

SFGATE.COM

'The Alameda County coroner's office is investigating the case of an 18- year-old East Bay woman who died Wednesday, days after reportedly taking the abortion pill RU-486.

The victim's father told The Chronicle that his 18-year-old daughter had gotten a prescription for RU-486 at a Planned Parenthood office in Hayward on Sept. 10 to end her seven-week pregnancy.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 08:33:01

10 Commandments
spring up in Utah

Man spearheads effort to post hundreds of copies of Decalogue

WORLDNETDAILY

'One man's effort to post signs bearing the 10 Commandments around St. George, Utah, has already resulted in hundreds of copies of the biblical laws springing up on private property.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 08:30:46

Times flip-flops on punch-card ballots

Backs delay of Davis recall but saw no problem with last year's vote

WORLDNETDAILY

'A New York Times editorial applauding the federal appeals court decision to delay the California recall election conflicts with the papers' own reporting and editorial comment on the state's 2002 race for governor, a media watchdog asserts.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 17:50:14

Man Charged With Exposing Lover to HIV
KIM CURTIS
Associated Press

'SAN FRANCISCO - A former city health commissioner who allegedly lied to an ex-boyfriend about his HIV status is the first person charged under a state law against intentionally exposing another person to the virus, prosecutors said.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 17:46:54

Bill on Hil: It's a maybe

His hint she may run in '04 shocks Dems

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

'Clinton loyalists were startled yesterday to hear former President Bill Clinton suggest that his wife hasn't made up her mind yet about running for the White House.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:33:55

City says scouts' use of land is in jeopardy

The group's exclusion of gays and atheists is at issue. It has its local headquarters on city property.

philly.com

'The local Boy Scout council, which has enjoyed the free use of city property for its offices since 1929, may lose that benefit because of its policy of banning gays from scouting, city officials confirmed yesterday.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:26:10

Clinton loyalists advise Clark run

The Washington Times

'Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark is surrounded by Clinton loyalists in his run for the Democratic presidential nomination — an alliance that would have been hard to predict just four years ago.

As Mr. Clark commanded the air war on Serbia in 1999, some of President Clinton's top national security aides barely spoke to him. His term as supreme allied commander of NATO ended abruptly when then-Defense Secretary William S. Cohen replaced him with Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:21:40

Ban nears on partial-birth abortion

WASHINGTON TIMES

'A ban on partial-birth abortion is well on its way to becoming law, both sides say, after the Senate yesterday cleared a key hurdle and sent the legislation to be finalized in a conference with the House.

"Now it goes to conference," said Sen. Sam Brownback, Kansas Republican and strong supporter of the ban. "We will get this ban done this year."'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:05:03

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1200 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2003

...ISABEL APPROACHING THE NORTH CAROLINA AND MID ATLANTIC COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTH OF SMITH POINT. THIS INCLUDES THE ENTIRE VIRGINIA COAST...THE
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA COAST...AND CURRITUCK AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES AND
INDEPENDENT CITIES IN VIRGINIA:

IN VIRGINIA...
ESSEX...NORTHUMBERLAND...MIDDLESEX...GLOUCESTER...SURRY...ISLE OF
WIGHT...SUFFOLK...CHESAPEAKE...WESTMORELAND...ACCOMACK...RICHMOND
COUNTY...LANCASTER...NORTHAMPTON...MATHEWS...VIRGINIA BEACH...JAMES
CITY...WILLIAMSBURG...NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON...YORK...POQUOSON AND
NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH.

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS.

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 19:08:18

Madonna's kids' book lands with a thud

Million copies of overblown, empty story

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

'Slipcased, with a first printing north of 1 million copies, simultaneously released in 30 languages and 100 countries, pop singer Madonna's first of a projected five children's books landed in about 50,000 bookstores nationwide Monday. The last time a five-book series launched with such a bang, the first installment was called "Genesis."'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 18:53:09

Moore takes Decalogue battle to D.C.

Offers controversial Commandments monument to Congress

WORLDNETDAILY

'While Alabama's controversial Ten Commandments monument gathers dust inside a storage room its champion, suspended state Chief Justice Roy Moore, continues his battle to keep it on display and has offered it to Congress.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 18:50:07

Radio Tag Debut Set for This Week

wired.com

'A consortium of retailers and consumer goods companies plan to unveil the replacement for the bar code next week. The upgrade will use a controversial radio technology that critics say will significantly expand the powers of retailers to track the whereabouts of their goods and the people who buy them.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 18:47:02

Europe's looming Aids 'catastrophe'

David Bamford
BBC

'The World Bank has said that it is imperative that governments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia make a greater political commitment to avert a potentially catastrophic epidemic of HIV/Aids.

The region of the former communist bloc has the fastest growing number of HIV/Aids victims in the world and the World Bank says it is putting forward a programme aimed at preventing the situation threatening the destabilisation of their societies.'

a reflection on Clark's leadership ... - cultureshock Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 00:16:55

Thursday, 9 March, 2000, 14:14 GMT Confrontation over Pristina airport

BBC

'Details of Russia's surprise occupation of Pristina airport at the end of the Kosovo war are revealed in a new BBC documentary on the conflict.

For the first time, the key players in the tense confrontation between Nato and Russian troops talk about the stand-off which jeopardised the entire peacekeeping mission.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 21:17:50

ACLU in another Commandments suit

Seeks removal of Decalogue parchment in rural Georgia courthouse

WORLDNETDAILY

'A rural Georgia courthouse's Ten Commandments parchment is the latest display of the Decalogue to be targeted by an American Civil Liberties Union federal lawsuit.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 16:34:36

Most-liberal appeals court used to reversals

Lisa Mascaro

Los Angeles Daily News

'Monday, September 15, 2003 - Plunging headlong into a storm of controversy as it did in striking "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, the nation's most liberal and most frequently overruled federal appeals court delayed California's recall election Monday.

For many who had been waiting for this last of a dozen recall lawsuits to play out, the bombshell from the three-judge panel came as no surprise. All three judges -- Harry Pregerson, a long-time Woodland Hills resident, Richard A. Paez and Sidney R. Thomas -- are liberal Democratic appointees accustomed to controversy.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 16:18:01

John Burns: 'There Is Corruption in Our Business'

'NY Times' Writer on the Terror of Baghdad

editorandpublisher.com

'From the point of view of my being in Baghdad, I had more authority than anybody else. Without contest, I was the most closely watched and unfavored of all the correspondents there because of what I wrote about terror whilst Saddam Hussein was still in power.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 12:03:05

Ashcroft Rips Anti-Patriot Act 'Hysteria'

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General John Ashcroft denounced as "hysteria" the contention by some librarians and civil liberties groups that the FBI can use a new anti-terror law to snoop into Americans' reading habits.'

WHY DO THEY HATE US?! - cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:54:54

Muslims Urged to Marry More Wives

allafrica.com

'Muslims in the country have been urged to marry more than one wife so as to reduce the number of unmarried women (spinsters) roaming the streets of the cities without husbands.
An Islamic scholar in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, Sheikh Muhammad Tukur Sani Jangebe made the call in one of his weekly special preaching held at the Muslim Foundation Gusau.
He said the call to cultivate the habit of having more than one wife by every Muslim became imperative considering the fact that according to statistics, women everywhere in the world out number their men counterpart.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:45:13

Times scribe: Reporters 'sucked up' to Iraqis

Claims true story spiked in bid to gain access to Saddam regime

WORLDNETDAILY

'Veteran New York Times correspondent John Burns claims foreign journalists covering the Iraq war while Saddam Hussein was still in power did not present a true picture of the regime's tyranny because they believed they needed to curry favor with officials in order to gain and maintain access.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:38:25

Focus on the Family scores court victory

Suit against agency for censoring homosexuality message goes forward

WORLDNETDAILY

'The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Focus on the Family, sending back to a lower court a lawsuit alleging a public agency violated the Constitution by censoring an ad that talked of preventing homosexuality.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 11:31:26

Lawmakers slam Endangered Species Act

House members: Law must be fixed to benefit communities over animals

WORLDNETDAILY

'BELEN, N.M. – In a field hearing here to discuss the effects of a recent 10th Circuit Court decision decreeing that under the Endangered Species Act the Rio Grande endangered silvery minnow has a higher priority for water than any other user – including farmers, ranchers and municipalities – members of the U.S. House Committee on Resources pulled no punches in declaring the law was harming the American way of life in the West and had to be "fixed."'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 00:50:52

Saturday, September 13, 2003
Potomac Watch: Murray fends off criticism of her 9/11 fund-raiser

CHARLES POPE

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

'WASHINGTON -- While most of the nation was stooped in silence Thursday morning to commemorate the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Sen. Patty Murray was holding a $1,000-a-plate fund-raising breakfast in the nation's Capitol.

The event, which raised $10,000 for Murray's campaign against George Nethercutt, was denounced by Republicans as tawdry. Even some Democrats privately questioned the wisdom of holding a fund-raiser on what is still a mournful day.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 18:11:27

Canada's Gay Marriage Debate Coming to a Head

REUTERS

'OTTAWA (Reuters) - The political storm over gay marriage in Canada is set to rage this week, with opponents and proponents making last-minute pitches on Monday ahead of a key vote in Parliament scheduled for Tuesday.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 11:34:08

'Pluralism' manifesto lights a furor

Valerie Richardson
WASHINGTON TIMES

' DENVER — A Republican proposal to boost pluralism in academia in Colorado has enraged the left, prompting cries of McCarthyism and calls for an investigation.

The flap erupted last week after word surfaced that Colorado Republican leaders are throwing their support behind the "Academic Bill of Rights," a document drawn up over the summer by Los Angeles-based conservative activist David Horowitz.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 01:51:25

Amanpour: CNN practiced self-censorship

USA Today

'CNN's top war correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, says that the press muzzled itself during the Iraq war. And, she says CNN "was intimidated" by the Bush administration and Fox News, which "put a climate of fear and self-censorship."'

SPOTLIGHTMAN'S 15 MINUTES OF FAME ON C-SPAN - cultureshock Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 17:51:17

Democrats bask in glow of Clinton

Party's star gives advice and praise.

DESMOINES REGISTER

'Indianola, Ia. - Former President Bill Clinton grabbed the spotlight of the 2004 presidential race Saturday, urging Democrats in Iowa to reclaim core domestic issues but remain strong on foreign policy as they challenge President Bush.'

- cultureshock Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 17:16:53

Israel decries UN, world "hypocrisy" over Arafat expulsion

The Jerusalem Post

'Israel is defending its decision to "remove" Yasser Arafat despite international condemnation, saying the Palestinian Authority Cahirman is "a complete obstacle to peace and should have been cast aside years ago."
A senior Israeli official rebuffed a UN warning saying, "with all due respect to the institution of the UN, Israel will not give up its right to self defense."'

YEAH RIGHT ... - cultureshock Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 17:11:34

Yoko Ono to Go Naked for Peace in Paris

REUTERS

'PARIS (Reuters) - John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono could end up stark naked on a Paris stage Monday as she performs her one-woman art show "Cut Piece," in which members of the audience are to cut off pieces of her clothing.
'

- cultureshock Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 17:05:50

France says no to Christianity in Constitution

euobserver.com

'Despite strong lobbying from the Vatican and representatives of the Orthodox Church in Europe, the preamble of the draft treaty establishing the Constitution for Europe - produced by the European Convention in June - has resisted any reference to Christianity.'

- cultureshock Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 10:25:12

Presidential Elections - APClinton Rally Delights Iowa Democrats 2 hours, 28 minutes ago

MIKE GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

'INDIANOLA, Iowa - Former President Clinton (news - web sites) touted a field of Democratic contenders he said was the strongest in decade, and launched a spirited assault on a Bush administration he said governs through "ideology, enemies and attacks."'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 21:40:41

Media focusing on flagpole fight

sun-sentinel.com

'The flap surrounding George Andres, his flagpole and his crusade to fly Old Glory on that flagpole played across the country on Friday.

Rush Limbaugh weighed in on the controversy, and Andres also did a segment on Lou Dobbs Tonight on CNN.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 14:58:37

Raunchy icon protects daughter from sex

Irish Examiner

'Madonna, the popstar whose intimate sexual imagery made her a modern-day icon, has disclosed her anxiety about protecting her young daughter from sexuality.

...Both swearing and television are banned in the house they share with Madonna’s husband, film director Guy Ritchie.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 14:48:35

Officials: We shalt not move tablet

By Mark Eddington
The Salt Lake Tribune

'PLEASANT GROVE -- While their resolve is not set in stone, Pleasant Grove leaders are firm about their intent to keep a Ten Commandments monument on city property.

Even if Salt Lake City attorney Brian Barnard sues the Utah County city, community leaders say they would rather fight than switch locations -- provided they have legal grounds and financial backing.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 10:46:57

ACLU set to target another Decalogue?

County unveils monument including it with historical documents

WORLDNETDAILY

'The American Civil Liberties Union is deciding whether to challenge placement of a Ten Commandments monument in the lobby of a county administration building in Florida Thursday. '

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 14:19:48

Lopez puts marriage on hold after visit to her 'mystic adviser'

TELEGRAPH

'A visit to her spiritual guide could have prompted Jennifer Lopez's last minute postponement of her third trip down the aisle.

The actress and singer, who was due to marry fiance Ben Affleck on Sunday, announced on Wednesday night that they were putting their £1.5 million ceremony on hold because of fears it would be ruined by "excessive media attention".'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 14:07:21

Iran refuses to hand over Zarqawi

Al-Qaida operative believed under government protection

WORLDNETDAILY

'Jordan's government has asked Iran to turn over top al-Qaida terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, but Tehran has refused.

A Jordanian government source told the Arabic newspaper Al Sharq al Awsat last week that Iranian security authorities refused Amman's appeal for Zarqawi, who is believed to be under the protection of the Iranian government.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 14:04:16

Poll: More Americans think Islam violent

Percentage with negative opinion of religion doubles in 20 months

WORLDNETDAILY

'Over the past 20 months, the percentage of Americans who believe the religion of Islam encourages violence against non-Muslims has doubled, according to an ABC News poll.

Less than half of Americans now call Islam peaceful and one in three believe it encourages violence against non-Muslims, the survey said.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 13:53:31

80 AL QAEDA VERMIN CAPTURED INSIDE IRAQ

By NILES LATHEM
NEW YORK POST

'WASHINGTON - U.S. military forces in northern Iraq captured 80 foreign fighters from several Arab countries on suspicion that they are part of a new al Qaeda offensive against American troops, officials said yesterday.

Pentagon officials said the suspected terrorists were nabbed by the Army's 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment between Mosul and the Syrian border.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 13:47:31

Meditation in schools urged by parents' group

suntimes.com

'
A group of parents who practice Transcendental Meditation wants to set up programs to teach students and teachers in Chicago area schools the deep relaxation technique created by 1960s guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

The Committee to Promote TM in Schools is urging local public and private-school educators to consider adding 20 minutes of daily Transcendental Meditation to their curriculums, saying the technique reduces stress, rejuvenates the body and mind, and improves academic performance.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 13:41:08

Arab World is Stalinist

israelnationalnews.com

'Surprisingly candid for an article appearing in the Arab world, in last Sunday’s An-Nahar, called “the longest surviving Lebanese publication”, columnist Ali Hamadeh wrote, “While all the Eastern world has changed in the post-Cold War period, the Stalinist-like Arab regimes escaped that change and survived almost intact.”'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 13:12:17

Retired Priest Faces Molestation Charges

By DAISY NGUYEN
ASSOCIATED PRESS

'LOS ANGELES (AP) - Months after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling voided 42 sexual abuse allegations against him, a retired Roman Catholic priest faces new charges of molesting a boy during a five-year period in the 1990s.
The Rev. Michael Wempe, 63, has been charged with five counts of child sex abuse.'

MINNESOTA SEND FLAGS FOR CLASSROOMS IN YOUR AREA NOW - cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 13:08:03

Posted on Fri, Sep. 12, 2003
Schools need visual aid — real flags — for pledge

BY JOHN WELBES
Pioneer Press

'Now that all of Minnesota's public schoolchildren are asked to say the Pledge of Allegiance once a week, the state's urban districts are tackling a related challenge: finding American flags for classrooms.

Many schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul haven't said the pledge regularly for years, and making sure each classroom had a flag wasn't a priority. The St. Paul district's most recent estimate showed 1,300 classrooms without flags, another 970 without flag holders.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 12:49:34

US Considering Sanctions Against Syria - Newsday

DOW-JONES BUSINESS

'NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- With new intelligence showing involvement by key members of the Syrian government in weapons sales to Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), the Bush administration is on the verge of imposing potentially devastating economic sanctions against Syria, administration officials say, Newsday reported Friday.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 12:44:24

W&M officials investigate charge of sexual assault

DAILY PRESS

'WILLIAMSBURG -- A 16-year-old Middle Peninsula girl says a College of William and Mary student raped her at a fraternity party Saturday night.

While the city prosecutor is preparing to take the case to a grand jury, the college's president has asked for an internal review of social functions and alcohol on the campus. President Timothy Sullivan, addressing the W&M Board of Visitors Thursday, said he expects the results of the report by Oct. 1, and pledged that the college would do whatever it can to restore and protect the integrity of the Williamsburg community.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 12:38:50

Memo shows Iraq, Iran tried to contact bin Laden

WASHINGTON TIMES

'The Taliban claimed in a 1997 meeting with U.S. officials that it had blocked attempts by both Iraq and Iran to contact Osama bin Laden, according to a previously confidential State Department memo made public yesterday.
The memo says that the assistant secretary of state, Karl Inderfurth, was told on Dec. 7, 1997, by the Taliban's acting minister of mines and industry, Armad Jan, that his government "had stopped allowing [bin Laden] to give public interviews and had frustrated Iranian and Iraqi efforts to contact him."'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 01:42:55

Judge Bork: Judicial Activism Is Going Global

FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — Justices have started to cite foreign sources to justify the way they rule at home, oftentimes looking toward liberal courts no matter how preposterous the connection to the cases being heard at home, said retired Judge Robert Bork'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 17:19:34

Israel orders plan to 'remove' Arafat

Palestinian leader 'absolute obstacle to the process of reconciliation'

WORLDNETDAILY

'Israel's security cabinet ordered the army today to prepare a plan to "remove" Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

Arafat is an "absolute obstacle to the process of reconciliation between Israel and the Palestinians, and Israel will act to remove this obstacle," said a statement of the 11-minister cabinet, quoted by Israeli television Channel 2. '

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 12:10:29

Bush administration says state can't deny scholarship to theology student

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

'WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has stepped into the Supreme Court's next big church and state case, siding with a Spokane honor student who didn't get a Washington state scholarship because he wanted to study theology.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:39:35

Apparent suicide of ex-U.S. attorney baffles associates

Associated Press

'BEAUMONT -- Stunned colleagues looked for answers Wednesday to why former U.S. Attorney Mike Bradford apparently shot himself to death in a wooded area outside Beaumont, where he headed the Justice Department's office for the Eastern District of Texas from 1994 until 2001.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:35:55

41% OF APPLE SCHOOLS GET 'F'

NEW YORK POST

'Nearly 500 city public schools - including highly regarded ones in middle-class neighborhoods - have been given failing grades, according to shocking new state Department of Education figures.

A whopping 374 city public schools are failing federal standards - a 13 percent increase from last year, according to figures released yesterday.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:18:42

Fondling self free speech?

Nude dancers claim rules on private parts in public shred Constitution

WORLDNETDAILY

'When America's founding fathers enshrined free speech into the Bill of Rights, the concept of allowing people to caress their private parts in public was not spelled out.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:05:32

D.C. mosque tied to 9-11 extols martyrdom virtues

Associate imam says Muslims who die for Allah no different from Marines

WORLDNETDAILY

'An associate imam at a large mosque here attended by two of the 9-11 hijackers says Muslims who die while fighting unbelievers in the cause of Allah are no different from U.S. Marines fighting and dying for America in Iraq and Afghanistan.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 10:53:49

Gibson's sin: Faithful film?
New Yorker article concludes 'The Passion' is Gospel-true

JOSEPH FARAH
WORLDNETDAILY

'A 14-page article about Mel Gibson's ''The Passion'' in the New Yorker magazine concludes the director did just what he set out to do with the project about the death of Jesus – ''make a movie taken straight from the Gospel.'''

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 00:54:15

Students get sex-ed
without parents OK

Legislators approve bill critics say allows 'mind trips' on masturbation

WORLDNETDAILY

'The California state Assembly passed a controversial bill yesterday allowing public schools to teach and survey students on sexual topics without written parental permission.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 17:16:49

3rd try set for remap session

By W. Gardner Selby
Express-News Austin Bureau

'AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry wants lawmakers to convene again at noon Monday, betting a third special session will prove the charm for Republican goals of carving districts that could end Democratic control of the Texas congressional delegation dating back more than a century.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 17:12:31

Veto override on abortion bill is likely
STLTODAY.COM

'JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri lawmakers will try to change state laws on concealed weapons, foster care and medical malpractice reform in the annual veto session that starts today.

But the one veto made by Gov. Bob Holden that appears most likely to be overridden by the Legislature concerns abortion. The measure requires a 24-hour waiting period before a woman has an abortion.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 17:07:22

Priest resigns, cites gay bishop as reason

WASHINGTON TIMES

'A Maryland clergyman is the first Episcopal priest in the nation to resign in response to the denomination's approval last month of its first openly homosexual bishop.
The Rev. Steven R. Randall's resignation, effective Monday, came in a four-sentence letter addressed to his bishop, the Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff. His farewell sermon at St. Timothy's Church, a historic parish in downtown Catonsville, Md., will be Sunday. '

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 12:07:31

Church in an $85m accord

Tentative record pact with 552 over abuse

BOSTON GLOBE

'The Archdiocese of Boston yesterday reached a tentative agreement with lawyers representing more than 500 people who say they were sexually abused by priests in which the church would pay the plaintiffs $85 million, the largest single amount ever in a case of clergy sexual abuse.'

FAITH IN GOD AMERICANS GIVE AND THEY DO SO GENEROUSLY: THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY! - cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 12:01:07

Alabama Voters Reject Record Tax Hike

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Gov. Bob Riley's $1.2 billion tax package was rejected overwhelmingly Tuesday night as voters agreed with those who said Alabama needs spending cuts rather than the largest tax increase in state history.'

THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING! - cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:51:10

Rallies will highlight 'Magnificent 19' of Sept 11
TELEGRAPH

'The extremist Islamic group al-Muhajiroun is organising four rallies across Britain this week to commemorate what it calls "The Magnificent 19" hijackers who carried out the September 11 atrocities.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:46:08

Group Assails Schools on U.S. History

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON -- The story of America's heroes, accomplishments and ideals is getting surprisingly short shrift in a place of great influence: the nation's public schools.

That's the theme of a provocative report about U.S. civics and history education that is drawing praise from leaders and groups whose views span the ideological spectrum.'

FINALLY WHEN A SCHOOL MAKES THE RIGHT MOVE ... PARENTS - cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:37:04

Elma school officials ban short cheerleader skirts

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

'ELMA -- Sacrificing a game-day tradition to ward off the distraction of bare adolescent thighs, Elma High School has banned its cheerleaders' short skirts from its hallways and classrooms.
The move has members of the cheerleading and drill teams, and their parents -- some of whom wore similar skirts years ago -- steaming.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:30:17

Mother convicted for breast milk drug death of 3-month-old

The Associated Press

'RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A mother of four was convicted of murder in the breast milk drug death of her 3-month-old son, who apparently ingested a lethal dose of methamphetamine while nursing.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:25:39

Democratic Candidates Offer Grim View of America

FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential candidates took President Bush to task Tuesday, chiding him for creating, among other things, a quagmire in Iraq, a police state at home, a disenfranchised Florida and a health care crisis in America.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:17:13

Jennings: Criticism 'goes with the territory'

USA TODAY

'NEW YORK — A study of television news coverage of the war in Iraq says ABC's World News Tonight was the most anti-war — far more than CBS, NBC or Fox.But World News anchor Peter Jennings, marking his 20th anniversary, says his broadcast plays news straight down the middle.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 10, 2003 at 11:06:21

Jewish support for GOP grows
Study: Religious group turning from traditional backing of Democrats

WORLDNETDAILY

'An increasing number of Jewish Americans are backing Republicans in elections, though traditionally Jews, as a group, have overwhelmingly supported Democrats.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 12:09:10

Catholics denounce dissenter 'rewards'

WASHINGTON TIMES

'Roman Catholic leaders should stop rewarding dissenting Catholics with choice committee positions and be more forthcoming about homosexual priests, 39 conservative Catholics told five bishops at a closed-door summit yesterday.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 11:59:48

Report says schools are unfair to America

By BEN FELLER, Associated Press

'WASHINGTON -- The nation's schools are telling an unbalanced story of their own country, offering students plenty about America's failings but not enough about its values and freedoms, says a report drawing support across the ideological spectrum.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 11:33:26

File-sharers scoff at lawsuits

CBS.MarketWatch.com

'SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The recording industry continued to push mounds of paper Monday, filing suit against 261 people for allegedly pirating songs on file-sharing Websites like Kazaa.

That leaves about 59,999,739 to go.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 11:23:52

CDC-Funded Sex Ed Programs Draw Fire

FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — Taxpayer funds are being used for school sexuality education programs that subvert the idea of abstinence for teens and target children as young as 9 years old with lessons on masturbation, condom use and homosexuality, say opponents of the courses.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 11:14:10

Church sign: 'Islam – America's No. 1 enemy'

Baptist preacher defends placard some call message of hate

WORLDNETDAILY

'A Indiana Baptist pastor has been accused of spewing "hate speech" after he posted the following message on his church's marquee: "Sunday sermon 10:30 a.m. 'Islam: America's No. 1 Enemy.'"'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 11:06:30

A passionate Mel Gibson strikes back against critics

'I want to kill him, I want his intestines on a stick, I want to kill his dog,' he says of Times columnist

WORLDNETDAILY

'Mel Gibson is passionately angry at critics of his upcoming film about the death of Jesus Christ.

In remarks quoted in the New Yorker magazine, he denied "The Passion" is anti-Semitic and accused some of those leading the chorus against the film of being "anti-Christian." Gibson said he personally has been the target of "vehement anti-Christian sentiment."'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 9, 2003 at 10:38:09

SoCal Couple Face Charges In Videotaped Child Molestation

Victims As Young As 3 Possibly Raped

local6.com

'RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. -- A couple who allegedly videotaped and photographed themselves molesting girls as young as 3 have been charged with numerous felony counts in connection with the assaults.'

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- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 15:29:49

In sign of possible split, congregations cut Episcopal funds

BY DAVE MUNDAY
Post and Courier Staff

'Since the Episcopal Church endorsed an openly gay bishop and blessings of same-sex unions last month, some congregations have started protesting with their checkbooks.

It's another signal of a possible divorce that could involve some nasty property disputes.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 15:16:17

Call for war-crimes probe
of U.S.

World church group blasts Iraqi invasion

WORLDNETDAILY

'The World Council of Churches Central Committee meeting in Geneva approved a resolution deploring the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and urging the United Nations to investigate Saddam Hussein's crimes as well as any "war crimes" committed by "occupying powers," including the "illegal resort to war."'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 13:21:31

Seasonale Period Pill Approved By FDA

Menstrual Cycle Would Be Limited To Four Times Each Year

channelcincinnati.com

'The Food and Drug Administration approved a new birth-control treatment late Friday that may help women cut their monthly cycles down to four times a year instead of the usual 13 times.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 13:06:49

GOP decries 'hate speech' by Democratic candidates

WASHINGTON TIMES

'The rhetoric of Democratic presidential hopefuls has sunk to a "new low" of "political hate speech" that will be rejected by voters, the chairman of the Republican Party said yesterday.

"I think history will show that this field has taken presidential discourse to a new low," Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 12:58:56

GOP lawmaker balks at Kinsey sex study funding

WASHINGTON TIMES

'A division of the National Institutes of Health gave $263,038 in research grants to the Kinsey Institute during the past five years, congressional investigators have learned.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development disclosed its grants to the Kinsey Institute in a letter to Rep. Mark Souder, Indiana Republican and chairman of the Government Reform subcommittee on criminal justice, drug policy and human resources.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 12:42:01

No longer asleep on terror

By Dennis Pluchinsky
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'How should we assess the war on terrorism? This is a legitimate and timely question on the second anniversary of the September 11 attacks. A more appropriate restating of the question would be — are American interests at home and abroad safer today than they were on September 12, 2001? The answer is yes.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 12:35:46

Melee Erupts Following NASCAR Richmond Race

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'RICHMOND, Va. -- Ricky Rudd thought he'd seen just about everything in a long racing career with plenty of beating and banging.

Then he made what must have seemed like a wrong turn into the wrong neighborhood of Richmond International Raceway, finding himself and his car the subject of a moblike confrontation by Kevin Harvick's team.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 12:16:03

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Cheney, Halliburton

The Associated Press

'DALLAS (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Halliburton Co. and Vice President Dick Cheney, its former chief executive, of misleading investors by changing the way the company counted revenue from construction projects, the company said Monday.

The lawsuit was filed last year by Judicial Watch, a conservative public interest group, on behalf of three small investors, who said the company tried to polish financial results by booking revenue on cost overruns before it was certain of getting paid.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 12:06:08

Iraq and Roll

By Howard Kurtz

Washington Post Staff Writer

'Are the Democrats being -- dare I say it -- intellectually inconsistent?
Did four major Democratic candidates vote for the war in Iraq, only to proclaim that they had grave doubts now that things have gone sour there?'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 11:57:37

hey don't bathe? They're immoral? Ah, those French

They aided us at a critical moment in history. A reprinted 1940s booklet helps Americans understand them.

PHILLY.COM

'PARIS - They don't bathe. Their women are loose. In war they're quick to surrender and have to be rescued by Americans.

These and other choice stereotypes about the French have been flying about since their government defied the U.S. line on Iraq. Now a hot-selling booklet is showing that there's nothing new about it.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 11:41:00

Poll: Majority approves display; Moore tactics get less support

heraldtribune.com

'A poll released Sunday found two-thirds of those surveyed believe the Ten Commandments should be displayed in the Alabama judicial building, but suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore's defiance of a court order to remove the 5,280-pound granite monument had less support.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 11:31:39

Al-Qaida's doomsday
warning to America

New tape says next terror onslaught will obliterate memories of Sept. 11

WORLDNETDAILY

'A new tape reportedly made by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida and broadcast on al-Arabiyya satellite TV channel threatens a terrorist onslaught against America so devastating it will surpass Sept. 11.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 8, 2003 at 11:28:37

President's address to America

Entire text of Bush's remarks on Iraq

WORLDNETDAILY

'THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I have asked for this time to keep you informed of America's actions in the war on terror.

Nearly two years ago, following deadly attacks on our country, we began a systematic campaign against terrorism. These months have been a time of new responsibilities, and sacrifice, and national resolve and great progress.

... Our enemies understand this. They know that a free Iraq will be free of them -- free of assassins, and torturers, and secret police. They know that as democracy rises in Iraq, all of their hateful ambitions will fall like the statues of the former dictator. And that is why, five months after we liberated Iraq, a collection of killers is desperately trying to undermine Iraq's progress and throw the country into chaos.'

- cultureshock Sun, Sep 7, 2003 at 15:59:40

Gays face high risk of mental problems

INDEPENDENT

'Two out of three gay, lesbian and bisexual people are likely to have mental health problems - compared to just one-third of heterosexuals, according to the largest study of its kind in the UK.

Nearly a third of gay men and more than 40 per cent of lesbians, who are open about their sexuality, also reported prejudice from mental health workers, the study reveals.'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 6, 2003 at 18:20:25

Victory for a Smear

WASHINGTON POST

'"AVICTORY FOR the Constitution, for the nation's judicial system and for the American people," crowed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) of the decision by Miguel A. Estrada to withdraw as President Bush's nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. People for the American Way credited "a courageous Democratic filibuster" for the triumph. Remember those words, because they will surely be thrown back the next time a Democratic president tries to nominate to the court a highly qualified individual about whom Republican senators -- for whatever frivolous reason -- may harbor suspicions. Mr. Estrada's case will be cited as a critical precedent: A nominee of substance and quality can be filibustered until he quits in frustration because he refuses to answer detailed questions about his views of specific cases and because the administration refuses to turn over his confidential attorney work product for political scrutiny by the Senate. Who exactly will have the credibility to demand fair treatment for that next qualified nominee?'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 6, 2003 at 12:04:36

Hatch to Stalled Judicial Nominees: 'Hang In'

REUTERS

'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said on Friday he does not expect other stalled judicial nominees to follow Miguel Estrada's lead and drop their confirmation bids, but "we are always concerned."'

- cultureshock Sat, Sep 6, 2003 at 01:57:54

Critics question use of antidepressants

Carey Hamilton
The Salt Lake Tribune

'Six weeks after her father purposely idled his car in his workshop and died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Amy Coburn of Perry guzzled drain cleaner in a failed suicide attempt.

After vomiting violently, the 13-year-old ran next door to her sister's house and was Life-flighted to Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City.

She blames her and her father's suicidal tendencies on the widely prescribed antidepressant Paxil, which they were taking for depression.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 5, 2003 at 22:13:07

THESE REMARKS FROM THE NEXT ARTICLE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT THE CULTURE GONE NASTY ... SPIKE-TV WILL TAKE YOU THERE.

THE SILENT MAJORITY IS QUIETER THAN EVER ... LOOK AT WHAT TVWEEK.COM SAYS ABOUT IT.

'"All this newfound boldness and apparent success has not escaped the attention of advertisers and cable operators. "We typically look at cable programming from an agnostic direction," noted Bobby Amirshahi, a spokesperson for Cox Cable. "As long as a network lives up to its contract that we signed with them, that's fine. But clearly a lot has changed since we signed a contract with TNN." Mr. Amirshahi wouldn't say whether customers have complained about Spike, but he noted Cox will act if a certain number of customers complain about any channel, "and we would do the same with any new programming on Spike TV."'

WAIT TIL THEY GET A LOAD OF THE NEW "TNN".

HELL-OOOOO!

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 5, 2003 at 21:51:22

Spike TV: Pushing the Limit

Edgier Content, Sexy Women, Rough Language Take Aim at Young Guys

TVWEEK.COM

'What Maxim magazine, MTV, Howard Stern and Comedy Central's "The Man Show" have started, Spike TV plans to carry to the next level this week with the launch of "The Joe Schmo Show" and other programming designed to draw in elusive young male viewers.

Pushing aside prohibitions on bad taste, sex, naughty language and general prurience, Spike TV plans to test the limits of what is acceptable on basic advertiser-supported cable TV in a big way.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 5, 2003 at 13:23:08

Estrada withdraws name from court consideration

WASHINGTON TIMES

'Washington lawyer Miguel A. Estrada, the first Hispanic nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, withdrew his name from consideration yesterday after more than two years of debate over his nomination.

An eight-month Democratic filibuster prevented a Senate vote on the Estrada nomination, which took 16 months to get a hearing by the Judiciary Committee.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 5, 2003 at 10:31:13

Estrada Withdraws; Clinton, Kennedy Victorious, Bush Outraged

Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

'New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and her Massachusetts colleague Ted Kennedy have defeated the Bush administration in its 28-month-long fight to install Miguel Estrada on the federal appellate court.'

- cultureshock Fri, Sep 5, 2003 at 10:13:32

Priest is defrocked over gay wedding

REUTERS

'MOSCOW -- The Russian Orthodox Church has defrocked a priest in a provincial city for marrying two men in the country's first reported gay wedding amid intense global debate over the Christian church's attitude to homosexuality.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 15:42:01

Slain Soldier's Father Criticizes Lynch's Book Deal

Kiehl Says Lynch Is 'A Profiteer'

ksat.com

'COMFORT, Texas -- The father of a Comfort soldier killed in an ambush in Iraq that former prisoner of war Jessica Lynch survived said that Lynch's million-dollar book deal will taint the memory of the soldiers killed in the ambush.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 15:35:24

State: Girls Gone Wild Filmed at Least 35 Minors in Panhandle

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - The "Girls Gone Wild" staff filmed at least 35 girls exposing themselves during spring break in the Panama City Beach area, prosecutors said.

State Attorney Jim Appleman also said during a hearing Wednesday that additional charges are possible against the producer of the videos, who was arrested in April on racketeering and drug charges after parents complained to police he told underage girls to say on camera that they were 18.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 10:33:15

Fox News Gains, Other News Networks Fall

REUTERS

'NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox News Channel was the only cable news service in August to grow in viewership from a year ago, gaining 20% in primetime and 29% across the entire day, according to Nielsen Media Research.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 01:30:31

Egypt arrests 23 suspects in plot to attack U.S. troops in Iraq

azcentral.com

'CAIRO, Egypt - Police have arrested 23 suspected Islamic militants who allegedly sympathize with al-Qaida and sought to carry out attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and elsewhere, Egypt's interior minister said in an interview published Wednesday.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 01:18:54

Judge slaps library for barring cross pendant

Court rules employee wrongly fired for wearing religious necklace

WORLDNETDAILY

'A federal court in Kentucky has ruled it was improper for a public library to fire an employee for wearing a necklace featuring a Christian cross pendant.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 01:16:18

California legislators pass 'homosexual marriage lite'

Lawmakers OK bill giving 'domestic partners' many of legal privileges of husbands, wives

WORLDNETDAILY

'California Gray Davis, facing an almost certain recall next month, has a chance to make history before he goes.

Legislation landing on his desk today would give "domestic partners" many of the same legal rights as married couples – a bill many opponents said was tantamount to approving homosexual marriages.'

- cultureshock Thu, Sep 4, 2003 at 01:06:08

Lawmakers OK Domestic Partner Bill

Bill Would Grant Partners Many Rights Of Married Couples

nbc11.com

'Legislation that would give domestic partners many of the same legal rights as married couples was sent to the governor's desk Wednesday following a heated Assembly debate in which opponents claimed the bill amounted to gay marriage.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 16:12:14

General Motors Rejects Mediation in Religious Dispute

By Robert B. Bluey
CNSNews.com Staff Writer

'(CNSNews.com) - General Motors has turned down an offer from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to mediate a dispute involving a worker who wants to organize Christian activities for employees.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 11:14:35

Florida Anti-Abortion Killer Expects Martyrdom

REUTERS

'STARKE, Fla. (Reuters) - Anti-abortion activist Paul Hill, who murdered a doctor and bodyguard at a Florida abortion clinic, said on Tuesday on the eve of his execution that his death would make him a martyr and he expected others to follow in his footsteps.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 11:12:01

Campus commencements lean to left

Study: Liberal speakers far outnumber conservatives at top universities

WORLDNETDAILY

'A new report has found liberal speakers outnumber conservative voices at the nation's top universities' graduation ceremonies by a wide margin, confirming to campus critics that students are bombarded with one-sided political points of view.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 01:56:38

Enthusiasm for Democrats low, poll shows

WASHINGTON TIMES

'The Labor Day weekend traditionally involves heavy presidential politicking, but a poll released yesterday shows Democrats are off to a sluggish start as a large majority of voters are unable to name a single candidate.

Half of those surveyed in the CBS News poll also said they wanted more choices than the current nine-candidate field was offering, and two-thirds could not name one of the Democratic presidential candidates unprompted.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 01:53:22

California Senate
scolds Boy Scouts

Passes resolution slamming group for not accepting 'gays,' atheists

WORLDNETDAILY

'The California state Senate has passed a resolution criticizing the Boy Scouts of America for its policy of excluding homosexuals and atheists.

The legislation, which passed last week on a 22-15 vote, begins by praising the group for the work it does in the community, but in the end demands the organization accept applicants "without discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or religious belief," reported the Roseville Press-Tribune.'

- cultureshock Wed, Sep 3, 2003 at 01:48:14

Bryant's Lawyers Seek Accuser's Mental Records

Reuters

'DENVER (Reuters) - Defense attorneys have subpoenaed medical records of the woman who has accused Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant of rape, apparently for details about when she was hospitalized in February after police determined she was "a danger to herself."'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 2, 2003 at 12:15:44

Sex Ed or Porn 101?

Indecent lesson plans.

NATIONAL REVIEW

't's "Back To School" time again, and here's the first pop quiz. No, it's not for the kids. It's for parents, and they have to answer only one question: Do you know what your children are learning in sex-education classes?'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 2, 2003 at 09:20:37

Law would ban molesters to countryside, officials say

Associated Press

'MADISON, Wis. - Child molesters and other sexually violent offenders on parole, probation or supervision would be forced to live in the countryside under legislation that would create some of the nation's toughest restrictions on where sex offenders can reside.'

- cultureshock Tue, Sep 2, 2003 at 09:09:34

Did Michael Moore
deceive Academy?

'Bowling for Columbine' failed to meet Oscar submission rules

WORLDNETDAILY

'Michael Moore, winner of the 2002 Oscar for Best Documentary for his controversial "Bowling for Columbine," failed to meet submission requirements of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a WorldNetDaily investigation reveals.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 1, 2003 at 14:40:05

Episcopal priest resigning over gay bishop's election

Congregation leader in Catonsville expects many members to follow

SUNSPOT.NET

'In one of the most tangible pieces of fallout from the Episcopal Church's confirmation of its first openly gay elected bishop, the rector of St. Timothy's Church in Catonsville is resigning and says he expects to take much of his congregation with him.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 1, 2003 at 12:45:44

Actor Charles Bronson dies at 81

ASSCIATED PRESS

'LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 — Charles Bronson, the Pennsylvania coal miner who drifted into films as a villain and became a hard-faced action star, notably in the popular “Death Wish” vengeance movies, has died. He was 81.'

- cultureshock Mon, Sep 1, 2003 at 12:39:09

Bill promotes anti-gun teaching in schools?

Group fears 2nd Amendment will be downplayed, ridiculed

WORLDNETDAILY

'A national gun organization is urging its members to contact their legislators in opposition to a bill it says will lead to more anti-gun education in public schools.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 16:45:46

Religious groups demand an end to New Orleans' Southern Decadence Festival

By DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press

'NEW ORLEANS -- The wet Jockey shorts contest will be followed by drag queen fashion shows, the Mr. Louisiana Leather 2004 Contest and thousands of gay men drinking a whole lot of alcohol.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 09:01:40

Islamists to honor 9/11 hijackers

By Bill Gertz

WASHINGTON TIMES

'The British-based Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun is holding a conference on the second anniversary of September 11 to honor the 19 terrorists who hijacked the commercial jets used in attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.

A poster touting the event to be held at four locations in England includes photographs of the al Qaeda hijackers and refers to them as "The Magnificent 19" — a word play on the 1960 film "The Magnificent Seven."'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 08:56:12

Mosque Blast: 19 Al Qaeda Nabbed

CBS/AP

'Police have arrested 19 men - many of them foreigners and all with admitted links to al Qaeda - in the roundup of suspects in the bombing carnage at the Imam Ali shrine in the holy city of Najaf, a senior Iraqi investigator told The Associated Press Saturday.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 08:50:47

Vatican promoted priest despite warnings of sex abuse, records show

The Dallas Morning News

'DALLAS - (KRT) - The Vatican promoted a U.S. priest through its international diplomatic corps despite high-level warnings in the 1990s that he had sexually abused a girl, according to interviews and records.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 11:22:13

U.S. Aid Cut Off to Groups Backing Abortion

Bush Expands Restriction on U.S. Family Planning Funds to Overseas Groups

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 29 -- President Bush ordered the State Department today to withhold U.S. family planning help from overseas groups that promote or perform abortions with their own money.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 18:28:54

Woman suspended for cross gets job back

Under settlement employer agrees to drop ban on religious jewelry

WORLDNETDAILY

'A teacher's aide suspended for wearing a cross in school has won back her job under a settlement yesterday in federal court.

Brenda Nichol, 43, an aide at Penns Manor Elementary School in the Pittsburgh area, and her lawyers from the Virginia-based American Center for Law and Justice got everything they wanted, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

PEOPLE ... THIS IS PATHETIC! - cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 18:25:37

No license? No pop stand, St. Paul tells 2 youngstersKevin Duchschere, Star Tribune Published August 29, 2003 POPS29

STARTRIBUNE.COM

'Mikaela Ziegler, 7, and her 4-year-old sister, Annika, were selling refreshments Wednesday afternoon near the State Fairgrounds when a woman approached them. But she wasn't there to buy.
"She said, 'You can't sell pop unless you have a license,' " Mikaela said.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 15:23:04

Congressman Charged With Manslaughter

Associated Press

'FLANDREAU, S.D. - U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a motorcyclist, killed when the congressman allegedly ran a stop sign at more than 70 mph.

If convicted of the felony charge, Janklow could face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:44:54

Religious groups demand an end to New Orleans' Southern Decadence Festival

Associated Press

'NEW ORLEANS -- The wet Jockey shorts contest will be followed by drag queen fashion shows, the Mr. Louisiana Leather 2004 Contest and thousands of gay men drinking a whole lot of alcohol.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:38:55

Consumers boost spending 0.8% in July

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers shopped with gusto in July, boosting their spending 0.8% as President Bush's third tax cut left people with extra cash in their pockets.The increase in spending in July was the largest since March and followed a sizable 0.6% advance posted in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday. July's spending figure matched economists' expectations.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:34:17

State Department Defunds Abortion Provider

NEWSMAX

'In a surprise move, the U.S. State Department this week stopped funding Marie Stopes International (MSI) for an HIV/AIDS program because of the organization’s close ties with U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) activities in China, which the U.S. government has determined assist the Chinese government in carrying out forced abortions and sterilizations.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:29:47

EERIE ECHOS OF HOROR & VALOR

NEW YORK POST

'August 29, 2003 -- The chilling 9/11 transcripts released yesterday reveal the terror and confusion that reigned at the Twin Towers — as well as the calm determination of the heroes who rushed to save lives.

"We . . . we have . . . The fresh air is going down fast! I'm not exaggerating," says a woman calling for help from the smoke-filled Windows on the World restaurant at the top of the north tower. "What are we going to do for air? Can we break a window?"'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 10:15:34

Media Ignore Poll Showing Schwarzenegger in Lead

NewsMax.com

'WASHINGTON – If you watched the 24-hour news channels Wednesday, one of the things you did not see was hour-by-hour coverage of the California electorate's tremendous swing toward millionaire movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 09:55:24

Transcripts Show The Voices Of 9/11

nynewsday.com

'The mass chaos, confusion, horror and heroism of the World Trade Center attack and the individual terror of victims trapped alone in the minutes before thousands died are revealed in chilling detail in transcripts of Port Authority radio and phone communications released Thursday.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 03:04:04

Regina High bars girl wearing Muslim scarf

cleveland.com

'Amal Jamal is not welcome at Regina High School anymore.

The returning senior learned Monday as she stood in line to buy textbooks that she now violates her Catholic school dress code by wearing a Muslim headscarf, or hajib. Surrounded by classmates, Amal put down her books, fought back tears and left.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 29, 2003 at 02:57:51

Mississippi covets neighbor's monument

Protests, lawsuit continue in Alabama

CNN

'MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) --Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove volunteered Thursday to join neighboring Alabama in the fight over the Ten Commandments monument by offering to display it in his state's capitol building for a week starting September 7.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 18:52:56

District concedes strip-search to settle suit
Officials initially accused girls of lying, exaggerating incident

WORLDNETDAILY

'A rural southeastern Missouri school district has conceded 10 teen-age girls were strip-searched during class and has apologized for accusing them of lying or "blowing it out of proportion."'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 18:45:51

Judge to hear lawsuit
on 10 Commandments

Same jurist who ordered removal of monument to preside over attempt to get display returned

WORLDNETDAILY

'Judge Myron Thompson, the federal judge who ordered the removal of a 10 Commandments monument from the lobby of the Alabama Judicial Building, has agreed to hear a lawsuit brought by defenders of the Decalogue.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 13:19:08

Dobson, Keyes to join Moore rally

10 Commandments supporters press on despite monument removal

WORLDNETDAILY

'Vowing to maintain his campaign despite removal of the Ten Commandments monument from public view, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will host a rally today in Montgomery joined by evangelical leader James Dobson and former U.N. Ambassador Alan Keyes.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 13:15:37

Groundbreaking gay-themed channel enters the picture

BOSTON GLOBE

'After a year or so of industry talk about the concept of a gay-themed TV channel, DirecTV is taking the plunge tomorrow, launching the nation's first channel aimed exclusively at the gay and lesbian market.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 12:39:25

Dem Candidates Exhausted by Forum Schedule

FOX NEWS

'WASHINGTON — Though the smiles are fixed, hands are extended for a firm shake and fitting anecdotes are always at the ready, endless candidate forums (search ) are taking their toll on the Democratic primary field, say insiders.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:54:00

Russia begins to reconsider wide use of abortion

The Christian Science Monitor

'"Abortions were fatalistically seen in my time as an inevitable evil," the retired scientist recalls. "Contraceptives were practically nonexistent, life was hard, and most people simply could not afford to support more than two kids."'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:27:00

Cop charged with rape, suspended
Albany -- Dancer claims she was attacked during officer's bachelor party

TIMESUNION.COM

'A city police officer who has patrolled some of Albany's toughest neighborhoods was brought before a city judge late Tuesday and formally charged with raping a topless dancer at his own bachelor party.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 11:13:51

Blair says he would have quit if Iraq dossier was "sexed up"

AFP

'British Prime Minister Tony Blair put his personal credibility on the line over charges that his government exaggerated the case for war in Iraq, insisting he would have resigned if that had been true.

Blair told a judicial inquiry into the presumed suicide of government weapons expert David Kelly that a BBC story claiming that officials deliberately "sexed up" a dossier on Iraq's weapons was "extraordinary".'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:38:57

Teen Accused in Shooting Plot Pleads Guilty

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'CAMDEN, N.J. — A 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty as an adult to a weapons possession charge Wednesday, and prosecutors dropped a conspiracy charge alleging he joined two other teenagers in plotting a shooting rampage.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:33:03

Public schools are looking for a few good men

WASHINGTON TIMES

' The nation's public school teachers are overwhelmingly white women — outnumbering men by a 3-to-1 margin — and they have an average age of 43, according to a survey by the largest school union.

A profile of the nation's teachers, issued yesterday by the National Education Association, "reveals a profession that is struggling to provide role models of both sexes and all races within a teaching work force that is predominantly white (90 percent) and female (79 percent)," the NEA said in a statement accompanying its 387-page report.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:23:28

Ten Commandments monument moved

New poll says Americans disapprove of federal court order

CNN

'MONTGOMERY, Alabama (CNN) --Only one in five Americans approve of the federal court order under which workers removed the Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of Alabama's state judicial building Wednesday, according to a new poll.

The new CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll found 77 percent of the 1,009 Americans interviewed earlier this week disapproved of U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson's order to remove the monument.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 23:05:44

ACLU, Moore agree
on 10 Commandments?

Montana chapter calls Decalogue 'basis of the nation's laws'

WORLDNETDAILY

'While most members of the American Civil Liberties Union celebrate the apparent victory over Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore with the removal of his Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the judicial building, other members it seems agree with Moore's position that the Decalogue is the "basis of the nation's laws."

"It is a sad day in our country when the moral foundation of our laws and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge," Moore said in a statement after workers from an industrial moving company hauled the 5,280-pound granite cube into a non-public back room of the building where it has been on display since August 1, 2001.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 18:46:24

Half of students fail unofficial exit exams at Md. high schools

Scores eventually will count toward graduation; Wide racial, economic gaps

SUNSPOT.NET

'Half of the high school students who took the new Maryland end-of-course examinations failed under standards approved yesterday by the State Board of Education - a result so dismal that the board is further delaying making the tests a requirement of graduation.

The "cut scores," approved after a lengthy process involving educators, test experts and state officials, revealed huge disparities that state schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick termed staggering.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 16:35:00

Birthday Party Gone Bad

Mom Accused of Stripping for Boys

WPVI.COM

'SHARON, PA- A Pennsylvania woman was arrested after allegedly buying her son and 3 of his friends beer and stripping for them in a hotel in an attempt to make up for a failed birthday trip to ride go-carts.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 15:49:48

Monument to Homosexuals Is OK; Monument to Ten Commandments Isn't

CARL LIMBACHER

NEWSMAX.COM

'Here's an ironical juxtaposition that hardly anyone is reporting. Even as Alabama gives a monument to the Ten Commandments the boot, California is showing off an exclusionary and divisive new monument to homosexual and "transgender" war veterans.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 15:29:58

Ritalin abuse hits students looking for an exam kick

By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor

education.independent.co.uk

A new kind of drug abuse is sweeping university campuses in North America and is expected to come to Britain. Faced with the pressure of exams and essay deadlines, students are abandoning the traditional stimulants of coffee and cigarettes for Ritalin.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 14:54:34

WalMart.com drops
pedophile book

NAMBLA title removed after inquiry by

WorldNetDaily

'Until an inquiry by WorldNetDaily yesterday, American retail giant Wal-Mart – known for promotion of family values – sold a book on its website published by the country's most visible advocate of pedophilia.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 14:48:06

Decalogue dismantled

Workers move Alabama monument to non-public part of judicial building

WORLDNETDAILY

'The fight over the Ten Commandments monument ordered removed from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building by a federal judge has come to a head as workers moved the two-ton Decalogue from its display area.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:36:35

Congresswoman at XXX-rated sex meeting

Full male, female nudity, porn
at San Diego gathering

WORLDNETDAILY

'It's not every day a member of the United States Congress addresses an audience in a ballroom where every chair is covered with packets of sexual lubricants.

But that's just the kind of audience Rep. Susan Davis, D-Calif., addressed last weekend at the North American Conference on Bisexuality at the Radisson Hotel in San Diego.

The conference featured workshops involving full male and female nudity, "sex toy" demonstrations, XXX porn video screenings, and advice on throwing sex parties.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:26:06

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS IN THE ALABAMA JUDICIAL BUILDING HAVE BEEN REMOVED

THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR SCHOOLS TOO AND WE CAN SEE THE PRODUCT OF THAT ACTION ALL TOO WELL.

THE COURTS NOW WILL FOLLOW A DIFFERENT STANDARD.

AND WE ARE ON A COURSE THAT COMMUNIST AND TOTALITARIAN COUNTRIES HAVE TAKEN ... WE KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED THERE.

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:11:58

Another Bible monument,
another lawsuit challenge

Woman objects to King James display near entrance to Houston courthouse

WORLDNETDAILY

'Signaling growing antipathy toward Scripture on public property, a Texas woman is suing Harris County, demanding a King James Bible be removed from a monument near the entrance of a courthouse.

According to a report in the Houston Chronicle, Kay Staley, who is both a real estate agent and a lawyer, cites what she sees as growing religious fundamentalism in society.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 23:27:10

CIA: Saudi Arabia
funds Sunni insurgency

Post-war U.S. death toll surpasses that during conflict

WORLDNETDAILY

'The Central Intelligence Agency has fingered Saudi Arabia as the leading financier of the Sunni insurgency claiming American lives in Iraq daily.
A CIA report which cites the activities of major Islamic insurgency groups in the country and their state sponsors was disclosed by Kurdish sources in Iraq to the London-based Al Hayat daily, according to a translation by Middle East Newsline.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 23:23:21

Hinckley ready to be sprung

Loner who shot Reagan pronounced cured of mental illness, say lawyers

WORLDNETDAILY

'The man who nearly assassinated Ronald Reagan in 1981, critically injuring the president, is said by his lawyers to be ready for release – having been cured of his mental illness.

John Hinckley, 48, has been confined to secure wards in St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington for more than 20 years. He was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity and could soon be released without supervision.'

CULTURE SHOCKING - cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 18:41:18

'BOYLOVERS' BOOK ANGER

SKY.COM

'A book being sold on a popular website claims paedophiles are "loving human beings".

Child protection group NSPCC has slammed the publication, for sale on Amazon.com, which also argues that child abusers are not "monsters".'

ALERT*CULTURE SHOCK*ALERT... - cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 14:41:46

Paxil maker to meet with state as Department of Children and Families bans its use
Associated Press

'HARTFORD — The maker of the anti-depressant Paxil plans to meet this week with Connecticut officials, weeks after the state stopped using the drug to treat young people in its care.

GlaxoSmithKline, a British pharmaceutical company, is sending its regional medical director and a medical team to meet with officials from the Department of Children and Families.'

STILL COMING TO AMERICA! - cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:43:09

Third Cuban Athlete Defects at World Gymnastics Championships

Associated Press

'MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) - A female Cuban gymnast has joined two of her teammates by defecting during the World Gymnastics Championships.

Janerky De La Pena, 20, left her team's hotel in Anaheim late Saturday and was picked up by the uncle of 24-year-old teammate Michel Brito Ferrer, who defected Aug. 17.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:34:26

Dioceses threaten to cut off their tithes

WASHINGTON TIMES

'Unable to block the recent election of the first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop, conservatives in the Episcopal Church are threatening to try to bankrupt the denomination's liberal leadership.

Although only Bishop Stephen Jecko of the Diocese of Florida has actually cut off funds to church headquarters in New York, several conservative dioceses are meeting in September to vote on whether to cut off substantial monthly contributions.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 10:30:31

4 whites earn new fire jobs in reverse bias suit

BOSTON HERALD

'Four white males who sued the Boston Fire Department for reverse discrimination after they were rejected as firefighter applicants must be hired the next time there is a vacancy, a federal judge ruled yesterday.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 09:59:56

Couple Accused of Keeping Twins, 5, Caged

Associated Press

'PHOENIX A couple were arrested on child abuse charges for allegedly keeping their 5-year-old twin sons locked in filthy makeshift cages for nearly 20 hours a day.

Police found the boys Saturday after an adult older brother told an off-duty officer at a grocery store about the squalid living conditions.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:56:51

Michigan High School Class Angers Some Parents

FOX NEWS

'Some parents in Farmington, Mich., are crying "anti-Americanism" over a high school international affairs class.

The course is offered to juniors and seniors in the Farmington School District and focuses on America's role in the Middle East.

But it's not the topic that's angered some students' parents. It's the class readings, many of which come from left-wing Web sites like Alternet.org, Indymedia.org, Progressive.org and War-times.org, that vigorously attack the Bush administration.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:44:54

'Jesus Christ' banned at town hall

Wiccan high priestess won federal court ruling on council's prayers

WORLDNETDAILY

'Council members in a South Carolina town can no longer mention the name of Jesus Christ or another specific deity in their prayers during meetings.

The federal court ruling referred to a case brought by a Wiccan high priestess in Great Falls, the local Chester County Herald reported.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 01:28:06

Dobson urges:
Go to Alabama

Leader challenges Christians
to join Commandments fight

WORLDNETDAILY

'As defenders of "10 Commandments judge" Roy Moore continue their vigil at the Alabama judicial building, a prominent evangelical leader is urging his 5 million radio listeners nationwide to head to Montgomery in a show of support.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 22:31:13

Clinton gave China
'false certification' on nukes

Analyst threatened with firing for assessment opposing tech transfers

WORLDNETDAILY

'Senior defense-intelligence analysts tell Insight that the Clinton administration falsely certified the People's Republic of China, or PRC, as a nuclear nonproliferator despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

Clinton officials went so far, sources say, as threatening to fire a senior defense analyst unless he changed his analysis, which was based on the overwhelming preponderance of all available intelligence sources that Beijing was proliferating nuclear technology and materials to rogue nations.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 17:33:13

2003 freshmen are full of optimism
New to College - Ready to Help

NEWS OBSERVER

'They never knew the Cold War. They don't fear "the bomb ." They've always had MTV.

The college freshmen of 2003 -- about 10,000 of whom start classes at Triangle campuses this week -- seem to be more optimistic, more selfless and more tolerant than the generations that preceded them. That's the word from the professors who teach them, from the parents who raised them and from the students themselves.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 17:23:06

Conservatives Decry Homosexual 'Hijacking' of Civil Rights Movement

By Steve Brown

CNSNews.com Staff Writer

'(CNSNews.com) - The invitation to homosexual activists to participate in ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Junior's "I Have a Dream" speech, drew sharp criticism from black conservatives who said the struggle against racial discrimination should not be compared to the fight for homosexual acceptance.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 17:11:20

Supporters Intend to Resist Removal of Ten Commandments

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Supporters of the Ten Commandments monument asked a federal court Monday to block its removal from the Alabama Judicial Building, where barricades were erected to keep crowds from pressing against the glass front entrance.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 17:04:06

Supporters Intend to Resist Removal of Ten Commandments

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Supporters of the Ten Commandments monument (search) asked a federal court Monday to block its removal from the Alabama Judicial Building, where barricades were erected to keep crowds from pressing against the glass front entrance.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 16:42:20

Report: U.S suspects Iraqi WMD in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM

'U.S. intelligence suspects Iraq's weapons of mass destruction have finally been located.

Unfortunately, getting to them will be nearly impossible for the United States and its allies, because the containers with the strategic materials are not in Iraq'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:40:39

U.S. Forces Capture Top Iraqi Militiamen

REUTERS

'TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. forces based in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit said Monday they had captured two senior members of the former Iraqi leader's Fedayeen militia.

They were captured overnight in separate operations, according to a statement from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division which controls three provinces north of Baghdad.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:37:13

'Iraqifada' attracts
recruits globally

Islamists coming from around world to fight U.S.

WORLDNETDAILY

'Middle Eastern and Asian intelligence sources agree a new so-called "Afghani syndrome" is developing around the "Iraqifada" – with Islamist recruits traveling from around the world to fight the U.S. infidels, Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin reports.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 10:29:30

Controversial Gay High School To Open in Expanded Form

NEWSDAY

'NEW YORK (AP) _ After classmates' taunts and threats prompted her to drop out of high school, Louisa McBee re-enrolled in a small, two-classroom program for openly gay students called Harvey Milk High School.

"It was a safe haven for kids that were rejected," said McBee, who graduated in 1999, earned a college scholarship and now studies art history at the State University of New York at Purchase.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 10:24:36

Queens Woman Killed in Dinnertime Dispute

NEWSDAY

'A woman with a history of mental illness allegedly hacked her elderly mother-in-law to death with a meat cleaver after the mother-in-law refused to give her rice, saying it would make the daughter-in-law fat, police said.

Ayesha Akter, 32, is undergoing psychiatric evaluation after she was arrested in connection with the attack on her mother-in-law, Farida Begum, with a meat cleaver about 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Begum was repeatedly hit in the head, chest and legs and lost a finger in the savage assault, police said.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 22:44:41

Feds again get tough on porn purveyors

ORLANDO SENTINEL

'WASHINGTON -- For the first time in a decade, the Justice Department has begun going after producers of pornographic material -- conducting investigations, launching raids, filing obscenity charges and hauling defendants into court.

Previous antipornography campaigns, such as a crusade by then-Attorney General Edwin Meese in 1986, were criticized by liberals as misguided and puritanical.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 22:26:17

Baptism in the Tigris for U.S. Christian Soldiers

REUTERS

'TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Nineteen-year-old Private Bill Goodwin puts down his gun, takes off his combat jacket and steps into the warm waters of Iraq's Tigris River.
"I baptize you in the name of Jesus Christ," proclaims his unit's Protestant chaplain, Xuan Tran, submerging the soldier completely for Sunday's baptism rite. Goodwin emerges smiling and posing for a photo to send to his family in Oklahoma before reflecting on what he has done.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 17:49:10

Commandments Monument Still There

CBS

'Alabama's chief justice was suspended for disobeying a federal court's order that he remove a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state judicial building. Yet, Saturday, the massive granite marker remained in place and there were no signs it would soon be moved.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 10:01:06

After Decades, Russia Narrows Grounds for Abortions

NEW YORK TIMES

'OSCOW, Aug. 23 Ð Hesitantly and with little public debate, Russia has increased its restrictions on abortion for the first time in nearly half a century.

Russia's abortion regulations remain permissive Ð there are still no limits on abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy Ð but the new restrictions appear to reflect the first stirrings of a wider debate here over the morality of abortion, as well as the effect abortions are having on women's health and on the demographic future of Russia.'

- cultureshock Sun, Aug 24, 2003 at 09:56:22

Much-feared Internet attack fizzles

Experts discover virus
was programmed for
new round of mayhem

MSNBC

'FBI agents have subpoenaed an Arizona company for clues to the origins of a fast-spreading computer virus that slowed e-mail systems worldwide this week and threatened to launch an attack that was averted. The virus is programmed to try another attack Sunday, but experts say the attack has already been blocked.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 19:09:25

Connerly, NAACP official spar

Tough questions follow a Sacramento speech on Prop. 54.

SACRAMENTO BEE

'Ward Connerly and the president of the NAACP's Sacramento branch butted heads Wednesday over the effects of a ballot initiative billed as a step toward creating a colorblind government.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 18:56:41

Democrats for Life comes to Minnesota

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'ST. PAUL - Saying people need to understand that not all Democrats support legalized abortion, a small group of prominent party members announced formation of a group called Democrats for Life of Minnesota on Friday.'

BREAKING NEWS AT THIS HOUR ... - cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 16:10:34

Geoghan killed in prison

Breaking news/by Eric Convey

'Former priest John Geoghan, a notorious pedophile whose case sparked the clergy molestation scandal of the past 18 months, died this afternoon after being attacked at the state prison in Shirley.

``The perpetrator has been isolated,'' said Kelly Nantell, a spokeswoman for the state Deparment of Corrections.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 12:15:15

ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY IS THE COMING TRAIN WRECK IN AMERICA. THE TEN COMMANDMENT STORY IN ALABAMA SCREAMS OF "LET MY PEOPLE GO"!

THAT HAS BEEN THE FOCUS AT CULTURE SHOCK IN THESE RECENT DAYS.

THE NEXT STORY FROM CNS NEWS SPEAKS OF CROSSES COMING DOWN FROM CHURCH BUILDINGS ACROSS AMERICA ... CONSIDERED A SYMBOL OF DIVISION!

TONY DIGIROLAMO
EXEC. PRODUCER/CULTURE SHOCK

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 11:57:40

Christian Churches Should Stop Using the Cross, Group Says

By Jeff Johnson

CNSNews.com Congressional Bureau Chief

'Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - An interfaith group founded by Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon is spearheading an effort to have Christian ministers remove crosses from their churches, calling them a symbol of oppression and perceived superiority. Mainstream Christian leaders call the request "outrageously bigoted."

The American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC), an organization that began as a project of Moon's Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU), believes the key to "true and lasting peace in the Middle East" is reconciliation between members of the world's three largest religions.'

- cultureshock Sat, Aug 23, 2003 at 10:28:19

Justice Moore suspended

Ethics panel files charges for refusal to obey court order on monument

WORLDNETDAILY

'A judicial ethics panel suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore yesterday for refusing to remove his Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Judicial Building rotunda in compliance with a court order.
Moore has 30 days to respond, according to Ruby Crowe, an assistant clerk for the court. '

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 15:32:37

Parents group: 'CSI' is TV's worst

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW YORK (AP) --Television's most popular program, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," is also its least family-friendly, a TV watchdog group said Thursday.

The Parents Television Council criticized the CBS drama for stories about cannibalism, S&M sex clubs and snuff films.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 15:26:30

Teens have right to have sex, lawyer argues

JAMAAL ABDUL-ALIM

JOURNAL SENTINEL

'When an Oak Creek woman found her 14-year-old daughter nude in the woman's bed with a 14-year-old boy, the teens didn't strike her as being overly concerned.
"They both freely admitted that their intention was to 'have sex,' " records quote the woman as saying. They "were confrontational and remorseless."'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:28:05

Study: No evidence of standing water on Mars

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers say there is virtually no evidence of limestone formation on Mars, a finding that suggests the Red Planet never had oceans or seas. That conclusion, however, does not alter the possibility of life on Mars, experts say.'

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS WALTER ... - cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:19:32

Judge says state had no authority to prevent test tower

By Associated Press

'BOSTON - Opponents of a proposed power-generating wind farm in Nantucket Sound were dealt a legal loss when a federal judge ruled that the state had no authority to stop the construction of a test tower currently operating in the sound.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:11:55

Mississippi Supreme Court Expands Wrongful Death Law to Cover Unborn Fetuses

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a decision criticized by one of its members as an assault on Roe v. Wade, held Thursday that a fetus is a "person" under state law and wrongful death claims can be filed on its behalf.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:08:19

W.Va. shootings police release sketch

Ballistics link all three killings

CNN

'CHARLESTON, West Virginia (CNN) --Ballistics evidence conclusively links three recent shooting deaths at convenience stores around this city, the police chief said Thursday, and authorities have released a sketch of a man reportedly seen at one crime scene.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 11:03:41

'God bless' spells more trouble for Guardsman

Superiors give his job back but still bar him from uttering phrase

WORLDNETDAILY

'A military honor guard fired last year for saying "God bless" has been restored to his position.

But he claims authorities went back on their word and continue to forbid him from uttering the familiar words of encouragement while presenting the flag to veterans' families at funeral services, Fox News reports.'

- cultureshock Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:57:55

Moore faces
suspension?

Defiant 'Commandments judge'
will appear before ethics panel

WORLDNETDAILY

'Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who remains steadfast in his battle to keep a Ten Commandments monument at the state's judicial building, will appear today before an ethics panel that could suspend him from office.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 23:25:50

Moore to Fight for Commandments

FOXNEWS.COM

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who has fought to keep a Ten Commandments monument in the state's judicial building, vowed Thursday that the battle "to defend our constitutional right to acknowledge God must and will continue.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 11:19:55

Mental health subject of strike

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE

'PASADENA -- Six former psychiatric patients are staging a hunger strike at a Pasadena church to challenge psychiatry's belief that mental illness is caused by chemical imbalances and are best treated with drugs.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:26:41

Gay athletes speaking out

DENVER POST

'Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - Insults rained down on a Fairview High School athlete as she rode the bus with her track and field teammates. Her "Day of Silence" dissolved into a day of tears as she ripped off a sticker declaring her support for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning people and their straight allies. '

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:21:27

Islamic charities accused of supporting terror

FINANCIAL TIMES

'A group of Saudi-backed Islamic charities operating in the US gave material support to terrorists linked with al-Qaeda and Hamas, the US government has alleged for the first time.

The allegations concerning the Muslim World League and an affiliate, the International Islamic Relief Organisation, are likely to reignite concerns about Saudi Arabia's possible role in funding terrorist organisations. The two charities are at the centre of the largest-ever US investigation of terrorist financing.'

- cultureshock Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:06:33

Rush Limbaugh thinks
Arnold is conservative

Radio talk-show giant says Schwarzenegger should abandon advice to 'move to middle'

WORLDNETDAILY

'After initially stating Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a conservative, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh is now professing the actor and governor-wannabe is actually conservative in his heart, with advisers trying to manage him out of his core beliefs.'

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS GODS COUNSEL AND WISDOM TO A CIVIL NATION AND PLANET - cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 23:08:04

BREAKING NEWS: Ten Commandments Supporters Arrested

CBS 8 News & Associated Press

'Supporters of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore have been handuffed and led away from the Ten Commandments monument in Montgomery. They had refused to leave the monument after Moore lost a last-ditch appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday afternoon.'

FROM ALABAMA THE NEWS THAT MANY IN AMERICA LOOK ON IN GREAT SADNESS - cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 22:58:38

Supporters Begin Round the Clock Vigil: Alan Keyes Issues a Call to Montgomery

WSFA-TV

'
Night has fallen on the Alabama Judicial Building, and supporters of Judge Roy Moore continue to gather for a round the clock vigil of the Ten Commandments monument. Some monument supporters were arrested for refusing to leave the rotunda of the building Wednesday.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 22:34:51

Supreme Court Refuses to Block Removal of Commandments

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday lost a last-minute appeal to the Supreme Court to save a Ten Commandments monument he installed in a judicial building, clearing the way for its removal.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 18:48:35

Supreme Court Refuses Alabama Judge on Ten Commandments

NewsMax.com Wires

'WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block an order forcing Alabama's chief justice to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state's Judicial Building.

State Chief Justice Roy Moore said in a petition to the Supreme Court that he placed the commandments monument in the rotunda of the Judicial Building in Montgomery to recognize "the moral foundation of our law."'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:51:14

Sodomy charges set to be pursued

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

'HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to pursue sodomy charges against 26 men despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legal experts say invalidates Virginia's antisodomy law.
The indictments issued July 21 followed a three-month investigation of public sodomy and solicitation to commit sodomy at an adult bookstore in Harrisonburg. They also came about a month after the Supreme Court struck down Texas' antisodomy law.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:42:05

'Phish' Bassist Arrested; Allegedly Found In Secluded Area With 9-Year-Old

LOCAL6.COM

'NEW YORK -- A Phish is on the hook for endangering the welfare of a minor after he allegedly tried to take pictures of a young girl inside a deserted boathouse, according to a report.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:30:33

Oral arguments set for Friday in Fox-Franken lawsuit; print run increased for Franken book

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'NEW YORK -- Oral arguments have been scheduled for Friday for the Fox News Channel's lawsuit against humorist Al Franken.

U.S. District Judge Denny Chin set the date after a brief hearing Monday.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:23:46

Davis attacks 'right-wing grab' for power
FINANCIAL TIMES

'Gray Davis, target of the first gubernatorial recall election in California's history, on Tuesday attacked the campaign as part of a nationwide effort to "steal elections the Republicans cannot win."

It started with the attempted impeachment of president Bill Clinton in 1996, he said, and continued in Florida at the end of the last presidential election when "they stopped the vote count."'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:17:37

Women's group fined for barring transsexual

Caught in 'rights' dilemma, charity insists it can choose workers

WORLDNETDAILY

'A rape crisis center that supports "transsexual rights" finds itself in a dilemma after suffering a record fine for rejecting a male-to-female transsexual who wanted to volunteer with the women's group.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:13:23

Church worker beaten for 'anti-gay' sermon?

Men assaulted janitor after pastor preached homosexuality sinful

WORLDNETDAILY

'A pastor who preached against homosexuality believes his sermon was the motive for three men who assaulted his church's part-time janitor.'

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:10:09

10 Commandments
showdown tonight

Alabama chief justice must remove Decalogue display before midnight

WORLDNETDAILY

'Defenders of "Ten Commandments judge" Roy Moore are preparing a midnight vigil at the deadline tonight for the federal court order requiring him to remove his monument from the Alabama state judicial building.

Yesterday, a federal appeals court declined Moore's request to lift the order. The Alabama chief justice had asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its decision until the U.S. Supreme Court can rule on a petition by Moore to intervene. '

- cultureshock Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 08:05:50

Ashcroft Kicks Off Patriot Act Campaign

Associated Press
'WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Patriot Act on Tuesday, saying the anti-terrorism measure passed by Congress after the Sept. 11 attacks has been key to the nation's efforts to thwart attacks against Americans.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 12:38:45

Stressed-Out Teens More Likely To Turn To Drugs

Survey: Boredom, Extra Cash May Also Contribute

channelcincinnati.com

'A new study says stressed or bored teens with money in their pockets are more likely to turn to substance abuse.

And more than half of America's 12- to 17-year-olds fit one or more of these categories, according to the eighth-annual survey released Tuesday by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:56:22

Man Assaulted After Sermon Against Homosexuality

Man Yells 'This Is A Message For Pastor Paul'

NEWSNET5.COM

'WESTLAKE, Ohio -- A church janitor suspects three men beat him because the pastor preached against homosexuality, according to police in this Cleveland suburb.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:41:07

Experts Question Legality of High School for Gays

FOX NEWS

'NEW YORK — When news surfaced that Harvey Milk High School (search), a fully accredited public school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students, would expand its programs to become a fully-fledged high school next month, many education experts were surprised to learn that classrooms could be legally segregated based on sexual orientation.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:31:09

Letter from Bin Laden found on body of Saudi bomber

independent.co.uk

'A letter from Osama bin Laden and a telephone call made from Iran by his son Saad are linked to a series of al-Qa'ida attacks on Westerners in Saudi Arabia, according to Western diplomats and Saudi intelligence officials.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:25:25

Huge Car Bomb Blast Hits U.N. HQ in Iraq

ASSOCIATED PRESS

'BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb exploded in front of the hotel housing the U.N. headquarters on Tuesday, collapsing the front of the building, the U.S. military said. At least nine people were wounded, including the top U.N. official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:06:24

How the Thought Police Rewrite Textbooks and America's History

NEWSMAX

'MIAMI – Diane Ravitch hammers away and hammers away, and even a reader going into her book with a healthy dose of skepticism comes away with the conviction that the "language police" must be fired.

It's hard to believe when she says guidelines by the Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley textbook publishers demand that people "over the age of 65 must be fully represented in text and illustrations; there must be a larger number of older women than older men, because 55 percent of older persons are women."'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 10:02:23

Prayers at board meetings to end

A nondenominational invocation will open the Manatee County School Board meetings instead.

HERALD TRIBUNE

'MANATEE COUNTY -- Fearing it would put the district at risk of an expensive and prolonged lawsuit, the School Board agreed Monday to end its decades-long practice of beginning meetings with the Lord's Prayer.'

- cultureshock Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:50:32

Adoption ruling cited as threat to families

WASHINGTON TIMES

'The recent California Supreme Court decision to uphold "second-parent" adoptions has been hailed as a victory for homosexual couples, but some people see it as a step toward the further unraveling of the traditional family.
"This case has been reported by the media as an affirmation of homosexual adoption, but it actually goes far beyond that," said Peter Sprigg, an analyst with the Family Research Council.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:58:54

Democratic presidential candidates lose popularity

WASHINGTON TIMES

'Most of the Democrats running for their party's presidential nomination have lost overall popularity among Democratic voters in key states since starting their campaigns this year.

"I don't get the feeling that the electorate is very happy with the field right now," said Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, which has been polling the state's Democrats since the start of the year.Top candidates have lost overall popularity in Iowa and South Carolina, according to several polls. Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina will be the first three states to conduct nominating contests for the Democratic primary.
Unlike poll questions that ask which candidate voters would pick in an election, "net favorability ratings" determine whether voters have a positive or negative impression of each candidate.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:48:39

Roseanne Show Canceled Due to Illness

ASSOCITED PRESS

'NEW YORK - Roseanne Barr's hysterectomy has forced the cancellation of her upcoming cooking show, "Domestic Goddess," and may claim the ABC reality show leading up to it.

The 50-year-old comedian-actress is due to undergo the operation this week.

"Domestic Goddess" was to begin airing Sept. 20 on the ABC Family cable channel. Production had only recently begun and no completed episodes were available to broadcast, a network spokeswoman said.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:34:18

Sources: Sabotage Cannot Be Ruled Out in Blackout
FOX NEWS

'Although government and energy-industry officials have continued to state that Thursday's massive power blackout was not an act of terrorism, they are unable to rule out the possibility that a computer hacker plunged 50 million people into darkness, a source told Fox News Monday.'

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:28:35

5,000 May Have Died In Euro Heat

CBS/ASSOCIATED PRESS

'France's health minister said Monday that up to 5,000 people could have died during the summer's heat wave but the exact number of heat-related deaths would not be known for several weeks.

Health Minister Jean-Francois Mattei is facing calls for his resignation over the handling of heat-related deaths amid criticism that the government did not react quickly enough to avoid the crisis. '

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:23:13

Clues tie al Qaeda to Saudi bombings
WASHINGTON TIMES

'IDDA, Saudi Arabia — A letter from Osama bin Laden and a telephone call made from Iran by his son Saad are linked to a series of al Qaeda actions targeting Westerners in Saudi Arabia, say Western diplomats and Saudi intelligence officials.
The letter from the al Qaeda leader was found on the body of Yosif Salih Fahd Ala'yeeri, one of 19 attackers involved in a closely coordinated series of bombings in Riyadh in May, who was killed in a May 31 shootout with security forces in central Saudi Arabia. Saudi authorities have refused to divulge the contents of the letter, confirming only that it was found on the dead terrorist. '

- cultureshock Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 19:19:12

Al-Qaida claims
power blackout?

Arab paper prints communiqué asserting attack 'carried out on the orders of Osama bin Laden'WORLDNETDAILY

'Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the worst blackout in U.S. history which affected 50 million residents across the Northeast and Midwest as well as parts of southern Canada, according to the Arab newspaper Al-Hayat.

The London daily printed a communiqué attributed to the terror network that stated the "brigades of Abu Fahes Al Masri" had hit two main power plants supplying major industrial cities in the U.S. and Canada, "its ally in the war against Islam and their neighbors."'