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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Morning News: Presidential Hat Tricks, Virtual Girlfriends, and Drug-Dealing Barbie

Posted by on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM

A Native American Wood Carver with "Love" Tattooed On His Hand: More details on the man fatally shot by a police officer Monday.

Mission Accomplished Over: President Obama declares an end to our mission in Iraq; adds that he intends to pull troops out of the war in Afghanistan next summer.

Gunning for a Hat Trick: On top of peacefully ending our occupation of Iraq, this week Obama is working on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and persuading Iran to reconsider its nuclear program.

Sometimes Words Fail Me: "A former nurse at a secure state center for sexual predators has pleaded guilty to cocaine charges related to a smuggling scheme that saw her lover — a rapist — receive drugs and pornography while detained at the McNeil Island facility."

Throw Out the Bums: Senator Scott Brown raises money for Dino Rossi, says politicians don't know the plight of average Americans, who want those D.C. bums—like Senator Murray, for example—thrown out.

Barbie Works Alone: "I took orders from no-one," says Edgar Valdez, aka La Barbie, who admits to drug trafficking in police custody (he had "investments" in Colombia) but insists he worked alone. Meanwhile, police say Barbie was a hitman for one of Mexico's drug cartels before rising through the ranks to become a leader.

Real-Life Vacations with Virtual Girlfriends: Gamers travel to the real resort town of Atami to woo virtual teenage girls in a virtual dating game.

Ethics Office Investigates Alleged Bribery: Three representatives are being investigated by the House Office of Congressional Ethics to determine if they were bribed by political contributions to vote on the financial overhaul bill.

 

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Fifty-Two-Eighty 1
"Over." Only a politician could call something "over" when there are still 50,000 troops there.
Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty http://www.nra.org on September 1, 2010 at 7:58 AM
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@1 There are over 50,000 troops stationed in Germany.

Are we still fighting WW2?
Posted by Godwin on September 1, 2010 at 10:12 AM
COMTE 3
Why is it people who are always railing against "political insiders" try so hard to BECOME political insiders?
Posted by COMTE http://www.chriscomte.com on September 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM
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In the same way that pedophiles will end up working where there are groups of children (schools, youth ministries), women who dig Bad Boys will end up working in prisons.
Posted by tiktok on September 1, 2010 at 11:33 AM

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